blue is for nightmares by laurie faria stolarz

The story itself kept my attention well enough, but Stolarz’s desire to create a creepy, mystery-filled plot caused equally important things, like character development, to fall by the wayside. Apparently reading tastes can drastically change in ten years, as this book quickly taught me.īlue is for Nightmares is like one of those 80s slasher films: more suspense than substance. I was in middle school at the time, and I remember really enjoying the entire series – including the graphic novel that everyone seemed to dislike. I first read Blue is for Nightmares shortly after it was published. Will Stacey’s magic be strong enough to expose the true killer, or will the killer make her darkest nightmares come true? With everyone as a potential suspect, Stacey turns to the one secret weapon she can trust – the folk magic taught to her by her grandmother. Worst of all, no one has a perfect alibi. until another girl at school is brutally murdered. Everybody thinks it’s just a twisted game. Now someone’s leaving Drea white lilies – the same death lilies that have been showing up in Stacey’s dreams.

It started with weird e-mails and freaky phone calls. This time they’re about Drea, her best friend who’s become the target of one seriously psycho stalker. The last time she ignored them, a little girl died. Not just any nightmares – these dreams are too real to ignore, like she did three years ago. She’s got a crush on her best friend’s boyfriend, and an even darker secret that threatens to ruin her friendships for good. She’s not the most popular girl at school, or the smartest, or the prettiest. Stacey’s junior year at boarding school isn’t easy. When the dreams begin to spill over into Stacey’s waking life, that’s when the nightmare really begins.

Threats and taunts from an unseen assailant.īut that’s only the start. Visits from the spirit of a girl who was murdered. Being chased through the woods, knowing she cannot outrun her pursuer forever.

Blue is for nightmares by laurie faria stolarz