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Dance of Death

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Donna Burke and her friends anxiously attend the school carnival. Filled with thrilling rides, good food, and sales-booths, the carnival promises a fun time! Unfortunately, the fun turns to horror when Tammy Peters buys a pair of ruby-red shoes at a mysterious booth at the back of the field. The saleswoman hastily sells Tammy the shoes, warning her that they are cursed. When you wear them "you'll be given incredible fortune, but unfortunate luck." Tammy dismisses the claims, yet Donna is uneasy. Tammy wears the shoes for the school play and mysteriously breaks her leg backstage. Did Tammy fall victim to the evil curse? Where are the shoes now? Claiming their next victim? Who's next?.....

I thought that "Dance of Death" was a pretty good book. The story claims to be a thriller, yet I found that it wasn't very thrilling. I thought that it would want you to think that the shoes were at fault, but it turns out that an actual person is behind the accidents. Unfortuantely, that wasn't the case. The shoes really were cursed, and I don't care for those types of stories. I like horror/stalker-type stories, and this was more of a sci-fi book. Also, Jo Gibson's writing style is so repetitive it's uncanny! Every other page has someone blushing, and one of the scenes mimicked a scene out of one of her other books. I had deja vu! Overall, the story was good, but isn't one I'd recommend often! Instead, for a real scare, I'd recommend "Slay Bells" about a group of people stranded in a mall with a twisted killer in their midst, or "My Bloody Valentine." I've written reviews for both of these stories! Be sure to check them out! Enjoy!

Also recommended:
a.) "Slay Bells" by Jo Gibson
b.) "My Bloody Valentine" by Jo Gibson
c.) "The Train" by Diane Hoh
d.) "Vampire" by Richie Tankersley Cusick
e.) "Starstruck" by Richie Tankersley Cusick
f.) "Trick or Treat" by Richie Tankersley Cusick
g.) "Double Date" by Sinclair Smith
h.) "The Boy Next Door" by Sinclair Smith
i.) All R. L. Stine young adult thrillers
j.) All books by Joan Lowery Nixon

I read this book, and loved it. Donna kind of got of my nearvs. She always talked about her grandpa. Besides that it was good. The plot was good, evil shoes. The book would have been better if it told how the shoes got evil.There should be an other a part 2!!!!