The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's, #1) (2024)

Well, this was a fun, creeptastic ride!

I love books that have to do with carnivals or old diners, or just old creepy stuff. I had no idea this was a video game! Lol! I just saw it on overdrive, it sounded good so I picked it up. I can't say anything for the video game but the book was awesome!

When Charlie was young, her father used to own Freddy Fazbear's Pizza where he had animatronics serving people and putting on shows. Charlie's dad built all of these himself. He even build some animatronics for her room. She had Ella the doll, Stanley the unicorn, and Theodore the purple rabbit.

But something went wrong. One of Charlie's little friends was dragged away by the fox with a hook and things just went south from there. Seems there were more kids taken, or where they?

Ten years later, the friends come back to town (with the exception of one family that didn't move) to celebrate the scholarship fund Michael's parents were giving to a student.

The friends got together afterwards to catch up on old times etc. Charlie, John, Jessica, Carlton, Marla and her little brother Jason.

They ended up at the old pizza place. It was going to be turned into a mall but it was just abandoned and the kids found out that they build the mall up around Freddy's. <---like that isn't weird.

They found a way in and saw all of the creepy life size dolls. Freddy the bear, Bonnie the rabbit, Chica the chicken and Foxy the pirate fox with a hook. And there is something really messed up in that place. I really enjoyed the creep factory, it is totally there.

I loved the book so much, but there were a few parts where I was confused. Like there was a part where John and Charlie talk about her early childhood. She's getting these memories of having a brother and stuff like that, well. . . what happened to him? They moved and he wasn't around any more so I'm wondering did something kill him, someone, uh, what? I have an idea but it's never really explained. Also, Charlies mom just takes after after her fathers death and Charlie grows up with her aunt and that's about it. Her mom is still around but not around, but whatever! It was so much creepy fun and some really sad, sad stuff came out in the wash at then end!

They have this paperback on Amazon for like $6 and some change. I think I will be adding it to my collection. =)

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I find it interesting that I came back to this book after six years, but I think that just goes to show my love for FNAF lore. Unfortunately, this book is not well-written or well-edited. You really have to be invested in FNAF to enjoy this, which I am, but outside of that I wouldn’t recommend it. (3 stars) (2/3/2022)

I found this story to be enjoyable, coming from someone who enjoys FNAF lore, but the reader in me has to rate this book lower based on the overall quality. The storytelling was creepy at times, but fell flat at others. It definitely cannot function well without the reader having prior knowledge of the video game series. I would recommend if you enjoy FNAF lore, but don't expect all of your questions to be answered! (1/3/2016)

Oh Scott. Where do I start with this?

I bought this book on Kindle, because my sister and I have been playing our way through the games recently, and while searching in vain for Nightmare mode strategies, I've stumbled across dozens of fan theories regarding the apparent "lore" of the game. While I don't consider myself to be an intense fan of the series, my curiosity got the best of me. The working title of this book was "The Untold Story". When I heard that, I assumed this book would be full of the lore that Scott might have included in the last game, or in that box at the end of the 7th night.

No.

This book takes place in some apparent AU where teenagers, fresh from a memorial of a friend who went missing as a child, decide to break into the old family haunt (pun is so intended) WHERE he went missing because hey, that's fun right?

Things are a little weird the first two times they go, and then Charlie, the main character ( whose father built all the animatronics and then killed himself when 5 kids go missing from his restaurant remembers something about the past that she didn't tell anyone.

She had a twin brother and her parents used to own a DIFFERENT restaurant where there were animatronics and he was taken & they never found his body and she never told anybody this because???????

Anyway, things get ugly the third time they go back to Freddy's because they let some weird night guard at the mall come with them. His name is

The writing is amateurish, which is not what I have a problem with, given that Scott is a game developer, not an author. What I do have a problem with is the way the book is laid out, with random really important plot details thrown in at what seems random intervals on the pretext that Charlie has just been "blocking out" these memories. The book never gets that creepy, minus that one bathroom part, and a lot of key things just get left out in favor of letting your mind fill in the blanks. For example, The brother never gets brought up again. Who is he? Does he haunt a costume? Is he the Puppet? Who the f*ck knows?. It's not coherent, and ultimately I don't even think it's canon to the series for those who were hoping for lore from the games. There are no answers here.

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br with the batman to my alfred, MASTER WAYNE BRI this is gonna be iconic 🤩🤭

silly me watched the five nights at freddy's music video, 'Join Us For A Bite' before bed... and although it was an absolute bop, IM TERRIFIED, so the only logical thing is to read the books now 🥰

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ITS FINALLY TIME, IM READING IT.

br with the alfred to my batman, nour!!, the ultimate duo, we're so epic and cool and mysterious for reading fnaf lore!!!! (say yes)

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am I considering reading a 400 page long fnaf book? yes. yes I am.

I will never get the time back that I wasted on this book.

