5 stars    An astonishing scary reading!

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I was eager to read Ken Stark’s ‘Stage 3’ Series. At the time I was looking for these books, the author was launching Arcadia Falls. I read the plot, and then decided to read this book first.

Despite the fact that the main characters are senior high school students, they’re so well built that made me forget about it. Don’t get me wrong, this is me, I usually don’t like young adult literature.

Stark is a phenomenal writer. He makes us readers follow Tyler and his young friends as if we’re there with them the whole time.

The story has its own rhythm. Little by little, we learn about the missing people; we know the characters; weird facts start happening. There’s a mix of mystery and horror point each moment until a surprisingly scary conclusion.

I love horror! I can’t tell how many horror books I’ve read, how many horror movies I’ve watched and yet I felt extremely terrified by the frighteningly creepy situations the characters face during the story, especially in its final quarter. Believe me when I say, you feel as you’re part of the team, and because of it, you wonder why they just don’t run away.

Now, more than ever I need to read Stark’s other books.

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Tags: Horror; Mystery; Suspense; Young adult.