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3.5 

Mary

By Nat Cassidy
Mary by Nat Cassidy digital book - Fable

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Nat Cassidy’s highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary: An Awakening of Terror, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

Best Horror of the Year—Esquire, Paste Magazine, CrimeRead | Harper's Bazaar 15 Best Books for Spooky Season | The Lineup Best Debut Horror Novels of the Year | American Writers Museum—Staff Recommendation

Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.

But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.

Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer.

Then the killings begin again.

Mary’s definitely going to find herself.

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Mary Reviews

3.5
“Let me just start by saying this was completely out of my comfort zone, but I read it for a book group. That being said - I didn't thoroughly enjoy it, but it wasn't bad. It's hard for me to do a review without exposing spoilers for this one. So, had there not been the twists, this would have been ranked much lower for me. The writing and the plot were very interesting, but left you questioning a bunch until the end.”
“3.5/5 probably one of the oddest books ive ever read but i really loved the witchiness of certain scenes towards the middle. & the end had some great quotes. one of the things nat cassidy does best is authors notes & afterwords. the afterword in this book was impeccable & explains why he felt drawn to write a book like this from the perspective of a middle aged woman who has a powerful man living inside her mind.”

About Nat Cassidy

NAT CASSIDY is the author of the acclaimed novels Mary, Nestlings, and the Stoker Award nominated Rest Stop. Esquire named him as one "of the best horror writers of this generation" and among those "shaping horror's next golden age." His award-winning plays have been produced across the country, including Off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center. He can also be found guest-starring on shows like Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Quantico, and many others. His newest novel, When the Wolf Comes Home, was named "a classic" by Stephen King and is a USA Today bestseller.

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