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Johnny is a criminal. He has been locked up before - but never in a place quite like this. Now he wonders if he will ever make it through to his release date - alive... EENIE, MEENIE is a 15,000 word thriller novella from Willow Rose, author of the International Bestselling horror-series starring the Danish reporter Rebekka Franck. It is not for the faint at heart. This ebook also includes an excerpt from her novel One, Two ... He is coming for you the first book in her Rebekka Franck series.

69 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2013

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Willow Rose

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Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an Amazon ALL-star Author of more than 100 novels.

Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than three million books all over the world.

She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy.

Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Scream.

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Profile Image for Louie the Mustache Matos.
1,427 reviews140 followers
January 15, 2023
I really liked this novella-length, 15,000-word, quick read. The setting for Eenie, Meenie by Willow Rose is a juvenile detention center where bad youth are incarcerated for a while before they're released back into society without being rehabilitated. Recidivism is meant to be one of the thematic underpinnings of this story, but it may get lost in the overt scares that prevail. This is a horror story in every sense of the word. Someone is taking matters into his own hands to break this endless circle of recidivism with "an eye for an eye" as a literal credo. Although the dialogue is clunky, the story flows well, and the horror is (of course hella good when considering its Willow Rose). Those reasons, coupled with my love of the author, resulted in this rating. Clearly, this is a strong recommend.
Profile Image for Jammin Jenny.
1,534 reviews218 followers
March 4, 2019
This short story by Willow Rose was an eerie horror set inside a juvie detention center in Denmark. Creepy characters and actions - who is doing this to the young boys in the center? Read and find out!
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555 reviews83 followers
February 15, 2021
‘A clear case of finding the right punishment to fit each crime.’

Inside a young offenders unit, prisoners are randomly being attacked in their cells at night by a masked man for no apparent reason. But just who is this brutal enforcer and why is he carrying out his own brand of punishment? One thing is certain, he needs to be stopped.

Another great dark little tale to really enjoy. A good storyline, containing some almost appropriate tortureful and sadistically cruel moments, which also outlined the sad backgrounds and lists of crimes for each of the main protagonists. Also pleasing was the fitting end, which made perfect sense, although it did feel a little rushed and lacking in actual substance and detail. I was just left wanting more narrative to flesh out and enhance the closing scenes and overall experience even further.

A recommended short read for all lovers of worthwhile ‘mild’ horror thrillers.

Rating: 4.2 penal, punishing stars.
Profile Image for Rose English.
Author 22 books183 followers
September 3, 2017
Book 58 of my Goodreads Challenge

A short scary book that once I started reading I could not put down. Someone is harming boys in a detention centre, he chooses them by using the old nursery rhyme 'Eenie Meenie Miny Mo' and he believes that the punishment should fit the crime.

This book is not to be confused with the D.I. Helen Grace stories by M.J. Arlidge
Profile Image for Sue Hagen.
66 reviews1 follower
May 17, 2019
So, what happened?

It left me feeling unfulfilled. Maybe it's because it's a novella. I don't usually read short stories and got this because I wanted to read something by this author. I'll try a full-fledged novel next time.
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489 reviews10 followers
February 18, 2018
It's not a big surprise to find a serial killer in a prison, since that's where they usually wind up when apprehended. But in Willow Rose's novella, Eenie, Meenie, the killer doesn't appear to be one of the inmates at a Danish juvenile detention center, but, rather, someone who has free access to the various cells at night. However, while Rose's premise is intriguing, here execution is anything but, and the story becomes a confusing mess well before the final reveal.

The villain in Eenie, Meenie selects his victims seemingly at random (the title refers to the old counting game in which the villain engages by counting cells until he selects the victim of the night). And, in fairness, the villain apparently isn’t always a killer because, instead of murdering his victims, he mutilates them instead in ways that will render them incapable of repeating their earlier crimes. So, a rapist is castrated, and other victims are blinded or have their fingers cut off. Needless to say, this is not a story for the squeamish. And, even further needless to say, as the attacks continue, the remaining boys in the facility don’t take it very well.

About one third of Eenie, Meenie details the various assaults, while the other two thirds reads pretty much like a standard prison story. Johnny, an older boy who has been incarcerated twice previously, winds up back in the detention center and soon becomes leader of a group of inmates loyal to him. That puts him in conflict with one of the other established gangs and with the warden, who wants to stop Johnny from fomenting trouble.

