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FLIPPED
Marcie Pérez is ready for her next chapter. Fresh out of the pre-law program at Western Michigan University and crumbling under the weight of her longstanding — and at times abusive — relationship, Marcie hits the road for a weekend with her friends.
But her effort to blow off steam takes an unexpected, horrifying turn during the group’s visit to Oaktown Mall in Cedar Rapids. The “dying mall” is decidedly eerie, a victim of its time, and Marcie’s unease turns to outright terror when she opens a door and unknowingly steps into a new world — one with dark-mouthed storefronts, abandoned animatronics, blood-stained floors, monsters waiting in the shadows, and no way out.
As the world she once knew continues to turn without her, Oaktown Mall seems determined to kill — and living in the shadows of reality, Marcie and a small group of strangers learn firsthand what happens when a once-celebrated community hub goes dark.
With time ticking down to the mall’s ultimate demolition and deadly creatures growing bolder, Marcie is running out of time to escape. And a single, unspeakable question continues to gnaw at What happens if they can’t?
But her effort to blow off steam takes an unexpected, horrifying turn during the group’s visit to Oaktown Mall in Cedar Rapids. The “dying mall” is decidedly eerie, a victim of its time, and Marcie’s unease turns to outright terror when she opens a door and unknowingly steps into a new world — one with dark-mouthed storefronts, abandoned animatronics, blood-stained floors, monsters waiting in the shadows, and no way out.
As the world she once knew continues to turn without her, Oaktown Mall seems determined to kill — and living in the shadows of reality, Marcie and a small group of strangers learn firsthand what happens when a once-celebrated community hub goes dark.
With time ticking down to the mall’s ultimate demolition and deadly creatures growing bolder, Marcie is running out of time to escape. And a single, unspeakable question continues to gnaw at What happens if they can’t?
159 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2025
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Cassandra Lybrink
5 books2 followersCassandra Lybrink is an award-winning reporter and senior editor for five publications owned by USA Today Co. including The Holland Sentinel and The Livingston Daily Press & Argus. Her byline has appeared in USA Today, The Detroit Free Press, and The Associated Press. She lives in Holland, Michigan, with her husband and son.
When she’s not writing, working, or chasing after a kindergartener, Cassandra is an advocate for the neurodivergent, an unfortunate expert on death anxiety, and a street performer. She is hard at work on her next project.
When she’s not writing, working, or chasing after a kindergartener, Cassandra is an advocate for the neurodivergent, an unfortunate expert on death anxiety, and a street performer. She is hard at work on her next project.
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November 7, 2025
I need more like this!
This was better than I expected. A sentient mall with dangerous creatures and likable characters - it has it all. It feels like a much longer book, but you get sucked in immediately and you want answers. It moves swiftly and the discoveries move it along at the perfect pace. This is well done and I would love to see more like this. Nothing like a mall with nostalgia. As our world becomes what it is now, you could almost see certain malls, perhaps one near you, becoming sad about the passage of time with less people walking its halls and bring life to the building. It too wants the joy of yesteryear. Definitely give this one a chance!
This was better than I expected. A sentient mall with dangerous creatures and likable characters - it has it all. It feels like a much longer book, but you get sucked in immediately and you want answers. It moves swiftly and the discoveries move it along at the perfect pace. This is well done and I would love to see more like this. Nothing like a mall with nostalgia. As our world becomes what it is now, you could almost see certain malls, perhaps one near you, becoming sad about the passage of time with less people walking its halls and bring life to the building. It too wants the joy of yesteryear. Definitely give this one a chance!
March 22, 2025
I enjoyed Flipped as an engaging thriller/horror novel with strong female characters.
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