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Serial Hottie Paperback – June 5, 2012

by Kelly Oram (Author), Joshua Oram (Designer)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 927 ratings
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Hockey-obsessed tomboy Eleanor Westley has never been the object of a guy's affection before. So when the hottest boy she's ever seen moves in across the street and starts treating her like she's the center of his universe, naturally she's going to be a little skeptical. But everything starts to make sense when girls who look just like Ellie start dying all around the city. Obviously the new guy is the killer, and of course he only likes her because he wants to slice her into tiny pieces. Right? The more Ellie gets to know Seth the more she's convinced he's a psychopathic killer. Problem is, he's the sweetest psychopathic killer she's ever met. Not to mention he's brutally hot. No matter how hard she tries, she can't help but fall for him. Will Ellie find true love, or will her summer of firsts turn out to be a summer of lasts?
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  1. Print length
    330 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Bluefields
  4. Publication date
    June 5, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.74 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0985627719
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0985627713
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bluefields (June 5, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0985627719
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0985627713
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.74 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 927 ratings

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Kelly Oram

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Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen--a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which her family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and likes to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four children, and her cat, Mr. Darcy.

Discover more at www.kellyoram.com

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Savannah
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read. Great Characters. Great Plot.
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2015
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Ellie Westley is just one of the guys. She loves hockey and isn’t afraid to lash out with her fists when a guy gets on her nerves, but the new kid, Seth, that just moved in across the street is going to make the summer a whole lot more interesting. He’s beyond hot – more like Elle’s sister, Angela’s, type – and he’s only got eyes for Ellie. However, his strange behavior and creepy ways come at the same time that girls (that look very similar to Ellie start) showing up dead.

I really enjoyed this book. I’m quickly becoming a fan of Kelly’s books and this one didn’t disappoint. I really loved the characters and the plot.

Ellie was definitely a tough-as-nails tomboy and Kelly Oram did a great job writing her. With girls as tough as Ellie, it can sometimes be hard to write their love story and not lose sight of who they actually are. Even though Ellie did start changing throughout the book (which should happen for any good character in a book), she still was the same tomboy at heart by the end.

Now, getting to the real topic of this book: Seth. He was so creepy! (In a good way.) I really disagree with anyone who doesn’t like this book because of Seth. He’s supposed to be weird a little psyco because the whole book centers around Ellie thinking he is the serial killer! He has issues and I like the explanation that Kelly Oram creates for them. I think she did an excellent job writing Seth’s character.

I also really loved how Ellie and Angela’s relationship changed throughout the book. Normally stories like this don’t have nearly as much sister bonding, but I really loved it for a change from the typical. I love to see a good relationship between siblings, especially when they start out how Ellie and Angela’s did.

Lastly, my only regret for this book is that I wish there was a bit more to the ending. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great ending. (Spoilers, sorta) I just wish we got to see more of the relationship between Ellie and Seth after she knows he’s not a serial killer. (Spoilers, I’m really serious this time.) Seth spent so much of the book being creepy, that I wanted to see just a bit more of him once all the secrets are out and we know that he was just trying to solve the serial killings. I loved that the extras from his point of view were at the end and it helped satisfy some of my want for more of Seth’s post-craziness. They definitely made me love Seth as a character more than before by seeing his POV. (I'm done with the Spoilers.)

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Kelly Oram really has a knack for writing amazing characters, especially ones that aren’t your typical character, which is refreshing.
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Bookworm
4.0 out of 5 stars A Cute And Creepy Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014
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Serial Hottie by Kelly Oram is about a tomboy girl named Ellie and how she's struggling to admit her feelings for Seth, the hot boy who just recently moved in across the street. She just doesn't know if she can trust her instincts about Seth. He's so different from her three best friends who are three boys whom she calls the J's. And even though she's grown up with the J's, Seth is still freaking her out. He's just so different from any boy she's ever known. Athough she tries hard to, Ellie can't help but be attracted to Seth and she ends up becoming his girlfriend. However when two girls end up dead and they look like Ellie, Ellie is scared to admit that Seth just might be the killer.

I liked Serial Hottie. It was a cute mystery story but it was also kinda creepy sometimes but I still liked it and enjoyed reading it. Ellie and Seth I thought were a cute couple. I didn't think Seth was quite as creepy as Ellie and her sister made him out to be. I mean yes he's intense, possessive, protective, and jealous over Ellie but I didn't think that made him really that creepy. After all Ellie kinda acted just like him sometimes. She watched him, was temperamental around him, was violent around him and was morbid around him. She was also kinda mean to Seth sometimes. So Ellie seemed like a hypocrite to me at times.