While Eenie, Meenie has potential to be two different interesting crime thrillers, it succeeds at neither. Author Rose’s story telling here just isn’t very coherent. The story is fairly short (the book lists at 95 pages on Amazon but almost half of that is an excerpt from one of the author’s other works), and it simply isn’t long enough to adequately tell a story this complicated. A number of characters are introduced, some of them later to become victims of the unknown mutilator, but their positions in the inmate hierarchy are unclear, and Rose’s attempts to establish character are rather haphazard. As a result, I wasn’t really sure who the various victims were, nor did I really care.

I admit I have no knowledge of the Danish penal system, but Eenie, Meenie wasn’t very edifying in that regard. I don’t expect a fictional work to be a textbook on the subject, but the prison setting never really came alive, and I had a really hard time accepting a violent psychopath just wandering the corridors at night without being detected. My gut feel was that the author had done rather minimal research, if any, on the subject before writing the book.

Eenie, Meenie has the basis for a really good thriller, but this rather brief, confusing story doesn’t accomplish much other than to provide readers with a couple of graphically compelling torture porn dismemberment scenes. For those into that form of horror, the story delivers the goods in those scenes, but the rest of the book misses the mark. Instead of a compelling thriller, it’s merely a “teenie weenie” story.
Profile Image for Carolyn Injoy.
1,240 reviews146 followers
March 7, 2016
Eenie, Meenie by Willow Rose is a horror story. I gave it five stars because it kept my attention & the end came as a real surprise.

A masked man entered the cell of a third time offending juvenile boy. "One year in juvenile detention was the boy's sentence. Which would probably be reduced to six months if he behaved. The man felt his fury rise just thinking about it. In a few months this boy would be out in the streets again, raping more innocent girls, beating more people up. And who knows what he might do next?

The man knew these boys. They came back again & again. They never learned & the punishment the court gave them simply wasn't enough for them to stay out of trouble."

Johnny was doing time for the third time but this time it was to protect his younger brother. He knew how to read people so figured out right away which bunch to hang out with. Johnny was placed in solitary confinement. There was nothing in the room but a bed, sink & toilet.

There were no words exchanged when the food was delivered. He had trouble keeping the thoughts out. "They kept coming back, haunting him, forcing him to face the past he had spent so many years forgetting. When he reached the third day....he let the pictures overwhelm him & then he broke down & cried."

I received a complimentary copy in an Amazon promotion. This did not change my opinion for this review.

Link to purchase: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C...
Profile Image for Cheryl .
2,395 reviews80 followers
June 14, 2017
I give this 3.5 stars.

This novella was certainly creepy and more than a bit chilling. The story revolves around a juvenile jail and the fact that "someone" is stalking the inmates and punishing them in a particularly gruesome manner. This is the perfect companion read to "One, Two ..... He Is Coming For You ", the author's first book in the Rebekka Franck series, but should definitely be read after that novel so that there are no spoilers. Genuinely entertaining, if a bit sickening at times, this author is well on the way to becoming a new favourite of mine.
Profile Image for Mike Bratek.
84 reviews39 followers
February 12, 2019
A for effort.

But falls short with me. As many things get good and twisted, the story ends abruptly leaving to wonder, can more detail or depth be told here? I believe so! Therefore, I say the story was just cut way too soon on this one, but yet, a good read.
Profile Image for Ronald Keeler.
846 reviews37 followers
August 16, 2018
Eeenie, Meenie by Willow Rose is a novella published in 2013 and is part of a series: Horror Stories from Denmark Book 2. I received the book free through the author’s newsletter but was under no obligation to, nor did I receive compensation for, a review.

This is a very short novella, more like a very short story. It takes up 58% of the Kindle read. The rest of the novella is a listing of Willow Rose novels and short stories plus a five-chapter excerpt from One, Two … He Is Coming For You. This kind of teaser is very annoying to me and I try to download Willow Rose novels that take up at least 90% of the purchased product. This usually works. It is difficult to complain about something free, as this short story was, but I revel in overcoming difficulties.

The setting for this short story is a juvenile detention facility. Several characters are introduced to describe a setting which includes cliques of bad boys, usually divided along racial or religious lines, as they compete for powers and favors. There are corrupt guards, of course. And the Warden seems to be some sort of psychopath who admires the “Muslim way” of punishment for crimes. A thief loses his fingers. A rapist faces castration. A peeping Tom loses his eyesight.

This is not a Muslim prison. But someone is meting out Muslim punishments. Every few nights a ski mask-clad individual enters a cell and doles out punishment appropriate to the crime committed by the incarcerated juvenile. In a few cases, the punishment was too severe and death was a result.

