The Nightmarys
by Dan Poblocki Book Review by Miranda Fraser (Moses) ISBN: 978-0-545-38643-2 It just wouldn't be a Halloween Book Review series without Dan Poblocki, now would it? And after the AMAZING novel The Stone Child, I just keep coming back for more of his stories. This book actually takes place in the same world of that book, so it was exciting to hear the mention of it in this story. Once again Poblocki has graced us with a story filled with unique horrors and twists and turns that will keep you flipping pages until the very end. To begin with, our story surrounds two 13 year olds and their little town of Starkhaven. Timothy July, your average child who plays video games, is on a sports team, has a best friend, and a family that is currently driving him crazy. Abigail Tremens, new girl to the school, dealing with home issues, and carrying some major secrets. When their teacher pairs the two of them up for a school project they quickly discover they are both dealing with nightmares... day-mares... unlike anything you could imagine. Abigail has been seeing The Nightmarys, which in reference to The Stone Child and were supposedly from one of Nathaniel Hawthorns books. Timothy has been seeing terrible images of his brother, who was injured in the military. They both believe they are going insane until they begin discussing their lives with the other. Consequently, other people in their lives have started to also have terrible visions assaulting them. Visions they believe to be real. Timothy's best friend has a terrible accident over it, Abigail's grandma has quite the scare, and even their teacher is suffering from some terrible vision. As the two start uncovering that they are all suffering from their worst fears, they begin to see that someone else is at play here. But who and why? Turns out this is not the first time something this terrible has happened in Starkhaven. Mystery and chaos are rooted in this towns history, and it's up to them to figure it out or give up and let it consume them and their loved ones. In conclusion, I can't tell you much more. There are so many characters, clues, and plot twists that it's just so hard not to give away anything important. I promise if you enjoy mysteries and hauntings then The Nightmarys is a perfect mixture. Dan Poblocki is able to write such vivid details, create such unforgettable characters, and place you right in the center of the disaster. I hear he has another book coming out soon, so look forward to it in 2019, it will likely end up in next years Halloween Book Review Series. As always links to the author's pages can be found below. Read on my fellow book worms, may we one day have Belle's library.
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