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Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex #1
Five Nights at Freddy's. Historias del Pizzaplex 1 - El juego de Lally
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this collection of three chilling stories that will haunt even the bravest FNAF player... Some secrets are better left hidden . . . A forbidden artifact from her fiancé’s past beckons to Selena. Jessica leads a double-life from her friends and coworkers in the children’s wing of a hospital. Maya can’t resist the temptation to explore an off-limits area of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizza Plex. But in the world of Five Nights at Freddy's , everything comes with a price to pay. In this first volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length tales from uncharted corners of his series' canon. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to rattle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
288 pages, Paperback
Published May 23, 2024
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145 books2,347 followersScott Cawthon is an American independent video game developer, animator, and writer, best known for his creation of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.
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July 22, 2022
This sucked. The only good thing about this is the parallel in the second story about the old trunk with leather straps, that it.
Frailty was long and boring. It was a decent story over all but left you hanging cause it give no explaintion or backstory that it keeps hinting at.
Lally's Game was ok at best. It could have been good but it was long and boring, until it finally picked up, but the end just sucks completely.
Under Construction is the only one with direct connection to the Pizzaplex, and it start out good but than just like the other it takes forever.
They reduced the size of the font so they could put more story into these stories but than don't even make the most of that extra space. They fill it up with time skips and mundane things, instead of backstory, actual character development, or story events.
This was horrible and boring! I'm not buying anymore fnaf books, they become so pointless and boring.
Frailty was long and boring. It was a decent story over all but left you hanging cause it give no explaintion or backstory that it keeps hinting at.
Lally's Game was ok at best. It could have been good but it was long and boring, until it finally picked up, but the end just sucks completely.
Under Construction is the only one with direct connection to the Pizzaplex, and it start out good but than just like the other it takes forever.
They reduced the size of the font so they could put more story into these stories but than don't even make the most of that extra space. They fill it up with time skips and mundane things, instead of backstory, actual character development, or story events.
This was horrible and boring! I'm not buying anymore fnaf books, they become so pointless and boring.
September 2, 2022
Creepier than the Fazbear Frights, but more questions than answers. I hope the sequel aligns with the first book instead of being an edgier version of Fazbear Froghts.
July 21, 2022
I haven't left a review for one of these in a while, but this book is certainly worth talking about.
"Frailty" is such a sad and heartbreaking story with some familiar aspects that tie into the Fazbear Frights series. Will we find out more about Jessica's past eventually? I certainly hope so.
"Lally's Game" is pretty standard FNAF content, but it still makes for a great short story. I do, however, wish it provided a bit more information about how the ending comes about so smoothly. I feel like there's a lot missing that needs to be explained.
"Under Construction" is the reason I would give this book five stars regardless of whether the other two stories even existed at all. It is some of the most unsettling and distressing psychological horror that I have ever read, and I nearly had a difficult time even finishing it because it was so upsetting and overwhelming in the anxiety department. This story is how horror should be. It was absolutely terrifying, and I probably won't be sleeping well tonight.
On a final note, the new story that begins in the final black pages of the book... not very surprising in the overall world of FNAF, but when everything hits the fan, it hits the fan hard and is a great few pages to read. I'm excited to see where it picks up at the end of the next installment in this series!
"Frailty" is such a sad and heartbreaking story with some familiar aspects that tie into the Fazbear Frights series. Will we find out more about Jessica's past eventually? I certainly hope so.
"Lally's Game" is pretty standard FNAF content, but it still makes for a great short story. I do, however, wish it provided a bit more information about how the ending comes about so smoothly. I feel like there's a lot missing that needs to be explained.
"Under Construction" is the reason I would give this book five stars regardless of whether the other two stories even existed at all. It is some of the most unsettling and distressing psychological horror that I have ever read, and I nearly had a difficult time even finishing it because it was so upsetting and overwhelming in the anxiety department. This story is how horror should be. It was absolutely terrifying, and I probably won't be sleeping well tonight.
On a final note, the new story that begins in the final black pages of the book... not very surprising in the overall world of FNAF, but when everything hits the fan, it hits the fan hard and is a great few pages to read. I'm excited to see where it picks up at the end of the next installment in this series!
May 31, 2024
I’ve never been too keen on the newer FNAF installments, but this one was fun
August 14, 2022
I have no words... Even though the final bonus story was short, it set the tone for the whole "Tales from the Pizzaplex" series.
March 20, 2023
First story was cool, second story confusing and third disturbing. Loved it :)
April 15, 2024
Scott disappoints me the second time in his FNAF books. The first one I read is from the first book original trilogy, The Silver Eyes and I like that enough as a FNAF fan but not enough as a novel but I am still looking forward to read the rest of that trilogy.
I then decided to jump into the first book on Tales From the Pizzaplex series and oh boy, I guess this will just be the standard for the rest of these FNAF books.
I did give Silver Eyes a pass atleast for being Scott's first book and expecting that his future books will improve based on the criticisms, it's just his classic style but it just doesn't, the writing is still bland and the three stories in this novella collection are just as almost uneventful and when stuff happens, the story just ends and leaves everything unanswered. The three stories in here I will say atleast is pretty creepy with their established tone and these FNAF books atleast can give that atmosphere especially the second story where it feels like Child's Play (Lally's Game).
As it also is FNAF, the third story (Under Construction) are just very weird and that's the usual for this franchise, speaking of weird, what a weird thing about this book is this feels barely a FNAF story compared to The Silver Eyes.
Yes, I still get some few references from the Security Breach game and some few cameo about the characters from that said game but it just feels weird as I am expecting the animatronic mascots from the games doing atleast some haunting stuff and not about these original made for the book robots.
The epilogue is mostly the redeeming quality with my expectation where the satisfaction of me not just a FNAF fan but a horror fan works but unfortunately the book is already over when it gets interesting.
I then decided to jump into the first book on Tales From the Pizzaplex series and oh boy, I guess this will just be the standard for the rest of these FNAF books.
I did give Silver Eyes a pass atleast for being Scott's first book and expecting that his future books will improve based on the criticisms, it's just his classic style but it just doesn't, the writing is still bland and the three stories in this novella collection are just as almost uneventful and when stuff happens, the story just ends and leaves everything unanswered. The three stories in here I will say atleast is pretty creepy with their established tone and these FNAF books atleast can give that atmosphere especially the second story where it feels like Child's Play (Lally's Game).
