Five Stars: The scariest book ever written

My first review is the one that got me the job (read: volunteer opportunity) reviewing for BTS. It's pretty indicative of the style that you'll see here. Reviews I do outside of the eMag will probably be a little longer, but mostly in the same format. So, without further ado, here is my very first published book review:

The scariest book of all time, huh? Challenge accepted. The very first scene of Jack Kilborn’s Afraid put me on edge. Kilborn showed exactly enough of what was happening to drive me insane with wonder. It was a phenomenal beginning. I absolutely loved the characters. Afraid contains the perfect mix of all of my favorite archetypes – the everyman, the grizzled veteran, the badass mom, the plucky kid, and the hermit – and they were all well presented. The plot was fast-paced from start to finish. It’s the kind of book where you don’t realize it’s after midnight until you take a breath at the end of a scene. The only thing to watch out for is the extremely graphic violence, which grossed me out more than it scared me. It’s definitely not for the squeamish. Was it the scariest book of all time? Maybe not, but it’s certainly worth five stars.

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