Dead Girls Dont Dream, Nino Cipri
Dead Girls Dont Dream, Nino Cipri
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Dead Girls Don't Dream

Author: Nino Cipri

Narrator: Jess Nahikian

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2024


Synopsis

There are rules for Voynich Woods: Always carry a whistle. Never go alone. Always come home before dark. And if anyone calls your name, don't answer. Because everyone who wanders from the path is never seen again.Except for Riley Walcott.Riley knows better than to stray from the trail in the woods behind her uncle Toby's house. But her little sister Sam breaks the rules in pursuit of a local legend, so Riley chases after her and discovers a knife-wielding figure and a waiting grave.Madelyn lives deep in the forest. Subject to her mother's strict rules, she's forbidden from leaving home or using her magic--but one night, she risks everything to help a stranger who's lost in the woods.Riley is murdered in a strange ritual, Madelyn uses her magic to resurrect her, and their lives are immediately entwined in the gnarled history of Voynich Woods. Riley, who feels trapped in her small town but too afraid to leave, was never a believer, but now the evidence is taking root under her skin. Madelyn has the scars to prove how terrible magic can be, and longs for a life beyond her mother's grasp. As the legends become all too real, Riley and Madelyn must confront their deepest fears to uncover the truth about Voynich Woods.At once tender, violent, and thrilling, Dead Girls Don't Dream is a novel of recovery, healing, and finding your power.

About Nino Cipri

Nino Cipri is a queer and trans/nonbinary writer, editor, and educator. They are a graduate of the Clarion Writing Workshop and the University of Kansas's MFA program, and author of the award-winning debut fiction collection Homesick and the novella Finna. Nino has also written plays, poetry, and radio features; performed as a dancer, actor, and puppeteer; and worked as a stagehand, bookseller, bike mechanic, and labor organizer. One time, an angry person on the internet called Nino a verbal terrorist, which was pretty funny.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Patty (IheartYA311) on October 11, 2024

I was extremely torn on this book. It didn't read like a final draft. I enjoyed the writing style and character development a lot, but the story was very choppy. At times, the drawn out descriptions over shadowed the storyline, thus hindering the progression of the plot. The pace was inconsistent an......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 04, 2024

First off I would like to thank Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an early advanced readers copy of Dead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino Cipri. This is my first Cipri book and I usually don’t read YA books, but I’m glad I gave this a go. I’m also not used to reading......more

Goodreads review by Laura on November 05, 2024

Both Riley and Madelyn (as well as their trauma and how that shaped them and bent them towards each other) were such wonderful, dimensional characters. However, I think the book suffers for not showing much of their time together. They are only actually in each other’s company (on the page) for very......more

Goodreads review by The Lesbian Library (Maddy) on January 20, 2025

4.5 stars What a freakishly dark YA Horror. This was way heavier than I expected but in a good way. The lore was interesting and well woven. The characters had sweet chemistry. The gore was great and the body transformations were fun. Not to mention a wild ending. Highly recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Em on June 15, 2025

RTC 🥀......more


Quotes

"Cipri's horror offers a compassionate and unflinching perspective on the way people hurt each other and love each other, often at the same time. Dead Girls Don't Dream is one of the loveliest, most devastating things I've read in a long time." —Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award-winning author of Just Like Home"Creepy, beautiful, witchy, and queer, Dead Girls Don't Dream was hard to put down. Eldritch forest magic, an immersive New England setting, and a cast of compelling characters—both living and dead—made it an engrossing and memorable read." —Erica Waters, author of The River Has Teeth and All That Consumes Us