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A review by kerasalwaysreading
Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona
4.0
On a quiet night in 1993, Amy is babysitting Mira and Ben while the children's single mom has a night out. At seventeen, Amy is a good kid and a great sitter, even suffering with anxiety. She spends her time watching horror films, loving the pace and calming predictability... not realizing that she is about to be living one of those slasher horror film experiences.
Between ghost stories, strange phone calls and strangers on the door step, this has the makings of all those cult classic films of the time. There is so much happening in this book, and a jumping timeline that just felt so perfect. The synopsis is intentionally vague, which I loved, because there were a lot of wtf moments in the book that I wasn't expecting.
Amy and the two kids were fantastic characters. Mira is twelve and whip-smart. Ben is six and so sweet. Amy is dealing with her own inner issues, making her feel inadequate in the situation they all find themselves in, but she is a bad ass.
All in all, this was a fantastic debut.
Between ghost stories, strange phone calls and strangers on the door step, this has the makings of all those cult classic films of the time. There is so much happening in this book, and a jumping timeline that just felt so perfect. The synopsis is intentionally vague, which I loved, because there were a lot of wtf moments in the book that I wasn't expecting.
Amy and the two kids were fantastic characters. Mira is twelve and whip-smart. Ben is six and so sweet. Amy is dealing with her own inner issues, making her feel inadequate in the situation they all find themselves in, but she is a bad ass.
All in all, this was a fantastic debut.