Mary

"I had little to no expectations going into this book but wow I really enjoyed it! Very gruesome with an intricate plot but well done!! Can definitely recommend! "

"Couldn’t finish it. Too mean spirited? Kind of predictable? It didn’t resonate with me. Also I really didn’t like the dog getting killed "

"This book was so good. It's full of unexpected twists that come just when you think you've got it figured out. "

"For the love of all that is Good in this world, please read this book. It's sooo good and gives major Carrie and Silent Hill vibes. I cannot wait for his next book!"

""Mary always goes back to the mirror. It calls to her."<br/><br/>I've had Mary: The Summoning on my shelf for a bit, and I finally picked it up for the Ladies of Horror Fiction Readathon during Women in Horror Month. I'm not sure what took me so long to read this book, but it was so much fun, and I enjoyed every minute. <br/><br/>This book is about four best friends - Shauna, Kitty, Jess, and Anna (and Bloody Mary). Shauna is the main character, but a lot of the story circles around Jess since she creates the mess for the group to clean up. Jess is kind of the worst, and while I had sympathetic moments for her in the beginning, that quickly went away. Everyone else is collateral damage for Jess.<br/><br/>There's still some teen drama going on, and I know that this won't work for everyone. It definitely wasn't the priority of the story, though. Luckily, I still felt like the focus was on Bloody Mary, and everything else was in the background (which is excactly what I was hoping for).<br/><br/>I love hearing about the Bloody Mary folklore, and it brought back good memories of obsessing over Bloody Mary when I was younger. No matter how desperately I wanted to experience something paranormal when I was a kid, this book made me so relieved that I did not. <br/><br/>This was a really enjoyable story, and it had some good creepy moments. I found myself looking down when I passed a mirror the night I was reading this &#x1f602;. I was a little spooked. This book is a YA duology, so it doesn't really end as a complete story. Sometimes this annoys me, but since I already knew it was coming, it was fine. I have already ordered the second book in the series, and I can't wait to see what happens. I also have another Hillary Monahan book (The Hollow Girl) to check out, and I can't wait to read more from her!"

"DNF at 80%—I was enjoying this, but then an unnecessary and unnecessarily explicit sexual torture scene and I just had no desire to continue on. Hate it."

"⭐️ 4/5 🔪 2/5"

"Just in time for Halloween! This is an incredible read! Horrifying, gruesome, and so well written. Women of a “certain age” will surely relate, but I promise everyone will love this horror story!"

"I loved this book! Hellish hot and tiny town, plus a Peri menopausal woman who was formerly bullied, and is seeing creepy things? What’s not to love?? A bit long, but I never got bored or tired of it. I did the audiobook, and the narrator was stellar! She gave me chills. I cringed so much, that I think I got a few new wrinkles!😩😂"

"This was just okay for me. It was way too long and unfocused in places but it had a few good scares and some of the stuff with the ghosts was great. I get what the author was trying to say with the ending but I'm not 100% sure it worked."