Despite all the negative reviews I read for this book I really wanted to give it a shot - the benefit of the doubt as it were - as I thoroughly enjoy the game series, but in all honesty this book would have been so much better if it wasn't for the amateur spelling mistakes, terrible grammar and shocking sentence construction; "said he asked." is a perfect example. If it had been written half competently as opposed to half-arsed this would have made a really fantastic book and a great addition to the series and fandom. Instead you are stuck reading a book that constantly jumps back and forth confusingly between different perspectives without obvious indication, dry and drab characters that have little to no personality, and a book that is only somewhat interesting in the last 15-20%. They break in to Freddy's, they leave, they break into Freddy's again, they leave, they break into Freddy's AGAIN, and they leave, AGAIN.

I am utterly disappointed in this book and I really wanted to enjoy it, but there were quite simply too many negative elements that make it what it is. The characters could have gone through a more thorough process of development in lieu of mindlessly plodding through the story line before finally reaching a climactic last quarter.

I will give this book one bit of credit, and that it does have the foundations to be a great book, but it needed a lot more work before it was thrown into the ocean.

My first solid bit of advice to anyone who wants to read this: DON'T
My second solid bit of advice to anyone who wants to read this and ignores the first bit of advice: Just skip through to the last 20% on your Kindle, seriously, it's the only time the book will be good.

**this book was reviewed by my 11 year old son**

Awesome

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I really liked it. It was such a good book

This book release proves it: Scott Cawthon is a multi-medium genius!

If you have any inkling of what kind of human being Scott is, then you should know that he is brilliant when it comes to storytelling. However, there is a difference in method when it comes to showing a story through a video game and showing one from a book.

Scott can do both with profound talent.
Keep in mind that Kira Breed-Wrisley co-wrote this book with Scott. He explained on the Steam forums that she is a professional writer and he sought out her help, but other than that there’s not much known about her. So, not knowing how much she influenced or helped with this book, I’ll be referring to Scott and Kira in the plural sense.

There are so many things that pleasantly surprised me about this book, but I will lay out some key points. To start, Scott and Kira display a scene or moment through describing the characters’ feelings instead of going down the usual descriptive word route. Yes, there are descriptive scenes (how can there not be, it’s a book for crying out loud), but they don’t overwhelm the moment or distract from the characters’ emotions. Instead they put those at the front of the train and take their time to delicately continue the writing procedure.

They also use emotions, such as panic, nostalgia, and sorrow, to paint different scenes with a cinematic flourish. I’ve said this before about few authors--on how they can describe a scene in a way that instantaneously places an image or movement with a specific point of view in my head as if I am seeing it on-screen like a movie. I don’t know if anyone else has ever done this before or if it’s just my passion for film talking. Trigger phrases like They were surrounded and All I could hear were my screams really place a shot in my head and a sense of dropping in my stomach. The authors did that many times here to my greatest joy.

Another thing was how the element of fear and horror were projected to make the reader (me) afraid. When the first sense that something was about to go wrong came up, I suddenly remembered what book I was reading and for what franchise. The games’ scare factors depend heavily on jump scares: The fact that something you weren’t expecting happens spontaneously to give you a start and maybe a scream or two. That happens only once in this book and it is more or less as effective.

The majority of this book’s fear factor dwells on the method of suspense: Expecting something to happen depending on your imagination through stretching out time and fearing the unknown through tension when the first essence of something wrong appears. The suspense and tension is handled so damn well here! Small things like thinking someone is around the corner and then slowly seeing them lean out of the darkness as you realize you have nowhere to run.

Other paranormal incidents like visions gradually accelerating before finally being soaked in blood and horrific flashbacks from a little girl’s point of view that completely sympathize with what it is like to be a child and how a child witnesses more than one tragedy. I found myself shying away from the pages--becoming legitimately scared. To put it into quick perspective, this book has less of a “trapdoor spider” effect that leaps out at you and more of a “there’s a black widow spider inching down from the ceiling toward my face while I’m lying in my bed frozen with fear” effect.

If you’re going into this book expecting Freddy and the gang from the top--don’t, because it’s not about them.

This is a book about a teenager named Charlie who is still traumatized from losing her father and a friend when she was a child and how returning to the town where all of it happened brings on worse things that she can’t imagine. This is such a blessing. Scott and Kira concentrate this entire book on Charlie and her emotions and actually make you care about her and get attached to her as a character. The first time we get a taste of the animatronics with their essence from the games is quite a ways in, but is done with perfect timing. Just a warning though if you’re expecting an experience from the games, because this isn’t a game it’s a book...made of paper...and it has its own way of dealing with characters.

All I have to say about the other characters is that they were pretty believable through most of the book. There were a couple times when these teenagers felt a little like they were “acting” the moment instead of being the moment, but every time I found myself feeling that way I would step back and imagine how teenagers really act and it was more or less realistic. No horror movie cliches involving teenagers that I could tell either.

Holy crap, dat villain!!!! He was SO FREAKING sinister!! I couldn’t believe it when they actually brought in SPRINGTRAP! I had no idea he was going be a part of this story--I didn’t even think we were going to see the villain at all since we don’t necessarily see him in the games, but it turns out he was a huge part of the plot. Also, damn it, he was the freakiest villain concerned with real life crimes that I have ever read! There’s a particular scene in the climax where the cast of teenagers are trying to interrogate him but he can’t talk without the Springtrap head on!! Once they put it on his voice changes and the most disturbing explanation for his murderous actions plays out and you HATE him all the more.

