Bart Hopkins is the author and Co-Author of two novels. With
Dead Ends he puts his writing to the test and forms a short story collection.
Dead Ends is made up of three short stories with dark tones.
Things may not always be as they seem. And the endings are there to shock you.
Dead Ends.
Recalculating:
Recalculating is a story where you sort of know the ending
from the start, but you are still completely surprised to see how it plays out.
You may never see it coming.
When a couple comes upon a GPS system at a garage sale, they
decide to take a much needed vacation.
This may be the worst mistake of their lives.
Listening to directions on a GPS may not be all it is cracked up to be.
Sweet Lenora:
The beginning of this story had sort of a Carrie feel to it
to me. With a crazy mother and a daughter.
Then it turned out to be very far from that once you get to
the end. Though, maybe they need to find Jesus.
This one is unlike Recalculating, because you can’t really
guess what is going on.
It keeps you hanging on until the end because it keeps you
guessing where the story is headed.
Here’s a piece of advice: you may want to have some garlic
around you while reading this.
Character development was surprisingly well done in such a
short amount of pages.
Donations:
Donations is easily the creepiest and most horror filled of
the three. It is also longer than the other two, so the character and story
development really adds to it.
When the one you love is dying, how far will you go to save
them?
This short story combines two different story lines, and
they come together in a surprising way. It will keep you guessing up until the
last page.
It is a very dark story with a mix of romance and craziness.
You may sleep with the lights on after this one.
Overall rating: 5/5 Stars. If you like horror, drama, and short
stories, pick this up now.
