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City of Nightmares

“It’s hard to stop being afraid when the whole world is literally full of monsters.”

City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer

October 19, 2023 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

Look, when the book’s blurb starts out with “ever since her sister became a man-eating spider”, how in the world could I not pick up this book? And while I was initially put off by the cover (seriously, it doesn’t not match the book at all), I’m so glad I picked this up. It’s a quirky story but one I very much enjoyed. For over a hundred years, people have been afraid of Nightmares. If you dream, you have a chance of turning into a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Rebecca Schaeffer, vampires, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Rebecca Schaeffer, vampires, Young Adult ·
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A nightmare at times, but ended like a dream.

City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer

February 27, 2023 by genericwhitegirl Leave a Comment

I have to admit, this book gave me at least one nightmare. It wasn’t the worst I’d ever had, but it involved dead puppies, so it was pretty bad. It’s not that I found the book to be scary, per se, but the premise is a great one for a horror movie: For reasons unknown, if people have a nightmare, they will wake up and become their nightmare. This could mean a variety of things. Some people just disappear, so no one really knows what […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: City of Nightmares, Fiction, Rebecca Schaeffer, Rebecca Shaeffer, YA, Young Adult

genericwhitegirl's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: City of Nightmares, Fiction, Rebecca Schaeffer, Rebecca Shaeffer, YA, Young Adult ·
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