Hopefully all the fans have come to accept this by now, but this book is not canon to the timeline of the games. It is a brand new take on the series and lore and I think that is all for the better. The games are the games--they have their own story and own explanations with their own versions of the characters. The Silver Eyes is its own version of the characters. This is all fine by me since Scott himself answered Game Theory’s speculation about the lore saying that there are many timelines and only one backstory. Cool with me because this book was awesome! That being said, the fact that it was a different timeline made me clueless to what was around each corner of the story--especially the end. In the third game it’s revealed how the murderer is killed with the spring rigged yellow Bonnie costume after jumping in it to flee from the ghosts of the children he killed long ago. In this book, Charlie, the main character, has prior knowledge to the animatronics as well as the spring locks. He grabs her right as they are all about to leave, threatening to snap her neck. Before he can, she reaches up and triggers one of the locks on his neck creating a domino effect on all his joints and body. It is truly a fitting death for such a twisted individual.

There were some things that I was confused with. Loose ends with no explanation, but I feel like this isn’t the end of this timeline. Five Nights at Freddy’s is possibly a series title with The Silver Eyes being this book’s title. I hope he’s got a whole series lined up because I’d LOVE to see them on my shelf.

Can I just rant a little bit? Please?

It has nothing to do with Scott or the story or characters. It has to do with the fans. Soon after Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 came out, I was surprised (though I shouldn’t have been) that a lot of fans were sympathizing with the Purple Guy after he became Springtrap. There was the usual shipping him with other characters and themselves, which was to be expected, but I was shocked that a lot of people were saying things like, “Poor Purple Guy...he’s so lonely...I would be there for him....he deserves better.” WHAT?! You have got to be sh*tting me!! This is a child predator we’re talking about! A demented f*** who was possibly molested as a kid himself and allowed those demons to fester and grow in his brain until he could find pleasure in seeing the blood of innocents on his hands.

It has been something that’s bothered me since discovering this type of fan, frustrated that those people don’t get that horrible crimes and criminals such as the Freddy’s killer really do exist in their own neighborhood. Luckily for me, this book brings light to that. Due to the lack of horror and animatronics in the first act I was beginning to wonder where the book was going by the time I reached chapter 3 or 4. But I stuck with it and was so glad I did, because by the time I got to those chapters the very core of Five Nights at Freddy’s and it’s importance surfaced with a crystal clear light. Charlie and her friends go to a memorial ceremony for the friend they lost and the whole chapter is the reader witnessing this ceremony. It’s mostly people giving small speeches about Michael, the boy they knew who was kidnapped and murdered as a child, and I began to wonder what this was all about. We see his parents barely able to get through the ceremony from stark grief these ten years later and afterwards everyone is leaving sympathy cards and looking at Michael’s things. Charlie finds a picture and suddenly remembers playing with Michael when she was 6 years old. Other memories surface and she becomes instantly furious at realizing that a promising future was stolen from him before he even knew it.

There’s more to this scene when it comes to describing it, but you’ll have to read it yourself. What’s important here is the point of that whole chapter. It conveys what it means to lose the life of a child. Although sometimes annoying, children are precious because they have innocence in their hearts, minds and spirits. They are told to be careful, but they don’t really understand why until something dangerous or painful actually happens to them. Five Nights at Freddy’s is not the kind of fandom that deserves slash fiction or people rooting for the villain! It’s meant to be taken seriously because child predators really do exist out there in the real world and finding joy in a game that weighs that as its subject is not something to laugh about. When a child dies it’s not fun or awesome! It’s evil because a piece of innocence that doesn’t know any better has been slandered and defaced before finally being stolen before its time. This message was conveyed so strongly in that chapter of the book and throughout the rest of the story that it has to be taken seriously. This is what Five Nights at Freddy’s is truly about. It’s not just a game, it’s a PSA.

There are situations when we discover who a game developer or film director is by playing the game of viewing the movie, and then there are situations when we discover who the author is by interpreting the different layers of a book. Very rarely can we determine the abilities of one person through all of those mediums but with this situation we are blessed to experience just that. Once it was clear how meticulously Scott Cawthon had set up a backstory in the Five Nights at Freddy’s games without saying one word it was safe to determine that he had some kind of passion for the characters and their story. But when I heard he was the head writer for The Silver Eyes I was hesitant in my confidence for him because I didn’t know what kind of writer he was. I am SOOOO pleased to be thrown to the curb for my doubt because Scott shaped a completely well-told story without cliches or tropes and delivered an experience of horror and attachment without using what he was known for as a crutch.

That being said, I am completely confident that the upcoming film with be equally as satisfying and creative if not more simply because I know the fact that Scott is overseeing the process. I cannot wait for another book to come out whether it’s a direct sequel or not--I just want it now. Scott Cawthon has my full trust and I back him 100% from here on out.

*3.5 stars

After finishing all the books in the Hello Neighbor series so far with my daughter, we needed to choose a new series to start reading together. She’s a big fan of the FNAF games and has loved all the books in the series, so the novels seemed like the perfect choice!

We curl up together in bed most evenings and she reads aloud to me. It’s something that always look forward to!

