A pessimistic final twist is expected but appropriately disturbing. This is gripping, intense horror for teens with strong stomachs. Vega blurs the line between supernatural evil and all-too-human cruelty, hinting at a demonic presence while casting doubt on Sofia’s and Jude’s mental health. Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. Fans of Asylum by Madeleine Roux and Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children will devour this terrifying series. Is Brooklyn tormenting her, or is evil inside her already? When she confides in Jude, he decides to conduct a punishing exorcism-like the one Father Marcus once performed on him. Danielle Vega delivers blood-curdling suspense and terror on every page of this thrilling debut novel. On the surface, everything seems normal, but Sofia is beset by malicious thoughts that thrill and terrify her. When her mother is killed, Sofia is sent to an isolated Catholic boarding school, where she falls for sensitive, troubled Jude. Months later, Sofia is haunted by waking nightmares and sure that Brooklyn will return. As Berkely Hubbard is forced to face her wicked past, she learns that the devil is always watching, and no one is coming to save her. Sofia is the only survivor of the grisly exorcism she and her friends performed on fellow student Brooklyn, only to reveal Brooklyn’s demonic powers in a fatal twist. The fourth book of Vegas scream-worthy cult series combines Stephen King-level terror with true crime stories like the Amanda Knox case. This sequel to The Merciless (2014) starts as a moody, psychological drama and abruptly segues into torture porn.
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