Say Her Name by James Dawson

Say Her Name

by James Dawson

Drip...drip...drip... In five days, she will come...

Roberta 'Bobbie' Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts. A Halloween dare at her ridiculously spooky boarding school is no big deal, especially when her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine agree to join in too. They are ordered to summon the legendary ghost of Bloody Mary: say her name five times in front of a candlelit mirror, and she shall appear... But, surprise surprise, nothing happens. Or does it?

Next morning, Bobbie finds a message on her bathroom mirror - five days - but what does it mean? And who left it there? Things get increasingly weird and more terrifying for Bobbie and Naya, until it becomes all too clear that Bloody Mary was indeed called from the afterlife that night, and she is definitely not a friendly ghost. Bobbie, Naya and Caine are now in a race against time before their five days are up and Mary comes for them, as she has come for countless others before... A truly spine-chilling yet witty horror from shortlisted 'Queen of Teen' author James Dawson.

Reviewed by Leah on

3 of 5 stars

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This was an intriguing read. Not as horror-y as I expected, which was a good thing since I was reading it at night, but it was pretty freaking scary. Never will I ever say "Bloody Mary" in front of a mirror. Not that I've ever done it before, but I DEFINITELY WON'T NOW.

Intriguing, and kept me reading, and I'm definitely going to check out more of Juno's books in the future!

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