Published by: HarperTeen, April 21st 2015
Genre: YA, Thriller, Mystery
Pages: 288
Format: Ebook
Source: HarperTeen, via Edelweiss
Endangered is a thrilling page-turner perfect for fans of Barry Lyga's I Hunt Killers.
The one secret she cares about keeping—her identity—is about to be exposed. Unless Lauren "Panda" Daniels—an anonymous photoblogger who specializes in busting classmates and teachers in compromising positions—plays along with her blackmailer's little game of Dare or . . . Dare.
But when the game turns deadly, Panda doesn't know what to do. And she may need to step out of the shadows to save herself . . . and everyone else on the Admirer's hit list.
I didn't know what to make of this book at first. It was great in terms of diverse representation, and I'd heard some pretty awesome things about Lamar Giles, so I took a chance on it. I don't usually read contemporary thrillers so I don't know if a slow first quarter is to be expected but I got to 19% and I was just bored. I wanted something major to happen and it seemed like the only big plot things were emails and pictures sent to the MC from a creepy stalker blackmailer - who she thought was cool, admirable, a welcome competition. From that point it was obvious I didn't like or understand the main character, and that's a deal breaker for me. I had more than a few issues with Endangered and those meant I didn't like it enough to finish.
This was the quote that broke the last straw for me (taken from galley):
"How is it possible for someone to seem so creepy and so cool at the same time?"
DNF at 19%
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