I'm Allergic to Daylight. It's like being a really uncool Vampire.

What We Saw at Night byJacquelyn Mitchardwas something of a mystery to me when I started reading it. I was sitting in my deer stand (hunting, yes) with no luck and decided a good murder mystery might bring me some good fortune. It took me a while to get into the story and I was thoroughly confused when the gymnastic-blackbelt-building-hopping showed up, but it all worked in its own way. The pace was a little slow (even for someone who was just passing time between deer sightings) and I found that the story spent a lot of time emphasizing elements that I just didn't care about i.e. Juliet's total self-absorption and Allie's secret lifelong love of Rob. I didn't ruin anything for you. This is YA we're talking about. If the lead character is a gal, there's going to be a guy - that's just where YA is stuck right now. The murder mystery itself was OK. For a while, the reader gets no insight into the events, which makes it frustrating if you are trying to outwit the writer, but eventually you are given a quick chance to guess the culprit before the reveal. AND THEN COMES A PLOT TWIST! That part, me likey. Then a totally abrupt ending. Me no likey. I didn't feel compelled to read a sequel, hoping for some stand-alone fun, but I may look it up on Wikipedia later just to see how things turned out.  I give it 3 out of 5 glow stars.