Friday, May 30, 2014

Way Back Then… On A Friday


Goodreads Description
I know your secret...


Stacey's junior year at boarding school isn't easy. She's not the most popular girl at school, or the smartest, or the prettiest. She's got a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, and an even darker secret that threatens to ruin her friendships for good. And now she's having nightmares again. 

Not just any nightmares – these dreams are too real to ignore, like she did three years ago. The last time she ignored them, a little girl died. This time they're about Drea, her best friend who's become the target of one seriously psycho stalker. It started with weird e-mails and freaky phone calls. 

Now someone's leaving Drea white lilies – the same death lilies that have been showing up in Stacey's dreams. Everybody thinks it's just a twisted game . . . until another girl at school is brutally murdered. There are no witnesses. Worst of all, no one has a perfect alibi. 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. 

Will Stacey's magic be strong enough to expose the true killer, or will the killer make her darkest nightmares come true?


My Review
This book is the first in the series. I read this quite a few years ago but whenever I am at the bookstore and see it on the shelf, I smile. I adored this book back in the day. It is different, simple and yet it kept my attention. I found myself reading this late into the night because I wanted the mystery to be solved.

The characters are enjoyable but not really anything special. They are the type of characters you would expect to find in a young adult novel of this variety.

I found the nightmares that Stacey experiences throughout the novel to be extremely interesting. The connections between the nightmares and what was happening in the plot was well done.


The mystery behind everything definitely kept me hooked. With that being said, if you are looking for a quick and enjoyable read, this book is for you. There are three books after this one and I highly recommend reading those as well if you enjoy Blue is for Nightmares.