As it also is FNAF, the third story (Under Construction) are just very weird and that's the usual for this franchise, speaking of weird, what a weird thing about this book is this feels barely a FNAF story compared to The Silver Eyes.
Yes, I still get some few references from the Security Breach game and some few cameo about the characters from that said game but it just feels weird as I am expecting the animatronic mascots from the games doing atleast some haunting stuff and not about these original made for the book robots.
The epilogue is mostly the redeeming quality with my expectation where the satisfaction of me not just a FNAF fan but a horror fan works but unfortunately the book is already over when it gets interesting.
January 3, 2024
I enjoyed this set of short stories. It felt like it was trying to be a bit more abstract and varied than the Fazbear Frights stories, and for the most part it succeeds.
The first story, Frailty, is great. Maybe a tad slow in parts but overall I found myself invested in the mystery around Jessica as a character, and I think leaving much of her origin ambiguous was a good choice.
The third story, Under Construction, is even better. Although the concept is simple at first the story twists are incredibly unexpected in a good way, and it is probably the best FNAF short I have read (the only other set being Into the Pit)
Despite really liking both of these, the second story, Lally's Game (the one the book is named for), is just terrible. It is long, dry, overly detailed and laughably predictable. The only part not so predictable was the ending which was unexpected but not in a good way.
Each of these shorts books ends with a little bonus piece that helps connect the books together, and the one here is actually excellent. If you've played or seen the ending to Pizzarea Simulator, this one is definitely for you.
Regardless, I'm probably done with FNAF for a while, but I like that the Pizzaplex books take far more risks than Fazbear Frights did (at least the ones I read), for better or worse. If I do return, I will likely continue this series instead of FF.
The first story, Frailty, is great. Maybe a tad slow in parts but overall I found myself invested in the mystery around Jessica as a character, and I think leaving much of her origin ambiguous was a good choice.
The third story, Under Construction, is even better. Although the concept is simple at first the story twists are incredibly unexpected in a good way, and it is probably the best FNAF short I have read (the only other set being Into the Pit)
Despite really liking both of these, the second story, Lally's Game (the one the book is named for), is just terrible. It is long, dry, overly detailed and laughably predictable. The only part not so predictable was the ending which was unexpected but not in a good way.
Each of these shorts books ends with a little bonus piece that helps connect the books together, and the one here is actually excellent. If you've played or seen the ending to Pizzarea Simulator, this one is definitely for you.
Regardless, I'm probably done with FNAF for a while, but I like that the Pizzaplex books take far more risks than Fazbear Frights did (at least the ones I read), for better or worse. If I do return, I will likely continue this series instead of FF.
July 31, 2022
• Some secrets are better left hidden ... •
🔩📦🎂
Als Start der neuen FNaF-Buchreihe hatte ich anhand des altbewährten Schemas (nämlich drei Geschichten und ein Teil der übergreifenden Rahmenhandlung auf schwarzen Seiten am Ende) gedacht, dass es ähnlich gut weitergeht, wie die vorherige Reihe endete.
Die drei Geschichten waren leider gespiekt mit Logik- und Rechtschreibfehlern (Selena heißt für eine Zeile Selene, jemand wird im gleichen Satz als "langhaarig" und "glatzköpfig" beschrieben, und Ähnliches). Auch lasen sich die Enden von Geschichten 1 und 3 nicht wie mysteriöse, offene Enden, aus denen der Leser dann aber Rückschlüsse ziehen kann, sondern wie ein zusammengewürfelter Haufen Informationen, auf den sich auch die Autoren keinen Reim machen konnten. Ich liebe Horrorbücher, aber der Bezug zum Franchise war doch teils eher fraglich und wahllose Gruselmomente wirkten eher verwirrend als in irgendeiner Form gruselig.
Zwei Sterne für die namensgebende Geschichte aus diesem Band, die schwarzen Seiten am Ende (zumindest die waren verheißungsvoll!) und die Hoffnung, dass Band 2 nicht in die Fußstapfen seines Vorgängers tritt.
🔩📦🎂
Als Start der neuen FNaF-Buchreihe hatte ich anhand des altbewährten Schemas (nämlich drei Geschichten und ein Teil der übergreifenden Rahmenhandlung auf schwarzen Seiten am Ende) gedacht, dass es ähnlich gut weitergeht, wie die vorherige Reihe endete.
Die drei Geschichten waren leider gespiekt mit Logik- und Rechtschreibfehlern (Selena heißt für eine Zeile Selene, jemand wird im gleichen Satz als "langhaarig" und "glatzköpfig" beschrieben, und Ähnliches). Auch lasen sich die Enden von Geschichten 1 und 3 nicht wie mysteriöse, offene Enden, aus denen der Leser dann aber Rückschlüsse ziehen kann, sondern wie ein zusammengewürfelter Haufen Informationen, auf den sich auch die Autoren keinen Reim machen konnten. Ich liebe Horrorbücher, aber der Bezug zum Franchise war doch teils eher fraglich und wahllose Gruselmomente wirkten eher verwirrend als in irgendeiner Form gruselig.
Zwei Sterne für die namensgebende Geschichte aus diesem Band, die schwarzen Seiten am Ende (zumindest die waren verheißungsvoll!) und die Hoffnung, dass Band 2 nicht in die Fußstapfen seines Vorgängers tritt.
October 19, 2023
Not great. Was going to be a 2 star. But the penultimate story was great, so it was pulled up to a 3 for that. My scale:
1 star - waste of time, sorry I read
2 star - could be better, predictable or not an engaging read
3 star - good read, not great, but entertaining and engaging
4 star - really good read, hard to put down, and hope it's a series
5 star - I really wish I could reread for a first time, amazing, tears, I can taste the words and salivate
1 star - waste of time, sorry I read
2 star - could be better, predictable or not an engaging read
3 star - good read, not great, but entertaining and engaging
4 star - really good read, hard to put down, and hope it's a series
5 star - I really wish I could reread for a first time, amazing, tears, I can taste the words and salivate
August 19, 2022
3 out of 5 stars.
There was something odd about each of these stories in ways I couldn't quite put my finger on.