This first book, Silver Eyes, started out a bit slow for me. We’re gradually introduced to the main characters as they reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy that occurred at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Charlie, one of the main characters, has a special connection to the restaurant as it used to belong to her family. Eventually, the teens decide to revisit the locked up and abandoned pizza place and lots of creepy and dark secrets start to unravel.

I would say the story started to really pick up around the halfway point. While the first part moved slowly as we get lots of flashbacks and character backgrounds, the second half was suspenseful and surprisingly dark .

It was towards the middle of the book that I started to become invested in the story. I had a firm grip on the characters, and that’s when a big plot twist is introduced. The author did a good job of capturing my attention and raised enough questions that kept me guessing until the end.

I’m looking forward to reading the sequel very soon!

There has been a lot of transitions from video game to literature. Many were bizarre choices. Were people really interested in the stories behind Halo? Didn’t it mainly exist for multiplayer? Even video games that had potential are mostly better off as pulp adventures.

The Freddy’s franchise has potential. The game is like no other. It’s not just scary but brilliantly designed and deeply psychological. sh*tty YouTubers couldn’t ruin what is one of the most original games, the kind that doesn’t rely on advance technology. It’s a prime example of how video games can be an art.

Thankfully, Cawthon isn’t an exploiter. His approach to horror is unique and not just because of the lack of gore. The sequels elaborated on the themes and ideas of the games, rather than just up the shock value. The transition to other forms of media was inevitable. There was so much you could do with it.

Sadly, The Silver Eyes isn’t the novel the franchise deserves. To Cawthon’s credit, it fails mainly because it reads like a first-timer. The novel actually does try to push the franchise into a new direction. Cawthon does try to humanize the story and give us fully-developed personalities. He’s just not sure how to do with it.

If the failure of the novel surprises you, keep in mind this is completely new territory. Cawthon dealt before with general psychology. He never had to create specific and diverse personalities. Here, he’s faced with a challenge of creating a cast and giving each of them a different personality.

He tries, but he stumbles. It’s amazing how a novel can be at once character-driven, and yet not develop any of its characters. The reason it takes so long for action to happen is because the story isn’t all action. Cawthon is aware jumpscares weren’t what made the game great.

So he spends a lot of time with these characters, having them interact and show us their relationship. Sometimes it seems like it’s just postponing the moment the slasher comes alive. Then you notice Cawthon lingers on it for too long,

He’s not catering to the target audience. He spends so many pages with these characters because he’s trying to inject a face to the franchise, but nothing happens. None of them come alive. Our protagonist is the worst. There isn’t even a hint towards who she is. She’s your generic protagonist who just observes the events and acts like she should.

It’s when the novel goes to the franchise’s main themes that it improves. The main idea behind the games wasn’t horror. It’s growing up, realizing our childhood wasn’t so glorious. It’s the difference in how children see the world and how grown-ups. A description of a house early in a novel, how it decayed and how the toys are still there is powerful. The descriptions contrast the decay with the toys. They also point how the toys were never much in the first place, but just robots.

There aren’t enough scenes like that. The novel gets especially lost in the middle. Although it never slides into cliches of horror, it doesn’t know how to translate Freddy’s brand of terror into words.

The horror of Freddy’s came from not knowing. There was no gore in that series. What made it so scary is the fact we never knew what was going on. We didn’t know why Purple Guy killed those kids and we don’t see the animatronics move.

It may have something to do with the writing style. It’s not terrible, but it’s generic. Sentences lack a unique structure or tone. Similes appear from time to time, not too much to annoy but there’s nothing unique about them.

Literature isn’t just a collection of facts that form a story. You’re also supposed to use a style of language that will fit your story. It’s just like how visuals in a film don’t merely give us a setting. They don’t just show us the layout of the house, but how it’s decorated expresses something.

To his credit, he tries to do things his own way. They hint at a romance but never work on it. It wouldn’t belong, anyway. Characters that can die aren’t killed, so we’re not given a cheap death to heighten the excitement. Even the grand death of the bad guy isn’t narrated in gory detail. Fans of the game know how it happens, and just like in the game we only get the basic idea of it. The rest is up to our imagination.

The desire to go in a new direction backfires too often. Lack of cliches is fine, but the novel isn’t as weird as it should be. The lack of the Puppet is also disappointing. He’s the most frightening and mysterious thing in the series. It’s nice how the horror and mystery have a more thematic importance, instead of a puzzle for a reader to solve. These routes aren’t developed enough.

It’s a decent novel. It avoids the pitfalls of a transition. The story stands on its own and it’s written in a way that’s accessible for newcomers. It’s meant to be a stand-alone horror story and doesn’t have fanservice. The themes of the franchise dominate it – childhood and growing up – instead of the stereotypical jumpscares. The novel reads too much like a first-timer. Cawthon needed help from someone more professional. Still, it’s good to see him stretching himself. So far, he’s pushing the franchise in new direction. If it fails, at least it’s not because of a re-hash.

2.5 animatronics out of 5

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2.5 Stars
All I wanted was some evil animatronic toys!
I am a big fan of the video game that inspired this novel, but I tend to have low expectations when it comes to novelizations of games and movies. The game, Five Nights at Freddy's, is all about jump scares and quick reactions so I expected a fun, action packed horror story.

