Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
***Fun in the water...*** Kelly Schneider could hardly wait for summer vacation. She's finally landed her dream job—she's head lifeguard at the New Arcadia Inn. ***Sink or swim...*** At first Kelly laughs at the legend about the pool. Years ago a girl drowned there; now they say she's come back for revenge. Then a string of horrifying poolside accidents reveals a frightening pattern: something weird really is after the lifeguards! ***Off the deep end!*** Kelly can't stay out of the pool, or the people she's supposed to protect will die. But every time she enters the water, she doesn't know if she'll make it out alive! ***Nightmare Inn - if you check in, you may never check out!***
Is Nightmare Inn appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Parents should know this book features vengeful ghost horror with drowning deaths and life-threatening poolside accidents targeting teenage lifeguards. The supernatural threat is persistent and creates sustained tension throughout.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, drowning, and supernatural threat (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be hooked by the summer job setting turned deadly as Kelly faces a vengeful ghost determined to kill the lifeguards one by one.