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Reviewer: SandraDee Signed [Report This]
Date: 03 Feb 2010 2:03:23 PM Title: The Games Begin

What a nice installment!  I loved the camaradie I saw in this chapter.  The Mary/Mimi conversation was especially good and did a nice job of highlighting their friendship.  Of course, the discussion in the living room about favorite candies and Halloween costumes had me in stitches.  I had so many images in my mind of these characters, at various ages, in these costumes. 

The ending was quite ominous.  Let the games begin, indeed! 

Reviewer: Marzee Doats Signed [Report This]
Date: 03 Jan 2010 3:20:26 PM Title: The Games Begin

Ah, Penny!  This is exactly the sort of chapter that I was hoping for when I first added the Holiday category to the site. 

I love the discussion of favorite candy and other treats along with everyone's differing reactions, and I love all the Halloween costumes past.  Teenage Mutant Niga Turtles, scuba divers, pirates, pumpkins, Indian Princesses (and the glimpse at how Gail and Johnston met that that memory gave us. :-) ), lightbulbs with their filaments and of course lobsters -- great stuff.

Then there's the build-up of the spooky part of this story, perfectly executed!  Gail's timely discovery of a certain clue, the sudden loss of electricity, the slow disappearance of all the party guests leaving Eric alone...perfect Halloween story stuff!

Nice job with this one, it had me on the edge of my seat. :-) 



Author's Response:

Thanks Marzee~

I always enjoy writing holiday stories, and Halloween is one of my favourites, so it was really fun to think up the details for this chapter. Some of course are inspired by real life.

It was also fun to play with writing the old stormy night, lights go out, the people disappear one by one story. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks again!

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