Instead, the authors tried to give this story too much depth with character development I just didn't care about. It's a strange criticism to have, but I feel like the authors just tried too hard. The book was very slow paced until the last 20% and I felt so bored reading most of it. It was too long. The ending had some good parts, but sadly those moments came too late to redeem my reading experience.

The Silver Eyes is the first book in a trilogy of novels set in the universe of the Five Nights at Freddy's video games. I've played five of the video games and think they're highly overrated; they're just endless jump scares and dying ten million times because the games are difficult to the point where they're not even enjoyable after only about twenty minutes. I love the idea behind the franchise though: evil animatronic robots terrorizing the night guard at a creepy, derelict restaurant called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. So I decided to pick up this trilogy of books, and after reading book one, all I can say is: Oh my lord...do I ever hope books two and three are better than this one was.

The story follows a group of teens who reunite in the small town almost all of them have moved away from on the tenth anniversary of the death (by murder) of one of their friends. The school is having a ceremony in his honour, which they were all invited to attend. Despite being basically the driver for the entire story, this reunion comes and goes in what feels like just 20-or-so pages in this 400-page novel, so it was a pretty flimsy catalyst in that respect. In any case, the characters end up going (multiple times) into the old Freddy Fazbear's restaurant and mayhem ensues, with a human killer and out of control animatronic robots wreaking havoc.

This book was pretty awful, all things considered. The story isn't scary in the slightest and has no substance whatsoever; the book is about 300 pages of filler followed by an "okay" final 89 pages. It's an absolutely brutal slog, and I wanted to DNF so many times because of how bad this book was. I only didn't because I already bought books two and three, and I didn't want to read those having not finished this one, for fear of missing context. But my god, where do I even start with this crappy book?

The story doesn't feel like a Five Nights at Freddy's game at all until probably the last 80 pages. I've played five of the games and know what they're like, and this doesn't achieve the same atmosphere or scares in the slightest, other than the mild similarity near the very end of the book. You don't see an actual animatronic animal until almost halfway through this 400-page slog, I think it was around page 190, which is a total disgrace for a Five Nights at Freddy's story, where evil animatronics are the bread and butter of the entire franchise.

Charlie is one of the weakest, most lifeless protagonists I have ever read in a novel. She just cries all the time, has no personality at all, and is generally just a very weak, dull, and completely uninteresting person. I think I actually hate her a little because of how terrible and flaccid a character she is.

The characters in general are unbelievable to the point of being laughable. They're all something like seventeen, but they all have their own cars and drive already, and one of them is in a suit and tie like he's a businessman. It's like they needed to be twenty-five with careers and adult lives but the authors were writing a YA novel so they had to make them teenagers, and it ends up making no sense and seeming really forced and unrealistic. Speaking of characters: Marla is insufferable in the second half of the book. She becomes a whiny, bossy, generally annoying person and I couldn't stand her.

And just the weird, terrible writing in this book. What I call the "shoulder obsession". Everyone in this book is constantly putting their hands on each other's shoulders to comfort each other (not once or twice, more like fifty times), holding each other back by the shoulders, standing behind each other and looking over each other's shoulders, gripping each other by the shoulders and staring into each other's eyes. It was weird, unbelievably repetitive (the words "shoulder" and "shoulders" are probably said 500 times throughout this book, not an exaggeration), and downright creepy.

And speaking of creepy: the "non-relationship" relationship between Charlie and John. John constantly following Charlie around or showing up everywhere she is like he's either a lost puppy or a total creep, or both. John constantly, like a hundred times or more, asking Charlie "are you okay?" and treating her like she's made of porcelain throughout the entire book and could break down at any second,following her pathetically and always looking at her. It's just really, really lame, weird, unbelievably repetitive and creepy, and above all cringe-worthy. Seriously, you have no idea how obsessive and pathetic John is in this book, and how overdone it is.

And then what was up with Lamar and Marla? It was obvious to me early on these were anagram names, and after a while the author had the characters actually point it out. Paraphrasing: "Hehehe, our names are anagrams! Hehe!". Omg. So, so dumb. I don't even have words for how bad and amateurish most of the writing is in this book.

Overall, The Silver Eyes is an unbearable, wildly overwritten slog that is 400 pages long and should have been a small novella. The characters are dull, uninteresting, and flatter than budget pancakes, and the story is overcomplicated and extremely boring. Coupled with no scares whatsoever and no resemblance to the video games until the last 80 or 90 pages, and The Silver Eyes is a catastrophe, failing both as a standalone novel and a Five Nights at Freddy's story.

I only hope books two and three are better, but my expectations are way low after this disaster.

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Okay, no one's winning any Pulitzers here -- why is there so much winking? Has any 17 year old ever winked as much in their entire life as these kids do in three days?? -- but it does what it sets out to do, and does it well. Most of the book is creepy and atmospheric (I got a few Shining vibes), and parts of it are totally f*cking terrifying. There were definitely many points where I thought, "Why am I doing this to myself? I'm ALREADY scared of animatronics." But I have a tween who is obsessed with this franchise and told me I should read it when they were done with it. The nice thing is you don't need to have any previous knowledge of FNAF to understand any of the plot. Clunky writing, sure, but surprisingly engaging, kept me guessing, and left me asking questions at the end, in a good way. As someone who cut her teeth on Christopher Pike and Fear Street in 1990, I'm really happy that youth horror is still around.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up! Not too bad! My son was begging me to read this because he liked it so much. So I figured why not. Sounded fun. The writing wasn't the greatest, and there are definitely unanswered questions but it was enjoyable....and had mystery to it which I liked.

