Creepy not only in that when this was written, it was possible to make entries and edit others on Wikpedia, but because the cast of characters includes at least two with zero conscience. Very quick page turner. ( )

Cole and his best friend Gavin do not think too highly of soccer-star Josh. For one thing, Josh "stole" Cole's girlfriend Winnie, which they constantly rub in his face. To show the school (and Winnie) that Josh is a loser and a cheater, they mess with some Wikipedia pages, which Josh ends up repeating word for word in a history report. Not satisfied with just that though, Cole makes up Wikipedia pages for everyone he has beef with... complete with fake death details. But soon the fake parts of the Wikipedia pages start coming true. One by one all the people Cole made pages for start dying exactly how he predicted they would. Now someone's written a page for Cole... and time is running out for him to figure this mystery out.

My Thoughts:
I really wanted to read this book because the blurb and cover sounded (and looked) so damn creepy and exciting. The idea of this book was really cool. These 2 boys wanted to get revenge on Cole's ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend, and to do that they manipulated some Wikipedia pages. It's like a nerd's dream scenario. I really liked reading about how they set up Josh through to the first few deaths.... then it kind of went downhill.

Things in this book just kind of felt discontinuous. There were parts that just left me feeling like I missed picking up on something, but when I would go back to clarify, I couldn't come up with anything. Also the Red Herring in this book turned out to be a really odd character that I never understood or ever thought he was actually the killer. Also the ending just sort of rushed up on me and the actual killer turned out to be the person I thought it was from the beginning. That's always really disappointing in a mystery. You want to be shocked, and I really wished I could have been.

The writing in this was pretty good though. I've seen some reviews with people who didn't like it... and towards the end of the book, the writing definitely went downhill, but in the beginning I found that it really drew me in. There were a few odd comparisons though... like this for example:

"He couldn't remember them specifically. Just moments after regaining consciousness they were already vanishing, sucked out of sight like an unlucky animal swallowed in quicksand."

That just struck me as weird to compare dreams you can't remember to animals being sucked into quicksand. There were quite a few instances of things like this... but at least the author was trying new things, I can't knock him for that.

The last disappointing thing about this book was Lila. I honestly just wish she didn't exist. For me the book would have been better without her and didn't need her at all. She played no role except to confuse and annoy me. As a potential love interest, I wasn't feeling it, and as a "Gossip Girl", she kinda sucked (she didn't try to keep her identity secret at all).

The best part of this book for me would be the main character Cole. I really liked his personality and the fact that he felt like a real person. I loved that he was sensitive and had a really big heart, and his cooking hobby was cool too. I didn't like so much how he was hung up on Winnie, who really wasn't a very likable character at all. It was confusing to me why he wanted her back when she had zero good or redeeming qualities. But other than poor choice in women, Cole worked as a main character for me.

I would totally recommend this if it went through a few more revisions, but as is, I really don't think it was that good. It could be though!! There's SO much potential in it!

OVERALL: A YA Mystery/Thriller with a lot of potential, but not a lot else going on. I enjoyed the main character and the initial story, but as the book went on it started to fall flat. I think if you are heavily into gore and horror, this could be a book for you, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.

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Cole and Gavin have been friends for as long as they can remember. Each has their own specialty; for Cole, it's cooking. For Gavin, it's his sarcasm. Cole is also known for his incredible grades, which have been hard to keep up with the knowledge of his ex-girlfriend, Winnie, who has started a relationship with tone person he hates in particular, Josh Truffle. As he and Gavin planned a joke to change the Wikipedia pages Josh needs for his report, the outcome was successful. Messing around with him was pretty fun...so they decide to go even farther. The two edit Josh's personal Wikipedia page, and even include his death. They play this joke out for all the other people who have been causing them trouble; they continue, until they realize they've gone too far. The horrible accidents from the created pages are starting to come true. As they vow to stay off and shut it all down, the pages stay up. Somebody is continuing to mess around. With the help of one of his new friends, Lila, Cole tries his best to warn the people he can. He tries to warn Winnie all too late; her fake death has become real. Cole had been invited to Winnie's house, and so had Josh. Josh throws himself at Cole in anger, blaming him for her death, and both were sent tumbling out the window. Luckily, Cole managed to get away without severe injury; the same could not be said for Josh. As Cole hears of him passing away as well, he and Lila have to motivate themselves enough to search for the killer at a high school party that is being thrown. Shock was the key emotion Cole felt when Gavin admitted to murdering all the innocent people; and attempts to kill Cole himself. Cole's cooking ends it all; with Peanut allergies, he snuck some peanut butter into the treats he'd made, and given one to Gavin.
I'd have to say, this story was quite interesting. I personally enjoyed the idea of using Wikipedia as the main mystery source of this story. Sure, there have been several other horror stories involving the internet, social media, and all of that; but sing Wikipedia? This is the first book I've seen that has used that idea for horror. I personally enjoyed reading this story; it kept me hooked. In some areas, however, the story seemed to drag out a bit. In my opinion, the ending also seemed to happen a bit too quickly. There was (I think) two chapters about the ending, and most of it was questioning on why and how Gavin planned the murders. All around, though, this story was, like I said in the first sentence, quite interesting. The plot was great, and I've even gotten some of my family hooked on this book. :) ( )

Cole and Greg love going to wikipedia and inputting wrong information in order to make their classmates look foolish during oral reports. But their practical joking comes to an abrupt halt when they write about the death of the school's star soccer player and it actually happens exactly how they wrote. ( )

Cole pines for his ex-girlfriend, Winnie, who has left him for the star soccer player, Josh. For fun, Cole and his friend Gavin edit Wikipedia to embarrass Josh. When Josh turns up dead, things turn serious.

I suppose it was only a matter of time that someone wrote a murder mystery involving Wikipedia... alas, this is so-so YA fare. It is an interesting premise marred with uneven tone, shallow characters, and unrealistic dialogue. But for the typical teen, it will do for a quick read. ( )