Prom Nights from Hell
is a collection of short stories by popular YA writers. Obviously, all of the stories are about prom, and they all have a supernatural element to them. I picked up this book because Stephenie Meyer wrote one of the stories. I was also interested in the one by Meg Cabot, but I haven't even heard of the other three authors.The first story is called "The Exterminator's Daughter" and it's written by Meg Cabot. It's about a girl who hunts and kills vampires. She happens to do just that at her prom. This story is not Meg Cabot at her best. I was very disappointed. The reactions of the characters seemed very unrealistic. Overall, this story was just OK.
3 out of 5 stars
The second story is "The Corsage" by Lauren Myracle. The author says that the story was inspired by "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, and she's not kidding. It's the same premise, but it takes place during the prom and is obviously more modern. The main character, Frankie, is given a corsage that can grant three wishes to the person in possession of it. Frankie thinks it's great until she realizes that she must be very careful what she wishes for! This story is just plain creepy. I have also read "The Monkey's Paw" which was quite creepy. "The Corsage" was OK, but I feel that it wasn't a very original idea.
3 out of 5 stars
The third story is "Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper" by Kim Harrison. Madison is not having a very good time at the prom; she just found out that her date only asked her because he felt sorry for her. She is about to leave when she sees Seth. A gorgeous guy she had not seen at school before. They dance together and he offers her a ride home. She agrees but soon realizes how stupid it was to get into the car with someone she doesn't know. This story was very weird! I'm still confused about it. It leaves a lot of loose ends which is kind of annoying.
2.5 out of 5 stars
The fourth short story is "Kiss and Tell" by Michele Jaffe. This story is about Miranda Kiss, a girl with amazing abilities like super speed, super strength, super hearing... you get the idea. She works as a chauffeur, picking passengers up from the airport mostly, and on the day of the prom she picks up a 14-year-old girl named Sibby. After much annoyance, Miranda drops Sibby off at her house, but she feels that something isn't quite right so she goes back to investigate. The people at the house are trying to hurt Sibby. Miranda breaks in and takes Sibby away to hide out at the prom. Who is this young girl and why are so many people after her? This story was definitely the most confusing and weird. I didn't like it at all.
2 out of 5 stars
The last story is "Hell on Earth" by Stephenie Meyer. This is why I read this book. I loved Twilight
, New Moon and Eclipse so I wanted to read anything I could by Stephenie Meyer. This story is basically about angels and demons (not the Dan Brown book!). Specifically, it's about a demon who is trying to ruin the prom. This was definitely the best story of the five. I liked it a lot. 4 out of 5 stars
Overall, this book was OK. I liked the story by Stephenie Meyer and the rest were OK. Overall, I would give this book 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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