Into the Pit (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #1)

This was a very interesting book. Each short story felt different and yet connected. I enjoyed that if I knew nothing about the FNAF games, I could still enjoy the stories.

I found the second story 'To Be Pretty' to be the most coherent story out of the three, but the third story 'Count The Ways' to be the saddest. 'Into The Pit' was good but I felt it was just missing something that elevated the others.

Overall, it was a good set of stories if you like creepy or horror.

I finally managed to pick up Fazbear Frights after watching so many Game Theory videos listening to MatPat chat about this series. I have loved the video games and lore since the original Five Nights at Freddy's came out (yeah, I'm an OG - it's been a fun and wild ride), so it was a natural fit to pick up this series. It took a while, but I managed to pick up a copy on my Kobo (FINALLY...). And then it took me a while to get into this book. I'm going to keep my review short and sweet, but will post all of my thoughts on my blog. This book was... not exactly a winner for me. Into the Pit - Oswald's story - was the best of the three. The start isn't the best, but once you get going it's pretty fun! The lore from the video games made me smile even if they aren't supposed to be directly connected. This story got about a 4/5 from me. Sarah's story was the middle book with the middle rating. The self esteem issues our new friend Sarah has made me sad and I really wish it wouldn't have been the main plot of the story. The animatronic and creepy nature of the story was SO COOL but was overpowered by the fat phobia and female self esteem issues. Seriously, so sad. 3/5 for story but downgraded to 2/5 for the harsh treatment of female beauty standards. Millie's story... was super lacking for me. It just didn't sit well with me and I was bored to tears. We should have gone out with a bang, but we didn't. 1/5. I just didn't enjoy the "how can we die" monologue over and over and over... It felt dull, but that's not my type of horror. And then the epilogue. This is an interesting one because, from my understanding, each book is going to have another piece of this story and keep continuing until the last book of the Fazbear Frights series. Super cool though, but honestly... I'm not going to binge all of these books in a row, so I'd bet some serious money (if I had any...) that I'm going to forget to go back and re-read all of the epilogues. Maybe I will... but I doubt it. Cool marketing technique though. It might get a few more people binging the books. Maybe. Overall... It's okay. Not the best, but still a pretty good start. I'm going to slowly work my way through this series since I'm a FNAF nerd, but I'm not in a real big rush. But I am impressed we're basically getting a Goosebumps/Fear Street anthology series from FNAF. I LOVED Goosebumps as a kid, so seeing an adult guilty pleasure of mine trying their own spin on the horror anthology? Super cool. I dig it. Two out of five stars.

Disclaimer: I received this book from my husband. Get you a partner that buys books for you! Book: Into The Pit Author: Scott Cawthon Book Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Book 1 Rating: 5/5 Recommended For...: horror fans, FNAF fans Publication Date: December 26, 2019 Genre: Horror Recommended Age: 14+ (gore, violence, scary moments, evil robots who will come to kill us all) Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Pages: 195 Synopsis: What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Millie think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face of the earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's, their hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost. Review: I didn't know going into this book that it was actually 3 tales in one but man I'm so blown away by it! I loved each story and I thought it did well to make the stories short, sweet, and to the point without sacrificing world building, character development, and plot. My only issue is the ambiguity of the last story. What happened and what was she trapped in and what was the point?? But I'm sure Scott Cawthorn has the answer and will show it somewhere 5 installments down the line. Verdict: I loved it!