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Wicked Dead #3
Snared
Sixteen-year-old Lindsay is disgusted at the prospect of a beach trip with her parents, but her vacation gets interesting--and dangerous--when she meets Mark, the boy next door.
- GenresHorror
217 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2008
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Stefan Petrucha
382Ìýbooks271ÌýfollowersStefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
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June 6, 2010
I LOVED this book...it was great and twisting...had a shocking ending which I TOTALLY didnt expect...the way they worte the story was like I was watching TV...it was so clear...I would read this book over and over...greatly written...it was creepy, twisting, sick (in a good way), and amazing...:D...LOVE IT...
December 2, 2008
Snared is the third book in the Wicked Dead series. Aimed primarily at a Young Adult audience, each book in the series features a unique horror story of sorts. Technically, I think you could call them ghost stories � not because the stories themselves are about ghosts but, rather, because the narrators of those individual stories are ghosts themselves. There are four of them � all young girls trapped, along with their horrible Headmistress, at Lockwood Orphanage, and the only way they can escape the awful place is by “throwing the bones.� Whoever wins gets to tell a chilling story, and it is each teller’s fervent hope that the story that suddenly comes to her through the magic of the bones will be the story of her own forgotten life, for that, so far as the girls know, is the only way to gain spiritual release from the confines of the decaying orphanage.
I must admit I was a little disappointed with this story compared to the previous one (Wicked Dead: Torn), probably because it features a lot less action and fright potential. I would go so far as to label Snared chick lit horror, if there is such a thing, because the story is basically constructed on a young teenaged girl’s summer fling at the beach. It’s certainly no typical summer fling, though, as the boy next door is basically imprisoned in his room by two dangerous-looking guardians, but that doesn’t stop our protagonist from mooning over his good looks and charm throughout the story.
Poor Lindsay gets dragged off to her uncle’s beach house by her parents, causing her to miss THE party of the year. It’s her best friend’s party, and she helped plan the whole thing to begin with, so she is not happy about this silly family vacation one single bit � until, that is, she notices a young and good-looking guy living in the house next door. She’s ecstatic when he waves her over to his window one morning, but he will only talk to her through the window � not only that, she is the one who has to open the window just so they can avoid talking through the glass. Obviously, that’s pretty weird, but having been frightened by her first couple of sightings of Mark’s guardians, she has little trouble believing his story about being grounded. Things quickly get weirder � and potentially dangerous. Convinced that Mark is being physically abused by his two imposing guardians, Lindsay must decide whether or not to take the huge risk of helping him escape his tormentors. That’s when the story really takes off, as Lindsay’s decision comes with some wholly unforeseen consequences.
Most teens, especially females, should relate to Lindsay quite easily from the very start � and that will help such readers muddle through the early parts of a story that doesn’t really heat up until mid-way through. Some male readers may well give up before that point, since they won’t really care how dreamy Mark may or may not be. As far as the fright factor goes, Snared has little to offer, in my opinion, and that is the main reason I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the earlier Wicked Dead novel I read. I’m not saying this story isn’t interesting because it did keep my interest throughout � the problem is that it just never managed to hook me to any significant degree.
I must admit I was a little disappointed with this story compared to the previous one (Wicked Dead: Torn), probably because it features a lot less action and fright potential. I would go so far as to label Snared chick lit horror, if there is such a thing, because the story is basically constructed on a young teenaged girl’s summer fling at the beach. It’s certainly no typical summer fling, though, as the boy next door is basically imprisoned in his room by two dangerous-looking guardians, but that doesn’t stop our protagonist from mooning over his good looks and charm throughout the story.
Poor Lindsay gets dragged off to her uncle’s beach house by her parents, causing her to miss THE party of the year. It’s her best friend’s party, and she helped plan the whole thing to begin with, so she is not happy about this silly family vacation one single bit � until, that is, she notices a young and good-looking guy living in the house next door. She’s ecstatic when he waves her over to his window one morning, but he will only talk to her through the window � not only that, she is the one who has to open the window just so they can avoid talking through the glass. Obviously, that’s pretty weird, but having been frightened by her first couple of sightings of Mark’s guardians, she has little trouble believing his story about being grounded. Things quickly get weirder � and potentially dangerous. Convinced that Mark is being physically abused by his two imposing guardians, Lindsay must decide whether or not to take the huge risk of helping him escape his tormentors. That’s when the story really takes off, as Lindsay’s decision comes with some wholly unforeseen consequences.
Most teens, especially females, should relate to Lindsay quite easily from the very start � and that will help such readers muddle through the early parts of a story that doesn’t really heat up until mid-way through. Some male readers may well give up before that point, since they won’t really care how dreamy Mark may or may not be. As far as the fright factor goes, Snared has little to offer, in my opinion, and that is the main reason I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the earlier Wicked Dead novel I read. I’m not saying this story isn’t interesting because it did keep my interest throughout � the problem is that it just never managed to hook me to any significant degree.
