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  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Grade Level: 7 and up
  • Lexile Measure: HL560L (What's this?)
  • Series: Dead Is (Book 8)
  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (September 3, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0544102622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0544102620
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.7 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,232,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsThe series is getting lazy
By Tim Lieder on August 7, 2013
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I have read almost every book in the series and every time I read it, I am happy with the book for the most part. I can read one of these books over the space of an afternoon. The writing is fluid and the story is paced nicely. The characters are pretty interchangeable but likeable enough. I don't read the series for anything deep or heavy, nor do I care much about the fact that I don't remember much from book to book.

For the most part these books are enjoyable fluff for entertainment only. They aren't going to turn dark like the Harry Potter series and they are going to be about high school girls.

Still, even in the standards of YA thrillers, some books are better than others. This book feels like the author was trying to do something amazing and then got hit with a deadline and just ended it and called it a day. Potentially intriguing plots including a killer clown, an ex-girlfriend coming back, people dying in their nightmares and a ghostly horse either fizzle out or just get dropped altogether.

Worse is the low stakes of the mystery. As with the other books, something mysterious is happening and people are dying. Unlike the other books, no one dies that the reader could remotely care about. The deaths just seem like annoyances to the main character. Even more troubling is the Charlaine Harris "pick a murderer out of a hat and there you go" resolution to the mystery. Actually, it's even worse since the author set up a couple of suspects and didn't even bother to give us red herrings.

This is a low stakes book with a tedious ending. The writing is easy enough, but the series is getting steadily staler and more tired as it goes along.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsI continue to love this series
By Tiffany A. Harkleroad VINE VOICE on July 28, 2013
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Life is never dull in Nightshade. In the most recent story of the "Dead is" series, people in town are suffering from poor sleep, specifically, people are having nightmares. And several people are turning up dead. No one seems to be able to figure out who is responsible for the madness, but with several new faces in town, suspects are plentiful. It is up to Jessica, and her fellow verago warriors, to keep the town safe.

This series continues to be one of my favorite young adult series. I like that the books are short reads, but even being short, the are compelling. The writing is clean cut, not a lot of fluff, and always related to the story. And the story is smart. The author continues to create truly frightening situations of out everyday life. The books are just scary enough for the intended age group, in my opinion.

I also like that this series build upon the established cast of characters. We continue to learn more about the tried and true characters, like Jessica, and watch them grow. Yet there are always new characters and story arcs added to the books to keep things fresh. I was worried that I would have forgotten a lot of the details of the previous story, but because the characters are so well established, they all came back to me quickly.

This particular story focuses on those small things that people are scared of, whether they are the everyday fears or the extremes. To me, that is one of the scariest types of plots a book can have. All in all, another well done book in this series.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDead is series
By Jessica on April 17, 2015
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Please make more and more and more!!! I am absolutely in love with this series!! I hope she loves me she loves me not was the beginning of the next book because if it isn't someone is going to "die" and it ain't gonna be me!
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5.0 out of 5 starsperfect series for reluctant readers
By Mary Bookhounds VINE VOICE on September 6, 2013
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Jessica is starting to get the hang of being a virago and things have been quiet in the town of Nightshade. Her relationship with Dom, the lead singer in Side Effects May Vary is going well, that is until his ex shows up at the invitation of his mother. With nothing to do one night, Jessica and her friends head off to a local art exhibit where the painting look like your worst dreams. After the show, they hang out at the beach where they see a strange ghostly horse and coincidentally, Jessica and two of her sisters are signed up for horse riding lessons at a new farm.

At the farm, Jessica sees a ghostly girl named Sanja, who confesses she is a Mara, a person who can cause nightmares and also the horse they saw at the beach. Soon after a murder is reported quickly followed by her brother's girlfriend going into a coma. When another murder occurs, Jessica starts putting clues together that point to the murderer. Daisy makes a wonderful appearance, helping Jessica solve the crimes with her psychic abilities.

This is a wonderful installment to the Dead Is series and I love how Jessica is learning to trust herself and her abilities more. She is growing from an insecure freshman to a more secure person. I love recommending this series since even the most reluctant reader can easily pick up on the characters and plot. Parents: this one is super safe, just some kissing and bit of alluded to violence.
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3.0 out of 5 starsDead is Just Ho Hum
By LookinG for Trouble VINE VOICE on January 21, 2014
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I groaned out loud and let myself in for a world of hurt when I read this: "He glanced at my face and seemed to read some of what I was feeling, because he added, "I don't want to think about tomorrow. I just want to enjoy tonight." It sounded like someone was shopping in the bottomless Harlequin barrel of teenage clichés. But then there was a ghost horse and a whirlwind tattoo that warned by burning so it did get a little more interesting. But the characters didn't.

This one gets better, but it still reminds me of a pre-teenager's journal in which they start every anecdote with a description of what every one was wearing and what they did to their hair. Do they also like to read such things? Possibly.

I read a lot of young adult fiction, generally anything that I put in my classroom or someone else's classroom. I see that this is part of a series so it is possible the first seven books were better. Well, likely.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great series. Quick reads & very entertaining.

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5.0 out of 5 starsLoved it!

One of the best so far can't wait to read the next on. So glad everyone kept in touch even with all the distance!!

Published 8 months ago by Breeanna
4.0 out of 5 starsMaci and Zoe's Review

Dead is Just a Dream by Marlene Perez is about Jessica, a sophomore at Nightshade High School. Jessica lives in the small town of Nightshade where strange things happen in the... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Maci and Zoe Read Books
4.0 out of 5 starsGood ending

This was a good ending to this series. I really have enjoyed all the books. I hope she will be visiting the town of Nightshade again. Jessica is a good little detective. Read more

Published 13 months ago by VALERIE B
5.0 out of 5 starsWhy did it have to end!

This book blew my mind! Why did it have to end! Please tell me that daisy or Jessica or at least someone in dead is will appear in another book. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Kayla Defreitas
5.0 out of 5 starsLoved it

Ok. It may seem that these books are too short for my age but I luv the Mystery romance and suspense in this series. The should be not books. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Orange girl777
5.0 out of 5 starsThe best book ever!

I rated this book a five star because i most absolutely LOVED it! It is so descriptive, mysterious, and romantic. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsI basically love any book that has to deal with the supernatural

I basically love any book that has to deal with the supernatural, and I’m so happy that Dead Is Just a Dream had that!! Read more

Published 16 months ago by lisa buonopane
4.0 out of 5 starsA Great New Series For Your 11 and Up Son or Daughter

Great kindle book but not sure I would purchase the book for my library. I would recommend this series for youths that like a slightly edgier read. Read more

Published 20 months ago by Jeffrey M. Lewis
2.0 out of 5 starsBuffy light

Though this is the eighth book in the Dead Is series, it was my first exposure to the series. I cannot say that I was inspired to try others. Read more

Published on January 12, 2014 by P. Mann

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