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A powerhouse anthology featuring classic tales with brand-new nightmares from some of the best thriller and horror writers around. “If your idea of an excellent summer night is telling ghost stories around the campfire, you’ll be jumping for (horrific) joy.”—Bustle “Murderous neighbors, creepy bathtubs, and lots of blood . . . Full of thrills and chills [and] gross, creepy fun.”—Kirkus Reviews A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of psychological thrillers. Each story draws from a mix of literature, film, television, or even music to offer something new and fresh and unsettling. There are no superficial scares here. These are stories that will make you think even as they keep you on the edge of your seat. From bloody horror, to the supernatural, to unnerving, all-too-possible realism, this collection has something for anyone looking for an absolute thrill. Contributing writers include: Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, A. G. Howard, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu, Jonathan Maberry, Danielle Paige, Carrie Ryan, Megan Shepherd, Nova Ren Suma, McCormick Templeman, April Genevieve Tucholke, Cat Winters Read more
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| Publisher | Speak |
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| Publication date | September 6, 2016 |
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| Language | English |
| Print length | 400 pages |
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| Item Weight | 12.6 ounces |
| Reading age | 12 - 17 years |
| Dimensions | 5.51 x 0.98 x 8.27 inches |
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Top Amazon Reviews
YES! All the Creepy Stories...
Format: Kindle
All stories were inspired by old classics - mostly horror. I really liked this! Individual thoughts below. The Birds of Azalea Street - Strange and spooky, weird and dark. I’m not familiar with the inspiration for this story, but I thought this was very interesting. In the Forest Dark and Deep - Omg!! This was so creepy and disturbing! Totally freaked me out. Loved the Alice in Wonderland vibes. Emmeline - A little Dracula-esque. Kept me wondering the whole time if I could trust the narrator. Good story. Verse Chorus Verse - Not familiar with the inspiration behind this either. This was strange. Loved the atmosphere, very disturbing. I would have liked a clearer ending though. Hide-and-Seek - This was fun to read. Not frightening in any way, but fast paced and vivid. The Dark, Scary Parts and All - No, I didn’t like this at all. It was too obvious what was happening, and the weirdness didn’t feel natural to me. The Flicker, The Fingers, The Beat, The Sigh - Is it weird I thought this was beautiful? I did. It got stuck in my head for a while. Fat Girl with a Knife - The narration was a little jerky and probably not on purpose. I didn’t love this, but it wasn’t bad. Had a fun ending. Sleepless - Oh my gosh, slow clap, this was fantastic. So dark. So many great clues lying around. So good. M - Fantastic murder mystery with a supernatural twist and an awesome lead character. So much tension! Loved it! The Girl Without A Face - Oh my. Things got kind of sloppy at the end, like some of the descriptions were repeated or just didn’t make sense, but the story was super creepy and surprising. The Girl Who Dreamed of Snow - This just wasn’t my kind of story. It’s really hard for me to like this kind of fantasy in short story form, but it was well written. Stitches - Really interesting take on Frankenstein. And interesting that this is the second story in this anthology involving Texas, an abusive father figure, and birds. On the I-5 - Daaaark. Awesome. I would love to have this as a full novel and get all the gut wrenching details.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018 by Krystal
Perfectly Creepy Read!
