With the beloved Lee Mathews wrapped in death’s warm embrace, a new batch of pupils has arrived at the mansion eager to learn from last year’s chosen one. This time, and under Ant’s remote supervision, the eager students will be assigned specific tasks they must carry out to prove themselves worthy of the Murder Maker’s secret. With stakes higher than ever, only one will walk out of the mansion alive. Who will take the prize and who will die? More important: Why?
As well as robots, clowns, and living statues, John Watson has an extensive list of things that terrify him. He is of the belief that writing about these horrors will make him immune to their evils, but it is still a work in progress. Mr. Watson spends most of his time hiding out in the closet space beneath the stairs, where he is currently working on a series of scary short stories. He resides in Atlanta with his chef wife Penny and a pair of equally skittish fur babies.
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this second installment completely blew me away! This cast of characters wanted the win in the worst of ways and it seemed each one of them was ready to go the distance to be the victor. Reading their individual stories and getting to know them and their personalities, I was so eager to see them clash at the estate when the time came. They all brought something dark to the table, but who would have the guts to go all the way? It was a question I was constantly asking myself with each turn of the page. This was an incredible book and one of my top reads for the year. The twists, turns, and darkness were top notch from start to finish.
I impatiently waited for this second book, and it did not disappoint. A whole new cast of characters aside from Jennie Olsen. Each character brought some interesting things to the book, but I must admit that Sylvana, Micah, and Jada were my favorites. I loved their stories leading up to the trip to the retreat. I couldn’t wait to see how all of them together was going to play out.
Jennie Olsen took these writers on one hell of ride! She was ruthless and continued to show her true hard-core colors which I loved. The torture and tasks set aside for the authors was amazing! What an ending! Done in true Jennie fashion!