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Reflection #1
The Unstereotypical Reflection: Mora | A Young Adult Horror Thriller | Book 1
Being a teenager is a living nightmare.... Mora isn't your average sixteen-year-old girl. Sure, she has the same teen angst and high school dreams as any kid her age. She wishes her coarse hair was straighter, her mocha skin was lighter, and that boys would notice her more. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, Mora doesn't stand out in the way she desires at her posh new private school. Strange events seem to follow Mora wherever she goes. She suffers terrible nightmares, that seem so real they cause panic attacks. She receives weird text messages from unidentifiable numbers that tell her to "BE QUIET." And worst of all, she's begun seeing an apparition in her bathroom mirror... a terrifying entity who resembles her own distorted reflection... But when Mora's sinister reflection begins stirring up trouble with her family, the terrified teen must come to grips with her greatest fears. And unless she can learn to accept herself as she is, she may find herself trapped in a nightmare she can't wake up from.
- GenresHorrorYoung Adult
156 pages, Hardcover
First published July 23, 2020
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C.F. Edwards
7 books27 followersAlso writes under Franklin Christopher and Christopher F. Edwards Jr..
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January 24, 2021
A very intriguing read that keeps you hooked and wondering what is really really going on. I read on eagerly to find the answers at the end... only there were no answers. It was a total cliffhanger, no hints, no clues, no nothing. There is a sequel or more, but still, i was disappointed. I felt cheated.
September 22, 2021
God, this was horrible! The story is clearly not my cup of tea, but the writing is so awful that it was tough to stomach. This really needed some serious editing. There are quite a number of typos and grammatical errors, but worse was that things happened that were impossible.
I don't mean impossible within the context of the story's conceit. It's a sort of ghost story, so the ghost parts were more-or-less ok. But people behaved in ways that couldn't possibly happen. Someone who is lying prone does not have sweat on their foreheads stream down their cheeks. Sweat trickles down, and down from lying prone will head toward the temples and ears. Then, there's the guy with the baseball bat charging at the door which is just opening. But, when he stops and drops his bat, he is somehow magically back into the living room, where he puts his hand on the back of the couch. Nope, doesn't happen. There are dozens of such nonsensical actions.
As for the story, it's clearly not something for a repressed, elderly Calvinist. But I realize some people like fantasy/horror things. So, we have a teenage girl, Mora, who sees an apparition in the mirror. The apparition seems to be trying to entice her into the mirror, or sometimes it comes out of the mirror to drag the Mora back into the mirror. Mora has a history of such visions, and screams a lot. Her parents claim she's just having a nightmare, even in the middle of the day when she goes to the bathroom. At one point, she gets all cut up and is hospitalized.
Well, no point in going on. If fantasy/horror revolving around teenage angst is your thing, go for it. But, one looking for such might be well advised to find a more competent author of such stories.
I don't mean impossible within the context of the story's conceit. It's a sort of ghost story, so the ghost parts were more-or-less ok. But people behaved in ways that couldn't possibly happen. Someone who is lying prone does not have sweat on their foreheads stream down their cheeks. Sweat trickles down, and down from lying prone will head toward the temples and ears. Then, there's the guy with the baseball bat charging at the door which is just opening. But, when he stops and drops his bat, he is somehow magically back into the living room, where he puts his hand on the back of the couch. Nope, doesn't happen. There are dozens of such nonsensical actions.
As for the story, it's clearly not something for a repressed, elderly Calvinist. But I realize some people like fantasy/horror things. So, we have a teenage girl, Mora, who sees an apparition in the mirror. The apparition seems to be trying to entice her into the mirror, or sometimes it comes out of the mirror to drag the Mora back into the mirror. Mora has a history of such visions, and screams a lot. Her parents claim she's just having a nightmare, even in the middle of the day when she goes to the bathroom. At one point, she gets all cut up and is hospitalized.
Well, no point in going on. If fantasy/horror revolving around teenage angst is your thing, go for it. But, one looking for such might be well advised to find a more competent author of such stories.
October 11, 2022
Mora is a tall, dark-skinned beautiful girl with thick, beautiful, coily hair but she hates everything she sees when she looks in the mirror. Her self-hatred has caused her reflection in the mirror to come alive and haunt her, constantly telling her "sticks and stones rarely break bones, but your actions will make me harm you." The Reflection girl, as Mora calls her, gave me chills every time she appeared. Mora's family doesn't believe the rflecrion girl is real until it's too late! What a cliffhanger to end this book on! I ordered the second one and also anxiously await the third book that comes out in 2023!
June 4, 2024
No, Save Your Time, Save Your Money
Hyperbolic descriptions, long winded passengers of designer clothing, flat, unlikeable characters AND misspellings, (since for sense for example). Not convinced yet? this is nothing more than a set up for you to buy the next book. Not a stand alone story
Hyperbolic descriptions, long winded passengers of designer clothing, flat, unlikeable characters AND misspellings, (since for sense for example). Not convinced yet? this is nothing more than a set up for you to buy the next book. Not a stand alone story
May 18, 2021
Excellent
Very very good story. Is she crazy? I can't wait to find out. This story is well written. TMora truly comes to life on the pages.
Very very good story. Is she crazy? I can't wait to find out. This story is well written. TMora truly comes to life on the pages.
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