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Step Closer

Step Closer

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  • Author：Scott Cawthon
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Summary

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night。。。
Isolation can open up a void。 Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce， falling prey to a gruesome curse。 Kasey struggles with the lengths she'll go to survive on the streets after stealing a pair of unusual novelty glasses。 Samantha and her sister， Susie， struggle to exist side by side， desperate to connect after a horrific tragedy。 But in the grim world of Five Nights at Freddy's， empty feelings often attract hungry monsters。。。

In this fourth volume， Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon， featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi。

Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans。

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Reviews

Ryder A ，

I really enjoyed reading the step closer book by Scott Cawthon mainly because it is a good scary book and like the back of the book says it will keep the bravest fnaf fans up at night。 one reason why this book is so good is that the storys include fan favorite animatronics such as foxy the pirate， ballora the ballerina， and chica the chicken。 also another reason why this book is so good is because it really dives deep into the story of the game franchise and what goes on in the fnaf world。 P。S:d I really enjoyed reading the step closer book by Scott Cawthon mainly because it is a good scary book and like the back of the book says it will keep the bravest fnaf fans up at night。 one reason why this book is so good is that the storys include fan favorite animatronics such as foxy the pirate， ballora the ballerina， and chica the chicken。 also another reason why this book is so good is because it really dives deep into the story of the game franchise and what goes on in the fnaf world。 P。S:does anyone even remember the fnaf world game？Now as for how the author affects the reader with the story is he actually make it so that die hard fnaf fans have to actually peice together certain things from other books and games to actually understand what is going on in the books like in the third story coming home i pieced together that the girl that chica takes away is actually the spirit that haunts the chica animatronic in the games。know as for a recommendation i would recommend this book to people who like scary storys and scary games only because like i said before this is a properly scary book and i would only recommend this book to the bravest of the brave and people who lke to peice stuff together and solve the mysterious of video game series。also this book review is sposered by game theoryjust kidding :D have a great day。 。。。more

Clay Jenkinson ，

The first two stories were pretty good， but I didn't like the third book。 This would have got a higher rating if it wasn't for it being overshadowed by the last book and the last story。 The first two stories were pretty good， but I didn't like the third book。 This would have got a higher rating if it wasn't for it being overshadowed by the last book and the last story。 。。。more

Brayden Vogler ，

I love the book great job scott😁

Rocco M ，

I really liked this book。 I liked this book because I love that it has three interesting stories about FNAF and is actually written by the creator of the game， Scott Cawthon。 My favorite story out of the three was Step Closer。 I enjoyed the Step Closer story because I think it's the scariest one， and because there were a lot of parts that surprised me。 One moment of horror was like when a cleaver fell off its hook and almost chopped off one of the character's hands。 This is the first book in the I really liked this book。 I liked this book because I love that it has three interesting stories about FNAF and is actually written by the creator of the game， Scott Cawthon。 My favorite story out of the three was Step Closer。 I enjoyed the Step Closer story because I think it's the scariest one， and because there were a lot of parts that surprised me。 One moment of horror was like when a cleaver fell off its hook and almost chopped off one of the character's hands。 This is the first book in the series that I read。 I am a big fan of Five Nights at Freddy's and I would totally suggest this to a other fan of the game。 。。。more

