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After loving Hollow Pike a few months ago, I really wanted to read Say Her Name, James Dawson’s most recent fiction release before Halloween and his event that I’m attending on 30th October. I will admit that this took me a few weeks to get through, despite it being under 300 pages, but I was just so freaked out by it that I had to take a break from it halfway through and I managed to read the last half in one sitting (it was dark and I was home alone, and I wouldn’t recommend you do that!).
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3.5/5.
James Dawson’s writing; it’s the perfect combination of witty humour and tense creepiness.
Say Her Name is set in a British boarding school where Bobbie and her friends summon Bloody Mary. They expect nothing to happen, like it hasn’t happened for most of the millions of teenagers who have said those fateful words before. However, soon mysterious things begin to happen. A message saying ‘five days’ is just the start of it. Now Bobbie, best friend Naya and Bobbie’s new crush Caine have to ...more
James Dawson’s writing; it’s the perfect combination of witty humour and tense creepiness.
Say Her Name is set in a British boarding school where Bobbie and her friends summon Bloody Mary. They expect nothing to happen, like it hasn’t happened for most of the millions of teenagers who have said those fateful words before. However, soon mysterious things begin to happen. A message saying ‘five days’ is just the start of it. Now Bobbie, best friend Naya and Bobbie’s new crush Caine have to ...more
Say Her Name was my first experience reading James Dawson's work and I'm completely hooked. A YA re-telling of the Bloody Mary legend, Say Her Name provided just enough of a creep factor mixed with some cheese to make reading this book at night a super fun experience.
Bobbie and her best friend Naya attend a boarding school where there is a clear hierarchy between the "cool kids" and the "others." Typically their circles don't intermix, but one Halloween night at a party in a graveyard, Naya and ...more
Bobbie and her best friend Naya attend a boarding school where there is a clear hierarchy between the "cool kids" and the "others." Typically their circles don't intermix, but one Halloween night at a party in a graveyard, Naya and ...more
Really enjoyed this, very easy to read and get into! I finished the majority in a day! Didn't creep me out as much as I was hoping but it would make a great film or mini series :)
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Fuck it I'm giving it five stars. I don't even care, it was hella good. I don't even want to write a proper review. I literally just finished and I'm so happy with this book. Ugh, classic horror film vibes here, I loved it so much.
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the book was good creepy, did it's job for an October read...I liked that there was so much going on, it was great had me turning page after page..couldn't put it down.
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Oct 05, 2014
Bin
marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2014
Farah
marked it as to-read