Format: Hardcover
I find myself starting to read my “scary” reads early! What can I say, I hate waiting! The anthology Slasher Girls and Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke compiled 14 stories sure to delight and fright readers! From the 14 authors, I’ve read seven previous and intentions to start another of the author’s series. So I was already invested with some of these author’s works. The rest were new to me, but still rather enjoyable. And like with any anthology, I’m going to quickly break the stories down one after another. Because really, that’s how I would want to read a review over an anthology that I might considering reading! Feel free to pick and choose only particular mini reviews to read as well, but really this whole anthology was pretty wild! I really liked it! What was even more fun was learning which horror movies or stories inspired the authors to write their own tale. Some I recognized, some I didn’t and only a small handful were of ones I actually watched, because, yeah, I’m a chicken when it comes to horror movies! LOL! The Birds of Azalea Street by Nova Ren Suma Figuring out which movies this one was based off was pretty easy, but still fun nonetheless. Tasha and her friends have always known that Tasha’s neighbor, Leonard was a downright creepy dude. Always watching the girls as they walked around the neighborhood and such, hearing the camera snap as they walk by. Even the birds in the neighborhood stopped coming to his feeders after some incidents. Then Tasha and her friends notice a woman coming into the house with Leonard one night and determined to save her from the creepy man, the girls try to warn her about the danger she is unknowingly in. But things get weird as the story moves along, but I like to think I grasped some of those hidden secrets about. It was a pretty good story too! Rating 4.5/5 stars In the Forest Dark and Deep by Carrie Ryan Carrie wrote a pretty creeptastic story here! One that still left me puzzled by the end, but it was still fabulously told! Cassidy has always loved playing in the woods in a secret little spot of hers where she once had tea parties, much like Alice did in Wonderland. The March Hare even makes an appearance. Like LITERALLY makes an appearance! The story gets told through flashbacks to her time as a child at seven years old and in the current time at seventeen years old. There was a pretty gruesome incident that happened years ago when she was seven and it seems that history is bound to repeat itself again in the current time. I guess what confused me the most, was not being able to understand if what we were seeing was really happening or if there was some psychological twist I wasn’t sure I was reading about. All in all, a pretty creepy read if a bit puzzling. Rating 4/5 stars Emmeline by Cat Winters This one was pretty freaky too! Emmeline is a young girl trapped in her room, longing to find someone to love and love her in return. Then one night, as her family was housing soldiers, she had a rather intriguing conversation with a young soldier. Although, it’s halfway through the story that we get a surprising twist added to the mix. While I could guess it in part and the thereafter, I was a bit puzzled with not grasping why the soldier seemed to know, and then yet didn’t? It had a few more shocks and twists to it in the end, but it was still a pretty chilling story! Rating 4/5 stars Verse Chorus Verse by Leigh Bardugo This one was probably one of the most weirdest ones out of the bunch. And in a good way, yet not completely satisfying way. Jaycee is a young rising singer and after an accident and drugs goes to rehab. It gets told through Kara’s point of view in the present time, which is Jaycee’s mom and then what happened in the rehab center by Jaycee. It was a little confusing switching back and forth, but then one night Kara gets a terrifying phone call from Jaycee begging to come home. But later all is forgotten, and Jaycee seems to love the rehab place. I never quite grasped what was going on with this creepy clinic, but it was obvious from the getgo that something wasn’t right with this place. I wish there could’ve been clearer answers, but the mystery and downright eeriness definitely makes up for it! Rating 4/5 stars Hide-and-Seek by Megan Shepherd Annie is a young teen that is murdered by her stepfather. She knows this upon waking as a ghost. Then Crow Cullom comes to take her to meet her final end, but Annie isn’t ready to go and knowing her lore about Crow Cullom challenges him or Death really, to a game of her choosing to win back her soul/life. The game is hide-and-seek and she must survive the game in 24 hours or else Death will claim her. But trouble is bound to find Annie everywhere she goes and it takes everything she has to stay one step head of Death because he is hunting her at every turn. The ending was pretty chilling too, but I was able to surmise what would happen by the clues laid out for us and I was delighted to find I was right! LOL! Rating 5/5 stars The Dark, Scary Parts and All by Danielle Paige Marnie is the smart girl, and woefully unpopular. She is bullied constantly by the whole school it seems, led by the most popular and vindictive cheerleader of them all. Then there is Damien who seems to actually see her, though Marnie is hesitant to trust his generosity as she’s been hurt before countless of times. Marnie starts to have rather weird, terrifying and vivid dreams. Some that even involve Damien. The ending was kinda of surprising, yet I was able to guess it’s movie basis even though I never saw it. Though it was still revealed in an interesting way! Rating 5/5 stars The Flicker, The Fingers, The Beat, The Sigh by April Genevieve Tucholke Theo, his girlfriend, Scout, his sister, Grace and her boyfriend, Asher are driving down the road one night headed to a party discussing horror movies when suddenly they hit a girl who had been walking alongside the road. There were some intriguing twists to this one. And while it was clear what movies were used as inspiration, I really liked their combo. Even though I never saw either! The ending was both the heartbreaking and yet satisfying kind! Rating 5/5 stars Fat Girl with a Knife by Jonathan Mayberry This one involved yet another bullied teen, who was overweight. Though she wasn’t one to take the bullying lightly. She fought