Hailey Spohrer ，

Spoilers！！I was very sad when Pete died at the end of the first story， and I related to it （no I know Fnaf is not real so I didn't die when it happened， and I am not immortal lol。。。。。or is it *insert dramatic music* Ill explain after the interview of what I mean） because I have been hit by a car before and while the vehicle was not a car but a truck， I know kinda how Pete felt。。。I can't believe that this all started with Foxy！ And not to bully Foxy， but you don't need to get rid of an eye and an Spoilers！！I was very sad when Pete died at the end of the first story， and I related to it （no I know Fnaf is not real so I didn't die when it happened， and I am not immortal lol。。。。。or is it *insert dramatic music* Ill explain after the interview of what I mean） because I have been hit by a car before and while the vehicle was not a car but a truck， I know kinda how Pete felt。。。I can't believe that this all started with Foxy！ And not to bully Foxy， but you don't need to get rid of an eye and an arm to be a pirate！ Wanna know how I know this？ Well， that's because I have fixed him before！ And I saw both of his eyes and two arms！ And yeah sure one of them was smaller than the other because of his hook， but it's not like his hook is at his elbow or shoulder！ Now I am not saying I dislike the book because of that reason， I really enjoyed the book！ Now onto the second story， Dance with Me。 When I hear the words Dance with me， the song ¨Dance to Forget¨ by TryHardNinja plays in my head。 And poor Kasey！ She had to steal for survival！ Leading into the cause of the conflict， Kasey stole from a mother from Circus Baby´s Pizza World， and along with the lady purse came a young girl's goody bag with goggles that have a Ballora picture on them and have the glasses lense blue。 Later in the book， Ballora appears every time Kasey puts on the glasses。 Kasey has had enough of this and she returns the glasses， goody bag， and purse to their rightful owners， but first， she had to get in shape， so she paid for some shoes and attempted to steal a very pretty dress， but the alarms went off and she got caught。。。 but thankfully one of the customers paid for the dress， then she got the job。 The last story made me a little bit confused but then I understood that poor Susie was murdered and her soul has been roaming around with her sister and mother！ （Going back into the game Purple Guy killed 5 children 6 including Henry Emilys daughter Charlotte Emily， and Susie was one of the five children， she possesses Chica while her friends possess the others like Freddy， Bonnie， Foxy， and Golden Freddy） Chica would come every night and Susie would go outside and take Chica by the hand， then they would walk slowly away from Susie's house。 Susie's sister Samantha had a doll that she and Susie needed to share， the doll is I'm going to guess is what set Susie's soul free， but I am not certain。 When Samantha found out what the drawings that Susie made， she set off to find the doll， but then。。。 oh no！ Here comes Chica！ Stomping up the steps trying to stop Samantha from freeing Susie's soul！ Later on， Samantha outsmarted Chica and found the doll， Chica then left and took Susie´s hand， but Susie wanted to say goodbye to Samantha， and Samantha saw her！ They hugged each other， and then Susie was gone。。。 If you are reading this section of the Review I am talking about what I said earlier on in the review， So when I said ¨Or is it¨ I wasn't talking about the immortal part， I don't really think you can become immortal， but if you could， sign me up！ Anyway I was talking about how （From what I have heard， if I heard miss correctly or something don't attack me for it-） Chuck-E-Cheese is going bankrupt， and people want Scott Cawthon， the creator of Five Nights at Freddy's （FNaF） to buy it and make the Freddy Fazbear Pizzaria。 If I could I would visit that place every day no matter if I am the age I am or not！ Also， this is off topic on what I was talking about specifically but I think FNaF 4 and 3 are hard！ I only have FNaF 1， 3，4，5 （Sisters Location）， and UCN （Ultimate Custom Night）。 FNaF 4 is hard because you have to listen very carefully for sound cues， and my house is pretty loud。。。and if I want my volume up I am risking throwing my phone across the room and screaming- Sooooo yeah。 For Fnaf 3， I was on night 4 or 3 when my friend came over， I told him to play while I use the restroom。。。（Get prepared for a sad moment）， and he pressed New Game！ Not Continue， but New。 GAME！！！ I was so sad！ And I can hardly see Springtrap！ So I am stuck on night 2。。。 I was a very sad child。 I have played Fnaf 2 on my sister's tablet， and you have to multitask A LOT！ It goes from winding up the music box， to checking the halls for the Animatronics whether they are the Toy´s or the Withered´s， to putting on the spare Freddy mask， to making Withered Foxy´s eyeballs burn to death because he apparently isn't fooled by the mask-。。。 Fun Fact， I have Fnaf VR and AR too！ Fnaf VR is scary- and I get jump scared a lot， mostly by the Nightmarionne。。。Well， time to start reading the next book and rest my poor fingers。 Bye！ 。。。more