SETTING ASSIGNMENT:
The setting of a book has a pretty big impact on the characters actions and ideas. In this book, the kids are trapped in a pizzeria with a bunch of killer robots hunting them down and a deranged security guard trying to attack them. Of course the characters are going to be impacted hard! If there were no killer robots, Scott Cawthon wouldn't have went with the increasingly spooky atmosphere of the book. The book would be bright and cheerful, with John and Charlie having a good relationship with each other and date and get married and stuff...But no, Scott went with the killer robots. The increasingly spooky atmosphere of the book manipulated the characters to think desperately, instead of rationally.

STUFF I HAVE TO SAY, NOT A REVIEW:
The first time I read this book, I thought it was a really nice addition to the FNAF universe. But after I became a hardcore FNAF fan, I reread the book and realized how messed up the story is. First off, why is purple guy Dave? It is solid evidence that the purple guy's name is William Afton. People might say that he changed his name, but then the timeline doesn't make sense. The story is set in about the 2000s, and even if William Afton was still alive, he would still be in Fazbear's Fright. If Dave was Michael Afton, then that more doesn't make sense! If MatPat's theory of the robot Michael Afton is true, why is Dave bleeding when the spring locks break? Also, Dave was screaming when he was dying. According to MatPat's theory, Michael Afton can't feel pain. SO WHY IS HE SCREAMING THEN? Secondly, shouldn't all the animatronics be dismantled already and made into the Funtimes? This is the 2000s, and William had already dismantled all of the animatronics in 1990! Also, in this book Charlie is in her teenager robot form. If William had killed Charlie, back in 1980, she would have already ages around 20 years! It is also implemented, that Charlie was with her friends at that time, but it doesn't ever show Charlie's murder??? Also, at that time, the security puppet was a thing. Why did they never mention it in the book? If Samuel was taken by Spring Bonnie, how come the gravestones at the end of FNAF 6 not have one that says Samuel? Is it safe to assume that the Michael, is Michael Afton? But then, Michale would be dead already, and he wouldn't be the one to push his brother into Fredbear's mouth. Also, if the last gravestone doesn't say Cassidy, then what would it say? Do i have to assume, becuase of this book, that the last gravestone is Michael? And what about the other kids? How come there was no mention of a Susie, or Jeremy, when the murder victims are restated? I personally think that this book isn't in the same universe as the original FNAF, because nothing lines up! If Charlie and her friends kill the purple guy, are they symbolizing the souls of the dead children? If so, then how come there is 7 of them, while the soul count in the original FNAF is 5?
If the story takes place in the 2000s, then why is purple guy, still intact? He should be inside spring trap 24/7, and he also should be inside Fazbear's Fright! The purple guy is basically the only setback to the book, and it is pretty darn big.

Ok i know what you are thinking, Gurl why this book⁉️ i would be thinking that too if i hadn’t enjoyed this book. to be completely honest i enjoyed this book quite a bit. it had the cheesiness of it takes place in an old chucky-cheese type place, but at the same time its literally an undiscovered murderous secret that’s locked inside childhood memories. 🥸 sounds goofy buts it’s actually pretty good. i had low expectations going into this book because the writer is the same person who made the video games and is known solely for his video games and not his writing skills. i thought the writing was going to be a retelling of the games but it was a completely different. the story line was entertaining and i cant place a dull moment in the book. the only bad thing about this book is one of the names. everyone else has a better name like lamar or marla. the only boring name in this book is john. no offense to anyone named john but the name felt so out of place compared to all of the other names. anyways that’s it. solid entertaining book. 3/5 stars 😮‍💨💅

Disclaimer: I worked on this title.

Jak widać godzina 21:37, nie zatrzymała dziwnego, żółtego stwora przed porywaniem dzieci, a mnie przed wstawieniem recenzji dnia następnego (chciałabym powiedzieć, kto był szybszy ja czy on, ale on już nie żyje).

Srebrne oczy, srebrne oczy wszędzie co dwie strony, dwie linki. TAK WIEM, ŻE WSZYSCY MAMY OCZY NIE POTRZEBUJE PRZYPOMNIENIA.

Starałam się nie usypiać, kiedy autorka robiła z czytelnika, debila przez połowę książki, bo dokładnie 200 stron zajęło bohaterom odkrycia mrocznej tajemnicy miasta, tak mroczne, że boją się rozmawiać o ofiarach na głos (w sumie to o jednej bo reszta to randomy ) tak mrocznej, że dziecięca trauma zatarła im wszystko, co czytelnik wiedział po 100 stronach, a osoba znająca lore gry — od samego początku.

