The Midnight Club

I read this book several times as a kid, and wanted to re-read it in preparation for Mike Flanagan's Netflix adaptation. This and [b:Whisper of Death 137964 Whisper of Death Christopher Pike https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1378900166l/137964.SY75.jpg 1546535] were my two most-read of Pike's books, so I had hazy memories of it. I mostly liked the stories-within-a-story format of both books, but man, these stories were blehhhhhh. The only one I remembered with any sort of clarity was Anya's “deal with the devil” one. The general premise is interesting, but I did not care when I was reading about Ilonka's past lives or her deep everlasting love for Kevin. I dunno, I'm still excited about the show because like I said, the bare-bones plot of it is solid, but the execution didn't work for me. 2 of Ilonka's long-winded stories about her Master and reality being an illusion and whatever out of 5.