Anansi Island starts innocently enough, though there’s clearly some history to be told. The teacher teaches cleverly enough, though the children are a little unruly. They’re very real though, as is she, and they’re easily imagined. Then the roller-coaster moves to the top of the climb.

Anansi Island is a successfully scary tale of a young woman trapped on a mysterious island, using her intelligence and wits to help her survive. Revelations come slowly, one step at a time, keeping the reader off balance while Laurel balances too much knowledge with slowly growing dread. There’s none of the “Don’t open the door” feel of the traditional horror movie, but plenty of “Uh Oh.”

I liked that the protagonist was an intelligent woman making wise decisions. And I liked the logic of the tale. A fun and scary lunchtime read, I’d definitely recommend it. But don’t eat outside, not where the spiders bite… ( )

*screams in frustration*
Wondering why that is? Well it's because I wish that this would have been a full length novel instead of a short story!
Christian wrote a wonderfully well-rounded short; I always wonder how authors do this. It seems to me that it's almost harder to write a short story compared to a novel. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so...
It was great; the storyline is something I could easily see as a movie! It would make for a great script!
For a short read it packs a big punch. I think the author should write a part two...even if it's just for me. *smile* ( )