Art from I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me.
City of Nightmares. By Rebecca Schaeffer. 2023. Clarion. Gr. 9–12.
In this duology opener, monstrous nightmares can follow dreamers right into the waking world, which is how Ness’ sister became the horrific spider-creature that dismembered their father. Cynically humorous Ness, struggling with terrible PTSD, is desperate to find safety inside the Friends of the Restful Soul group (yes, she knows it’s a cult). But, of course, the real monsters are always the humans.
Dead Girls Walking. By Sami Ellis. 2024. Abrams/Amulet. Gr. 9–12.
On his deathbed, Temple’s infamous serial-killer father confesses