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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fetch:
honestly my fav one of the bunch. it had sych cool mechanics and was a quick and fun read
lonely freddy:
i liked the idea behind it just not really the exicution
out of stock:
only the last 10 pages are really interesting. it was a cute backstort tho
honestly my fav one of the bunch. it had sych cool mechanics and was a quick and fun read
lonely freddy:
i liked the idea behind it just not really the exicution
out of stock:
only the last 10 pages are really interesting. it was a cute backstort tho
Fetch: Ending was super open which isn't always a bad thing, but come on I want some gory shit from a Five Nights at Freddy's short story. Bloody sheets just aren't gonna do it for me. The concept of an AI with the intent to please the owner, without realizing and adhering to moral boundaries or even plotting to do it maliciously in the first place, is one of the more interesting concepts that's been introduced throughout the franchise.
Lonely Freddy: Kind of forgot that this was a short story from the FNAF franchise, because, similar to some of the other stories at times, the narrative about the creepy animatronics haunted by dead children murdered by a purple man takes a back seat in order to give the attention to whatever angsty "unloved" child is the protagonist. The latter half of the story was solid, the idea of the consciousness swap was interesting, and the dynamic of Alec and Hazel had the potential to be really cool. The horror felt a bit more gimmicky? I don't know, it felt really slow the majority of the time which caused Alec's character development to really drag.
Out of Stock: Having a protagonist who is able to have a somewhat clear idea of who they are and what their place in life is, makes the story a lot more readable. Sure, still an emotional 12 year old kid, but the relationships with his mum and his friends felt more compelling and real rather than having a parent there for the sake of having a parent character. Plushtrap felt a bit underutilized, and the story did suffer for it slightly by feeling like the shortest of the three.
Lonely Freddy: Kind of forgot that this was a short story from the FNAF franchise, because, similar to some of the other stories at times, the narrative about the creepy animatronics haunted by dead children murdered by a purple man takes a back seat in order to give the attention to whatever angsty "unloved" child is the protagonist. The latter half of the story was solid, the idea of the consciousness swap was interesting, and the dynamic of Alec and Hazel had the potential to be really cool. The horror felt a bit more gimmicky? I don't know, it felt really slow the majority of the time which caused Alec's character development to really drag.
Out of Stock: Having a protagonist who is able to have a somewhat clear idea of who they are and what their place in life is, makes the story a lot more readable. Sure, still an emotional 12 year old kid, but the relationships with his mum and his friends felt more compelling and real rather than having a parent there for the sake of having a parent character. Plushtrap felt a bit underutilized, and the story did suffer for it slightly by feeling like the shortest of the three.
Even though I've only read the first two books in the series, this is my favorite. The stories were addicting and lived rent free in my head when I wasn't reading. I highly recommend this book if you're fan of FNAF or just a fan of short horror stories with fantastical elements.
It's been a while since i read the first 3 story compilation of FNAF and i thought it was time i gave the second one a try. And like last time, i need to review it in three parts
Fetch: This one was okay. it was basically a story of a kid who finds a turned off dog animatronic at the abandoned fnaf location and it begins to text him and do evil things like kill dogs, bite off fingers, etc. The story in itself is fine. the main character isn't the greatest character ever, but he's not too bad. He just wants his crush to notice him and things get more than a bit out of hand.
The biggest issue i have with this story is that it takes too long for the dog to really DO anything EVIL like the dog really does 3 evil things and one of them is at the very very end. so basically it's 2 evil things throughout the majority of the book and the buildup is too long and the "payoff" was very anticlimactic and kind of meh. Overall, not a great story, but not TERRIBLE. 3/5.
Lonely Freddy: Okay, I have no problem in stating that this one is absolutely terrible. it's by FAR the worst of the three. Brother is mad at his sister for being perfect and getting all the attention. he comes with a convoluted plan to expose her for being a fake. stupid ending happens. That's pretty much everything. It's hard to say that this is a FNAF story because in this 77 page story, they don't even get into the FNAF location or do anything FNAF related for the first 40 pages. The first 40 pages are like a short version of "The war with grandpa" (god did i really make a reference to "the war with grandpa?) and it's mainly the MC's internal monologue about how he doesn't trust his sister but the two of them work together to try to switch the good and bad roles and show their terrible parents to love them both equally. It's a stupid story with a stupid ending. I found myself skimming through this one just to get it finished. I know it's horror, but it was done very poorly and the ending made no sense. 1.5 out of 5.
