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szara's review
4.0
This was another mixed experience. The first story was interesting and I really liked the Blackbird itself and what it represented (I loooove its design we see on the cover!), but overall it was an average Fazbear Frights story. The second one is a complete opposite of that. This was the only story in the series that had no clear link with FNAF as a whole but this is not why I wish it wasn't in the collection. I am fully aware this is a franchise about murdered children but it's also all fictional and creepy and comfortably unhinged from reality. I don't seek out cancer stories, I actively avoid them, so I am kind of upset that Scott Cawthon tricked me into reading one. Because "Real Jake" was a heartbreaking story of a slow death of a brilliant child that was TOO real. I appreciate the writing and the execution but I don't like that I've read it. The third story in the collection was my favorite. I liked how the main character was constructed and reading his point of view. Shadow Bonnie was a great addition to animatronic/supernatural characters we know from the games that appear in Fazbear Frights stories and its existence was skillfully woven into the story. Until the very end I wasn't sure if we'll get a good or a bad ending but what we got hit just right. The epilogue chunk, though? Wow. A lot of pieces are falling into place but I honestly can't believe we got a Megazord Afton.
adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Bullying
claresbookshelf's review
4.0
4 out of 5 stars.
That was the best one so far. Genuinely, the storytelling in each novella was the best the series has had so far.
Easily the best was the middle story about Jake. I seriously want to know more about the doll and what's happened to him.
That was the best one so far. Genuinely, the storytelling in each novella was the best the series has had so far.
Easily the best was the middle story about Jake. I seriously want to know more about the doll and what's happened to him.
peeper's review
4.0
Blackbird: it was good and simple
The real Jake: i'm still sad, this is sad
Hide and seek: felt like lonely freddy and step closer combined, a little boring but the end was really shocking to me
The real Jake: i'm still sad, this is sad
Hide and seek: felt like lonely freddy and step closer combined, a little boring but the end was really shocking to me
popthebutterfly's review
5.0
Disclaimer: I bought this book! Support your video game designers.
Book: Blackbird
Author: Scott Cawthon
Book Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #6
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: horror, Fazbear Entertainment
Publication Date: December 29, 2020
Genre: Horror
Recommended Age: 10+ (death, scary moments, cancer, slight gore)
Publisher: AFK
Pages: 256
Synopsis: To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But in the unpredictable world of Five Nights at Freddy's, sometimes the past can take on a life of its own.
Review: I really liked this book and I felt like the book did well to convey the more emotional side of these stories than the previous books did. The writing was well done and the characters and world building was marvelous. I also really liked plots.
However, I don’t think this book stayed true to the Fazbear storyline. How does the bird fit in if it’s not an animatronic? How does the doll fit in the same way? I feel like there’s some big connecting thread to all of these, but it’s not very well hinted at in these stories.
Verdict: It was great, but I’m confused how it fits in.
Book: Blackbird
Author: Scott Cawthon
Book Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #6
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: horror, Fazbear Entertainment
Publication Date: December 29, 2020
Genre: Horror
Recommended Age: 10+ (death, scary moments, cancer, slight gore)
Publisher: AFK
Pages: 256
Synopsis: To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But in the unpredictable world of Five Nights at Freddy's, sometimes the past can take on a life of its own.
Review: I really liked this book and I felt like the book did well to convey the more emotional side of these stories than the previous books did. The writing was well done and the characters and world building was marvelous. I also really liked plots.
However, I don’t think this book stayed true to the Fazbear storyline. How does the bird fit in if it’s not an animatronic? How does the doll fit in the same way? I feel like there’s some big connecting thread to all of these, but it’s not very well hinted at in these stories.
Verdict: It was great, but I’m confused how it fits in.
mmc5402's review
dark
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Fun, spooky, and easy to digest. Some tough topics for younger children
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