SuitabookThe Girls Are Never Gone
Sarah Glenn Marsh
- Reading
- If frightening scenes might be difficult, read together or check in after the mirror and lake incidents. You could also pause to discuss whether Dare’s explanations change as the investigation develops.
- Themes
- Scepticism and the supernatural: Dare privately doubts ghosts but tries to keep an open mind while investigating Arrington Estate. The story sets scepticism against increasingly unsettling events; how it ultimately weighs competing explanations is unclear.
- Public image and honesty: Dare keeps her private scepticism from listeners because she wants them to tune in to her paranormal investigation podcast. This creates a tension between her public role and private beliefs, but the consequences or judgement of that choice are not established.
- Worth knowing
- Expect horror elements: a teenager’s past drowning, threatening messages, a ghastly face in a mirror and a friend nearly drowning. The story is described as involving a life-or-death struggle.