Out of Stock: I'm actually very surprised how much i liked this one. Easily the best of the three. When i first started it, i honestly didn't think i'd like it, but by the end i really was beginning to enjoy it. Short version, Boy who never has any luck really wants a plushtrap doll. it's sold out everywhere ala turboman style. finds a defective one, "Steals" it, (I put this in quotation marks as i don't consider it stealing since he left the money on the counter and it was only considered stealing because it was a defective one the store didn't want to sell) and takes it home. turns out the defective one is evil and tries to kill him and his friends.
Yes, it's not the most original premise on the planet, but what really sold it for me was the main characters. The reason why i enjoyed this was because Oscar and his friends were actually likeable people. they weren't jerks, they weren't "kids who had to be taught a lesson" they were actually just good kids. Oscar regularly helped his mom out at the old folks' home when she needed help because the dad was dead, and his friends were true friends who stick up and stand by him when he needs it.
This is a different kind of story. Rather than seeing a story where you want the bad kids punished, this is one where you're worried for the GOOD kids. and that was something that made it interesting to me. Overall, good wrap up to the trilogy. 4/5.
So that leaves us with a 3, 1.5, and a 4.
Overall, if they could have removed the second story and replaced it with a SLIGHTLY better one, i would have no qualms giving this a 3.5. However, with just how AWFUL the second story was, it's impossible to give it anything higher than a 3. It's a shame because Fetch wasn't bad and Out of Stock was honestly a GOOD story. Whoever wrote "Lonely Freddy" yeah...don't quit your day job.
Total score 3/5
Fetch: This one was okay. it was basically a story of a kid who finds a turned off dog animatronic at the abandoned fnaf location and it begins to text him and do evil things like kill dogs, bite off fingers, etc. The story in itself is fine. the main character isn't the greatest character ever, but he's not too bad. He just wants his crush to notice him and things get more than a bit out of hand.
The biggest issue i have with this story is that it takes too long for the dog to really DO anything EVIL like the dog really does 3 evil things and one of them is at the very very end. so basically it's 2 evil things throughout the majority of the book and the buildup is too long and the "payoff" was very anticlimactic and kind of meh. Overall, not a great story, but not TERRIBLE. 3/5.
Lonely Freddy: Okay, I have no problem in stating that this one is absolutely terrible. it's by FAR the worst of the three. Brother is mad at his sister for being perfect and getting all the attention. he comes with a convoluted plan to expose her for being a fake. stupid ending happens. That's pretty much everything. It's hard to say that this is a FNAF story because in this 77 page story, they don't even get into the FNAF location or do anything FNAF related for the first 40 pages. The first 40 pages are like a short version of "The war with grandpa" (god did i really make a reference to "the war with grandpa?) and it's mainly the MC's internal monologue about how he doesn't trust his sister but the two of them work together to try to switch the good and bad roles and show their terrible parents to love them both equally. It's a stupid story with a stupid ending. I found myself skimming through this one just to get it finished. I know it's horror, but it was done very poorly and the ending made no sense. 1.5 out of 5.
Out of Stock: I'm actually very surprised how much i liked this one. Easily the best of the three. When i first started it, i honestly didn't think i'd like it, but by the end i really was beginning to enjoy it. Short version, Boy who never has any luck really wants a plushtrap doll. it's sold out everywhere ala turboman style. finds a defective one, "Steals" it, (I put this in quotation marks as i don't consider it stealing since he left the money on the counter and it was only considered stealing because it was a defective one the store didn't want to sell) and takes it home. turns out the defective one is evil and tries to kill him and his friends.
Yes, it's not the most original premise on the planet, but what really sold it for me was the main characters. The reason why i enjoyed this was because Oscar and his friends were actually likeable people. they weren't jerks, they weren't "kids who had to be taught a lesson" they were actually just good kids. Oscar regularly helped his mom out at the old folks' home when she needed help because the dad was dead, and his friends were true friends who stick up and stand by him when he needs it.
This is a different kind of story. Rather than seeing a story where you want the bad kids punished, this is one where you're worried for the GOOD kids. and that was something that made it interesting to me. Overall, good wrap up to the trilogy. 4/5.
So that leaves us with a 3, 1.5, and a 4.
Overall, if they could have removed the second story and replaced it with a SLIGHTLY better one, i would have no qualms giving this a 3.5. However, with just how AWFUL the second story was, it's impossible to give it anything higher than a 3. It's a shame because Fetch wasn't bad and Out of Stock was honestly a GOOD story. Whoever wrote "Lonely Freddy" yeah...don't quit your day job.
Total score 3/5
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The second story really made this book, while the other two were quite disappointing plot wise.
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A