The Laws of the Skies

The bus pulled away along the village road, and the parents' long shadows shrunk behind the condensation-covered windows. And there you have it. The children were on their way. They would never return. you know* from the get-go that everyone in this book dies: twelve six-year-old children and their thre......more

Consider this entire review a Disclaimer: I'm not giving anything away that isn't in the description when I ask this... Have you ever read a book where every character dies? EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER. DIES. Twelve 6 year old classmates and their three chaperones, all dead. And they die in the worst imagi......more

I loved everything about The Laws of the Skies. It's a survival horror novella about a class of children who go camping, and it's bleak in the exact way I wanted. The story felt like a children's tale, and the narrator read it as such, but this tale has lots of death. Even the children's story in th......more

The Laws of The Skies, a dark/horror book, was a solid 5 stars. What should be a happy and fun-filled time, as 12 children and 3 adults embark on camping trip- things quickly turn horribly wrong and everyone is in the fight for their lives. This book definitely isn’t for the faint of heart. The Laws......more

A lovely little tale about a class of six-year-olds on their first overnight camping trip. Things don't go quite as expected. This very short novel is relentless, ruthless, and unbelievably cruel to both the reader and the characters alike. It gripped me, and it horrified me, and you should read it,......more