Slime Night!

Slime Night! by William Pauley III
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This sounded like a pretty cheesy short story, but decided to give it a shot when it was available to download for free on Kindle. And am I ever glad I did!

You know you're in for a wild ride when a story opens with the words, "Crystal Bangor is a w****". This sets the tone for the entire story. Basically, two high-school boys are both lusting over the same girl - you know the one, the girl that gets around. The girl who all the other boys have already been with, leaving these two with something to prove. You might be thinking at this point, "this doesn't sound like something a self-respecting adult would read". You'd be SO wrong! It's actually really well written and the adult language, although vulgar, is totally appropriate for the story's tone. I do question how this Crystal girl gets away with wearing what she does to school.

The only other thing I question in this book? Why the author felt the need to explain the game of pinball so thoroughly. It is told to the reader that knowing the rules is necessary to understand the pinball portion of the story - however, I found this untrue. I'm pretty sure most people out there have at least a basic understanding of pinball - enough to enjoy the story without needing a lesson on the rules.

Then you have the good ol' female best friend. I really liked her. And I also really liked the chemistry between her and Sebastian. It didn't seem forced or awkward - it was really believable as being two high-school kids just hanging out. Nick though - not so sure about that kid. He seems a little unhinged. I'm still confused as to how good of a friend he is. Don't want to spoil anything (since this is a pretty short story), so I will just say that he seems to have a very crazy side to him.

When I finished this story, my first thought was about how I wished it was longer! I'm glad to see that the author has other stories available and I look forward to reading them! Oh, almost forgot - LOVE the NES/cartridge blowing reference.

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