Carol Ellis

This one was really good!

It was surprisingly low key, and had a nice slow build. Things really don't start to ramp up until the last quarter of the book, and I appreciated that.

The reveal didn't reinvent the wheel, but made sense within the narrative, and the writer did a good job of throwing in enough red herrings and ambiguity to keep things interesting.

A fun and easy read, and probably my favorite Point Horror re/read so far.

This is the only book of the Zodiac Chillers I have ever read but I liked it. It was a long time ago that I read it (middle school, I think) but I remember enjoying it, the storyline was pretty cool and the writing was good for an young adult novel. it plays heavily on the zodiac sign of Scorpio and claims that everyone born under a certain sign has to fit all the traits of that sign. I like astrology, but I never relied on it very heavily or anything, and this book did get pretty show more heavy-handed at times. Still, overall a good read. show less

Jenny Fowler just moved with her family into a new house in a town called Rimrock. She makes some new friends. Her parents have to go away on business leaving her alone for a few days in the new, isolated house. Jenny doesn't like the rimrocks that are outside, surrounding the house. They give her the creeps. Soon Jenny starts receiving phone calls from a secret admirer. At first she is happy about this. Her admirer leaves her presents...flowers, wind chimes, and leaves sweet messages on the show more answering machine for her. But eventually she starts receiving gifts that are gruesome, like a dead snake. Her dog Peaches is almost killed, another girl falls off the rimrocks and is now in a coma. Who could be doing all of this?

This was an interesting read for young-adults. I liked the rimrocks setting. I didn't care for Jenny's parents, they were quite careless, leaving her all alone in an unfamiliar isolated house without even putting the curtains up yet. The story had some mild suspense. I was curious to find out who the "admirer" was. An entertaining read. show less

Teenager Rachel Owens gets a job as a counselor at Camp Silverlake. For the first week it is just the counselors at the camp. Rachel discovers that a boy died at the camp seven years ago, when some of the current counselors were campers, and who were there at the time of the boy’s death. The counselors seem edgy and disturbed when Rachel brings this up. Now, strange things are happening. A snake is left in a cabin, a counselor almost drowns. Someone seems to be trying to get their revenge show more on the counselors who were at the camp seven years ago…

This was an enjoyable read, written for young adults. I liked the camp setting and the mystery surrounding the boy’s death. I was curious to find out who the culprit was. The characters were interesting and the storyline drew me in. A good read from the 90’s. show less