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A review by sandylovesbooks
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki
4.0
Another good one by Dan Poblocki. Not as scary as some of his other books but close enough. One of the themes in the book is fear. If you can learn how to deal with your fears you can overcome them. Well, maybe, not in my case. I'll tell you why. Ok, I don't have a fear of bugs but when I'm reading a scary book, albeit a juvenile one at that, and a bug flies down and lands on my shoulder I will (and did) freak out like all of hell's creatures came out to attack me. I jumped up, screaming and throwing the book over my shoulder to "get it the f*ck off". It took me about 20 minutes to calm down some and pick the book up off the floor. I don't know where it, the bug, went but I will never sit in that seat again for the rest of my life.
I think most scary books should come with its own scary "real life" event. That will get the blood flowing, let me tell you.
Alright, lets get back to the book. I love Dan Poblocki's books and this is just as good as The Stone Child. I know why he is an award winning author. The main characters, Timothy and Abigail, are so brave and smart. I would want them with me if I were ever in a situation like this. And I like how the adults in the books are not invisible, dumb, or oblivious. They are there maybe thinking "what in the world is going on with this teenager?"
Anyway, a great book, and I can't wait to read more from him. Now, I need to try and calm down more because there are no bugs on me but I still feel creepy crawly.
I think most scary books should come with its own scary "real life" event. That will get the blood flowing, let me tell you.
Alright, lets get back to the book. I love Dan Poblocki's books and this is just as good as The Stone Child. I know why he is an award winning author. The main characters, Timothy and Abigail, are so brave and smart. I would want them with me if I were ever in a situation like this. And I like how the adults in the books are not invisible, dumb, or oblivious. They are there maybe thinking "what in the world is going on with this teenager?"
Anyway, a great book, and I can't wait to read more from him. Now, I need to try and calm down more because there are no bugs on me but I still feel creepy crawly.