Story #1:
I was genuinely compelled by this story. I really want to know more about Jessica, what happened to her before and after the story, what it is she's being compelled to do at the hospital, and just what is the connection to Freddy's. This was the story with the most humanity to it, a good mystery but with very little pay off.
Story #2:
The titular story. Second in placement and second in quality. This was another story with a fun little mystery to it, and the determination of the protagonist, Selina, to find out the truth was something I really appreciated. I hate forced narratives where people keep secrets from one another when telling the truth would help immediately, but this was a secret that would have been difficult to see the truth of without the glaring proof that soon follows, so I enjoyed the pacing on this one in that sense.
What I found a little disappointing was the twist reveal. Spoilers for a minute:
It just felt like a missed opportunity.
Story #3:
I don't even know where to start with this one. It's a really difficult subject matter that gets brought up throughout the latter half of the story - the whole world, minus one girl, develops and dies from cancer over the course of two years.
However, there is a level of ambiguity to the story that just doesn't feel right.
This one starts with a girl named Maya going to the Pizzaplex with her two friends for her birthday. As a child from a family that's not very well off, Maya wants to try the AR machine that'll give her a big birthday party that makes her the centre of attention, something she has never had before. But the machine is marked as under construction. Maya and her friends ignore the signs and go in anyway, and the machine works.
It's later when things go bad. One by one, everyone around Maya develops cancer and soon she is the only one we'll enough to go around and care for the sick. Throughout her town though, weird jelly babies are being born, growing rapidly and reproducing and Maya is the only one to think it's weird. As everyone starts to die, Maya wonders whether she's still inside the AR Machine because of a headache she's had since using it. But we never get the chance to find out as the jellies attack and consume her.
Was it real or was it the machine? Did she die? Who knows.
All I do know is this story felt like it was trying very hard to have a moral, but it chose the wrong character, in my opinion, to centre the story on. The moral felt like it was trying to say, "be careful what you wish for. Don't be selfish and make everything about you". But Maya isn't a selfish character, the story goes out of it's way to describe her home life, how she isn't even jealous of her overacheiving little sister. She's a good kid who doesn't complain even when she's never had anything luxurious. She's allowed to have that want for her 16th birthday to be about just her. That's allowed, but this story implies that she got what she asked for and suffered the consequences of watching everyone around her die a slow and painful death. She wanted to be centre of attention for a day, instead she gets to be the centre of everyone's world as she's the only one able to care for people.
That's not okay. If it had been a brat, sure, moral away. But to make the victim of the moral be this poor girl. Nah, this one did not sit right with me.
There was something odd about each of these stories in ways I couldn't quite put my finger on.
Story #1:
I was genuinely compelled by this story. I really want to know more about Jessica, what happened to her before and after the story, what it is she's being compelled to do at the hospital, and just what is the connection to Freddy's. This was the story with the most humanity to it, a good mystery but with very little pay off.
Story #2:
The titular story. Second in placement and second in quality. This was another story with a fun little mystery to it, and the determination of the protagonist, Selina, to find out the truth was something I really appreciated. I hate forced narratives where people keep secrets from one another when telling the truth would help immediately, but this was a secret that would have been difficult to see the truth of without the glaring proof that soon follows, so I enjoyed the pacing on this one in that sense.
What I found a little disappointing was the twist reveal. Spoilers for a minute:
It just felt like a missed opportunity.
Story #3:
I don't even know where to start with this one. It's a really difficult subject matter that gets brought up throughout the latter half of the story - the whole world, minus one girl, develops and dies from cancer over the course of two years.
However, there is a level of ambiguity to the story that just doesn't feel right.
This one starts with a girl named Maya going to the Pizzaplex with her two friends for her birthday. As a child from a family that's not very well off, Maya wants to try the AR machine that'll give her a big birthday party that makes her the centre of attention, something she has never had before. But the machine is marked as under construction. Maya and her friends ignore the signs and go in anyway, and the machine works.
It's later when things go bad. One by one, everyone around Maya develops cancer and soon she is the only one we'll enough to go around and care for the sick. Throughout her town though, weird jelly babies are being born, growing rapidly and reproducing and Maya is the only one to think it's weird. As everyone starts to die, Maya wonders whether she's still inside the AR Machine because of a headache she's had since using it. But we never get the chance to find out as the jellies attack and consume her.
Was it real or was it the machine? Did she die? Who knows.
All I do know is this story felt like it was trying very hard to have a moral, but it chose the wrong character, in my opinion, to centre the story on. The moral felt like it was trying to say, "be careful what you wish for. Don't be selfish and make everything about you". But Maya isn't a selfish character, the story goes out of it's way to describe her home life, how she isn't even jealous of her overacheiving little sister. She's a good kid who doesn't complain even when she's never had anything luxurious. She's allowed to have that want for her 16th birthday to be about just her. That's allowed, but this story implies that she got what she asked for and suffered the consequences of watching everyone around her die a slow and painful death. She wanted to be centre of attention for a day, instead she gets to be the centre of everyone's world as she's the only one able to care for people.
That's not okay. If it had been a brat, sure, moral away. But to make the victim of the moral be this poor girl. Nah, this one did not sit right with me.
May 29, 2023
2 or 1 star, idk. Lally's game (the second short story) was okay. the other 2 were...not good. I liked the part in story 3 that actually took place in the pizza plex, but other than that, nothing in this book had anything to do with fnaf (other than the brief mentions of the pizza plex in LG)
also, similar to the fazbear frights book that I read before, these stories focus SO MUCH on physical beauty. it's so strange and unnecessary.
I bought several of the books so I'll give them a chance too but it's irritating that I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.
also, similar to the fazbear frights book that I read before, these stories focus SO MUCH on physical beauty. it's so strange and unnecessary.
I bought several of the books so I'll give them a chance too but it's irritating that I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.
August 9, 2022
wow okay so. this book was insane the first story i fell in love with the character and was just so shocked by the outcomes and it was such an emotional story for me the second one was like one of those mini horror videos you watch on youtube except in book form and the last one was just wild and left me with so many unanswered questions (then ofc the horrifying one at the end) which i could predict what would happen but was still spooked.
