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No Way Out - And Other Scary Short Stories (2000)

by M.J.A. Ware(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: If I wouldn't have gotten this free off Amazon I would have put one star. So the other star is for the "free" option. Who kills zombies with lemonade? Seriously! I was with you all the way until that plot twist came around. The last story was just flat stupid and made zero sense. It was more like a younger child'a tale. It took me less than 30 minutes to read this. There should have been least 2 or 3 more.
review 2: Like the spooky teen TV shows and novellas of the 80's and 90's, "No Way Out" is chilling but not overtly gory.I like the cover art which perfectly corresponds with the first story. (The anthology is named after this first story.) Initially drawn to the book by its fascinating cover image, I found the different purple hues and eerie glow behind the ... morewindows rather intriguing and indicative of the mood and locations where the stories take place. MJ Ware truly has a way with words! His descriptions of scenery and his character dialogues are both vivid and relevant to the target age group. The text accurately and effectively brings to life the mind set of modern teenagers. My favorite of the three short stories featured is "Hobgoblin Horror." I would have preferred if the tales were longer with a solid ending (endings which reveal what eventually transpired with the main characters), but I did appreciate the author's cliffhanger style. Also, I noticed that all of the main protagonists in this story trio are male. As for the extended previews, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed "Super Zombie Juice Mega Bomb." I'm not really a "zombie apocalypse" fan, but this excerpt piqued my interest. The other, "Zack and Zoey's Alien Apocalypse" seemed like it was geared for a younger audience. Overall, I liked this book. less

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