It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia

e-Audio, 05:54:11
Narrated by: Casey Holloway
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Published by: Disney Hyperion
Read from: August 8-9, 2024
Stand-alone
Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Animal Cruelty, Animal Death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Self-Harm, Death of a Parent
For Readers Interested In: Ghosts, MG, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Latinx), Paranormal

    This spine-tingling ghost story follows a tween girl who’s being literally haunted by loneliness until a new friendship upends her life. From the bestselling author of the Paola Santiago series!”Absolutely haunting!”—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of MineSadie Rivera has been haunted all her life by a vengeful ghost—a ghost that doesn’t want her to make any friends. The moment she tries? Cue exploding lightbulbs, chilling gusts of wind, and slamming doors.Last year, Sadie got fed up. Last year, she made a best friend, Anna. So when the ghost caused an accident that killed her best friend, Sadie knew it was all her fault.Which is why she’s not going to make any friends this year at her new school. At least until mysterious cool girl Mal shows up, and the ghost doesn’t bother her for once. But Mal wants Sadie all to herself—and she’ll do anything to make sure it stays that way.

*MY THOUHTS*

As soon as I heard we had more coming from Tehlor Kay Mejia I’ve been hyped up on excitement ever since. Mejia’s books are always a creepy, fun time. This one was no different.

The horror aspect of this was very cool. I did think it was a bit predictable, but I didn’t know just how deep it went. And Lordt this one got dark. I can say i gasped when it was all finally explained. If you think you know from the beginning of the book, trust me, you just don’t

The thing I didn’t like about this was also part of the thing I liked most. I LOVED that there was another layer to this. It wasn’t just creepy. There’s a layer of bullying in this too that I really enjoyed seeing. I was not at all ready for the way it made me feel for the person doing the bullying tho. However, I didn’t like it because we don’t actually see anything happening to her. I get that things were happening, but I wish there was some type of closure.

The way this was a MG that still creeped me out in the best way! I didn’t care for the ending but the rest of this book was wild. I don’t want to give anything away, but it was a good read, perfect to add to your SummerWeen TBR.

Overall, I give this