Nate Bms ，

I have not finished the book yet but so far it is amazing if you like horror books and Scott Cawthon this the exact book for you。

Tom Stephenson ，

This book is amazing ！I would consider this book for teenagers。 But this book is really good like I read this book then I went on youtube to see Dawkos preview of the book 。But this is in my top 10 books in my book 。I feel like this did not beat the Silver Eyes series but it was pretty good this is a 4/5 star rating。

James Big Cat ，

You know what， I actually kinda liked this mini-anthology compared to the first three and the silver eyes trilogy。 I feel like if these stories were more fleshed out for a non-YA audience it could be pretty good。Step Closer; 3*- a sorta jock has a younger brother that he blames his problems on， tries to scare him at Fazbears with a broken Foxy。。。only to have the tables turn when accidents start happening。 Dance With Me; 3。5*- A pickpocket picks the wrong pocket and learns a lesson。 This one was You know what， I actually kinda liked this mini-anthology compared to the first three and the silver eyes trilogy。 I feel like if these stories were more fleshed out for a non-YA audience it could be pretty good。Step Closer; 3*- a sorta jock has a younger brother that he blames his problems on， tries to scare him at Fazbears with a broken Foxy。。。only to have the tables turn when accidents start happening。 Dance With Me; 3。5*- A pickpocket picks the wrong pocket and learns a lesson。 This one was VERY different compared to the rest of the series， much more introspective and less gruesome。 Coming Home; 3。5* - Hard to describe without spoilers but wasn't bad just kinda a generic story feat。 a classic animatronic and the fnaf atmosphereepilogue; 4？* - this was an interesting bit of exposition that I hope goes somewhere 。。。more

Ty Bailey ，

This book is above average compared to all of the others so far， and overall a good addition to the series。"Step Closer" is another story revolving around sibling relationships， and is very well written and realistic in that aspect。 The curse that ends up following the main character is definitely creepy if you're one of the individuals who can't handle "Final Destination" like myself。 My only complaint is that I wish Foxy had been used a bit better since he was the first animatronic in the game This book is above average compared to all of the others so far， and overall a good addition to the series。"Step Closer" is another story revolving around sibling relationships， and is very well written and realistic in that aspect。 The curse that ends up following the main character is definitely creepy if you're one of the individuals who can't handle "Final Destination" like myself。 My only complaint is that I wish Foxy had been used a bit better since he was the first animatronic in the games to genuinely scare the crap out of me。"Dance with Me"。。。。 the MASTERPIECE of book #4！ I may have a bit of a bias due to my love for Ballora， but this story is in my top favorites in the entire series; it's probably my second favorite， with "To Be Beautiful" still holding first place as of the time I'm writing this review。 It was amazing to finally get a glimpse into Circus Baby's Pizza World， and the technology essential to the plot just leads to so many more questions that we'll probably have to wait another few years to have answers for。 The character development and progression of the main character is incredibly well done， and the use of Ballora as judge and impending executioner is such a fantastic take on the character。 （Also， for once in the series， you'll actually feel good about something by the end。）"Coming Home" is honestly a bit confusing， but is well written and will probably make you cry a few times along the way。 I know I did。 。。。more

