Paper Valentine

"Brenna Yovanoff’s previous The Space Between lit fireworks in my heart (two words: demon baby), and she handles the very different material in Paper Valentine beautifully. This is a serial killer story. It’s also a ghost story and an awkward, endearing romance (reminding me of Clarissa and Clifford from a certain formative 1990s TV show.) Hannah is haunted by the ghost of Lillian, her anorexic best friend. Then a serial killer starts targeting young girls around town, and both Lillian and Hannah become obsessed with finding him. The terror builds palpably over the course of a long, hot summer and breaks with a surprising payoff."