Johnny, Brian, and Gunnar have lost friends. They have decided to find the culprit and put a stop to the kangaroo court style punishments. The Warden seems to be an appropriate identity for the late-night punisher but the group is not sure. How can they know for sure? The trio has already eliminated the Muslim criminal faction inside the facility as a group containing suspects. It must be one of the guards or the Warden. Johnny has an idea for catching the culprit.

Read the novel to see if he was successful. I gave this story four stars because of the story length. Story elements are good but I would have been angry if I had purchased the novel and it was this short. There is no way to tell in advance how long the story will be. Willow Rose novels and short stories are good writing. Sometimes the presentations leave something to be desired.


Profile Image for Ron.
761 reviews2 followers
March 17, 2024
Great Story

Very eerie short story another a juvenile prison and what goes on at night. There's a predator stalking the cells and punishing the inmates but who is it.
Profile Image for Laura Thomas.
1,552 reviews108 followers
May 24, 2017
You expect trouble in a juvenile detention center. What you don’t expect is the old “an eye for an eye” adage to rear its ugly head. Someone is doling out punishment and the bad boys may just have it coming.

I really enjoyed this dark story. It wasn’t too long and had just enough suspense and mystery to keep me reading straight through. The author quickly fleshed out her characters and the fun part was being torn between liking them and loathing them. They were all bad boys and some were extremely dangerous. Still, I connected with some and felt sorry for them.

It was also fun to imagine which punishment would be doled out to each criminal. What would the punisher do to a thief? A rapist? An abuser?

And I had a time trying to figure out who the punisher was. Was it one of the boys? A guard? Or someone that was snuck in? Right until the end I didn’t have a clue. And when I did finally find out, it was a shocking reveal.

Watch out for the ending. It’s sudden and oddly satisfying.
Profile Image for Laurie.
138 reviews
May 24, 2017
First of all this book has no ending. Cliffhanger city.
I didn't think it was possible to be disappointed in a Willow Rose book as my expectations are basement level for the author.
Turns out there is always a new low. This book is it.
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1,129 reviews62 followers
April 24, 2014
An excellent short story. It is a shame that the story was so short and feel that some of her short stories could be made into one compilation.
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3,862 reviews68 followers
December 19, 2018
Eenie, Meenie - a review by Rosemary Kenny

Eenie Meenie - a review by Rosemary Kenny

...Minie Mo - so goes the rest of the first line in Willow Rose's second book in the Horror Stories From Denmark series, Eenie Meenie.
The nursery-rhyme title does not give any clue to what the book - a gruesome tale that is definitely not for children or those of a nervous disposition - is about...
a serial killer who deals out a quasi-religious (if you relate to the deeds of the Spanish Inquisition), punishment at night, choosing his victims at random and suiting the method of retribution to the crime committed. After several mutilations and some deaths, factions arise among the prisoners at the juvenile detention centre that is the focus of the story, yet the investigation seems insoluble. Is the killer one of the inmates? A warder? Or maybe even the Warden himself? How will the truth come to light and how many more will suffer or die at the hands of the murderous Angel of Death who stalks the corridors?

Read this brief, but unforgettable novella to discover the facts - but read it with the lights on and be prepared for nightmares if you're nervous!
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Author 5 books82 followers
August 9, 2018
"A Revengeful, Scary Thriller"

This is an unbelievable thriller about delinquents serving time at a juvenile detention center. For Johnny, he doesn't think he'll live to reach his release date in two years. One inmate at a time is being mutilated or killed late at night. Johnny believes he'll be the next one assaulted. This story is just too short to hold me breath. It's a fast, chilling terror story only the Queen of Scream can create. Love her stories. I've read them all and waiting for more!
Profile Image for Dorie.
829 reviews4 followers
July 28, 2019
Eenie Meenie
by Rose Willow
2013
self-published
4.5 / 5.0

Set in a Danish prison,Roedvig Stevns, something sick and demented is happening to the prisoners in the dark of night. The others hear the screams, and see the prisoners taken away by ambulance....but no one knows who is responsible. He chooses his victims by reciting the rhyme Eenie Meenie. He cuts the genitals off a rapist. The punishment fits the crime....but who is the punisher?
This short novella is eerie and chilling from start to finish. Willow Rose never disappoints. Check her out on Amazon.
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781 reviews5 followers
April 15, 2022
This is a short book from Willow Rose. I have read loads by her and usually like them. I didn't find this as good as usual. I did like the eye for an eye theme. It is pretty dark and gruesome but then her books often are. It is set inside a juvenile detention center in Denmark. The boys are being randomly attacked in their cells at night by a masked man seemingly for no reason. Who is the person carrying out these attacks? Why is he punishing them? I thought I had that worked out quite early on but I was wrong. That said I did figure it out before the ending.


