Playground

I would say this is actually pretty good for an extreme horror. Better than the two other books from this author that I have read, The Slob and Dark Assembly. 

The author did a great job with all the character distinctions, because there are 9 children, 4 parents, and 3 more characters, who are all central to the story. Having that many characters always overwhelms me, but they were very clear in my head. 

The plot was well done too, it was fast paced, very bingeable, I finished this in a couple hours actually. I always love the added effects of the artwork, it definitely alleviates the experience. 

The shock value of the book for me was probably 7/10. It could've been much much worse, especially with children involved, but it was okay. I'd like to make it clear that the horror is derived from the actual gore of the deaths and not the grief of losing the children or any of the consequences. 

In short, this book is like a Saw movie but with children and it's being broadcasted for the parents to watch and it's run by a horny old woman. 

A few plot holes here and there, but nothing too bad, nothing too ridiculous. I would've loved an epilogue though.