The Invitation

middle school & up

Sarah and her friends have just been invited to THE party of the year by Cass Rockham. The weird thing? Sarah and her friends are total losers who Cass never even speaks to. Things only get weirder once they arrive. Cass coerces them to play a rigged game of musical chairs. Each time someone loses they are escorted away and they don't return to the party. Sarah is pissed when she discovers her and her friends have only been invited to be a part of the "entertainment." They are the hidden objects in a scavenger hunt and someone is not playing by the traditional rules.

This is an enjoyable story. It is pretty good with the suspense although the reveal isn't nearly as twisty as it tries to be. There are a couple of red show more herrings thrown in here and there just for good measure. I did like how the sense of wrong built throughout the story. You know immediately that something is wrong about the party but at first it seems fairly normal. Popular kids picking on the loser freaks. It isn't until one of them is kidnapped from her hiding place that it becomes clear that something is really wrong. I did really like the fact that two of the girls managed to rescue themselves. Always a plus. The scavenger hunt aspect was fairly lame, but I think it was supposed to be.

All in all: a good read. show less

Not very popular Sarah and four of her classmates are invited to popular Cass Rockham’s annual Fall party. Sarah isn’t interested in going, but her friends persuade her to change her mind. Once they get to Cass’s party, they wish they had listened to Sarah.

A fast, easy-to-read book for young-adults and teens. It had some exciting moments. An enjoyable Point Horror story from the 90’s.