Thank you NetGalley and Vera Strange for this eARC of Part of Your Nightmare.

A classic story of careful what you wish for!  Shelly wants to friends with the most popular girl in school and best swimmer on the team, she is at the aquarium that her parents own on a field trip when a large wave catches her and washes on shore with a nautilus.  The shell brings her to Ursala to make a deal...  I think kids will enjoy this book, it had an unexpected ending for sure!  I will post my review on Netgalley, Goodreads and Amazon

When I was a child, Ursula always seemed super frightening and now in the first Disney Chills children's horror book she's still scary. I think this book will surprise readers at just how well Disney can do spooky. It surprised me. What I loved most is that Part of Your Nightmare is horror with a eco-friendly message. Elements of the tale are literally the horrors (pun intended) of ocean pollution. Young readers will hopefully pick up on this theme and  the dangers of peer pressure. A great book to kick off the series!

This was a cute book perfect for children wishing that Disney characters were real. The story fell a little flat to me at points and the actions of some of the characters felt really odd at times, but I really enjoyed seeing this real-world application of Disney characters. I think this book is a more toned-down version of Percy Jackson with Disney characters. I enjoyed the creepy and mysterious underwater world that the author painted for us and I loved to see our struggling character go through her hurdles in her life.  

4 stars 

Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of an ARC for my honest opinion in exchange.

I liked this book and intend to purchase it for the Pascoag Library and recommend it for purchase at the Barrington Library.  I really like how the author connected the Disney verse to our world.  3 1/2 stars.  Solid B rating.

Part of y I urge nightmare is the first book in a new Disney -inspired series. Shelly Anderson has had a tough time making friends at her new school. She's gotten to know the popular girls and will do anything to male them like her. Even if the means making a deal with a sea witch. There were many things I loved about this story- Disney in the real world, the thrilling mystery, real life issues of the target audience. However, the one thing I didn't like was the ending. I can't really say why without spoiling it. I also know there are others who would like the way it ends. I am interested in following the series to see if the second book can change my mind.

I love this book! Anyone that is a Disney fan will definitely enjoy this book. It’s a nice, quick read. I enjoyed the book immensely and can’t wait for more. Definitely recommend this

A new Disney book series, Disney Chills, will have thrill-seeking middle grade readers sufficiently spooked.

Part of Your Nightmare, the first book in the series written by Vera Strange, sees 11-year-old Shelly Anderson desperately trying balance school and family life. A science nerd at heart, Shelly struggles to impress the popular kids – Kendall, Attina and Alana – in an attempt to secure their friendship. She can’t bear a repeat of her experience at her old school of having zero friends.

Shelly is also usually a strong swimmer but recently she just can’t keep up. Determined to stay in her friends’ good graces and willing to do anything to be the fastest swimmer on her swim team, Shelly takes a deep dive… by striking a deal with Ursula, the sinister sea witch from The Little Mermaid. The deal quickly turns sour and Shelly finds herself racing against the clock to reverse the curse.

A chilling read introducing new characters and welcoming Disney fans into a familiar-yet-creepy underwater environment, book one in the Disney Chills series may just have middle graders leaving a nightlight on.

Although the cover appears to be geared towards middle grade readers, YA readers could find the material relatable and appeal to a larger audience. This concept of mixing horror/mystery with villains from Disney plays out nicely and makes for very interesting content. I hope this series will continue.

This was a very interesting take on the Little Mermaid story. I found it fun and intriguing, a little scary for the kids, and with a lot of little references for everyone to catch. It was a little too repetitive when it came to Shelly’s constant friendship status worries, but the story did move along nicely and kept me interested. There were some good morals with this read and enough of a new story to real in the young audience. This will be enjoyed by Disney fans that will be waiting for the next installment.

This book will appeal to so many children. Disney fans will love it, along with thrill-seeking fans of. R.L. Stine's Goosebumps or Chris Colfer's land of stories. 
I would recommend this book to reluctant readers. The reading level is quite easy and the familiar character of Ursula will make children invested in the story from the beginning. Stronger readers may enjoy this for the Disney twist but overall the story is quite simple and may not keep stronger readers excited. I recommend for grades 3-5.

This book was a fun way to incorporate the classic Disney Gillian, Ursula into a modern setting. We see our main character in a completely normal situation just trying to o fit in and becomes tempted by what Ursula can offer. The students in my library are also looking for a creepy book and I think they would love something like this. It feels real to what they face and has those creepy elements while still pulling in those who are  Disney fans. While I personally thought it was good but not great, I do think think it will be greatly enjoyed by its intended age group.

It was the typical Disney fairytale retold in a more present time. The story moved along however there really was no chilling part to the story. The direct quotes from Little Mermaid added to the predictability of the story. I would recommend the book to children who are interested in an updated classic Disney tale. There wasn't a hook for me as a reader that kept making me need to turn the page to find out what will happen next.