October 3, 2023
I borrowed this from a coworker because we both love the FNAF games and were interested in how the books would be in comparison. Lally's Game is a compilation of three short and spooky stories set in the FNAF universe: Frailty, Lally's Game, and Under Construction. What better way to start my October reading journey coming off a dry and fruitless September, right?
Wrong. The writing in these stories is... not great. I know it's more geared towards middle-grade, but middle-grade doesn't mean mis-naming a character in the middle of a story. Halfway through Lally's Game, the main character's name changed from Selena to Selene and then back, but I was so checked out that I thought I had just gotten it wrong.
And the pacing?? Bad. Maybe I just don't like short stories, but there was hardly any build-up, any climax, any conclusion. Under Construction?? No explanation! At all.
In order the stories are: boring, then intriguing (but overall fruitless), and then weird. I think next time I'll stick to just reading the wiki. 2 stars.
Wrong. The writing in these stories is... not great. I know it's more geared towards middle-grade, but middle-grade doesn't mean mis-naming a character in the middle of a story. Halfway through Lally's Game, the main character's name changed from Selena to Selene and then back, but I was so checked out that I thought I had just gotten it wrong.
And the pacing?? Bad. Maybe I just don't like short stories, but there was hardly any build-up, any climax, any conclusion. Under Construction?? No explanation! At all.
In order the stories are: boring, then intriguing (but overall fruitless), and then weird. I think next time I'll stick to just reading the wiki. 2 stars.
March 27, 2025
Fraility
Jessica was a real feeling protagonists that I genuinely wished the best for. It felt weird to punish her for going to the prom despite what Father Jeremiah said to Jessica about it being ok to give to yourself (“If we over-give we become out of balance and we can make ourselves ill”). Jessica already received punishment through her original meeting with Eleanor along with slowly growing weaker and weaker through helping the sick kids.
I would’ve rather had prom go well, allowing Jessica that last bitter sweet joy with Robert. Still have her rush to the hospital but instead of her last moment being a stressful race let it be her saving April and dying knowing she did good.
In conclusion, Scott Cawthon is the great author of all times!
Jessica was a real feeling protagonists that I genuinely wished the best for. It felt weird to punish her for going to the prom despite what Father Jeremiah said to Jessica about it being ok to give to yourself (“If we over-give we become out of balance and we can make ourselves ill”). Jessica already received punishment through her original meeting with Eleanor along with slowly growing weaker and weaker through helping the sick kids.
I would’ve rather had prom go well, allowing Jessica that last bitter sweet joy with Robert. Still have her rush to the hospital but instead of her last moment being a stressful race let it be her saving April and dying knowing she did good.
In conclusion, Scott Cawthon is the great author of all times!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 12, 2023
3.5 Stars for some decent kids' horror stories.
It's an interesting mix of stories. The first story was intriguing. It had a steady climb of uncertainty without much actual horror. The second story was closer to a classic campfire story; the kind that ends with "and the hook was hanging from the passenger side door!"
The final story was open-ended, more of an exploration of "what if?" than anything else.
Then there's a secret story. Or, at least, it was semi-hidden in the back of the ebook I borrowed from the library. This one was filled with gore.
It's an interesting mix of stories. The first story was intriguing. It had a steady climb of uncertainty without much actual horror. The second story was closer to a classic campfire story; the kind that ends with "and the hook was hanging from the passenger side door!"
The final story was open-ended, more of an exploration of "what if?" than anything else.
Then there's a secret story. Or, at least, it was semi-hidden in the back of the ebook I borrowed from the library. This one was filled with gore.
February 21, 2025
This book was my first exposure to any 'Five Nights At Freddy' s' media (unless you count the Nic Cage rip off movie) and the first thing that struck me was how much more mature this was than I had expected and I can't help feeling this is far flung from what the franchise is. There are three stories in here. The first felt like a modern day Christopher Pike about an outcast girl and had quite a lot of heart to it (3⭐) The second was an out and out adult, haunted doll, horror tale (2⭐) The third was a boring and extremely depressing story about everyone in the world getting cancer (1.5⭐). I mean what do any of these have to do with 'Five Nights At Freddy's'? I mean Throughout the whole book we only get one scene actually at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria and we only get one animatronic mentioned (which as it turns out was only created for this book too).
January 17, 2024
Guys what was that. The ONLY good thing about this was that the majority of the last story actually did a little something actually cooked a little I was anxious. I was a little disturbed. But I would need someone that isn’t a hypochondriac to read it and tell me if I’m right.
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August 5, 202330% DNF
January 15, 2025
First story was my favorite, the other two not so much :/
March 9, 2025
-ˋˏ─ ★★★
siempre acudo a las historias de FNAF cuando me apetece algo fácil de leer (en este caso estaba enferma, terrible😔) porque suelen gustarme.
ya leí toda la trilogía de the silver eyes (Charlie y John mis padres vale?) y el 1º de escalofríos de fazbear y (haciendo un poco de trampa porque ahora estoy leyendo el segundo de los del pizzaplex, SPLAT) tengo que decir que las otras dos series son bastante mejores 😔. Me gustó, puede ser, sobre todo la historia del juego de lally, pero es que las otras dos no tenían mucho sentido y simplemente leía. Eso sí, la mini historia de las últimas páginas lo mejor de todo el libro KASJAKS
siempre acudo a las historias de FNAF cuando me apetece algo fácil de leer (en este caso estaba enferma, terrible😔) porque suelen gustarme.
ya leí toda la trilogía de the silver eyes (Charlie y John mis padres vale?) y el 1º de escalofríos de fazbear y (haciendo un poco de trampa porque ahora estoy leyendo el segundo de los del pizzaplex, SPLAT) tengo que decir que las otras dos series son bastante mejores 😔. Me gustó, puede ser, sobre todo la historia del juego de lally, pero es que las otras dos no tenían mucho sentido y simplemente leía. Eso sí, la mini historia de las últimas páginas lo mejor de todo el libro KASJAKS
May 22, 2025
Meh.
These weren't scary. I had more questions than anything. There was some interesting premises that never really felt like they came to fruition unfortunately.
These weren't scary. I had more questions than anything. There was some interesting premises that never really felt like they came to fruition unfortunately.
