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Midnight on Beacon Street
by Emily Ruth Verona
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
In October of 1993, seventeen-year-old Amy is babysitting the two children of single mother, Eleanor. The young boy, Ben, is enamored with her and his older sister, Mira, is your typical uninterested teenager. Amy enjoys her babysitting job but she often suffers from panic attacks due to her anxiety. Despite her anxiety, Amy is a major horror movie buff. The evening takes a turn when odd things start happening - unexpected visitors and mysterious phone calls. Are the scary movies clouding her judgement or is there really a killer on the loose? The dead body in the kitchen is quite real - but how did it get there?
As a horror movie fan myself, I absolutely loved all the references in this book. The story goes back and forth between events of the night which was a little confusing but worked to keep you guessing as to what was going to happen. For a short story, surprisingly it did seem to drag a bit. The ending was predictable and cheesy but I didn't mind because the story is a nod to those cheesy horror movies of the 80's/90's. If you are into horror movies this a quick, entertaining read.
As a horror movie fan myself, I absolutely loved all the references in this book. The story goes back and forth between events of the night which was a little confusing but worked to keep you guessing as to what was going to happen. For a short story, surprisingly it did seem to drag a bit. The ending was predictable and cheesy but I didn't mind because the story is a nod to those cheesy horror movies of the 80's/90's. If you are into horror movies this a quick, entertaining read.