THE SCREAM FACTORY by Kelly O'Rourke

The Scream Factory by Kelly O'Rourke
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

O. M. F. G.

You know, I thought this might be a fun, easy read. I mean, I'm a Halloween fan, and I enjoy YA books from the 80s and 90s.

Yet, this one is absolutely terrible.

It's almost like the author doesn't freaking know who Michael Myers is. Like she was given the assignment and didn't bother to do any research. This awful story doesn't even connect to any of the actual movies. In fact, Michael is the only name that's even mentioned and he doesn't act like himself.

The vibes are all wrong.

I have SO many questions about this book, but the only one that matters is: WHY THE HELL DID THEY BOTHER? Maybe the publisher wanted to release a bunch of horror books for a younger audience to compete with Fear Street. If that's the case, they failed. Miserably.

To be honest, I didn't mind the first half because there was at least tension. But then the girls have a pillow fight and I thought: WTF? It went downhill from there. So much about this story annoyed me. Let's be honest, what are the chances that both girls end up with guys who have crazy, obsessed ex-girlfriends? Sexist, much? Also, I'm down for some insta-love and don't hate the trope, but the Lori and Jake instantaneous love was too much. Can you believe the main character's name is LORI? That's way too close to LAURIE.

Anyway, this wasn't very good. I doubt I'll bother with the next two. Oh, did I forget to mention this is the first book in a trilogy?! 😅


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