August 10, 2023
didn't like under construction but frailty and lally's game were good
August 1, 2024
ciezko mi opisac jak bardzo mnie to nie interesowalo
ooc galaretowe dzieci
ooc galaretowe dzieci
September 4, 2023
So I was told this series actually was tied to the games and I was excited to see that. It was hard to see how the stories in this book do, though, but maybe it’ll make more sense as I read more of the books.
I should also mention that there are separate stories in this one novel.
I feel like a lot of the time the author(s) added an unnecessary amount of detail in the stories. Certain things didn’t needed to be explained, but the authors did anyways which isn’t a huge deal but still a writing flaw.
The actual story that Lally was in reminded me a lot of the stories in the Fazbear Frights novels which isn’t bad, but those novels aren’t meant to amount to anything in the fnaf universe, and the stories in this book are meant to be. So it feels a little frustrating, but this is the first book so I may be speaking too soon.
My only other thing is the story that talked about AR. It was dragged out way longer than it needed to be. At some points i just kept thinking “ok, I get it, let’s move on” and you’re put through all of this mush and the ending isn’t even satisfying.
I know I just spent this whole time bitching about the book but I honestly didn’t mind it, I liked seeing how the Pizzplex was perceived by the public and how it affected ppl’s lives. Im also excited to see the Mimic’s story progress.
I should also mention that there are separate stories in this one novel.
I feel like a lot of the time the author(s) added an unnecessary amount of detail in the stories. Certain things didn’t needed to be explained, but the authors did anyways which isn’t a huge deal but still a writing flaw.
The actual story that Lally was in reminded me a lot of the stories in the Fazbear Frights novels which isn’t bad, but those novels aren’t meant to amount to anything in the fnaf universe, and the stories in this book are meant to be. So it feels a little frustrating, but this is the first book so I may be speaking too soon.
My only other thing is the story that talked about AR. It was dragged out way longer than it needed to be. At some points i just kept thinking “ok, I get it, let’s move on” and you’re put through all of this mush and the ending isn’t even satisfying.
I know I just spent this whole time bitching about the book but I honestly didn’t mind it, I liked seeing how the Pizzplex was perceived by the public and how it affected ppl’s lives. Im also excited to see the Mimic’s story progress.
June 24, 2023
#1 Frailty~ This short in the series of 3 was decent. There wasn't much content to happen, though. A young girl keeps talking about this thing that happened that was really bad and how guilty she feels. However, we as readers never get to hear of the issue. She did get this pendant that can heal others, so she decides to work in a pediatric ward to help heal dying children by shaving her silver off her pendant on to the child. She refuses to get to know anyone until this new boy starts talking to her and brings her to prom. She tries to live for herself. But when all is said and done, before he can kiss her, she starts leaking grease from her forehead. She runs off heartbroken to the pediatric ward, shaves off the remainder of her pendant, healing a girl, and ending her life in a pile of rusty junk. This short deserved a 3/5. It was well written and heart-wrenching. However, the vagueness of the accident really affects the indulgence in her world.
#2 Lally's Game - This short was my least favourite of the three. The writing style only ever allowed me to dislike Selena. She was this perfect princess who needed her fairytale life to be perfect. The writer also started every damn sentence with Selena this Selena. Damn it was annoying. Lally also was the cause of Selena being a decent person because cade wanted to Cade that secret to himself. Instead, Selena decided to open his trunk when asked not to and release the little evil demon Cade kept away for many years. Cade begins his search for the demon named Lally, and Selena gets annoyed with his nighty routine of trying to get the demon back in the box. Eventually. Lally catches up to Selena, dismembers her, and puts her remains in Cades trunk. Lally says it's a 2-person game only. Cade finds the trunk in that state, locks it up, and moves on with his life, bringing the trunk with him. I would only rate this one at 1.5/ 5. This book had no real variance in words, which was torturess and created an extremely unlikeable main character. On top of that. The story was terribly mediocre, spending too much time describing things and skipping time, then adding to the creep factor.
#3 Under Construction - This Short was well written. It follows Maya and her friends as young adults visiting the pizzaplex to go do an AR attraction for Maya's birthday. They get there, and it turn out that the machine is under construction. Maya and her friends go in anyway and turn it on. Maya gets to experience the birthday she's always wanted. A grande birthday party. She leaves the machine and goes on with her life as normal for about a year until her Gran gets cancer. Then her other grandparents proceeded to get cancer after ger 17th birthday. She ten goes to visit a teacher who had just had a baby. A hello like creature who grows rapidly. The world starts to have mass cancer deaths and slowly everyone she loves, and most people in the world start to die off with cancer. Meanwhile, the jelly creatures keep multiplying taking over the outside world. Eventually, all the people Maya has ever loved dies, and she gets absorbed by the jelly mass that flows into her house. She never removed the AR, but she most likely never returned to consciousness in the living world. 4/5 I enjoyed this one a lot. The only improvement would be an aftermath of her after the jelly creatures absorbed her.
Secret book - not much to say. It's gonna be a cool developing story in the Fnaf world, following how Burntrap got locked in the Fnaf 6 pizzeria and the reasons too why they built the puzzaplex atop it
#2 Lally's Game - This short was my least favourite of the three. The writing style only ever allowed me to dislike Selena. She was this perfect princess who needed her fairytale life to be perfect. The writer also started every damn sentence with Selena this Selena. Damn it was annoying. Lally also was the cause of Selena being a decent person because cade wanted to Cade that secret to himself. Instead, Selena decided to open his trunk when asked not to and release the little evil demon Cade kept away for many years. Cade begins his search for the demon named Lally, and Selena gets annoyed with his nighty routine of trying to get the demon back in the box. Eventually. Lally catches up to Selena, dismembers her, and puts her remains in Cades trunk. Lally says it's a 2-person game only. Cade finds the trunk in that state, locks it up, and moves on with his life, bringing the trunk with him. I would only rate this one at 1.5/ 5. This book had no real variance in words, which was torturess and created an extremely unlikeable main character. On top of that. The story was terribly mediocre, spending too much time describing things and skipping time, then adding to the creep factor.
