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Summary: Cast a spell on me
Review: Secrets -- there seem to be lots of them at Hillcrest boarding school. Even Stacey has one. Since the start of the school year, she dreads sleep because she's been having nightmares about her roommate, Drea. But that's not her secret. The real reason she performs a ritual with candles and sage before bed is not so much to make the nightmares go away, but to make the bedwetting stop. Yup, that's right. In the midst of these nightmares where she's desperately trying to find Drea, 16-year old Stacey wets the bed. Combine that horribly disgusting secret with the fact that the last time she ignored her nightmares, a little girl wound up dead, and you've got a real sense of urgency within a carefully crafted maze of a plot. You see, Stacey is descended from a long line of witches, or Wiccans -- as in followers of the Wicca religion. She knows card reading, potions, and spells, passed down from her grandmother. And she knows the nightmares and the bedwetting are happening for a reason. Even the cards spell out trouble for Drea, who eventually confesses to getting strange, anonymous emails, phone calls, and messages. So Stacey knows she has to pay attention to her dreams, in spite of the miserable bedwetting. When the same lilies that appear in her nightmares show up in the girls' bathroom, Stacey and Drea know that the stalker's not out there somewhere, but right nearby -- in school. Yet their attempt to find out the stalker's identity with the help of their friends, only leads them in circles. In the middle of it all, another student is murdered. From then on, Stacey's nightmares take on an even greater urgency. And everyone's paying attention. Which is a good thing when it comes to keeping Drea safe, but a bad thing when it comes to the bedwetting. As is the nature of secrets, they are eventually revealed, and it seems like even their closest friends have something to hide when it comes to the unfortunate dead student. Could someone they eat lunch with and gossip with, someone they sit next to in class, actually be capable of murder? Through Stacey's spellbinding race to save Drea's life, she unravels the string of secrets and understands everything -- even the bedwetting. Lovers of the hocus-pocus, Harry Potter style of witchcraft might be disappointed. But lovers of the spiritual side of Wicca will be in heaven. Into this real life mystery, Laurie Stolarz weaves an education about true witchcraft combined with a lesson in dream interpretation. She truly has a gift for lifting witchcraft out of the shadow of the broomstick and into the modern world. "Blue is for Nightmares" cast a spell on me.
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Summary: sooooooo gooooooood
Review: the best part about this book is the magic and wicca. i loved the folky feel of the magic. There's also lots of suspense and you just never know who it is who's doing the stalking. you think you know but then it all changes. I love myersteries that keep you guessing. Throw in a little love and i'm a happy girl.
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Summary: Edge-Of-Your-Seat Thriller
Review: The target audience for a book like this is teenage girls, but this book breaks all stereotypical boundaries. I am not interested in wicca or he said she said girl fight drama; however, this book has all of the aforementioned elements and it can still draw in ANY reader of any age.
This book is full of suspense and can not be put down.
Laurie Faria Stolarz weaves a story of great interest and takes her knowledge of wicca and fortune telling to draw readers in to this unpredictable tale of mystery.
The author makes you want to grab Stacey(main character) and have her conjure up answers to the mysterious happenings RIGHT NOW because the book INVOLVES the reader--you really feel like part of the action.
I felt for Stacey's enormous responsibility of knowing what might happen in the future and trying to avoid a repeat of knowing and not changing the course of the future a few years prior.
Anyway, this is a great book from start to finish! It is so refreshing to continue to find so many different types of riveting Young Adult literature out there.
I hope this author replicates this type of writing with each new book!
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Summary: Blue is for nightmares, but this book was no nightmare.
Review: This book Blue Is For Nightmares, is one of the better books I have ever read. It is about a girl named Stacey who goes to a bording and shares a room with her best friend, Drea. But one night she starts to have nightmare, the same nightmares she had about the little girl she used to babysitt, the same one who was kidnapped and never found. Through the journey of white lillies (the flower of death), spells, chants, and some fights of chad, the killer is discoverd and Stacey "finds herself". I recomend this book for people who enjoy books about witches, like funny and witty characters, and overall a good mystery.
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Summary: Blue is for Nightmares
Review: This book is amazing and I couldn't put it down! Anyone who is a fantasy fan will love this novel. It's about a girl named Stacey who recieves these dreams about her friend Drea's murder, they turn out to be preminitions instead. Facing danger of being killed herself she is bound and determined to save Drea. Whether she saves her or not you have to read the book to find out!
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Summary: EDGE OF YOUR SEAT
Review: THIS BOOK IS SO SUSPENSEFUL! MY TEACHER TOLD US TO DO A BOOK REPORT FOR SCHOOL SO I CHOSE THIS BOOK SAYING WHAT THE HECK I'LL GIVE IT A TRY BUT I REALLY LOVED IT! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ WHITE AND SILVER!
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Summary: The best book i ever read
Review: this book is the best book i have ever read in my life. It was very scary and entertaining. You sort of became "friends" with the characters and learned about there stuggles and can relate to the book of to the character. its a story about Love, Honesty, trust, and wisdom.
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Summary: babycakes
Review: This book is the best!!!! It totally keeps you guessing the whole way through and if your like me you wont put it down cause you have to know the end. Stacy does all sorts of cool magic stuff like stuff with her dreams. The witchcraft is really cool. I loved it!!! You must read it!!!
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is an exceptional book by an exceptional lady! It is suspenseful, witty and well-developed. And it appeals to adults just as much as YAs. I really can't say enough good things about this book and recomend it for any gal who wants more out of a book than your average teenage stuff!
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Summary: Blue is worth the while
Review: This is not an example of great story telling, in terms of plot. The guilty party is easily recognized halfway through the book, and the attempts to keep the readers off the trail become annoying and pointless. Not to mention the why of it is also very stupid. Those points aside it is a very involving read, I finished it in one sitting. What raises this story a star above what I would really give it is its delve into the world of Wicca. It isn't overblown with the obvious powers of levitation and all the other powers of black magic. It sticks to its roots, which is really nice. So enjoy, because this book is a sample of an above passable teen book.
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