Also I thought Ellie's excuses of being afraid of Seth were a bit weak. Ellie says she's grown up with boys so she is probably pretty familiar with their hobbies but when she sees Seth has knives and he throws them she's scared that he's a killer? And that he must be a killer too since he's interested in crime and she claims normal people aren't? I just wanted to shake her and ask Ellie if she really grew up with boys and has she not seen the shows CSI or CSI Miami or CSI New York or any of the other crime shows? Still I do sympathize with Ellie. She was having a hard time accepting that Seth liked her since she never had a boyfriend before and it didn't help that Seth was coming on to her really strongly.

Still even though Ellie annoyed me quite a few times in the book I did like her. She was a sassy and fun character to read about. I enjoyed reading about her transformation from being a tomboy to somewhat of a girly girl. Also her first time falling in love. And Seth... well I have mixed feelings on Seth. When he was being cute and sweet Seth I loved him but when he was acting like a stalker I didn't love him. But mostly I love him I can't help it.

I'm happy Ellie grew closer to her older sister Angela. But when Angela was convinced Seth was the killer and Ellie was mad at her for it, I wanted to shake Ellie again. I mean what Angela was saying was exactly what Ellie was saying to her earlier so I just wanted to shake Ellie and ask her how can you be mad when you were saying the same things as Angela before? Sigh... I liked Ellie's three best friends, the J's. They were so funny.

So I liked Serial Hottie. It was a cute mystery with a bit of creepy thrown in. Ellie and Seth made a cute couple.

I give this 4 stars.
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Iris Pross
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved it
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
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So a while back I stumbled across this author. Technically she was recommended by Amazon for some reason unknown to me since I barely ever read YA. Yet there it was. After checking out the blurb, I figured "yeah, sure, why not" and picked up one of the said author's books. This led to an obsession where I literally read 4 more of said author's books in the span of 2 weeks. There is just something so so likable about Oram's characters, that even this non-ya reader can't help but not just reading her books, but devouring them like a Fluffy does chocolate cake. This was no different.

Having been a massive tomboy myself with a girly girl sister (mine was younger) I got the struggle of suddenly being seen as a "girl" by your friends. So Ellie's friends harassing and teasing was both hilarious and heartwarming to me. I loved every minute of it. Her constant yelling and screaming was starting to get annoying, but such is the life of most teenagers. However, Psycho Seth more than made up for it. Granted, I think both of them need some serious anger management and impulse control help, but they were entertaining to read.

Overall, it was a great story with enjoyable characters, fun plot and a mystery I could really get in to. Obviously I'd recommend this author to others, I can't seem to stay away from her books myself.
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Kindl
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best clean romantic suspense thriller novel.
Reviewed in India on August 22, 2021
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I really like the novel, plot, characters, suspense, romance everything is perfect.
Seth is really a unique character, if I were Ellie, I would have think Seth as a creepy stalker. Kelly Oram's writing is so good, her every book and lead characters are so unique .
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the.reading.mi
5.0 out of 5 stars Erfrischend anders
Reviewed in Germany on July 29, 2013
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Die Sommerferien scheinen die schlimmsten Ferien aller Zeiten für Eleanor Westley zu werden. Ihre besten Freunde die drei J's sind im Hockey Camp, ihre Schwester Angela ist nervig wie eh und je und generell ist in dem kleinen Städtchen nie was los. Bis der neue Nachbar gegenüber einzieht. Er ist groß, gutaussehend und macht auch noch in der Garage Krafttraining... Oberkörperfrei.

Als die beiden sich durch einen Unfall kennenlernen, beginnt der Junge, Seth, sich für Ellie zu interessieren.
Nur fragt sie sich warum, denn sie ist eigentlich keine Schönheit und normalerweise stehen die Jungs immer auf ihre Schwester Angela.

Zeitgleich beginnt auch ein Serienmörder sein Unwesen zu treiben. Das gruslige daran: Die Mädels haben Ähnlichkeiten mit Ellie. Hat es was mit Seth und seinen fast schon besitzergreifenden Avancen zu tun, oder bildet Ellie sich das alles bloß ein?

Charaktere:

Ellie ist ein Tomboy. Mädchensachen lassen sie kalt, sie liebt Hockey, teilt dort auch gern mal aus, sodass einige Jungs ziemlichen Respekt vor ihr haben. Umso komischer kommt es ihr vor als Seth sich für sie zu interessiert. Sie ist tough und lässt sich nicht unterkriegen, was sie zu einer sehr sympathischen Protagonistin macht. Im Laufe des Buches durchlebt Ellie eine Entwicklung die interessant zu beobachten ist, ihr Charakter bleibt aber gleich. Manchmal hat man das Gefühl sie sei ziemlich paranoid, aber durch die Ereignisse ist das ziemlich verständlich.

