Read at Your Own Risk - by Remy Lai (Hardcover)

About the Book

When Hannah and her friends play a Ouija-style game in their school attic, they unleash an evil spirit that curses Hannah and communicates with her through her diary.

Book Synopsis

Read at Your Own Risk is the spine-chilling illustrated sketch diary of a kid who is being haunted after a game goes terribly wrong and an evil spirit starts conversing with her on the page.

"The journal format of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets the thrills and chills of R.L. Stine in this middle-grade horror." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"For tweens seeking Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Tim Burton, this is an enjoyable scare that may prompt readers to write their own." --School Library Journal

Hannah and her friends were just having a bit of fun when they decided to play a game to communicate with spirits of the dead. Little did they know something would answer their call and crawl its way into the pages of Hannah's journal. What started out as a game has turned into something much more evil. With dire, horrifying consequences.

Is there any way to escape the curse?

Review Quotes

A 2025 CBC Middle-Grade Favorites Winner

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

* "An ominous yet irresistible story that will delight and distress in equal measure." --Kirkus, starred review

"For tweens seeking Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Tim Burton, this is an enjoyable scare that may prompt readers to write their own." --School Library Journal

"Scares are guaranteed." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)

"Spine-tingling terrors." --Publishers Weekly

"[Lai] delivers scarily good entertainment." --Shelf Awareness

"Perfect for readers looking to play around with the horror genre." --Booklist

"Frightfully fun. A masterpiece of storytelling." --Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood, creators of the Real Pigeons series

"Darkly funny with just the right amount of creepy tossed in." --Renee Treml, creator of Sherlock Bones

"Spooky and extremely clever." --Danny Katz, bestselling author of the Little Lunch series

Ghost Book:

"Remy Lai is a master storyteller!" --Christina Soontornvat, two-time Newbery Honor Winner

Pawcasso:

"Move over, Jeff Kinney . . . Lai's finger is always precisely on the pulse of kid humor." --Horn Book

Fly on the Wall:

* "Henry's character development . . . leaves Greg Heffley in the dust." --School Library Journal, starred review

Pie in the Sky:

"Perfect for fans of Gene Luen Yang and Victoria Jamieson." --Shelf Awareness, starred review

About the Author

Remy Lai absolutely does NOT recommend truancy, but when she was in high school, she sometimes skipped school with her friends to watch horror movies in theaters that were eerily empty (because... um... everyone else was at school). She lives in Australia with her two dogs, who sometimes freak her out by barking at nothing in the corners of rooms. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Pie in the Sky, Fly on the Wall, Pawcasso, Ghost Book, and the Surviving the Wild series.