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Monahan, Hillary
3 Reviews
(2)
YA
Sixteen-year-old Welsh-Romani girl Bethan is raped and her non-Romani friend Martyn brutally beaten by the chieftan's son and four friends. To save Martyn and avenge the assault, wise woman Gran proposes a shocking spell requiring five blood sacrifices. Bethan's slow recovery is portrayed with sensitivity, and her righteous desire for retribution is tempered with an awareness of what she needs to heal her own soul.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2017
(3)
YA
Narrator Shauna and friends (Mary: The Summoning) again fend off Bloody Mary while seeking the reason for her ghostly existence (and her corpse) so they can put her to rest. The ongoing, violent haunting and interpersonal drama combine for unrelenting tension. Interspersed correspondence reveals details of Mary's life and personality, her former self a tragic, relatable figure in stark contrast to the vengeful spirit she's become.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
(3)
YA
At the insistence of ringleader Jess, a group of friends attempts to summon urban legend Bloody Mary--and succeeds. The violent spirit attaches herself to narrator Shauna, who desperately seeks to rid herself of the ghost, discovering Mary's tragic history, another haunting victim, and Jess's secret motives along the way. Fans of supernatural horror are in for a gory, fast-paced thrill ride.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
3 reviews
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