Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. There are some gruesome images as well, so definitely not for those with a weak stomach.Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. FantasticLand felt real and I had no trouble understanding how quickly things really only takes one person to act violently in order to set off a chain of events when people are surrounded by uncertainty. I enjoyed how fast paced and imaginative the book was. In very little time, it's a matter of survival for those in the park. Otherwise normal kids have to start thinking about what to do to survive as people start breaking off into groups, hoarding supplies, and enacting violence to establish territory. With the employees, largely young adults, trapped inside the park, things begin to go violent. However, the plan hadn't necessarily been updated in modern times as a huge hurricane hits the coast.

Being so close to danger, the park developed an extensive plan for emergencies should anything go wrong. It was built by a charismatic visionary who insisted that visitors would be able to see the ocean from the park. It has a Battle Royale, Lord of the Flies vibe but in a unique setting with a modern psychological understanding.įantasticLand is a fictional theme park where each section of the park is a different land. The cover is fantastic and I didn't really know much in advance what it was going to be about but I did enjoy it. This book landed in my possession during a short lived subscription to My Thrill Club and as I have recently, unfortunately, been weeding my TBR stacks, I decided to read it. Or whatever the actual word for this kind of novel is! Or a fiction book masquerading as actual reporting. Furthermore, it's a book of interviews which I always enjoy. For these reasons, FantasticLand really hit the spot. I tend to find myself more drawn to thrillers, monster/animal stories, and anything set in the summer itself.

Summer, with its hot sticky days, is the perfect setting for a different kind of horror to the gothic chills and thrills of the Fall.

My favorite genre is horror and I do feel like each season invites its own kind of horror.

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