Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves

Kit and Fancy Cordelle are the teenage daughters of the infamous "Bonesaw Killer". The sisters live in Portero, Texas where weird is the norm. Monsters lurk and destroy at will, and no one seems a bit surprised by odd and mysterious happenstances just as long as you don't mess with one of their own. While Daddy is behind bars awaiting execution for his crimes, Kit and Fancy are receiving fan mail, hate mail and the occasional prowler looking for a piece of memorabilia. What fans, hatemongers, and their own Madda don't realize is how much like Daddy Kit and Fancy really are. 

Kit and Fancy have decided to move from dissecting animals to carving, slicing, and dicing bad guys. The prowler gives them the perfect opportunity to try out their new interests. But they have also learned from Daddy's mistakes. They don't want to get caught and need a way and a place to hide the evidence. Thankfully in Portero, Texas, it isn't unusual to find invisible, magical doorways. And the happy place in Fancy's mind might provide the opportunity they need to make the bad just disappear.

Why I picked up the book: My book club at Roosevelt High School wanted something that was horror, graphic, with lots of detail and that would hook you. I read the first scene online, where Kit & Fancy are awakened by the prowler lurking in their room and it seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Plus the cover of the book is fascinating.

Why I finished it: I'm a fan of the HBO series Dexter, so the premise is intriguing to me (killing bad guys as a service to the public). Even though the book is 500 pages, I felt the ending was a bit rushed. I'd love it if the author wrote a companion novel about Daddy so we knew more about him and the motivations behind his crimes. The world the author creates is odd and quirky, but you just have to let that go and remember that it isn't real and isn't supposed to make complete sense.

I'd give it to: high school and adult readers, who won't be offended or scared off by the serial killer aspects. Fans of the TV show Dexter.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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