Pomijam fakt, że poza nastolatkami i rodzicami jednego z nich RESZTA MIASTA NIE ISTNIEJE. Główna bohaterka Charlie lata po bibliotekach, swoim starym domu, gdzie ojciec tworzył animatroniki I włamują się do fazbeara, żeby coś sobie przypomnieć... tak jakby nie mogli popytać ludzi? Dlaczego robić z tego taką tajemnicę? Wszyscy zachowują się, jakby od wydarzeń minęło 100 lat, a nie 11. Bohaterowie przypominają sobie o kolejnych faktach dopiero, jak Charlie zrobi jakiś progres w swoim mózgu. Nie wiedziałam, że ludzie mają umysły podpięte do chmury Google. Jeden z nastolatków ma starego detektywa i mamę prokuratorkę, którzy pracowali przy tej sprawie...nie no spoko jo nie wiedziol.

Gdyby to była Polska, to losowa babcia na ulicy wiedziałaby o tak głośnej sprawie i wszystkie ploty zwłaszcza, że to miasteczko jest zadupiem większym od mojego.

Moim ulubionym bohaterem jest właśnie detektyw , ojciec jednego z bohaterów, który pod koniec łączy fakty i przybywa do opuszczonej restauracji akurat po cały rozpierdolu, a następnie bez policji i prokuratury rozgania dzieci do domów (albo do szpitala w zależności jak bardzo krew z nich ucieka) ignorując fakt, że w środku są dwa świeże trupy i pięć nieświeżych.

Ocena produktu wynika z faktu, że nie było pizdokrzyku foxyego. Najzabawniejszą sceną, było kiedy typ próbował udusić metalowego kurczaka.

Edit 3: Zrobiłam małą edycję recenzji z tej części po czwartym przeczytaniu.

Edit 2: Po trzecim czytaniu dalej wpadają mi w oko szczegóły, na które wcześniej nie zwróciłam uwagi.

Edit: Po drugim czytaniu nie zmieniam swojej opinii, ale dziwnie teraz czyta mi się tę historię ze świadomością, co będzie się dziać w ostatniej części.

Lubię wracać do tych książek i chyba będzie to moja coroczna tradycja. Czyta mi się je szybko, przyjemnie i leczą mnie z blokady czytelniczej, która mnie często dopada na koniec roku.

Kłamstwem by było, gdybym powiedziała, że nie jestem fanką serii. I o ile raczej nie kupuję książek stworzonych na podstawie gier (chociaż masa z nich zasługuje na dobrą książkę czy film), tak tym razem po prostu musiałam zrobić wyjątek. Postaram się przedstawić książkę z perspektywy niekoniecznie fana, ale osoby kompletnie nieznającej uniwersum.

Główną bohaterką jest Charlie – córka właściciela słynnej pizzerii Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, zyskującej sławę głównie dzięki animatronikom, czyli mechanicznym zwierzętom, które zabawiały dzieci. Pewnego dnia dochodzi do tragicznego nieszczęścia, zmieniającego życie Charlie w dramatyczny sposób. Po latach, już nastoletnia dziewczyna, wraca do Hurricane w dziesiątą rocznicę śmierci jednego z przyjaciół, ale koszmary przeszłości wcale nie odeszły.

Warto mieć na uwadze, że historia z książki, a właściwie z książek, nie jest kanoniczna, a alternatywna. I dobrze, bo tak to wychodzi z tego dość prosty horror. Mamy bowiem słynną grupkę przyjaciół, która postanawia odwiedzić starą, już dawno zamkniętą pizzerię, gdzie animatroniki dalej stoją i nie wyglądają na zadowolone z powodu odwiedzin. Gdy jedna z osób znika, zaczyna się akcja ratunkowa połączona z walką o przetrwanie.

Nadal twierdzę, że tych ważniejszych bohaterów, jak na 357 stron historii jest za dużo. Cała ekipa liczy aż siedem osób + antagonista i podczas scen, gdzie są wpakowani do starej pizzerii, trzeba jednak coś z nimi wszystkimi zrobić. Starano się stworzyć z nich indywidualne jednostki, które nie zleją się w szarą masę i nawet się to udało, co nie zmienia faktu, że w tak krótkim czasie nie zdołamy się zżyć z większością z nich, więc też nie będziemy bardzo przejmować się ich losem. Sądzę, że dużo lepiej wypadały fragmenty, gdzie byli tylko Charlie i John, prowadzący swoje małe śledztwo i wspominający te bardziej i mniej przyjemne chwile z przeszłości. Zdecydowanie wolałabym więcej takich scen.

Charlie to dziewczyna, która poza masą nieszczęść w dzieciństwie, nie wyróżnia się mocno na tle innych. Nie jest najpiękniejszą dziewczyną z grupki, nie jest też najbardziej pewna siebie, ale ze względu na to, że to jej ojciec stworzył pizzerię, ostateczna decyzja zazwyczaj należała do niej. Wydaje się chwilami zagubiona, nie wiedząca czy na pewno chce gdzieś pójść, czy coś zrobić. Gdzieś tam przewija się wątek miłosny, który działa na zasadzie, że chociaż bohaterowie nic sobie otwarcie nie mówią, to czytelnik już wie. To sympatyczna dziewczyna i można ją polubić.