Jacqueline Iris ，

Step Closer: Out of all six books currently out， this one is my favorite。 And the first story， Step Closer， was incredible。 The whole way through， you need to know how the story ends and you’re waiting and waiting a small waiting until。。。 it ends。 And the ending was so shocking and incredible， you will just sit in a state of shock for a second。Dance With Me:I loved this story！ It was beautifully heartwarming which is so out of character for Scott Cawthon especially in these books。 A story of a g Step Closer: Out of all six books currently out， this one is my favorite。 And the first story， Step Closer， was incredible。 The whole way through， you need to know how the story ends and you’re waiting and waiting a small waiting until。。。 it ends。 And the ending was so shocking and incredible， you will just sit in a state of shock for a second。Dance With Me:I loved this story！ It was beautifully heartwarming which is so out of character for Scott Cawthon especially in these books。 A story of a girl who steals and lies to get what she wants and only decides she might need to change her lifestyle when a certain ballerina starts to follow her around。 It’s such a beautiful story that had me very happy in the end。Coming Home:This story had me in tears by the end。 It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time。 It was sad， it was sweet， and it was amazing。 It’s always the sibling stories that make me so emotional。 。。。more

Melissa LaRiviere ，

Really enjoyed this book！ Even as an adult I greatly enjoyed it！ My son plays the games all the time and he got all the books for Christmas。 Since he talks about them all the time I decided to give them a try and I am not at all sorry that I did！ This series is not just for kids！ Adults could enjoy it as well。My son has a youtube playlist of all the songs that go along with these stories and he loves reading them while listening to the song that goes with it！

Jss Ninja ，

I'm really loving this book so far but it's a bit gruesome that's why I love it！！！！！！！！！ I'm really loving this book so far but it's a bit gruesome that's why I love it！！！！！！！！！ 。。。more

Acacia Weber ，

This one didn't work as well for me and I'm not sure why This one didn't work as well for me and I'm not sure why 。。。more

Lissibith ，

The fourth installment of these FNAF short stories is yet again enjoyable but nothing outstanding。In this one， we see a boy learning how to become a pirate， a pickpocket who snatched the wrong thing and a ghost story。The first story was， for me， one of the more enjoyable and tense in this entire series so far。 There's a growing dread and uncertainty as the events escalate， and while I could usually guess before this which stories would have a somewhat happy ending and which wouldn't， I really wa The fourth installment of these FNAF short stories is yet again enjoyable but nothing outstanding。In this one， we see a boy learning how to become a pirate， a pickpocket who snatched the wrong thing and a ghost story。The first story was， for me， one of the more enjoyable and tense in this entire series so far。 There's a growing dread and uncertainty as the events escalate， and while I could usually guess before this which stories would have a somewhat happy ending and which wouldn't， I really wasn't sure about this one。 One thing I will say， it felt like this story ran on a bit longer than would have been best。 I get why it kept going after what I thought would be the stopping point， but I don't think the conclusion added anything。 The second story， the ending was so ambiguous I literally don't know how I feel about it。 The third was cute， and probably the most complete story in the whole series so far， but it also felt kind of out of place。 If anyone's seen "The Lady in White" it has kind of that feeling。 Unsettling and sad more than scary。 。。。more

Kylie ，

honestly definitely my favorite this one does have some of the more gruesome stories out of all and I loved how he included ballora， foxy ect。

Quick ，

I'm not a fear loving person， so I'm really glad I picked this book instead of one of the other Fazbear Frights installments！ All three stories were beautifully written， and the ending of each story was somewhat cryptic， giving me a little rush when I got there。 I think Dance With Me is my favourite because it shows that you can be forgiven for something， but going back on it is a mistake in FNAF。 10/10 Scott！ I'm not a fear loving person， so I'm really glad I picked this book instead of one of the other Fazbear Frights installments！ All three stories were beautifully written， and the ending of each story was somewhat cryptic， giving me a little rush when I got there。 I think Dance With Me is my favourite because it shows that you can be forgiven for something， but going back on it is a mistake in FNAF。 10/10 Scott！ 。。。more

Owl ，

story 1 was good but oh no， story 2 a cliff hanger， and story 3 was just sad。all of them were good in my opinion :）

rebecca elgar ，

Love it and all but。。。I’m still leaving 5 star but the last book was a slow start （so I didn’t read it） but the part at the end is interesting recommend to all