#3 Under Construction - This Short was well written. It follows Maya and her friends as young adults visiting the pizzaplex to go do an AR attraction for Maya's birthday. They get there, and it turn out that the machine is under construction. Maya and her friends go in anyway and turn it on. Maya gets to experience the birthday she's always wanted. A grande birthday party. She leaves the machine and goes on with her life as normal for about a year until her Gran gets cancer. Then her other grandparents proceeded to get cancer after ger 17th birthday. She ten goes to visit a teacher who had just had a baby. A hello like creature who grows rapidly. The world starts to have mass cancer deaths and slowly everyone she loves, and most people in the world start to die off with cancer. Meanwhile, the jelly creatures keep multiplying taking over the outside world. Eventually, all the people Maya has ever loved dies, and she gets absorbed by the jelly mass that flows into her house. She never removed the AR, but she most likely never returned to consciousness in the living world. 4/5 I enjoyed this one a lot. The only improvement would be an aftermath of her after the jelly creatures absorbed her.
Secret book - not much to say. It's gonna be a cool developing story in the Fnaf world, following how Burntrap got locked in the Fnaf 6 pizzeria and the reasons too why they built the puzzaplex atop it
January 9, 2025
4/4.5 stars. This novel is one of the greatest things I've ever read, talking about short-straightforward stories. Although the last story was a bit weird, I looked up some theories about it and in my opinion that story fits perfectly when you understand the concept of it. It's still vague, because I only have some theories that I can't confirm. I would recommend this book to any FNAF fans, but you don't need to expect that it purely is about animatronics, these stories are a little different than that. So even if you're not specifically a FNAF fan, but horror/thriller fan, I would definitely recommend it to you!!
April 23, 2024
A Scrambled Mess Of Short Stories With Only A Few Good Bits.
For this collection being the start of a new series connected to the Pizza Plex games its very disappointing. This collection doesn't do anything to feel fresh or distance itself from the previous Fazbear Frights book. It all ends up feeling hollow. I enjoyed Fraitily and The First Mimic Epilogue but apart from that there's not much to praise. I'd still recommend giving it a go but I didn't like it too much.
From this book alone you can tell the writers are burnout fron having to write 12 Fazbear Frights books. The passion to create genuine authentic horror short stories has been lost. I saw no passion in the stories I was reading especially in the last two stories and it felt way too vague. I don't want stories that solve the lore but I also don't want stories where I can barley understand what's happening. Its a shame that the only bit in the book that was written with genuine passion was the mimic Epilogue.
Unfortunately as much as it pains me to say I only have two positives about this novel as all the stories were very hard to get through. Sorry fnaf fans, this is just my opinion.
First for those who have lost loved ones to cancer please don't read the short story Under Construction it turns Cancer into this mass horror story which is so ableist, harmful and disrespectful. The idea of being lost in the world of vr without being able to tell is horrific and had so much wasted potential. Its like the writers spun a bizzare wheel to come up with the most creative villian they could. Cancer and Jelly babies aren't villians. The writer's wether it was their attention or not should be ashamed of themselves. The story whilst interesting made me very uncomfortable and not at all in the well written horror way. Call me woke, call me a snowflake I don't care it was completely unesssacary.
Secondly I mentioned it before but I felt like all the stories were very dry and style. This also happened in some of the Fazbear Frights stories. It's like the authors can't decide between appealing to middle grade or ya readers and its getting quite annoying as it means that some parts of the story become an absolute annoyance. We're in the fnaf universe I'm here to read tense thrilling horror not someone having dinner and sleeping. The repetive parts of some of the story just get annoying. Lallys Game would have been so much better if the writer's came up with a better way to hide the doll.
Finally the tone. This collection did a really weird thing where it forgot that it was suppose to be a collection of horror short stories minus the Epilogue. It tried to do psychological horror but failed as a result it had all the stories having very sanitised horror with Fraitily's horror only coming through thanks due to it's similarities to Stephen King's Carrie. I sat their puzzled and confused at what I was reading. Horror shouldn't be sanitised down and unfortunately apart from the Epilogue this collection does that. I meant it when I say the Epilogue and Fraitily are the only things worth reading from the collection.
Now with that on the way I do have some elements I liked. For one I like how Lallys Game and Under Construction remembered that they were in a collection about the pizzaplex. Fazbear Frights for some reason went way outside the bounds of the fnaf world, so it makes a change that this series wants to actually connect some of its stories to the Pizza Plex.
First I have to praise the pacing of all the stories in the collection. Fazbear Frights massively suffered from pacing issues and often had uneven poorly fleshed out stories that would have been better as a full story where as Fraitily, Lallys Game and Under Construction are all the perfect length so that despite its flaws you don't lose interest as easily. The stories don't drag on and end at the exact points that they need too. Although the Epilogue is shorter it too is paced really well that we even have a good three act structure squished in. I hope other collections keep this up.
Finally I also have to praise the Epilogue. The first Mimic one has hooked me to the point I want to read all 8 even if I don't like the short stories. Not only does Mimic Epilogue 1 set up the other Mimic Epilogues really well it also is super suspenseful and has a good structure. It reminded me of a black mirror episode. It also wasn't vauge with the audience and was written where you understood what was going on but still didn't have all the answers. The story was also actually engaging and scary as all good horror content should be. Nothing was sanitised in the story which benefited a lot. It props up a collection with some mid stories.
Overall not a good start but a good attempt. I'd say though that it's only worth picking up if your a devoted fan and are interested in the Mimic Epilogues.
My overall rating of this anthology collection would be 3.5 stars. My individual rating would go as followed.
Fraitily: 4 Stars (Slow Burn but its a good sequel to To Be Beautiful from Frights 1)
Lallys Game: 3.5 Stars(Intresting Plot With Sanitised And Boring Horror)
Under Construction: 3 Stars (A basic vr story with wasted potential that thinks turning Cancer into a horror thing is okay)
Mimic Epilogue 1: 5 Stars (A fantastic Epilogue that perfectly sets up the twisted nature of the Mimic)
For this collection being the start of a new series connected to the Pizza Plex games its very disappointing. This collection doesn't do anything to feel fresh or distance itself from the previous Fazbear Frights book. It all ends up feeling hollow. I enjoyed Fraitily and The First Mimic Epilogue but apart from that there's not much to praise. I'd still recommend giving it a go but I didn't like it too much.
From this book alone you can tell the writers are burnout fron having to write 12 Fazbear Frights books. The passion to create genuine authentic horror short stories has been lost. I saw no passion in the stories I was reading especially in the last two stories and it felt way too vague. I don't want stories that solve the lore but I also don't want stories where I can barley understand what's happening. Its a shame that the only bit in the book that was written with genuine passion was the mimic Epilogue.