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Johnny is a criminal. He has been locked up before - but never in a place quite like this. Now he wonders if he will ever make it through to his release date - alive...
Profile Image for Kay Oliver.
Author 11 books197 followers
September 12, 2017
I really enjoyed this short novela. It hooked me right away with the original story and excellent characters. I loved how the title was placed in the story. There were a few elements that are familiar horror classics, but they were portrayed in fresh new ways. There were a few grammatical errors that really bothered me and pulled me out if the story to reread, otherwise this would have gotten five stars.
Profile Image for Michele.
1,852 reviews63 followers
April 22, 2019
This book is definitely not for those with a vivid imagination and who can visualize horrific images--unless of course you really like HORROR.

This novella is about a juvenile prison in Denmark. The boys are incorrigible and will more then likely go right back to a life of crime once released. But something is happening in this prison to stop that----Who is behind the mutilation of these boys. Johnny finally figures it out-----but------
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1,117 reviews19 followers
March 10, 2021
Young men went to jail some for what they did and one confessed so his brother wouldnt go to jail. Jail have their gangs or groups of people. When you not experienced you need to choose carefully. Some one was killing the prisoners . Horrible deaths, and the man doing them thought like for thieves - cut off their hands , Rape cut off their penis and so on. Was he coming for another young jail bird soon?
Profile Image for Denise.
1,771 reviews24 followers
November 20, 2016
'Eenie, Meenie' was a great quick horror story. Quite creative. The storyline was told in a way that you saw both sides. The boys that were in the facility and what brought them to that point, and the reasoning for a more effective punishment- not that I in any way agree with the methods- but it was an interesting read.
638 reviews3 followers
May 25, 2017
Not bad

Not bad as short stories go but very short the only thing I have got about this author she always gives you an excerpt of another one of her books but it's not a short excerpt but virtually half the book, a ploy I guess so you can keep buying her books readers should be allowed that privilege, not her.
219 reviews3 followers
October 21, 2018
Rose

Unusual in the fact that boys in trouble are concerned about others while in detention, this story is very intreging. Seeing the concern for other inmates while becoming terrorized is an intriguing idea and made me finish this story quickly. I recommend it for anyone who loves a puzzle to solve.
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213 reviews
January 4, 2019
For these boys crime truly doesn’t pay

A good read, but not that scary unless you happen to get locked up in juvenile detention. Then it becomes a nightmare as the teens are hunted. Nearly each night a new victim is chosen to receive a lesson they’ll never forget. This little story will keeping you guessing till the end.
227 reviews1 follower
April 28, 2021
Good read

This was a ways out but enjoyed it.I enjoy the thriller mysteries best so I am always up for blood and guts murder, haha , I always have a hard time putting your books down .
If I get on a good one not much else gets done. But for our age my husband says enjoy while I can life's too short to worry about small stuff.So you have me some what every day good thing I like your books, it would be so boring with out you
Thank you Willow Rose 🌹🌹
You always make my day!!
Tweety 🐦🐦
Profile Image for Melissa.
1,147 reviews1 follower
February 7, 2022
Creepy and sad

I received this from the author's newsletter. I wish I was able to rate it two and a half stars. I did think this book was better than the first in this series. It had a twisty ending. It is a horror story, after all. If you are not sensitive about child abuse, I recommend it. I didn't like the subject matter which is why I didn't give it a higher rating.

174 reviews
June 23, 2017
Eenie.

A childhood rhyme gone terribly wrong. Tense, a look inside the mind of a maniac who takes punishment too far. I would recommend this book to those who are not faint of heart.
53 reviews1 follower
May 26, 2017
Jailbirds...

This was a story about juvenile delinquents serving time at a Juvenile Detention Center for the crimes they committed. I don't think that any of those inmates will ever be the same while in this facility.
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851 reviews22 followers
June 25, 2017
This is my second story by the author. As with Nibble Nibble Crunch, I was glad this was just a short story. It was "ok" but I wouldn't waste hours reading her works. Two times now and all I can come up with is a "bleh".
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