Reviews by Tag: teen horror

Teen Review
Asylum

Asylum

By Madeleine Roux
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
DT
Jul 12, 2024

The book starts as 16-year-old Dan Crawford enters a summer program called the New Hampshire College Prep Program for gifted students. This is where he feels he can truly embrace his odd passions involving psychology and history. After Dan arrives, he soon finds out that the dorms have been moved to an old psychiatric hospital called Brookline. Interested in the dark history of the place, Dan and his new friends, Abby and Jordan, delve into Brookline's abandoned hallways and hidden rooms.

Teen Review
This Delicious Death book cover

This Delicious Death

By Kayla Cottingham
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Alice Summers
Oct 6, 2023

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham offers an interesting premise but falls entirely flat in its execution. The novel takes place after a sort of zombie apocalypse called “The Hollowing” that turned a small part of the population into “ghouls”, feral creatures who crave human flesh.

Teen Review
Welcome to Dead House book cover

Welcome to Dead House

By R.L. Stine
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 27, 2023

Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine follows the story of Amanda and her family, who move to a seemingly ordinary town called Dark Falls to inherit a relative's old house. However, as they settle in, they quickly discover that something sinister is lurking in the town. The residents are strange, and peculiar events begin to occur around them, leaving them increasingly uneasy.

Teen Review
Beyond: A Ghost Story book cover

Beyond: A Ghost Story

By Graham McNamee
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Sanjay K
Jul 27, 2023

Beyond: A Ghost Story was published in 2012, and was written by Graham McNamee. The protagonist here is Jane, who lives in a dark and rainy town on Canada’s coastline. She was born dead, as the doctors found no pulse in her heart. Something eerie happened during this short time, just before the doctors managed to fix her heartbeat. The course of her life changed… for the worse. After several near-death experiences, Jane starts to suspect that her bad luck is no coincidence. 

Teen Review
The Twisted Ones

The Twisted Ones

By Scott Cawthon
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 3, 2023

The Twisted Ones by Scott Cawthon is a gripping horror novel that follows the story of Charlotte, the daughter of the protagonist from the previous book, The Silver Eyes. After inheriting her late father's estate, she reluctantly returns to her childhood town, haunted by memories of terrifying animatronic creatures from her father's past.

Teen Review
Fear Street: The Beginning

Fear Street: The Beginning

By R.L. Stine
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jun 25, 2023

Summary: The first book in the "Fear Street" series is titled Fear Street: The Beginning by R.L. Stine. Cory, a member of the infamous Fear family and the protagonist of the tale, is set in the year 1900. When Cory and her friends come across an old diary that discloses the sinister secrets of Shadyside, the town where Fear Street is situated, they become involved in a chain of terrifying incidents. As they learn more about the town's past, they learn about a terrible curse that has befallen Shadyside for many years.

Teen Review
This Delicious Death

This Delicious Death

By Kayla Cottingham
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jun 23, 2023

This Delicious Death is a horror, thriller novel set in a world where some people (they call ‘ghouls’) are only able to eat human flesh (or SynFlesh – synthetic human flesh) after a worldwide event called the “Hollowing.” This story centers on four ‘hollow’ girls: Zoey, Celeste, Jasmine, and Valeria. They all decide to go to a music festival together located in the desert.

Teen Review
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson

The Weight of Blood

By Tiffany Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Kayla
Apr 19, 2023

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson is a teen fiction. The book is inspired by Carrie and the segregated proms happening in Georgia that came to large public light in 2014. It follows Maddy Washington and her classmates at Springville High and their roles on prom night. I really loved this book. The plot it follows and discusses I found to be really educational and entertaining.

Teen Review
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

The Honeys

By Ryan La Sala
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Alice Summers
Jan 6, 2023

A gorgeously written yet slightly disappointing horror story, Ryan La

Sala’s The Honeys excels at prose and descriptive language but falls

flat at pacing. Mars is a genderfluid teenager who is trying to cope with

the terrifying death of their twin sister, Caroline. In an attempt to

decipher the circumstances around her death, Mars decides to return to

Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy, a beautiful summer camp with a group of

Teen Review
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames

It Looks Like Us

By Alison Ames
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Alice Summers
Jan 5, 2023

It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames is a modern retelling of the horror

classic, The Thing, yet it still manages to feel as fresh and biting as

its predecessors. The story, similar to the 1982 film, takes place in the

Antarctic and is centered around a research team who come in contact with

a shapeshifting, otherworldly monster. A group consisting of five

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