back and I did love that about Dahlia! I mean what she did with the dog poop and the mean girl was just classic! LOL! What I wasn’t expecting to see from this story was a zombie apocalypse! And that’s where I will leave things! Rating 3/5 stars Sleepless by Jay Kristoff Justin recently has been chatting with a girl online. He really likes her, yet knows his overbearing mother might not approve of her. As she is his “special boy”. But when it seems clear that the mystery girl likes him too, they both decide a meet is necessary. It’s when the meet is in action that things get really creepy. Creepy in a terrifyingly good way! It was pretty freaky, yet the ending was a total twisted shock and I absolutely loved that too! Rating 5/5 stars M by Stefan Bachman Misha is the daughter of an earl and after he died, she was passed along from family member to family member in order for her to be taken care of. Misha is blind and is seen as useless. Though when she happens upon a dead body in her home during a party, and runs into the actual murderer things take a terrifying turn. Despite his warnings and threats, she’s determined to uncover who he really is and turn him into the police detectives at the house. Though the killer is smart and cunning. He always seems to be one step ahead of her. Once again, I wasn’t at all familiar with these particular horror movies used as inspiration for this story. The mystery element was good though, but I felt a loss at what was the creep factor of it all besides the murder mystery element itself. Rating 3/5 stars The Girl Without a Face by Marie Lu Yet another positively creepy read! The stories that tend to involve a "faceless" being have always terrified me. (No Face Zombie, anyone? Seriously, anyone know what that's from? *grins*) I'm not even sure where it stems from. I guess because there's no face, it's just all the more terrifying than red glowing eyes, razor sharp teeth, and any other horrifying feature. What you can't see has always terrified me more than what you can see. Marie scares the you know what out of me right from the beginning when Richard and his parents move into a new house and for some odd reason, his closet door won't open. So he changes room, and then not too long later, this closet door won't open! Now why you would keep trying to open said closet is beyond me! But Richard soon starts having nightmares, ones that involve a girl with pale hair that he always sees from behind. He never sees her face. There's some more back story that starts to tie into what Richard is seeing. And it's just freaking creepy! Closets have usually freaked me out more than what's under the bed, because closets just seem darker! I really liked how the incident from Richard's past tied into this horrifying experience of his. And the ending was definitely another one that just left me with chills! I guess my only complaint was some of the revelations. It was drawn out almost too good, to the point where I still couldn't quite puzzle things together. Rating 4.5/5 stars A Girl Who Dreamed of Snow by McCormick Templeman This was yet another one of the odder ones. I had read McCormick's book last year and found it to be just sort of so-so. So I was wondering what I would find within this story. It's definitely another of the more complicated stories. But it's one that's steeped with history and myth. Here we have a young girl, woman? named Nara who's on a journey to her father. Though the why of it all never really gets said. Then there's Mowich who's apart of a tribe whose women were dying because of a disease and lack of cure available, so he and other tribe members have taken to kidnapping women and selling them for profits. Mowich, though is one of the nicer guys. He doesn't really like what he has to do, but he is trying to save his sister who is suffering from said disease. Then there's a hunter in the woods and you never really know if he's bad or good. There's danger in these woods, but there's so many things we don't know about all these characters. It definitely has an intriguing end, but it's still one that puzzles me. Much like M. Night Shyamaln's movies, where you think you have things solved, then there's just that one last piece of info that you can't fit into the puzzle, yet it clearly belongs somewhere! Lol. Rating 3/5 stars Stitches by A.G. Howard This one was clearly a Frankenstein inspired story from the getgo, yet it definitely has some surprising twists. Sage, Clover, and Oakley are siblings and they live with their neglectful and sometimes abusive father. After their mother disappeared one stormy night, their lives had been irrevocably changed. Then after returning from prison one night, their father claims he met a doctor who promised him he could change. By replacing the bad with good. And since there was a payout involved, the father agreed. He trades his "evil" body parts for good ones, ones that came from a good person. There was quite a mysterious twist that came in at the end that helped to make things clear. Though it was more sort of an "oh" kind of revelation, it was still surprising in some ways. Just not the jaw dropper I had been hoping for. It still has some dark and twisted moments though and yeah, maybe some cringing! Rating 3.5/5 stars On the I-5 by Kendare Blake This was yet another puzzling story, possibly because I wasn't familiar with the movie inspirations, but I was able to make some surmises, I just wasn't sure if I was right or not! EmmaRae is a strange girl. Something bad happened to her, but it's not clear until later what. And in the meantime she is looking for a particular somebody to exact her revenge. Though clear answers are never given. I guess what I need to do is watch these unfamiliar horror movies then re-read these few stories to get a better understanding of things. But then again, they were only used for inspiration! This one still had some creepy vibes and a nice vindicated ending to it, but again, there was still a bit of mystery and questions to the ending as well! Rating 3.5/5 stars All in all this was a pretty creepy compilation of stories! Some were downright terrifying, others more puzzling than that. But it was still a delightfully freaky read!! Overall Rating 4/5 stars
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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015 by Jessica S.
