[The Suicide Club]: This book is about a group of intellectually "gifted" high school students who are driven by the thrill of committing crimes. It all starts with the burning down of three churches, but the stakes become higher when people start committing suicide. Are these cases related or just coincidences in this sleepy one stoplight southern town? Does this sound intriguing to you? It did to me, and then I started to read it and wished I hadn’t. The characters were like that of the cardboard standee variety; I couldn’t relate to any of them. Additionally the plot dragged along at a crippled snails’ pace. Finally, I guess due to Wilson’s prior career of writing harlequin novels; she added unnecessary details of the intimacy between the two main characters. (Although I have never read such novels before, I assume these scenes were toned down versions, but out of place nonetheless.) The pace did pick-up over the last two chapters, but I wasn’t satisfied with the motives of the perpetrators. ( )