Paige Green ，

Disclaimer: I bought this book！ Support your authors！ All opinions are my own。Book: Step CloserAuthor: Scott Cawthon， Andrea Waggener， Elley Cooper， Kelly Parra Book Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Book 4Rating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: horror fans， FNAF fansPublication Date: July 7， 2020Genre: HorrorRecommended Age: 14+ （gore， death， child death， child abduction， violence）Publisher: Scholastic IncPages: 224Synopsis: Isolation can open up a void。 Pete lashes out at his younger bro Disclaimer: I bought this book！ Support your authors！ All opinions are my own。Book: Step CloserAuthor: Scott Cawthon， Andrea Waggener， Elley Cooper， Kelly Parra Book Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Book 4Rating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: horror fans， FNAF fansPublication Date: July 7， 2020Genre: HorrorRecommended Age: 14+ （gore， death， child death， child abduction， violence）Publisher: Scholastic IncPages: 224Synopsis: Isolation can open up a void。 Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce， falling prey to a gruesome curse。 Kasey struggles with the lengths she'll go to survive on the streets after stealing a pair of unusual novelty glasses。 Samantha and her sister， Susie， struggle to exist side by side， desperate to connect after a horrific tragedy。 But in the grim world of Five Nights at Freddy's， empty feelings often attract hungry monsters。。。In this fourth volume， Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon， featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi。Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans。Review: I am in love with these books！ I love the premise and the stories。 They’re well crafted and written。 The stories are also very spooky and I’ve been having so many nightmares。 Definitely recommend for the spooky season。 The main takeaway of this book is that the world is expansive and they follow you outside of their normal lengths。 This also plays into what powers some of the animatronics have。The only issue I had with this book is that the last story did drag on but was the most interesting that I have read。 The last story went into the kidnapping and murders， but are the characters the same in the graveyard？Verdict: I need more 。。。more

RubySnowDrop ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m starting to see the threads linking the books and games together; alt universe wise。For the stories in general; I felt AWFUL for Pete’s fate， that straight up sucked。Kasey was half interesting but looking back on the tale。。。 I see that Ballora’s influence merely pushed her to return the glasses to the little girl [the object of her desire] soooo。。。。。 I don’t think it was a ‘good’ ending。 Maybe for Kasey but definitely not the little girl。 Samantha and Susie’s story was heartbreaking， more so I’m starting to see the threads linking the books and games together; alt universe wise。For the stories in general; I felt AWFUL for Pete’s fate， that straight up sucked。Kasey was half interesting but looking back on the tale。。。 I see that Ballora’s influence merely pushed her to return the glasses to the little girl [the object of her desire] soooo。。。。。 I don’t think it was a ‘good’ ending。 Maybe for Kasey but definitely not the little girl。 Samantha and Susie’s story was heartbreaking， more so after the reveal that one was dead and visiting her family。I like that these books make me think of these things， they have some form of ‘lesson’ for the kids who read them。 But also。。。 。。 murders so er 。 。 。The Fnaf series in general is disturbing but it’s interesting at the same time， at least for me。 I’m enjoying these little threads that fill in the lore gaps。 。。。more

Amy Phelps ，

For some reason I didn’t like this one as well as the others。 I still liked it， though。

Christina Pilkington ，

Another fun FNAF novella collection！ My favorite of the collection was the last story。 Very touching and surprisingly deep。 So glad I have these memories of reading this series with my daughter :）

