They might consider times in history when group think was detrimental and dangerous. I would ask students to research this topic and consider why humans are naturally inclined to follow a group. Teacher’s Tools for Navigation: Danielle Vega does an excellent job showing group think (or mob mentality). Readers will truly ponder evil and whether it exists within us all. It isn’t just a simple horror novel, either. I am not an avid reader of the horror genre, but I greatly enjoyed getting sucked into this story. I couldn’t handle the suspense! The back of this book says, “For mature audiences only,” and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that there is a lot of violence and a lot of blood. I read through all of his naps and kept reading after he went to bed. Once he woke up, I didn’t want to leave the car. My son was sleeping in the car seat, and I didn’t want to wake him. Review: My skin crawls as I try to determine what I should write for this review. By the shockingly twisted end, readers will be faced with the most haunting question of all: Is there evil in all of us? In this chilling debut, Danielle Vega delivers blood-curdling suspense and terror on every page. Sofia can’t go against the other girls … unless she wants to be next… All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn-but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. Summary: Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned.īrooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged.
He becomes convinced that Sofia is possessed by the devil.Published: June 12th, 2014 by Razorbill (TODAY!) But when Sofia and Jude confide in each other about their pasts, something flips in him. There, seemingly everyone is doing penance for something, most of all the mysterious Jude, for whom Sofia can't help feeling an unshakeable attraction. Mary's, a creepy Catholic boarding school in Mississippi. until her mother dies suddenly, and Sofia gets her wish. She just wants to get out of town, start fresh someplace else. Her therapist says they're all in her head, but to Sofia they feel chillingly real. Ever since that night, Sofia has been haunted by bloody and demonic visions. Danielle Vega-YA's answer to Stephen King-once again brings major scares in the spine-tingling sequel to horror hit The Merciless, which MTV calls "Mean Girls meets The Exorcist." Sofia is still processing the horrific truth of what happened when she and three friends performed an exorcism that spiraled horribly out of control.
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