I knew it! No surprises here. 
 Even though I don't really care for this book, I'm comforted by the fact that I'm finally out of my book funk! I've started two books recently, this one included, and I've managed to finish both even though I don't really care for either. Can I get another "woot woot!"? 
 Choker starts off well with an interesting plot. 15, 16, 17 (hell, I don't remember) year old Cara doesn't fit in at her school. An incident involving food (I won't disclose the particular food as it becomes a huge plot point down the line.....kidding, but it would make it so much more shocking, dammit) and Cara leads to two popular girls Alexis and Sydney dubbing her "Choker," which I will add does play a nice part in how everything comes together. Cara has nothing good going for her until her best friend from elementary school Zoe returns. Zoe has escaped a horrible situation and needs to hide out in Cara's bedroom. With Zoe back, Cara slowly comes out of her shell and starts interacting more with her peers, even the popular ones. With Zoe back, bad things start to happen, people die, which poses the question What the hell is Zoe up to?! 
 Yes, the plot and characters start off intriguing, especially Zoe, I kept wanting to know more about her, but then everything and everyone become a little ridiculous. I became disgusted with Zoe and just bored/irritated with everyone else. And the plot is predictable, at least to me. I wasn't even halfway through the book and I already knew how everything was going to turn out. Maybe it's because I've read a lot of mysteries, I don't know, but this also isn't the first time I've read a "twist" like this. I was hoping to be surprised, and I wasn't, so the lack of that ruins things a bit. Not to mention the weird as hell barn scene that just rubbed me the wrong way....and I hate reading about animal cruelty. I understand that it adds to the dementedness of a person, but no. Find some other way please. 
 :-/