I read Random early because it was right after I'd finished Fault Line and I was hoping for a book to give me similar feels. I was drawn in by the original cover, which featured a cell phone cord in the shape of a noose. Since I've been on this contemporary kick, I thought this would be right up my alley. It wasn't. So much potential wasted! The sad part is that I was hooked right until the final reveal. I'm shocked that the author dropped the ball so late in the book, though, it's only 200 pages, so a relatively quick read. 
 (view spoiler)[WHAT IN THE HELL: The whole point of this book was to show the main character that her actions had led to the suicide of one of her classmates. But the way this was done... ugh. It's the night before her trial and her brother, best friend and the boy friend of the dead teen decide to trick her into staying up all night. How do they do this? By making the boyfriend call her and pretend he's going to jump off a cliff if she doesn't try to help him. HUH? (hide spoiler)] 
 The worst part is that the main character learns nothing by the end and I was left wondering what the point of the book even was.