So Very Deliciously Eerie
Format: Hardcover
This collection of stories was so very deliciously eerie. Some were more frightening; some were more sinister. But no matter what, they were all unsettling. This is the hallmark of a fantastic horror story, and this anthology is jam-packed. What is best about this particular horror anthology, is that it is strictly young adult, which I haven't seen before. Also, each story is inspired by classic films, books, or songs. Some of the films/books/songs are already horror-based, but others are not. This makes the interpretations to horror that much better in my opinion. I think this also adds an interesting look into the way something can be interpreted, and had me researching some of the originals that inspired these stories. For instance, my absolute, hands-down favorite story, "In the Forest Dark and Deep" by Carrie Ryan, is based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This story follows a young girl who is a victim and a witness to a horrible crime that is conducted by a mysterious figure: the March Hare. The events of the story flash back and forth between when Cassidy is a child and when she is a teenager on the brink of adulthood. It is very creepy and beautiful all at once. The use of the mad tea party is expertly done, and I just loved it so much. I would encourage you to either read this one first, or save it for last. Of course, while this was my favorite, it is far from alone. A couple other real stand-out stories include "Verse Chorus Verse" by Leigh Bardugo, "Stitches" by A.G. Howard, "Sleepless" by Jay Kristoff and "On the I-5" by Kendare Blake. Each of these are just so chilling and do the best job of making shivers go down my spine. But, all of the stories are worth reading for sure. I will say that I couldn't read this book at night. After I read the first two stories I tried to go to bed. Unfortunately, I have an over-active imagination and scared the living daylights out of myself, jumping at each creek and groan of my house. I had to sleep with my bathroom light on! So if you're braver than I am, definitely enjoy this anytime, but if you're a scaredy-cat like me, then I suggest full sunlight when enjoying. If you're a horror lover, you will not be disappointed with the stories collected in Slasher Girls & Monster Boys.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016 by Elisquared
Lovely and Horrific
Format: Paperback
This was less of a “I’m terrified to sleep tonight”, and more of a “Good For Her! Good for her, kill him.” Kind of horror book. This novel full of short stories never missed, each story being either thrilling and interesting, or fun to read while you root for the main antagonist! Amazing book, I had read it when I was a kid and now that I own it I won’t have to make the local librarians want me dead!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021 by Kyra
Great anthology for young readers
Format: Paperback
Highly recommend. I love a good anthology. The stories were really creative and different than others I've read. Some of the stories really make you think. It wasn't bone chillingly scary, just a little creepy and well thought out. I enjoyed this book a lot. All the characters are on the younger side of life so it's definitely catered more towards teens. I may not be a teen but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2020 by BrianndaPanda
The Bad Parts & The Good Parts
Format: Hardcover
There was so much potential here, reallytrulyhonestly. I loved the idea of most of the stories, where they drew their inspiration from. However, the main issue was the execution. Sometimes it was the author's writing style that didn't feel good on the brain, and at other times, I just stared at the pages and thought, "I get where you're going with is, but this just wasn't good." If I had to use an example, it would be Danielle Paige's entry, "The Dark, Scary Parts and All". I'm not a fan of her writing style. I started the reading the Dorothy Must Die series and right from the get-go, book 1, I could tell her narrative was going to be annoying. What happened with this story was both of the issues above--her writing style was bad (annoying), and so was her execution (predictable and just plainly not the best), which was is a sad thing to say because her story was inspired by THE OMEN (1976). At the end of this story, I was severely disappointed. HOWEVER, that's not to say that this story doesn't have it's good and somewhat awesome stories. Jay Kristoff's "Sleepless" was, personally, the best in the entire collection. I'm not going to say anything about it because it's so good, you just have to read it. Other notable stories were written by Carrie Ryan and A. G. Howard. Some honourable mentions are Leigh Bardugo, Nova Ren Suma (whose story relies on realistic horror), and Kendare Blake. OVERALL, don't expect much. It's just like every anthology: bad parts & good parts--but this is a pretty good collection for light reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016 by Oliver Valentino Blue
