Tag: Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks

“You say you found a corpse of a thirteen year old girl on the beach? Oh, you’re just pulling my leg.”

When the protagonist experiences something genuinely frightening, such as finding a corpse, or that someone has been in their room while they were home alone, and it is treated as an attention-seeking prank.

Or, when something is done that is written off as a prank or a joke, but is actually pretty damned spiteful.

After the Hole by Guy Burt

Posted on 22 September 201831 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps After the Hole by Guy Burt, and after fifteen years still isn’t really sure what happened down there

The Accident by Diane Hoh

Posted on 21 November 201631 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps the Point Horror staple, The Accident by Diane Hoh, where a nice girl swaps places with a ghost and, shocker, that turns out to be a Very. Bad. Idea.

Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 7 November 201631 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the love child of Cusick’s meandering dirge and Michael Bay’s assumption that explosions will fix everything.

The Invitation by Diane Hoh

Posted on 17 October 201631 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps The Invitation by Diane Hoh where a bunch of unfortunates are invited to the coolest party of the year… as the victims. It’s like The Purge, only less happens and nobody cares.

Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 13 June 201631 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick and has to resort to bullet points, as this book has a lot going on, most of which is silly, pointless, or offensive.

Defriended by Ruth Baron

Posted on 24 August 201531 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Defriended by Ruth Baron, which was written by the one person on the planet who has never heard of catfishing, and actually expects us to believe that the dead use Facebook. In a series known for being a massive tease when it comes to the supernatural. Ruth Baron can just fuck off. I hate this book.

The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 30 March 201531 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick, which is literally the best and worst thing Cusick has ever written. This causes Dove to explode with rage. Several times.

April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 23 February 201531 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick, wherein we meet the worst characters Cusick has ever dreamed up, Hildy and Frank. And then we pray for their deaths.

Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 9 February 201531 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps the garbled mess that is Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick. It may suck, but at least it has a cat in it.

Arcadia 3: The Pool by T. S. Rue

Posted on 18 August 201431 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps the very best in the Arcadia series, #3: The Pool by T. S. Rue, where we have irresponsible lifeguards, slack work ethics, surprise returned-from-the-dead characters, and also MOTHERFUCKING PIRANHAS. Yes, you read that right. PIRANHAS. This book is the greatest.

The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 4 August 201431 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick, a book so painfully obvious, it practically announces the killer on the first page. But, you know, red herrings, hot cheerful boys, intense quiet boys, and people who run away to privately owned islands. Your standard baffling Cusick fare.

Beach House by R L Stine

Posted on 10 February 201331 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Beach House, a Point Horror where characters actually die, and Stine uses a cliffhanger ending on every single chapter.

Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 25 January 201331 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Trick or Treat where we meet Martha who is literally the worst. And she is honestly surprised that someone wants to kill her. Dove is honestly surprised that only one person wants to kill her.

Funhouse by Diane Hoh

Posted on 8 January 201331 January 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Funhouse by Diane Hoh, wherein the lead character isn’t a wet rag with the intelligence of rotten milk, the setting is pretty cool, and Gina, the BFF, rocks. Sadly, this will be the last time we enjoy such luxuries. Bit of a shame this is the case on recap #1.