News Worthy
Author: Lynn Thompson
Category: Fiction, Horror, Psychological, Thriller, Suspense, Short Story Anthology
Suitable for: Teens+
My Rating: 4.5
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Format Read for Review: Kindle copy from the
author
Pages: 36
Description: This
book is a collection of 5 short stories inspired by strange news clips. The
short story describes some wild event and then is followed by a 'breaking news'
scene where a reporter describes what happened. This clarifies some of what really
happened in the mysterious, ambiguous and shocking scene you just witnessed.
In Short: This is an interesting twist on news headlines
with a macabre sense of humor. If you like fictional short stories that are a
bit on the dark side you will enjoy this anthology. The stories range from
getting revenge via snakes, to wildfires, bugs under the skin, a hoarder being
attacked by the danger she created in her own home, and even a bad batch of
cannabis that creates zombies.
Pros: These
stories are really unique and well written. Even though I'm totally phobic of
snakes and found the snake story to be unsettling it was probably my favorite.
I loved the big snake's character and the comical outcome of the story. My
family also recently lost their house in a wildfire so you could say that short
story hit home for me. I still enjoyed it and thought the ending was simultaneously
shocking and humorous in a twisted way. I thought the stories were darkly
comical and easy to imagine happening in real life. I found this book to be
really entertaining and unlike anything I have read before. It made for a quick
fun read.
Cons: Some of the stories have an air of mystery to
them that made me a little confused, still a great read.
Parent's Guide: Overall clean language and not too
intense as far as violence and horror goes. Some possible triggers for the
topics of fire, bulimia, there is a child molester character, mild drug
reference without graphic drug use (people turned into zombies from tainted
cannabis), and there are some deaths in this book. I didn't think it was too
scary or graphic and I think it's safe for most adolescents.
I was given a free copy of this book in return for my honest
review. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.
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