Karen’s Reviews > The Rise: Tales From The Gulp 3 > Status Update

The Rise (2/3 into final story): the game is afoot…the jig is up…all or nothing, baby…in for a penny, in for a pound…
Hang on tight! Friday’s coming!

This story has that last scene in Thelma and Louise vibe!
But without the tears!

The Rise( 1/3 thru this final story): what we’ve all been waiting for? Is Alan Baxter going to give up the full goods on Gulpepper and all its weirdness?

The Gulpepper Institute of Health and Wellbeing (end): over-the-top cringy gruesomeness. Nice to see the ladies rise to the occasion.

The Gulpepper Institute of Health and Wellbeing (1/2 home):
Nothing creepy about a fix-it-all rehab place for rich goth chicks in Gulpepper, right? Nothing weird at all. ☠️❣️

Vitulinum (end): Gruesome, grotesque, and grim. Gain the end feels not like ending. Those lines bindings between stories grow tighter.

Vitulinum (2/3 done): while the language is harsh, this story still reminds me of the old Goosebumps tales. Probably because of all the kids.

Vitulinum (1/3done): love that Alan Baxter had the forethought to provide a warning to readers before this one. Sometimes you need really bad actors, but you don’t need to spring them on folks without warning.

Sunlight on Clear Water (end): okay, this is a story you shouldn’t read right before bed. Nope, regretting that choice as I turn out the lights.

Strange Leaves (end):
More of a nudge into the next stories I guess. End left hanging.