Review – Night Terrors by Maya Forrester

Seventeen-year-old Snow Rothfuss hasn’t had an easy life. She’s been living with a father she doesn’t get along with and hasn’t seen her mother in over ten years. But now her life is about to change. She’s finally returning to the home she remembers from her childhood to be with her mother and reconnect with long-lost friends. Snow finally feels like things are working out.

What Snow doesn’t realize is that the changes she’s about to experience will be both life-changing and deadly.

Snow enters a world she didn’t know existed, a world with demons, witches, and a secret society that is sworn to defend against the Revenants. The Revenants are creatures that only certain people can see, and Snow is one of them. 

Recruited into the group, Snow has to learn how to overcome her fear, to fight, and to be a hero. She is accompanied by her friends, her mother, and a diverse group of slayers who venture into the dark to face the terrors of the night.

Maya Forrester’s novel, Night Terrors, is one part horror and one part coming-of-age. The protagonist, Snow, is a typical teenager. She’s wrapped up in her own world, trying to understand her past and figure out her future. It’s simple and relatable to anyone who is, or was, seventeen years old. 

The story begins with a nightmare that both sums up Snow’s state of mind and forebodes what’s to come. Forrester’s prose maintains a darkness to it, even when things seem to be normal. What I mean is, there’s a persistent sense of dread from the very beginning that slowly increases as the plot unfolds. 

The story itself is engaging and moves quickly. Forrester does a great job of juggling the large cast of characters, making sure they all play a part in the overall story and maintaining their individuality. None of them feel like cardboard cutouts. They all have personalities and feel like real people.

I also enjoyed the framework of “Night Terrors”. Forrester creates a situation that is well-built and solid. There’s history here, both of the town and the people, as well as a mythos to the supernatural aspects. It all comes together well, making this a great read.

Although the protagonist and many of the characters are teens, this didn’t feel like a novel for that age group. There’s enough action, creepiness, and gore to satisfy all horror lovers. It’s a well-written story that hits the ground at speed and never stops. If you like supernatural horror, then you need to add this to your reading list. 

This review was originally posted at Reader Views. For more book reviews and recommendations, check out my Reading List page.

RB