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Hallow's Ween
Talented teenage witch Chloe Hallow seeks the heart of the love of her life, but when her attempts at a normal conversation fail, she falls back on what she knows alchemy. The resulting spell leaves an indelible stain on the small magical community of Squirrel Hill, but every year, her enduring legacy touches the world.Hallow's Ween is a 13,500 word short story that details the surprising, magical origins of one of our most beloved holidays.
47 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2012
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Rex Jameson
15 books38 followersRex Jameson is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Primal Patterns series, the Age of Magic series, and half a dozen short stories. An avid history buff and an unabashed nerd with an appetite for science fiction and fantasy, he loves to create complex speculative fiction with layered characters. He earned a PhD in Computer Science at Vanderbilt University and researches distributed artificial intelligence in robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. Rex and his wife Jenny live in Pittsburgh where they enjoy hosting family and friends.
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October 12, 2012
The essence of this story reminds me of the creepy yet innocent horror of Goosebumps. Chloe is a girl who wants nothing more than to spend forever with her crush, Jacob. ”Be careful what you wish for” is the motto here. Chloe gets exactly what she asks for, which is not at all what she wants. The twist is predictable if you’re paying attention but no less creepy than if it wasn’t when it actually happens. I would say that the actual story part of this short story is great MG horror. I would definitely read another short in this genre by the author.
I think that the prologue and epilogue harmed this story. The effort made to make this book seem non-fiction made it feel less real to me and its shortcomings more obvious. According to the prologue, this is an story of how trick and treat and Halloween began, but the story was written very modern. The dialogue and references are modern. The Wiccan religion didn’t exist until the 1930s (it was called something different prior to then) while Halloween and trick or treating has been around for centuries.
I’m torn on what to rate this story. There’s talent in the art of writing horror from this author. I think with some further editing (either remove the historical implications or make it more historically accurate) this could be easily a 4 or 5 star short story. For now, I’m going to rate it a 3 and recommend that fans of MG horror only read chapters 1 to 5 to maximise the creepy-factor. Ignore the prologue until after you read the story.
*Please note that there is a newer update for this book than I based my review on. I haven’t had the chance to read the changes, but I’m told that some of the issues addressed in this review are fixed.*
I think that the prologue and epilogue harmed this story. The effort made to make this book seem non-fiction made it feel less real to me and its shortcomings more obvious. According to the prologue, this is an story of how trick and treat and Halloween began, but the story was written very modern. The dialogue and references are modern. The Wiccan religion didn’t exist until the 1930s (it was called something different prior to then) while Halloween and trick or treating has been around for centuries.
I’m torn on what to rate this story. There’s talent in the art of writing horror from this author. I think with some further editing (either remove the historical implications or make it more historically accurate) this could be easily a 4 or 5 star short story. For now, I’m going to rate it a 3 and recommend that fans of MG horror only read chapters 1 to 5 to maximise the creepy-factor. Ignore the prologue until after you read the story.
*Please note that there is a newer update for this book than I based my review on. I haven’t had the chance to read the changes, but I’m told that some of the issues addressed in this review are fixed.*
October 13, 2012
Hallow's Ween was a short and fun story to read. During the prologue, the author leads you to believe that this story is more of a non fictional work along the lines of a fable that he's modernized about the true origin of Halloween. For those that don't realize this, it could be a bit misleading.
The story itself was a fun, quick read for me. Chloe desperately seeks the attention of a boy named Jacob. So much so, she decides to make (what she thinks) is a sort of love potion. Needless to say, it goes horribly wrong. Because this is modernized fable of course there is a moral—be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. You know it's going to end badly.
*I got this copy through LibraryThing's Member Giveaway program in exchange for an honest review.
*Book Hollow
The story itself was a fun, quick read for me. Chloe desperately seeks the attention of a boy named Jacob. So much so, she decides to make (what she thinks) is a sort of love potion. Needless to say, it goes horribly wrong. Because this is modernized fable of course there is a moral—be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. You know it's going to end badly.
*I got this copy through LibraryThing's Member Giveaway program in exchange for an honest review.
*Book Hollow
February 28, 2013
Hallow's Ween is a love story gone wrong. Chloe is in love with Jacob. Jacob doesnt see her. With the help of her friend, Maggie (who is in love with her), find a husbandry spell and decide to trick Jacob into loving Chloe. It takes a turn for the worse and Chloe ends up with more than she bargained for, and Jacob has no idea what is going on.
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