I was such a big fan of Leah's work back in this time, but for whatever reason I had difficulty connecting to Cam Girl. I put it down and came back to it a couple of times since then and still was unable to connect so I'm marking it as simply not for me.

Once again I find myself a huge fan of the writing but not totally into the story. One of these days I will click with both the writing and story!!

Unnerving and wonderfully engrossing, this book is amazing. It is deep, a bit sexy and not to be forgotten.

I apologize for not writing the review after getting the book.

Overall, the book was... just fine. The writing was pretty, but connecting to the characters, getting immersed into the plot... that wasn't happening.

shared Black Iris, a dark and twisted mystery, on the blog last year and now I’ve finished up the Cam Girl by Leah Raeder, the author’s third book. Several years ago, Raeder (now Elliot Wake) and I swapped young adult novels to provide feedback, so I don’t give proper reviews to his work, but I wanted to share it regardless. To be honest, I’m not sure I would have picked up Cam Girl if I wasn’t already familiar with the author, given the content is quite mature–as you may suspect from the title–so if that makes you uncomfortable, then skip this one.

In Cam Girl, Vada moves across the country for art school with her best friend/sometimes more, Ellis, when a car accident leaves her arm injured and another boy dead. Unable to make art, Vada instead becomes a cam girl, and it’s just an escape until she forms a serious bond with one client. But what about her bond with Ellis? And what really happened the night of the accident?

Like Black Iris, Cam Girl is a dark, heavy and graphic novel with some really beautiful writing, and although it does get a little bogged down in itself for a mystery, it always comes back. If you are looking for an unexpected novel in the New Adult genre, I definitely recommend checking out Wake’s writing. His latest novel is Bad Boy, and I actually read that this month as well!

I love the swirling description, beautiful writing of Cam Girl, but I feel indifferent with the characters. I supposed that's why it took me a long time to finish it. I'm just not into it as much as I do for Black Iris.

However, the main census is everyone loves it so if you're curious to see what this book is all about. You should give it a go.