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- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Jul 21
- 2 min read
A source books kids publishing
4 stars
A new eerie series kicks off with a summer camp (kind of a correction camp). A Squid Game with plot twists for kids. They play, they rank each other, and the one at the bottom gets far away from those 1 million game credits and is taken by mechanical vultures. The books start with a strange robot in a room... it appears to be an experience. In volume 1, we're following Sophia, who has the worst mindset and choices. She hurts her little sister and won't confess, worse, she lies a lot. This is a book of terrible things and terrible evil betrayals without redemption with a Stine vibe of ending. Can't wait for the next episode Let's Play a Game to see what kind of setting it will be, and perhaps learn more about what is happening with that robot and experience from page 1 to the last.
Horror is more psychological, and the tension of not knowing what is happening and making bad choices, like pushing each other under the bus to win.
Great cover, illustrations, and it's short and full of tension.
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The Mortons
4.3
What a family. What a plot.
The eerie vibes on this one literally made my skin crawl. The author grasps such a relatable feeling (that family doesn't care, people don't care, they are loyal because it's blood, but they don't care, how many of us don't have that side of the family, and most are not loyal at all). Everything is a transaction (which I feel is more how people relate since the quarantine), and easily one can owe more than one's life to another. It's a terrible feeling well captured by the author in this family, "mafia" vibes story, manipulation, and murder.
The book is a bit slow but captivating.
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Paint Me Like Your Dead Girls
A penguin book
4 stars I hope this becomes a series with this young investigative reporter as the main character. This volume was focused on some "supernatural/curse" elements rumored to be associated with the painting. The truth is it's a game, and not only will she solve the current murders and prevent others. She will also bring the story of the cold cases to light, honoring the past victims. It had a lot of action, and I didn't guess who the culprit was.
Spindlewood
4.5 Missed reading one like this a gothic mystery in a spirits academy. It will please Wednesday and Kelcie Murphy's fans. She can't see ghosts at all but she joins the academy to feel what her family experience. An academy that has for a motto not to lie and face consequences. With investigation and misdirection like a magician she gets far enough to learn what happened to her parents. I hope it's a series and there will be more.
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