Night Terrors

by Nicole Davidson

Sleep, Maggie...

Sleep - and confront the terrifying demon of your dreams. Look into the crazed eyes of the knife-wielding madwoman who chases you through the night...

Wake, Maggie...

Wake up - and discover a madness more horrifying than the dreams. A faceless killer who wants you dead before you learn too much...

Run, Maggie...

Run for your life. But dare not sleep, or trust...anyone.

Genres: Horror, Young Adult

181 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Nicole Davidson is a pen name for Kathryn Jensen.

Reviews

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

* Maggie has always had night terrors that cause her to get injured, by jumping through windows, and running out of the house and into the street.
* She has one of these dreams in the back of her father's car, and jumps out while the car is still moving. She breaks her collarbone and a couple of ribs.
* At the hospital the doctor offers her the chance to join a study about night terrors, her parents say no, but she insists that she wants to stay.
* In the hospital she realises that her night terrors are actually taking place in the hospital, which she's never been able to work out before. She also works out (after seeing ina photo in Dr Geringger's office) that the woman in her dreams who chases her is actually Dr Geringer's wife.
* She speaks to her own doctor, who tells her that Dr Geringer did have a daughter called Stephanie, but she was kidnapped when she was 3. Maggie realises that the woman screaming in her dream, wasn't screaming at her, but at the woman taking her away - her kidnapper.
* Maggie gets her 'parents' to come back to the hospital and explains what she's worked out - that she isn't Maggie, she's Stephenie Geringer. Her 'father' explains that her mother was desperate for a child and couldn't get pregnant herself so he didn't tell anybody when she abducted Stephanie.
* Maggie/Stephanie goes to live with her real parents the Geringers.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favourite YA books of all time, this was a satisfying, albeit short, re-read.

Of course with my adult eyes there are SO many flaws in the plot, and things that just wouldn't happen in any hospital let alone the biggest in Chicago. That said, overlook those and read with tween eyes and it's a great read!

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was excellent 👍👍

[Paul Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting plot and themes are what make this book shine. There's so much mystery and curiosity in this book that it made me want to finish in a day. In addition, the twist is good, although I picked it up before it was revealed because the way the book provides clues is similar to other books that have this type of twist. Still, this was a decent book to rread.