Dark Heart Books ，

Actual rating: 3。2/5Eh。 This one just didn't really do it for me。 It was still plenty entertaining but I just don't think this collection fo stories popped like the others have so far。 I wasn't expecting all three to be touchdowns， but I was kinda bored by these。I liked 'Dance With Me' the most， but that's probably because I played it like a movie in my head and my interpretation of the ending is much darker than what I've seen others interpret it as， but hey， that's how I understood the ending Actual rating: 3。2/5Eh。 This one just didn't really do it for me。 It was still plenty entertaining but I just don't think this collection fo stories popped like the others have so far。 I wasn't expecting all three to be touchdowns， but I was kinda bored by these。I liked 'Dance With Me' the most， but that's probably because I played it like a movie in my head and my interpretation of the ending is much darker than what I've seen others interpret it as， but hey， that's how I understood the ending so。。。。*shrug*。I will say that there was a good lore-drop in the first story， so clap clap there。But I dunno， this one just kinda lost the magic for me。 Here's hoping the next instalment is more entertaining！ 。。。more

seán ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I haven't read the series in order。 This is the first one I've actually read out of the books in the Fazbear Frights serious， so take that into consideration while I rate this book。 The first the first story step closer give me chills down my spine。 All I had to do was read one line and the book was sold for me。 "First you'll have to lose an eye and an arm！ Yarg！" I don't like when animatronics or objects move on their own it's one of my biggest fears so when this line showed up in that book I h I haven't read the series in order。 This is the first one I've actually read out of the books in the Fazbear Frights serious， so take that into consideration while I rate this book。 The first the first story step closer give me chills down my spine。 All I had to do was read one line and the book was sold for me。 "First you'll have to lose an eye and an arm！ Yarg！" I don't like when animatronics or objects move on their own it's one of my biggest fears so when this line showed up in that book I had to stop reading for that night。 After I continued the book however I didn't get a scary as I thought it would。 it was more mellowed out and the second story was more I feel like A Life lesson than a scary story。 Like something you would tell your kids so they wouldn't act up。 But other than that I really love this book and I hope other people enjoyed it as much as I did。 Just don't go into this thinking you might have nightmares。 I mean you might it's just wasn't that way for me。 。。。more

Caitlyn ，

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mina ，

damn。。。 that last story wrecked me

Rylan ，

Step Closer 3/5 StarsI thought that this story was alright。 The character/s were sort of boring。 Nothing really happened during the whole story。 A strange curse or something was put on the main character and I didn't really understand the whole thing of why or how it happened。 The ending was dumb。 Dance With Me 3/5 StarsEvery time that she would look through the glasses Ballora would be there。 But she wasn't really there。 The robot got closer each time that she would look through them。 Then noth Step Closer 3/5 StarsI thought that this story was alright。 The character/s were sort of boring。 Nothing really happened during the whole story。 A strange curse or something was put on the main character and I didn't really understand the whole thing of why or how it happened。 The ending was dumb。 Dance With Me 3/5 StarsEvery time that she would look through the glasses Ballora would be there。 But she wasn't really there。 The robot got closer each time that she would look through them。 Then nothing even happened， Ballora didn't even get her or anything。 The ending was weird and dumb too。Coming Home 4/5 StarsI liked the sort of twist that Susie was actually dead the whole time。 I liked the creepyness of that。 But the overall story didn't really make sense。 Why did Chica come to her every night？ Why didn't she know she had died？ What did the doll have to do with anything。 Yet again a dumb ending。 This book was a big let down。 The other three previous books were great but this one just wasn't the same。 。。。more

Luis Sanchez ，

This was an extremely sad and dark book which is why I love it so much。 Definitely a book from this entire series to stand out， I can't wait to see what the other books have in store if this one was so good。 This was an extremely sad and dark book which is why I love it so much。 Definitely a book from this entire series to stand out， I can't wait to see what the other books have in store if this one was so good。 。。。more

Xander Connor ，

This book is a spine chilling gruesome well written book。

Emma Csernyik ，

Another great entry in this series！ First 2 stories were great， though the middle one dragged a bit。 The final story of this book and the epilogue chapter were awesome！！ If you are a big Five Nights at Freddy’s fan I highly recommend picking up this book for the 3rd story。

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