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The Camping Trip
Carla and her friends head out on a weekend vacation to the camping site that she loved from her childhood. While her friends keep observing weird occurrences and finding strange things in the woods they try to get some rest and relaxation. The camping site’s inhabitants have other plans for the group as death, sacrifice, and heritage rear their head in the equation. The Camping Trip is a story that will have you scared to pitch a tent in the woods ever again.
52 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2014
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March 14, 2014
As an avid reader of horror, I saw the Camping Trip and thought it sounded very interesting. The story was a fresh and original idea. After reading the summary, I wanted to see how the kids would survive. While the story kept me interested and wanting to see what would happen next, I ultimately didn't care what happened to the characters. There wasn't a lot of character development.
The other big distraction for me was editing. There were some missing words and bad dialog.
I think that adding a few pages to the book and adding some character details or backstory would really improve the story. The elements are here for this story to be really fun.
The other big distraction for me was editing. There were some missing words and bad dialog.
I think that adding a few pages to the book and adding some character details or backstory would really improve the story. The elements are here for this story to be really fun.
October 14, 2016
So on the one hand I think this was pretty terrible, but on the other hand it was kind of good? Even if it went total Twilight Zone on me.
Really, the beginning, the middle, it was all terrific, but then came the end, and I was just like what the hell just happened? I won't spoil anything, but I am guessing more people will be feeling this way. And then that last page, what the hell? Sorry, but it was just too much weirdness and wtf-ness for me to think it was great.
I also noticed a lot of mistakes, spelling errors, but also sentences that didn't fit, punctuation missing, stuff that was said at first, but then was contradicted a bit later, and several other things. Did anyone check/edit this novel before it was published on Amazon? I am deducing some points from my rating for that.
The book also switches between characters, which can be quite confusing. One moment you would have Carla, then Brian, then someone else. It got a bit mixed up.
My favourite character would be Brian. He was a really sweet guy, and I just felt sorry for him, multiple times even. He deserves/deserved better. :(
The idea was good though (well, at least right up to the ending when poop hit the fan and Twilight Zone started), a group of friends go camping at a spot that is well-known to one of them. There is romance, there is a surprise visit, there is hiking. You do notice fairly quickly that there is something wrong with the place, you can just feel it, even if you aren't there in person, you just know something is wrong. I was just shouting at them to leave and to run away. To tell them this place is wrong.
Oh well, it was only 1 euro (the price of this book on Amazon), and I still did enjoy most of the book, so I guess it is not too bad. :)
Would I recommend this one? I am not sure yet. On the one hand yes, but on the other hand, no.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Really, the beginning, the middle, it was all terrific, but then came the end, and I was just like what the hell just happened? I won't spoil anything, but I am guessing more people will be feeling this way. And then that last page, what the hell? Sorry, but it was just too much weirdness and wtf-ness for me to think it was great.
I also noticed a lot of mistakes, spelling errors, but also sentences that didn't fit, punctuation missing, stuff that was said at first, but then was contradicted a bit later, and several other things. Did anyone check/edit this novel before it was published on Amazon? I am deducing some points from my rating for that.
The book also switches between characters, which can be quite confusing. One moment you would have Carla, then Brian, then someone else. It got a bit mixed up.
My favourite character would be Brian. He was a really sweet guy, and I just felt sorry for him, multiple times even. He deserves/deserved better. :(
The idea was good though (well, at least right up to the ending when poop hit the fan and Twilight Zone started), a group of friends go camping at a spot that is well-known to one of them. There is romance, there is a surprise visit, there is hiking. You do notice fairly quickly that there is something wrong with the place, you can just feel it, even if you aren't there in person, you just know something is wrong. I was just shouting at them to leave and to run away. To tell them this place is wrong.
Oh well, it was only 1 euro (the price of this book on Amazon), and I still did enjoy most of the book, so I guess it is not too bad. :)
Would I recommend this one? I am not sure yet. On the one hand yes, but on the other hand, no.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
April 3, 2014
The Camping Trip by Derick Shawn Farris is a short read that will keep you on the edge of your seat and not wanting to turn your lights out at night.
The author did a great job of developing a storyline that was easy to follow and get into. This book takes the old camp fire ghost stories to a hold new level. I could not put the book down from start to finish and hated to see it end.
I liked the way Derick Shawn Farris developed his characters. He gave just enough background to make them real and draw you into their story.
I really enjoyed reading The Camping Trip by Derick Shawn Farris and I recommend this book to all readers.
[Please note: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.]
The author did a great job of developing a storyline that was easy to follow and get into. This book takes the old camp fire ghost stories to a hold new level. I could not put the book down from start to finish and hated to see it end.
I liked the way Derick Shawn Farris developed his characters. He gave just enough background to make them real and draw you into their story.
I really enjoyed reading The Camping Trip by Derick Shawn Farris and I recommend this book to all readers.
[Please note: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.]
January 11, 2015
No character development , abundant grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. (I waived to my friend. Um no!). Could of been made into quite an interesting and unique book. As a short story I liked it as it had "ghost story" feel about it. Something you could tell your friends whilst sitting around a camp fire in the bush. Based on that and the fact I was looking for a camping/woods/slasher type story I gave it two stars for creep factor. :)
August 22, 2017
Yikes, I have no words to describe how bad this was, I'm only posting a review to warn others away from this.
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