Angela ist das krasse Gegenteil von Ellie. Sie liebt schöne Kleider, steht auf Schminke und von Jungs kriegt sie nicht genug. Sie und Ellie kommen ziemlich schlecht miteinander klar, wodurch es ziemlich oft kriselt, aber wenn es hart auf hart kommt stehen die beiden zueinander. Sie versucht Ellie zu verändern und zu verkuppeln, was Ellie so gar nicht gefällt.

Seth... Er ist wie oben schon erwähnt ziemlich gutaussehend. Er zieht in den Sommerferien in die Stadt, wodurch er nicht so schnell Kontakte knüpft, bis Ellie den Unfall hat und er ihr als Retter in der Not zur Seite steht. Angela ist wie Ellie ziemlich angetan von ihm. Er ist Besitzergreifend und mysteriös, als Charakter jedoch ziemlich undurchschaubar.

Meine Meinung:

Vorne weg will ich erst einmal sagen: das Englisch ist ziemlich einfach, somit ist "Serial Hottie" als Einstieg ins englisch Lesen gut geeignet. Ich habe mir das eBook aufgrund von Titel und Beschreibung gekauft, da es sehr interessant klang. Und es hielt, was es verspricht. "Serial Hottie" versprüht einen ganz eigenen Charm, der durch die sympathischen Charaktere, als auch durch die Story entsteht, die ich so, oder so ähnlich noch nie gelesen habe. Ich bin richtig gehend eingetaucht, habe mitgefiebert, mitgerätselt und bin zusammen mit Ellie ein klein wenig durchgedreht. Die eigenen Ermittlungen werden so oft durcheinander geworfen, dass man irgendwann selbst nicht mehr weiß, was man glauben soll und das Ende schlägt ein wie eine Bombe.

Kelly Orams Schreibstil ist locker flockig und ziemlich witzig. Ich musste schon auf den ersten Seiten lachen, und diese Lacher ziehen sich durch das ganze Buch.

Zitat S: 17

[...] but the light made my head hurt like a son of a you-know-what. [...]

Es gibt am Ende des Buches noch 2 Extra Storys. Wieso Seth in das Haus gegenüber einzieht und Kapitel 1 aus Seths Sicht. (Hier hätte ich gern noch mehr aus seiner Sicht gelesen, denn er ist einfach ein sehr toller Charakter.

Nachdem ich das Buch beendet hatte, wollte ich dringend mehr von Kelly Oram lesen, weswegen ich mir sofort das Buch V is for Virgin gekauft habe.

Fazit:

Leichtes Englisch, eine witzige Geschichte, die einen zum miträtseln animiert und Charaktere, mit denen man gern mehr erlebt hätte. Bin ziemlich überrascht gewesen, wie gut dieses Buch doch ist.
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Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing,original, funny story...Kelly Oram does it again!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2013
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This was amazing. Though slightly stange it was funny and i found i counld'nt put it down!!I loved the characters and ellie was so beliveable. Seth, though slightly strange, seemed to really care for ellie. I loved the suspence and it kept you guessing throughout. The book was very original and it is rare in the YA genre to find this. I found this book hard to put down...i admit i stayed up to 3am to finsh to the book..i totally had one of those...just one more chapter moments!! From this book i would recommend all the others by Kelly Oram espeically Being Jamie Baker. These two books are some of my favorite books ever!!
Seth was sweet and concerned and perfett for Ellie. I was rooting for him throughout begging for him to not be the killer!! He is one of my new book boyfriends...
Ellie is very lifelike and i feel that i could connect with her on many of her thoughts and feelings and she seemed like a real 15/16 yr old girl.At the end of the book there are 2 scenes from Seth's POV- an added bonus!!!
Overall i would recommend this book to those who love an orginal story that contains romance and mystery! I would say the book is for 13 upwards...
BUY THIS BOOK!! it is worth every penny you spend!!!
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S.c
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting twist!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2014
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Well.... that ending was not what I expected! Loved the twist of who the serial killer actually was! I had my suspicions but I only caught on about the same time Ellie did, which was great as I normally figure these things out relatively quick!
I was certain it was Travis, up until the point where it couldn't be. But I was all so sure it wasn't Seth! Let's just say it kept me guessing.
Loved how Ellie and Angela's sisterly relationship developed, and Ellies bond with males over females.
I found this to be a fun, interesting read which kept me amused and guessing all the way through!
Definitely recommend!
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ak
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in India on February 1, 2021
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Very refreshing..loved the characters..a wonderful change from the regular tomboy falls in love with gorgeous guy. A delightful read for all YA fans.
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