| Rox and her boyfriend leave town to have an abortion. When they return, they find every living being in their town has vanished except three other teenagers. Curiously all five have a connection with Betty Sue, a young storyteller who committed suicide months ago. As the five wander through the empty town, they find stories Betty Sue wrote before her death that prophesize how each of the five teenagers will die. One by one, the teens are killed in gruesome ways until only Rox is left to discover if Betty Sue truly died and how she has been killing Rox's friends. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Horror story? Yes Horror plotlets - the monster chased me! Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - a teen Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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