Unfortunately as much as it pains me to say I only have two positives about this novel as all the stories were very hard to get through. Sorry fnaf fans, this is just my opinion.
First for those who have lost loved ones to cancer please don't read the short story Under Construction it turns Cancer into this mass horror story which is so ableist, harmful and disrespectful. The idea of being lost in the world of vr without being able to tell is horrific and had so much wasted potential. Its like the writers spun a bizzare wheel to come up with the most creative villian they could. Cancer and Jelly babies aren't villians. The writer's wether it was their attention or not should be ashamed of themselves. The story whilst interesting made me very uncomfortable and not at all in the well written horror way. Call me woke, call me a snowflake I don't care it was completely unesssacary.
Secondly I mentioned it before but I felt like all the stories were very dry and style. This also happened in some of the Fazbear Frights stories. It's like the authors can't decide between appealing to middle grade or ya readers and its getting quite annoying as it means that some parts of the story become an absolute annoyance. We're in the fnaf universe I'm here to read tense thrilling horror not someone having dinner and sleeping. The repetive parts of some of the story just get annoying. Lallys Game would have been so much better if the writer's came up with a better way to hide the doll.
Finally the tone. This collection did a really weird thing where it forgot that it was suppose to be a collection of horror short stories minus the Epilogue. It tried to do psychological horror but failed as a result it had all the stories having very sanitised horror with Fraitily's horror only coming through thanks due to it's similarities to Stephen King's Carrie. I sat their puzzled and confused at what I was reading. Horror shouldn't be sanitised down and unfortunately apart from the Epilogue this collection does that. I meant it when I say the Epilogue and Fraitily are the only things worth reading from the collection.
Now with that on the way I do have some elements I liked. For one I like how Lallys Game and Under Construction remembered that they were in a collection about the pizzaplex. Fazbear Frights for some reason went way outside the bounds of the fnaf world, so it makes a change that this series wants to actually connect some of its stories to the Pizza Plex.
First I have to praise the pacing of all the stories in the collection. Fazbear Frights massively suffered from pacing issues and often had uneven poorly fleshed out stories that would have been better as a full story where as Fraitily, Lallys Game and Under Construction are all the perfect length so that despite its flaws you don't lose interest as easily. The stories don't drag on and end at the exact points that they need too. Although the Epilogue is shorter it too is paced really well that we even have a good three act structure squished in. I hope other collections keep this up.
Finally I also have to praise the Epilogue. The first Mimic one has hooked me to the point I want to read all 8 even if I don't like the short stories. Not only does Mimic Epilogue 1 set up the other Mimic Epilogues really well it also is super suspenseful and has a good structure. It reminded me of a black mirror episode. It also wasn't vauge with the audience and was written where you understood what was going on but still didn't have all the answers. The story was also actually engaging and scary as all good horror content should be. Nothing was sanitised in the story which benefited a lot. It props up a collection with some mid stories.
Overall not a good start but a good attempt. I'd say though that it's only worth picking up if your a devoted fan and are interested in the Mimic Epilogues.
My overall rating of this anthology collection would be 3.5 stars. My individual rating would go as followed.
Fraitily: 4 Stars (Slow Burn but its a good sequel to To Be Beautiful from Frights 1)
Lallys Game: 3.5 Stars(Intresting Plot With Sanitised And Boring Horror)
Under Construction: 3 Stars (A basic vr story with wasted potential that thinks turning Cancer into a horror thing is okay)
Mimic Epilogue 1: 5 Stars (A fantastic Epilogue that perfectly sets up the twisted nature of the Mimic)
January 29, 2024
Ah, this was a 4 or 5 star until the last story!
LIKES:
+ Didn't have to worry about not knowing the FNAF verse inside and out before diving in
+ Enjoyable for all ages to read, not just kids
+ Enjoyable as a random horror/mystery
+ Writing was pleasant and not dumbed down to target an audience (Percy Jackson)
+ No problem with plot holes or dumb character decisions, characters felt real and relatable
+ Stories are short enough to speed through, helping the pace
+ Great at suspense and enticing mystery (Who did it?)
+ Leaves things ambiguous on purpose to make you think
+ Each story dealt with a different horror from Freddy's
DISLIKES:
- Fans might want more pizzaplex (I personally enjoyed it how it was, but others complain)
- 9 year olds probably don't know what things like 'HIPAA,' or 'Frenetic,' means (Target in mind)
- Endings could have been more dramatic (Restricted BY target audience?)
- Third Story wasn't that enjoyable (Personal opinion)
NOTE: I don't know ANYTHING about FNAF, except it's a horror game about evil animatronics. I decided to read this book because my 9 year old daughter is reading through these and she loves them. I wanted to see what she was reading, and I was curious what it's about.
And honestly? I'm impressed! I was prepared to dumb myself down, thinking if it's a book meant for a younger audience, then it won't be anything to write home about. Uh, I was wrong. Even without knowing much about the verse, I was still able to enjoy the book as a direct horror/mystery ride. And some fans are disappointed that the pizzaplex was hardly mentioned at all. I kept a lookout, and it was only 'important,' in the last story. Even then, it's just a location, it's not vital to any plot.
This reads more like an adult / young adult book, and it's very easy and pleasant to read through. I didn't have any glaring objections to decisions, or the writing, so I was surprised that they still took it seriously, despite being 'just a silly kids game.' At first I was a little put off because of the direct 'telling not showing,' method, but I quickly got used to it. It helps that I constantly reminded myself of the audience, and tried to think about how I'd enjoy reading it as a kid.
It helps that the stories are short enough to be broken into three parts, so I sped through it. Because three short stories are less intimidating to start than a whole book. And it keeps it fresh. So you don't have time to get bored with one before heading into another. I like that there's a different threat in each one - that's fun!
And that's where the book shines. The actual story telling, horror part. I found myself trying to figure out the plot or the culprit, or what was really going on halfway through like any other murder mystery. "Is it all in his head? Or is he the killer? Or maybe there really is a monster..." Questions like that makes it fun to try and figure out if I was right or not.
