Cathy's Book

Cathy keeps a journal of sorts (with beautiful sketches that physically give this book great character) so that if anything happens to her, her best friend will know what is going on. Cathy has a boyfriend, who she cares about a lot and he seems to care about her too. That is until he suddenly breaks up with her, citing age differences. Cathy breaks into his house and starts stalking him and gets in over her head with what she thinks is Chinese organized crime, but the truth turns out to be deeper and stranger than she could ever imagine.

This book is AWESOME! It is INTERACTIVE, with phone numbers, websites, etc., that work. Parts of the book are sketches, parts are evidence that Cathy finds as she investigates her ex-boyfriend, sometimes her instant messenger conversations are part of the story and we see her conversations. If she has two conversations at the same time, we see them side by side, with time stamps, the way we would if we had two conversations up on the computer screen. I didn't check any of the interactive parts, because I couldn't put the book down, but I am told that everything is still operational. Either way, the story is stand alone, so if all you have is the book, you can still enjoy the story. I was seriously impressed when I read this book. I read a lot, and tend to love all stories, but I've become better at finding great stories (thanks to two internships that allowed me to read all summer for school credit! Best summer ever!). This is a great story that really modernizes the novel medium. The characters are great, the story is phenomenal, the presentation is excellent. Seriously, read this book.