Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com

Who says you have to wait until October to get your scare on?

The four storytelling girls of Lockwood Orphanage are back for another night of bone-rolling and spine-tingling tales in the second book of the WICKED DEAD series, SNARED.

SNARED follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Lindsay as she's dragged on a family vacation to Redlands Beach by her parents. It's there she meets the mysterious hottie next door named Mark and his ultra-strict "guardians," Doug and Jack. Mesmerized by his good looks and horrified by his prison-like living conditions, Lindsay vows to help Mark escape.

Someone forgot to tell her, no good deed goes unpunished...

SNARED is exactly the kind of book I would have read as a teen. It's a great, one-sitting, light-gore horror novel that serves one purpose: entertainment. Anyone looking for greater truths or deeper meaning should probably skip this one, but if you want a night of "campfire" horror fare, this is a must-read. ( )

A horror story that's part of a series. Lindsay is forced to spend the summer at her uncle's beach house with her parents. She thinks it's going to be dull, until she sees a cute guy next door. But he's very mysterious, not allowed to leave the house, and says his guardians abuse him. Is he really a helpless victim or something else? ( )