Author
Christopher Pike
5 books here
Remember Me
Young adult · ages 12–18 · 760L · 2003
A 1990s teen mystery staple with a genuinely clever twist ending, but the romance subplot and dated characterizations have aged; still gripping as a page-turner, not as social realism.
The Last Vampire 2. Black Blood
Young adult · ages 12–18 · 820L · 1996
Competent YA vampire thriller with genuine suspense and a protagonist wrestling with identity, but the pacing and plot logic don't hold up against Pike's stronger works or contemporary YA—skip unless your teen is already invested in the series.
Remember Me 2
Young adult · ages 12–18 · 750L · 1994
A fun '90s supernatural mystery that holds up better than you'd expect for series fans—but it's pure page-turner entertainment, not lasting insight.
Bury Me Deep
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 1999
Pike's signature twist-ending mystery: propulsive and absorbing for the target audience, though the characterization is thin and it collapses under a second read.
Chain Letter
Young adult · ages 12–18 · 720L · 1989
A slick 90s thriller that hooked a generation; Pike's pacing is tight, but the twist feels more engineered than earned, and the treatment of suicide as plot device rather than consequence hasn't aged well.