A review by mystic_dclouds
Blue Is for Nightmares, by Laurie Faria Stolarz
3.0
Honestly, don’t read this book if you’re looking for supportive friends, relatable characters or a story that’s filled with less embarrassing moments and red flags. I read this book ages ago, and to be fair I did get back into reading because of this series however upon re-reading I do wonder why I was obsessed over it.
Our story starts off with Stacey, who’s a witch seeing nightmares of her best friend Drea about to die. There are clues in her dreams and Stacey has an urgent need to pee which results in her wetting the bed in real life. Aside from that, there’s the typical high school drama and the character cast is limited but entertaining in a you either hate it or love it kind of way.
Although predictable the story kept me on my toes. The story was suspenseful and some events do occur quite unexpectedly even if the prime suspect was foreseeable. The book is packed with descriptions and repetition which at times were annoying since it ruined the flow of suspense or urgency. Although the descriptions do provide insight in Stacey’s Wicca practices to help the reader make sense of what she’s doing and why, which was nice.
Stacey’s friends are not likeable at all and her BFF, Drea is the worst. There’s not a lot of character development or descriptions to help the characters be relatable. Instead we get a lot of hints on their past, what their attitudes might be like because of what they own, do or wear and honestly, I don’t prefer that. Also, the emotions are really confusing and no one seems genuinely sorry or worried or caring.
This book was and still is to some extent a favorite of mine, but it’s really a hit or miss. It’s a fast and easy read as well as interesting if you’re willing to not get invested in the characters, since the suspenseful plot is the highlight. I’ll probably finish off this series, but the last book being a graphic novel is a real throw off for me.
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Our story starts off with Stacey, who’s a witch seeing nightmares of her best friend Drea about to die. There are clues in her dreams and Stacey has an urgent need to pee which results in her wetting the bed in real life. Aside from that, there’s the typical high school drama and the character cast is limited but entertaining in a you either hate it or love it kind of way.
Although predictable the story kept me on my toes. The story was suspenseful and some events do occur quite unexpectedly even if the prime suspect was foreseeable. The book is packed with descriptions and repetition which at times were annoying since it ruined the flow of suspense or urgency. Although the descriptions do provide insight in Stacey’s Wicca practices to help the reader make sense of what she’s doing and why, which was nice.
Stacey’s friends are not likeable at all and her BFF, Drea is the worst. There’s not a lot of character development or descriptions to help the characters be relatable. Instead we get a lot of hints on their past, what their attitudes might be like because of what they own, do or wear and honestly, I don’t prefer that. Also, the emotions are really confusing and no one seems genuinely sorry or worried or caring.
This book was and still is to some extent a favorite of mine, but it’s really a hit or miss. It’s a fast and easy read as well as interesting if you’re willing to not get invested in the characters, since the suspenseful plot is the highlight. I’ll probably finish off this series, but the last book being a graphic novel is a real throw off for me.
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