... mind when I decided that it would be a good idea to pick up this book
Format: Hardcover
I can't remember what exactly went through my mind when I decided that it would be a good idea to pick up this book. I'm the type of person who can't watch American Horror Story without feeling the urge to sleep with the lights on for days afterward. But something about this book caught my attention, and I couldn't resist the urge to pick it up and have it scare me witless. After reading the first few stories, I thought it was going to do just that, but as I continued on, something changed. I'm not sure if it was that I got tougher and my nerves got better, but by fourth story or so, I wasn't "scared" by any of them. Some of the stories creeped me out, but I'm not sure that any of them really belong in the horror genre, because I never felt even remotely terrified during any of them. Overall though, it was a really good read. The stories that I liked, it seemed that I really liked, while I found the rest to be mostly mediocre. As I read, I rated each story and wrote down my thoughts on them, and then I calculated my overall rating (around a 3.5, rounded up for stars) by averaging the 14 separate stories together. Below are my rankings and thoughts on the individual stories: THE BIRDS OF AZALEA STREET 3 STARS The way this one started, I honestly questioned whether or not I'd be able to make it through an entire anthology of stories like it. I really thought I was going to have to set aside the book just because it would be too scary for me. It wasn't scary in a paranormal sense, but I've started to think that some of the scariest things are done by us humans, not the imaginary creatures we dream up. The neighbor, Leonard, is the kind of character that makes me think that the random noises I hear at night are somebody in my house. But then, as the story continued, it got weirder, and as it got weirder, it got less scary. It was still pretty creepy, but the ending had me more confused than anything else, and it left me with more questions than it answered. IN THE FOREST DARK AND DEEP 5 STARS After the confusion caused by the story before it, this was refreshing, and it was outright terrifying for me. This is the famous "March Hare story", and the other reviewers aren't lying when they say that you'll never be able to think of the March Hare in the same way after reading this. As a kid (and even now, if I'm being truly honest), I never liked Alice in Wonderland. It was too out there and creepy for me as a kid, and I still have no desire to rewatch it or any of the newer adaptations, and it's never once been an urge of mine to read the book. I can say that, after reading this, my aversion to the story has only grown even stronger. Though I struggled with imagining exactly what this twisted version of the March Hare looked like, I think that inability made the story even creepier. The creepiest part of the whole thing? Easily the heroine's repeated use of the phrase "Exactly so". I'm still getting goosebumps every time I even think the phrase, and I can only imagine what actually hearing someone say it would do to me. EMMELINE 2 STARS This one wasn't even remotely scary to me. It was pretty easy to figure out what exactly was going on in the story, and more than anything, it just left me feeling sad for the main character at the end. VERSE CHORUS VERSE 4 STARS This started off not-so-good for me. I thought it was going to end up being one where I just wanted to skim through the whole thing, but instead, it took a turn for the extremely unsettling and has left me terrified to get in a bathtub. This was definitely one of the strongest entries for me, and I've found myself still trying to figure it all out even now. HIDE-AND-SEEK 3 STARS This one wasn't scary for me at all, but it was one that I read compulsively until I finished. It started off really strong, but I think I would have enjoyed this more if there were even more elements of the supernatural included. Instead, it just kind of felt like a less gory version of the Final Destination franchise. THE DARK, SCARY PARTS AND ALL 2 STARS All I could think of while reading this was the books that spawned from the Twilight craze. It took the tropes that people use most often to bash the YA genre and instead of using them in a way that was self aware and satirical, used them just as expected. THE FLICKER, THE FINGERS, THE BEAT, THE SIGH 2 STARS The best part about this whole story to me is