August 12, 2016
So I didn't know this was a series. I mean I did but didn't know which number. So I had to look it up afterwards then started from book 1.
Got these from the library though so book 2 wasn't there.
Also about the cover, dolls why did it have to be dolls. Did anyone think of that doll head spider toy from toy story?
Anyway in this sequel in the Wicked Dead series, the girls are back for another story telling night. There is mention of the red room. At the time, I couldn't help but be reminded of Pyramid Head (this was after watching the movie and reading about the games, etc).
So the tale this time is told by Shirley where it has a girl name Lindsay while on vacation with her family meets two creepy looking men and a boy next door.
While good, it had a slow place at first but picked up later on.
Then of course there was the end.
While sad, it could had of had its reveal not so early, or so I thought when I first read it.
As for the story with the girls, that epilogue was...uh a little creepy. And it concerns the known only by name headmistress, until now.
It would have helped if I read the second book, hence the whole mention of the red room one of the girls had been in.
Very good reads. Spooky but great for Halloween.
Got these from the library though so book 2 wasn't there.
Also about the cover, dolls why did it have to be dolls. Did anyone think of that doll head spider toy from toy story?
Anyway in this sequel in the Wicked Dead series, the girls are back for another story telling night. There is mention of the red room. At the time, I couldn't help but be reminded of Pyramid Head (this was after watching the movie and reading about the games, etc).
So the tale this time is told by Shirley where it has a girl name Lindsay while on vacation with her family meets two creepy looking men and a boy next door.
While good, it had a slow place at first but picked up later on.
Then of course there was the end.
While sad, it could had of had its reveal not so early, or so I thought when I first read it.
As for the story with the girls, that epilogue was...uh a little creepy. And it concerns the known only by name headmistress, until now.
It would have helped if I read the second book, hence the whole mention of the red room one of the girls had been in.
Very good reads. Spooky but great for Halloween.
August 4, 2008
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
Who says you have to wait until October to get your scare on?
The four storytelling girls of Lockwood Orphanage are back for another night of bone-rolling and spine-tingling tales in the second book of the WICKED DEAD series, SNARED.
SNARED follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Lindsay as she's dragged on a family vacation to Redlands Beach by her parents. It's there she meets the mysterious hottie next door named Mark and his ultra-strict "guardians," Doug and Jack. Mesmerized by his good looks and horrified by his prison-like living conditions, Lindsay vows to help Mark escape.
Someone forgot to tell her, no good deed goes unpunished...
SNARED is exactly the kind of book I would have read as a teen. It's a great, one-sitting, light-gore horror novel that serves one purpose: entertainment. Anyone looking for greater truths or deeper meaning should probably skip this one, but if you want a night of "campfire" horror fare, this is a must-read.
Who says you have to wait until October to get your scare on?
The four storytelling girls of Lockwood Orphanage are back for another night of bone-rolling and spine-tingling tales in the second book of the WICKED DEAD series, SNARED.
SNARED follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Lindsay as she's dragged on a family vacation to Redlands Beach by her parents. It's there she meets the mysterious hottie next door named Mark and his ultra-strict "guardians," Doug and Jack. Mesmerized by his good looks and horrified by his prison-like living conditions, Lindsay vows to help Mark escape.
Someone forgot to tell her, no good deed goes unpunished...
SNARED is exactly the kind of book I would have read as a teen. It's a great, one-sitting, light-gore horror novel that serves one purpose: entertainment. Anyone looking for greater truths or deeper meaning should probably skip this one, but if you want a night of "campfire" horror fare, this is a must-read.
May 9, 2013
A story about a teen girl who wanted to go to a party she and her freind had planned since the fall. All plans had changed when she went with her mom and dad to go stay at her uncles cabbin on the beach. She thought she would have the worst summer till she found out she has a hunky neighbor next to her. But she doesnt know the secret he has. She soon had helped him escape from his home when really that was the worst plan she made. He was a monster from another world. Now she has to fight him but soon as she rememberd she made love to him and now she has to pay the price of having sex with a monster she bearly met
January 19, 2010
I found a new dirty little reading secret. There are currently only three titles, but I could easily see myself "snacking" on these books every time they come out. :) The ghosts who are telling the horror story have a story of their own and I need to read all of the titles to see what their story is about. Fun, imaginative stuff.
April 6, 2010
A horror story that's part of a series. Lindsay is forced to spend the summer at her uncle's beach house with her parents. She thinks it's going to be dull, until she sees a cute guy next door. But he's very mysterious, not allowed to leave the house, and says his guardians abuse him. Is he really a helpless victim or something else?
August 17, 2012
awesome story. it is a page turner a fast paced read, the story is interesting and you cant help but fall in love with the characters. i also love the suspense and the shocking ending!! again i say BRAVO!!
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