Welcome to Orsk! Your one stop show for all of your housing needs! Get lost in our expansive show room where the possibilities are endless! Who knows? You may never leave!
What's Horrorstör all about? Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring wardrobes, shattered Brooka glassware, and vandalized Liripip sofa beds—clearly, someone or something is up to no good. To unravel the mystery, five young employees volunteer for a long dusk-till-dawn shift—and they encounter horrors that defy imagination.
Initial Thoughts: When looking at this book, I have to say that you immediately think that you are looking at an IKEA catalog but don't let the wonderful cover deceive you! What lies inside is a really suspenseful story. As I started reading the first chapter of this book, I wasn't really interested in the main character, Amy. I thought that she was a HUGE Debbie-downer and I found her pretty aggravating but as the story went on, I became really invested in her as well as the other characters. Each chapter begins with a picture of some type of Orsk furniture with an explanation as to why you need it but as you go along, the pictures become pretty gruesome while at the same time keeping with the wonderful layout of this story. I deeply admired the satire in this story. I truly enjoyed how so many different times in the story you realized that you, as a consumer, are quite literally sucked into the store that you are in and everything is so methodically placed for you, the consumer, to want to buy something. I also really enjoyed the horror element to the story. There were several unnerving sections in the book that had me on the edge of my seat! From scenes with torture to scenes with the characters being in the complete dark. I enjoyed how the Orsk itself took on a kind of character quality. It was as if the Orsk was playing mind games with you and making you believe things that weren't true and actually making you feel like you were crazy. There is quite a bit of suspense building up to actually finding out what is going on and to be completely honest, the book kind of ends with the characters still really having no idea what's going to happen next.
Final Thoughts: Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I read this in one sitting and am quite happy that I could do so. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a quick and suspenseful read!
Until next time-
Happy Reading, Rachel
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