Scott Cawthon

Five Night's at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes was an incredible read that gives an insider view into the FNAF lore and world Scott Cawthon has created in the games.

The worst part about this book (yes I'm starting with the worst) is that Scott Cawthon made it clear that this book is not completely canon and does not align up with the video games. Once you finally connect all these dots and think you solve the story, Scott has to go and switch up his lore! But that doesn't ruin this book at all, show more if anything it makes you try to connect little dots here and there to match up with the video game universe lore.

This book was a great addition to the FNAF world. I really enjoyed reading this story from another point of view. It gave great visual cues and was one of the few "horror YA" novels that I could actually get into.

For those who are into horror, and carnivals or old childhood tales, this book is definitely for you! It gives you a creepy, Chuck E Cheese vibe (if you haven't heard or read about FNAF before). These scary animatronics are attacking children and have even killed in the past. Or so they thought...

The lore is expanded so beautifully that I deem it an absolute must read for YA lovers, horror enthusiasts or FNAF fans.

There are bits and pieces that seem out of place, like specific markings on floorings being described or old childhood memories that seem to appear out of nowhere, but I know Scott Cawthon - everything is important. Perhaps in the next book these silly, little descriptions and features of this book will change the way we look at FNAF forever.

I am incredibly excited to see Charlie's story continue in the next novel (which HAS been announced! Yay!) and hopefully we might see her hinted at in any future FNAF games? Hopefully!!

Five out of five stars! show less

Ah, another day of FNAF lore is another casual day for me. It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that I'd read this book (I'm overly obsessed with FNAF theories. Too obsessed...in all honesty). While it took me a while to get to it, the book was definitely worth the wait.

The Twisted Ones is the second book in the FNAF book series. The lore is different from the video games (same animatronics, different back story, but some similar names of characters...) but you could easily try to eave show more it into the video games if you tried (or if you trust Scott and his sneaky ways).

While this appears to be a YA novel, some of the gore is definitely closer to R rated. If you're a fan of FNAF, it probably wouldn't come as big of a surprise to know some of the gore is REALLY GORY, but keep that in mind if you choose to read it.

Plot wise, the story continued with a smooth transition. There is a time jump between the first and second book, but it worked in it's favour. Slowly plot details are revealed and old characters appear, and eventually Scott and Kira build and add to this spectacular take on the lore. I really did enjoy it - more animatronics, more craziness!

The book is relatively fast paced - I didn't get bored once. I really hope the next book is the last book in this series to finish it up. This book was the perfect sequel, so I'd like to see an explosive ending (by the way, MAJOR CLIFFHANGER ALERT).

Now, time for some lore discussion - this book will raise questions. Don't try to tie it to the book, and you'll be feeling mighty fine! If you start trying to make a wild, crazy theory you'll get fed up and quit. This book is supposed to be fun and increase circulation of this series (from my perspective) and it is increasing the fan base. Look at how many people are frustrated with the fact that this book doesn't fit in with the FNAF video games and are talking about it constantly... It's a lot of people. More conversations, more circulation, more participation, more people reading... It's marketing genius. Is this book kinda silly? Yes. Were half of my questions answered in regard to lore for this book series? No. But it's fun! I think this is a fun read that didn't require my brain to explode to understand it.

Side note: Can we get a FNAF graphic novel or something? This book would be EPIC in picture form...just saying.

Four out of five stars. show less

4/5
Not game canon, but still great.

Book CW // blood, suicide, death

Ten years ago, Michael was one of the children who went missing at Freddy's Pizzeria. Now, Charlie and the rest of the friend group—John, Carlton, Marla, Lamar, and Jessica—are in town for his memorial. A lot has changed, but so very little has changed too. The group thinks they're getting into some good natured mischief when they decide to sneak into the old pizzeria, but there is an evil that permeates everything in show more that old building and it doesn't want them there.

This was a fun one. Although not canon to the games, this had everything you wanted. I was surprised by the inclusion of the little romance arc, I loved it. Watching Charlie unravel her families secrets and visit old haunts was a rollercoaster.

The cast did feel a little bloated. Especially since in the other books there's much less people. Jason—Marla's little brother—was a typical annoying kid, but he grew on me. Lamar, I don't even know why he was there.

Overall, great book. The chapters are pretty long, all being 20 pages, which made finding a stopping point hard sometimes. It also made "just one more chapter" less exciting because I knew it would take me a bit to get through it. Despite that, the pacing is good. The fear and fighting for your life does come later into the book, but I didn't mind waiting for it, surprisingly. I liked the build up of the whole story.

July 4, 2024 show less

4.5/5
Strong ending of the trilogy. Long chapters.

Book CW // blood, needles, neglect, death, violence

The gang (mostly) reunites in this one. Lamar is still away at school (again, why was he ever in the first one?).

John doesn't believe Charlie is his Charlie. There's something wrong with her, other than how perfectly intact she is after her ordeal with the springlocks. Jessica, Carlton, and Marla don't share his misgivings.

There's a new party place in town, Circus Baby's Pizza, and it's just show more as creepy as Freddy's. Children are going missing, Charlie is acting weird, and her hazy past all collide in this action packed finale. There's a lot of action in this one, a lot of blood, and the ending is full chaos.

I loved it. I loved John's point of view, I loved watching his struggles, and I loved the John/Charlie dynamic once again. This is what I wanted a pained relationship to look like in the second book. We can have mental struggles and self doubt, it is just a nuance that I didn't find in the second book but it's written beautifully here. The chapters are still very long so finding easy points to stop was hard.

You'll root for John, Charlie, Jessica, and Carlton as they all get into terrible situations. There is a lot of pain in this book. I loved the twists and turns. The ending was a little chaotic and it was a bit hard to understand the motives, history, and everything, but I still loved it. show less