the title. I love how evocatively it reads, and I love it even more when spoken aloud. This is the kind of scary story title that would have me hiding behind someone else if it was told around a campfire, but the story behind it just didn't even remotely scare me, or do much of anything for me. The only part of this story that really creeped me out was the discussion of various urban legends, all of which I still find absolutely terrifying even after hearing them years ago. FAT GIRL WITH A KNIFE 2 STARS In my mind, this was very similar to the two stories before it, and it was getting pretty discouraging to read stories that weren't scary and more frustrating than anything else. This was a zombie story with basically no zombies, and it was kind of a yawn to get through. SLEEPLESS 5 STARS I loved this one. It was easy to deduce which story it was inspired by, but it was still fun all the way through. It had enough twists and turns that it was able to keep my interest, and the entire time I found myself wishing I could read faster. Instead of being outright creepy, this story created a creepy ambiance in much the same way that movies like The Silence of the Lambs does. The introduction of new elements to a classic story made this one of my favorite stories in the collection. M 4 STARS While I was reading this, I couldn't help but think that this story didn't truly belong in this collection. I enjoyed it immensely, and I especially loved that it told the story of a main character who was blind, but I fail to see how it was scary, or even really creepy. The inclusion of small children singing songs (while always definitely creepy) seemed as if it was done almost because the story wouldn't have been allowed in the anthology otherwise. The most thrilling aspect of this story was that it was a murder mystery as experienced by a blind young woman. THE GIRL WITHOUT A FACE 3 STARS I was hesitant to read this one only because of all that I had heard about it. Lots of people whose reviews I read claimed that this was the scariest story in the bunch, but I found myself very underwhelmed by it overall. It was spooky, but it really didn't do much for me overall. The beginning had me agreeing with other reviewers, but it quickly faded into a story that I felt was too predictable and overdone. I'm willing to admit that with this story and several others in the collection, I might have enjoyed them more if I had waited to read them at the right time (not on a sunny morning) and in the right setting, perhaps right next to my closet for this one. A GIRL WHO DREAMED OF SNOW 5 STARS This one was my absolute favorite in the anthology, but definitely not because I found it scary, or even creepy, really. There were twists and turns throughout this story, but I don't think I would even classify it as thrilling. The strength of the main character was refreshing after the characters in some of the collection's middle stories, and I loved that there were different cultures at play within the same short story. I can't really put my finger on what made this one so great to me, but I really, really enjoyed it. STITCHES 4.5 STARS I probably looked forward to this story more than any other in the collection. It wasn't as gory as I was lead to believe it would be, and it was more unsettling than scary or creepy, but I definitely think this is one of the strongest pieces in the anthology. The Collector and the other characters set a mood that made me thankful I wasn't reading it in a cabin in the middle of the woods, and I really thought it was an interesting take on the story that inspired it. ON THE I-5 4.5 STARS This was more of a revenge-thriller than a horror story, but I love the "system" that was created. I was a little frustrated that we didn't receive the whole back story of the main character, but the bits that we did get were so tantalizing that it more than made up for any questions that I had. It's the stories like this throughout this collection that have helped me realize that sometimes it's better to not have all of the answers in hand. Overall, I'm so glad that I picked this book up. It's helped me learn that maybe I don't get spooked as easily as I've always thought I did, and it's made it so that I can feel confident in saying that I'll pick up more horror in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2015 by Danielle
Absolutely Fantastic and scary as hell!
Format: Kindle
A collection of YA thriller and horror short stories. I read one a night before Halloween, what a terrifying treat! Hide and Seek is my favorite. Be sure to add the authors to your top read list! I'd give this six stars if I could. One of the best books I've read all year!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021 by TheRainbowZebra