Part of your Nightmare

What happens when villains of Disney stories invade real life? I like the premise, it is a new way to look at some of the old Disney tales. 
This story was about a girl who DESPERATELY wanted to have friends in her new school and caved to a little bit of peer pressure and learned the lesson that peer pressure doesn’t pay, be careful what you wish for and above all things...DO NOT LITTER!
I loved the science facts and the anti-littering message in the book. 
It pulled in lots of tiny details that fans of The Little Mermaid will notice and appreciate.

A fun new series for middle graders. Not very scary though- if they are looking for a Goosebumps-style read, they are going to be disappointed.

I was able to get an advanced eReader copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher.

I guess the best I can say about this book is that it was fine. The characters were fine, but nothing special. They all seemed fairly one-dimensional and I didn't really like or dislike any of them enough that it made any kind of impression upon me.

This is supposed to be "Disney Chills" and while, yes, it does include Ursula (who used to scare the absolute bejeebers out of me when I was a kid) there's not anything all that scary about this book. I'm, of course, speaking as an adult, but when I think about my library kids I don't think any of my regulars would find this scary. They'd say it's lame. 

Without getting to Spoiler-y because this isn't out yet, there is a main plot line of littering that is woven throughout the story, and I just find it a little silly that that particular act was supposed to be the catalyst for everything that happens throughout the novel but it's really such an insignificant part of the story that if you took out that entire plot line it wouldn't matter.

The ending wasn't satisfying for me, although props that it doesn't have your typical "Disney" ending I guess. Also, don't be looking for any Little Mermaid characters other than Ursula. There are two familiar names, which was clever, but there are none of the original characters except the sea witch.

I'm not totally counting this series out yet, and I will probably still be purchasing both this book and the Princess and the Frog one for the library, but I'm not sold yet. I need a Maleficent and a Gaston one to really make up my mind. While we're at it, Forte from Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas is an often overlooked villain, and that could have some real possibilities too.

E ARC provided by Netgalley

Shelley has had to move to a new school after the divorce of her parents, who still run the Tritan Cove Aquarium together. It was hard to make friends, but she connected with popular Kendall, whose father is the mayor of their small town, and her posse, Alana and Attina. Shelley is very interested in sea life and ecology, but her friends are not. After a field trip to the aquarium, her friends dare her to throw her coffee cup in the ocean, she feels bad, especially since she knows cute fellow nerd Enrique, who helps his brother at the aquarium, would not approve. After finding a shell, Shelley is sucked into the under sea kingdom of Ursula (from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid) and is offered this proposition: Ursula will grant her a wish in exchange for an unspecified favor done at a late time. Shelley, wisely, asks for some time to think about it. Since she is on the swim team with Kendall, Shelley hopes to do well and retain some popularity that way, but when she does poorly in a race and her life generally feels off, she agrees to Ursula's contract. Right away, her swimming times improve, but she also notices some odd changes like gills, webbed fingers and toes, and some scales! Not only that, but having a faster swim time than Kendall makes her friend angry at her! Realizing that this is not how she wanted her wish to go, Shelley asks Ursula to reverse the wish, and the sea witch agrees as long as Shelley does the favor. The rusty, tacky trident in the aquarium display is actually Ursula's key to unlimited power, and she demands that Shelley get it for her, or she won't halt her transformation into a fish. Shelley finally asks Enrique for help in dealing with Ursula, but will the two be able to keep Ursula from gaining power, even with the help of Alana and Attina?

Strengths: The town of Triton Cove, and the parents owning an aquarium was very interesting, and rather on trend with a lot of nautical inspired literature that I've seen lately. The friend drama with Kendall (with her designer, pastel yoga pants) will appeal to students who are themselves often dealing with it. I did appreciate Enrique and Kendall's friends being portrayed as much nicer than Kendall. The Disney inspired villain will appeal to readers who are fans of the movies. 

Weaknesses: Kendall was especially mean, to an unrealistic extent, and the entire premise of making the deal with Ursula didn't appeal to me, but I'm not the target demographic. 

What I really think: This will be a popular choice among young readers who like Goosebumps or the P.J. Night Creepover series. The second book, Fiends on the Other Side (which my daughter informs me is based off The Princess and the Frog)and Second Star to the Fright (Disney Chills, Book Three) are both due out in October 2020. I can see these being wildly popular at Scholastic book fairs, but even though they are available in a prebind from Follett,

Loved it? Very excited to get this in store. I've already started telling people about it. I think this series is going to be awesome!

Who new a little shell could have so much power?! In this not-so-environmentally friendly tale, Shelly finds herself in familiar situations to one of our favorite redheaded mermaids that readers will quickly grab and connect to. 

Keeping the story fresh, Vera Stange does an excellent job developing Shelly’s character, her wish, and the obstacles along the way.  The dialogue and descriptions used to bring Ursula to life are spot and are easily read with Pat Carrol’s voice. 

This books is fast paced, humorous, and written to captivate the minds of middle-grade readers. Recommended for Disney lovers, swimmers, and anyone who wishes to be the very best in what they do. Readers must remember...be careful what you wish for!