When Sarah wakes up dead at the Mall of America, she learns that not only was she murdered, her killer is still on the loose. I WOKE UP DEAD AT THE MALL is a terrifically fun, voicey YA novel that tackles some of life’s – and the afterlife’s – biggest questions. When you’re sixteen, you have … Continue reading
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The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time… Delia’s new house isn’t just a house. Long ago, it was the Piven Institute for the Care and Correction of Troubled Females—an insane asylum nicknamed “Hysteria Hall.” However, many of the inmates were not insane, just defiant and strong willed. Kind of like … Continue reading
Thirteen Chairs by Dave Shelton
How did I get the book? I bought it Genre: Horror / Short Stories Synopsis: In an abandoned house, the ghosts gather. They argue, they laugh, and they tell their stories. Some tell their own stories, some tell stories they have heard elsewhere. Some of them are true, some are not. But each tale draws … Continue reading
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
How did I get the book? Netgalley, thank you Sourcebooks Fire Genre: Horror Synopsis: You may think me biased, being murdered myself. But my state of being has nothing to do with the curiosity toward my own species, if we can be called such. We do not go gentle, as your poet encourages, into that … Continue reading
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie & Alyssa B. Sheinmel
How did I get the book? Blogger Event Genre: Horror Synopsis: Based on the wildly popular YouTube channel, The Haunting of Sunshine Girl has been described as “ Gilmore Girls meets Paranormal Activity for the new media age.” YA fans new and old will learn the secrets behind Sunshine—the adorkable girl living in a haunted … Continue reading
The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. #3) by Jonathan Stroud
How did I get the book? I bought it Genre: Paranormal Previously Reviewed: The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1) The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co. #2) The Dagger in the Desk (Lockwood & Co Novella) Synopsis: Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambollic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its … Continue reading
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
How did I get the book? StorytellersInc Book Club Genre: Contemporary / Paranormal Synopsis: Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close – until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just … Continue reading
13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt
How did I get the book? Received from publisher in exchange for an honest review Genre: Paranormal Synopsis: When Luke Manchett’s estranged father dies suddenly, he leaves his son a dark inheritance. Luke has been left in charge of his father’s ghost collection: eight restless spirits. They want revenge for their long enslavement, and in … Continue reading
The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Karen McCombie
The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Karen McCombie Maisie doesn’t believe in ghosts… But when she starts at her new school, there are rumours – of a long-gone girl who wanders the halls, Could this be the pale face, the whisper of white that Maisie’s spotted in the art-room window at night? Together with her … Continue reading
Portraits of Celina by Sue Whiting
How did I get the book? Netgalley, thank you Capstone Young Readers Genre: Mystery / Paranormal Synopsis: Make him pay, Bayley. Make him pay. It’s as if the wooden chest is luring me, urging me to open it – daring me almost. Open me up. Look inside. Come on, just for a second; it won’t … Continue reading
