Katharine Turner

It is never a good thing to play with a Ouija board especially when some people think it is just a game. Elaine Morris along with her friend Debbie decide to play with a Ouija board that Debbie has in her possession. Elaine really doesn't want to play it, but Debbie talks her into it by saying "It is just a game".

Debbie and Elaine think it will be more fun if they get some more of their friends involved in playing the game. They don't realize that they have opened up a portal and let something through, till things start happening around the house. When their friends start dying, then they wonder what has crossed over into this world.

This was a decent read but it leaned more toward young adult. There was quite a bit of creepy page turning suspense from beginning to end. I did have a hard time putting it down and read it quick within two days. I have not seen the movie, so that helped me with getting more into the storyline of the book. Giving it three stars.
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Literary Merit: Poor
Characterization: Poor
Recommended: Absolutely not
Level: High school

In this book, we follow Anna and her circle of friends as they fall into and have to deal with the end of the world by zombies. This book is based on the movie of the same name and there are a number of aspects of this written work that I take issue with. From poor writing to flat-as-pancake characters, the foundations of this piece are shaky to start. The feel of this novel is "horror comedy" however many of the jokes fall completely flat. Of the most offensive jokes is when Zombie Brad reaches out and "clenches" Steph's boobs. Not only is this grossly inappropriate, but it attempts to make light of sexual assault. Because of these reasons, I cannot recommend this book to any reader.… (más)