Unfortunately, that leads to my slight disappointments. The way each story ends turned out to be less climactic than every option I imagined. Maybe I was just sad that it had to end at all? Or, maybe it was so good that I never saw it coming? Because it's true that I never predicted one ending correctly, I just couldn't help but think there might have been a different way I'd preferred. I DO like that they left a lot of it ambiguous. It treats the audience with respect, in that they don't have to explain every little thing. They let you decide for yourself what they don't explain. So I do like that.
All in all, it was very enjoyable! Even for a book meant for a young audience. I don't plan on reading the others, I just wanted to see what it was about. And I'm glad that my daughter is reading something so fun, without being hand held through it.
LIKES:
+ Didn't have to worry about not knowing the FNAF verse inside and out before diving in
+ Enjoyable for all ages to read, not just kids
+ Enjoyable as a random horror/mystery
+ Writing was pleasant and not dumbed down to target an audience (Percy Jackson)
+ No problem with plot holes or dumb character decisions, characters felt real and relatable
+ Stories are short enough to speed through, helping the pace
+ Great at suspense and enticing mystery (Who did it?)
+ Leaves things ambiguous on purpose to make you think
+ Each story dealt with a different horror from Freddy's
DISLIKES:
- Fans might want more pizzaplex (I personally enjoyed it how it was, but others complain)
- 9 year olds probably don't know what things like 'HIPAA,' or 'Frenetic,' means (Target in mind)
- Endings could have been more dramatic (Restricted BY target audience?)
- Third Story wasn't that enjoyable (Personal opinion)
NOTE: I don't know ANYTHING about FNAF, except it's a horror game about evil animatronics. I decided to read this book because my 9 year old daughter is reading through these and she loves them. I wanted to see what she was reading, and I was curious what it's about.
And honestly? I'm impressed! I was prepared to dumb myself down, thinking if it's a book meant for a younger audience, then it won't be anything to write home about. Uh, I was wrong. Even without knowing much about the verse, I was still able to enjoy the book as a direct horror/mystery ride. And some fans are disappointed that the pizzaplex was hardly mentioned at all. I kept a lookout, and it was only 'important,' in the last story. Even then, it's just a location, it's not vital to any plot.
This reads more like an adult / young adult book, and it's very easy and pleasant to read through. I didn't have any glaring objections to decisions, or the writing, so I was surprised that they still took it seriously, despite being 'just a silly kids game.' At first I was a little put off because of the direct 'telling not showing,' method, but I quickly got used to it. It helps that I constantly reminded myself of the audience, and tried to think about how I'd enjoy reading it as a kid.
It helps that the stories are short enough to be broken into three parts, so I sped through it. Because three short stories are less intimidating to start than a whole book. And it keeps it fresh. So you don't have time to get bored with one before heading into another. I like that there's a different threat in each one - that's fun!
And that's where the book shines. The actual story telling, horror part. I found myself trying to figure out the plot or the culprit, or what was really going on halfway through like any other murder mystery. "Is it all in his head? Or is he the killer? Or maybe there really is a monster..." Questions like that makes it fun to try and figure out if I was right or not.
Unfortunately, that leads to my slight disappointments. The way each story ends turned out to be less climactic than every option I imagined. Maybe I was just sad that it had to end at all? Or, maybe it was so good that I never saw it coming? Because it's true that I never predicted one ending correctly, I just couldn't help but think there might have been a different way I'd preferred. I DO like that they left a lot of it ambiguous. It treats the audience with respect, in that they don't have to explain every little thing. They let you decide for yourself what they don't explain. So I do like that.
All in all, it was very enjoyable! Even for a book meant for a young audience. I don't plan on reading the others, I just wanted to see what it was about. And I'm glad that my daughter is reading something so fun, without being hand held through it.
September 21, 2022
Overall, this book is really good, probably one of the best in the short stories series. FNaF Fans who were disappointed in a certain character from Security Breach will definitely want to stick around till the end!
Frailty is a very strong starter to the series. As for the other characters, all of them were really good! Jessica is one of the few FNaF characters that I can relate with, and her story is really sad. Writing wise, as someone who has been very critical of Kelly Parra's past works, the writing was spectacular for the most part. However, I do think some parts go a little too fast, and could have better built up on the tone by including a few small details, like some small hesitation from characters while they're speaking or being given something, or some details on how they look and interact with the world while they speak.
Lally's Game was pretty good, although I can easily see why someone wouldn't like it. The characters are… okay, both Selena and Cade have their own issues. Lally as an antagonist is… well, he's an antagonist, nothing interesting or cool to say there. Now, in contrast to Frailty where I think some more description would be beneficial, I believe this story is rather too descriptive at times. Certain parts that mean very little to the story get some focus, like Selena renovating the house could have been an entire paragraph instead of multiple. Other times descriptions aren't necessary, like how "perfect" Cade's hands are. In addition, some parts could be removed entirely and the story would still function normally.
Under Construction was weird, but I enjoyed most of it. The characters are all good, minus Jaxon although his flaws were minor. Objectively there is nothing wrong writing wise with the story, and as such I'm hesitant to say it’s bad, however I feel that praising this story also feels wrong.
Frailty is a very strong starter to the series. As for the other characters, all of them were really good! Jessica is one of the few FNaF characters that I can relate with, and her story is really sad. Writing wise, as someone who has been very critical of Kelly Parra's past works, the writing was spectacular for the most part. However, I do think some parts go a little too fast, and could have better built up on the tone by including a few small details, like some small hesitation from characters while they're speaking or being given something, or some details on how they look and interact with the world while they speak.
Lally's Game was pretty good, although I can easily see why someone wouldn't like it. The characters are… okay, both Selena and Cade have their own issues. Lally as an antagonist is… well, he's an antagonist, nothing interesting or cool to say there. Now, in contrast to Frailty where I think some more description would be beneficial, I believe this story is rather too descriptive at times. Certain parts that mean very little to the story get some focus, like Selena renovating the house could have been an entire paragraph instead of multiple. Other times descriptions aren't necessary, like how "perfect" Cade's hands are. In addition, some parts could be removed entirely and the story would still function normally.
Under Construction was weird, but I enjoyed most of it. The characters are all good, minus Jaxon although his flaws were minor. Objectively there is nothing wrong writing wise with the story, and as such I'm hesitant to say it’s bad, however I feel that praising this story also feels wrong.
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