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THE MIND CONTROL APP
Toby and Marla just want to make it through another day at school, but when everyone around them starts acting strangely, they suspect something could be seriously wrong.
Now, as Toby realises a viral mobile app might not be as innocent as it first appears, he has to race to stop it from taking over the entire school and reducing his friends into mindless drones.
THE MIND CONTROL APP is another mind-bending, fear-inducing thrill ride in the SCARETOWN series that is taking libraries by storm.
Now, as Toby realises a viral mobile app might not be as innocent as it first appears, he has to race to stop it from taking over the entire school and reducing his friends into mindless drones.
THE MIND CONTROL APP is another mind-bending, fear-inducing thrill ride in the SCARETOWN series that is taking libraries by storm.
93 pages, Paperback
Published September 15, 2021
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L.A. Drake
10 books1 followerL.A. Drake writes books for kids who aren't afraid of the dark. His SCARETOWN series explores the unknown and confronts the beasts that lurk in the darkest corners of the creepiest places. Each month, a new SCARETOWN book is released and kids everywhere get to join L.A Drake on a new adventure in a world of ghoulish beings and unexplained mysteries.
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May 29, 2022
Here's something I bet none of you have heard of. I still my kindle unlimited trial for a bit, and for some reason the Fright Visions have been taken off so I couldn't just do another of those, aside from Cursed Coin 2 which I'll get to someday. That left me with not much to look at. But then I found this. It intrigued me. It's another modern Goosebumps type thing. I'd like to tell you more about but...I couldn't find much. It started in 2020, has a social media and website presence but not much info beyond some small things. The author LA Drake has a mild bio and pic, but that's it. I couldn't find much on him.
This is a mysterious series, so I didn't expect too much. I picked this one as it sounded the most interesting of the ones they had. Plot is that Toby and his friend Marla notice that the kids these days are into Buzztap, an app game that's basically just about tapping, with people competing for the top score.
Marla is into it, but Toby's phone gets trashed so he can't partake in it. This turns out to be a good thing as the kids who win it keep fallng into a trance, turning into boring emotionless zombies. Toby has to get to the bottom of this.
?So I liked this. It wasn't great or anything but it was good, better than I expected. It's pretty clear cut, rather short so it doesn't mess around too much. This means not much room for deeper stuff, as Toby is a typical protagonist and the main friendship is mostly just there. Writing isn't super detailed but it is decent enough, with at least one vocab moment.
It being to the point does help it, as it's not loaded with filler and you can get through it quickly. The plot works well, as it builds suspense decently. The idea of these kids becoming perfect but zombie-like is rather creepy. The villain reveal is very obvious but kind of fun, even if i question how they made this app. There's this teacher who is a grade A boomer, ranting about this generation, that was fun.
The climax is solid, even going on a bit too long. Given how these can be, it's not a bad problem to have. There could be more wrapup stuff and the twist is pretty cliche but it works alright. I liked the solution, it's good setup and payoff.
I did want more in some places, it could have gone deeper. But as it is, it's good enough. The premise is solid and is used for decent scares. It didn't blow me away, I'm not in a hurry to read more. As as far these go, it's not a favorite, but it was decent.
...And that's all I got, pretty cut and dry this time. That's it for May basically, June 1 will be the Pike book of that month, and Thursday will be the end of Animorphs. June will be busy enough in some regards to where I may not do many weird off shots like this but we'll see. See ya then.
This is a mysterious series, so I didn't expect too much. I picked this one as it sounded the most interesting of the ones they had. Plot is that Toby and his friend Marla notice that the kids these days are into Buzztap, an app game that's basically just about tapping, with people competing for the top score.
Marla is into it, but Toby's phone gets trashed so he can't partake in it. This turns out to be a good thing as the kids who win it keep fallng into a trance, turning into boring emotionless zombies. Toby has to get to the bottom of this.
?So I liked this. It wasn't great or anything but it was good, better than I expected. It's pretty clear cut, rather short so it doesn't mess around too much. This means not much room for deeper stuff, as Toby is a typical protagonist and the main friendship is mostly just there. Writing isn't super detailed but it is decent enough, with at least one vocab moment.
It being to the point does help it, as it's not loaded with filler and you can get through it quickly. The plot works well, as it builds suspense decently. The idea of these kids becoming perfect but zombie-like is rather creepy. The villain reveal is very obvious but kind of fun, even if i question how they made this app. There's this teacher who is a grade A boomer, ranting about this generation, that was fun.
The climax is solid, even going on a bit too long. Given how these can be, it's not a bad problem to have. There could be more wrapup stuff and the twist is pretty cliche but it works alright. I liked the solution, it's good setup and payoff.
I did want more in some places, it could have gone deeper. But as it is, it's good enough. The premise is solid and is used for decent scares. It didn't blow me away, I'm not in a hurry to read more. As as far these go, it's not a favorite, but it was decent.
...And that's all I got, pretty cut and dry this time. That's it for May basically, June 1 will be the Pike book of that month, and Thursday will be the end of Animorphs. June will be busy enough in some regards to where I may not do many weird off shots like this but we'll see. See ya then.
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