Jest i Dave. Tego bohatera na pewno się zapamięta i też on najbardziej wyróżnia się na tle innych. Scenę, gdzie sobie rozmawiał z jednym z bohaterów sam na sam, uważam za jedną z lepszych z tej książki. Jednak w natłoku tylu postaci, nie poświęcono mu wystarczająco dużo uwagi. Szczególnie scena ostatecznej konfrontacji nie wyszła dobrze i jak nagle się zaczęła, tak nagle się skończyła, nad czym ubolewam.

Nie należy oczekiwać po książce wyżyn literatury światowej. Język jest prosty, czyta się szybko, jednak książka ma literówki i gigantyczną ilość powtórzeń w polskim wydaniu. Naprawdę gigantyczną. Bardziej zadowoleni będą fani niż osoby, które kompletnie nie wiedzą, o co chodzi, ale to nie znaczy, że się nie odnajdą w fabule. Wszystkie animatroniki, ich wygląd, imiona, funkcjonowanie pizzerii jest wytłumaczone, więc czytelnicy nie są wrzuceni na głęboką wodę. Jednak nadal to fani będą się uśmiechać bardziej przy opisach znajomych animatroników czy przy imionach Henry i Dave (chociaż akurat tego drugiego będą pewnie w równym stopniu przeklinać).

Podsumowując, mamy prosty horror, wykorzystujący wręcz legendarny motyw grupki przyjaciół, ale z niestandardową historią i specyficznym antagonistą. Konieczne jest jednak traktowanie tej historii z przymrużeniem oka, bo to nadal wersja alternatywna, dość daleka od kanonu.

- Obaj pragnęliśmy miłości - odezwał się melodyjnie. - Twój ojciec kochał. A teraz i ja kochałem.

I love Scott's Five Nights at Freddy's games -- but I didn't have high hopes for the book. I enjoyed it about as much as I could enjoy a Goosebumps novel in my late 20's. I did find myself wanting to pick it up to read, but mostly because I was eagerly trying to get to more content with the animatronics -- I ended up completely disinterested in the human characters.

If you liked the games, it's an interesting companion (non-canon, from what I understand.)

Important plot points are introduced nonchalantly and the character POV can change from one paragraph to the next (I ended up retracing pages to make sure I was not reading in the wrong POV more than once.)

Also, the way that surroundings are described (buildings, crawlspaces, etc) was confusing and took me out of the story while in my head I tried to figure out the layout of hallways, closets, etc.

I wanted it to be much scarier -- there was only one part that really got me anxious: In the bathroom, when Charlie is hiding in the stall and Bonnie slooooowly kneels down to look under the stall door and they meet eyes. (As I was reading that part, my husband --who has had a bad dry/racking cough lately-- suddenly and loudly coughed right next to me in bed; I nearly left my skin behind I jumped so badly.)

Again, I... was entertained. I think.

Really good

I wasn't sure what to expect when reading this, but it turned out to be a really good story. I would have rated it higher, but the spelling and grammatical errors were glaring in some spots. Maybe Scott should have had his crack bug testing team from the games proofread the book. I would like to see a sequel pick up with these guys, sort of a where are they now and/or their reactions to Fazbear fright. Maybe even an encounter with Springtrap and perhaps an appearance of the Puppet.

Very Awesome
My first review on December 18th, 2015

This book was very intriguing and added a lot to the story of Five Nights at Freddy's. I really enjoyed the story, but found a few typos and grammar errors. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who enjoys FNaF or Scott Cawthon's work.

My second review on July 20th, 2016

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!

When this book was announced my awesome dad got it for me on Kindle the day it was released. I finished it in the span of one day as I was in so much hype for it as a fan of Cawthon's "Five Nights at Freddy's". Hearing of his most recent spinoff "Sister Location" and noticing that in the image's source code on scottgames.com, a name from the book was hidden within it (Afton). Recognizing the name from "The Silver Eyes", I realized that I had to look back to it and read it more in depth.

When I started it again, I recalled how hyped I was reading the first line, He sees me . As I read on, I realized that I read too fast the first time through and picked up details I thought I missed. There were some things I noticed both times. For example, the grammatical errors.

So many times I noticed a forgotten comma, or incorrect punctuation, and forgotten quotation marks. This book needed not to be released as it was. It needed to be thoroughly edited and revised. I've never read a book with so many noticeable typos. It doesn't change the story, but c'mon. Some of these were easily avoidable mistakes.

With that out of the way, I liked all the things that were added to foreshadow what was coming. For instance, Charlie called Freddy yellow early on in the story. This seemed like a simple mistake, but for fans of Five Nights this was obvious that it was related in some way to Golden Freddy (Fredbear). But some of it was rather too obvious. Such as when we first encounter Dave. When I first read this book, I could tell almost immediately that he was to be the killer, the infamous Purple Guy. Other than that, there wasn't much else that was completely obvious.

A problem I had were the characters of the story, all of which we haven't seen in the video game series yet. Many times I couldn't tell which what character was being talked about. A lot of the names were alliterative. Charlie, Carlton, Jason, Jessica, and John. Then Marla and Lamar's names both share the same letters. And as for development, there wasn't much. Lamar received the least. There was one nod to a possible relationship between Lamar and Marla when Charlie bought the gauze at the drug store, and wasn't brought up for the rest of the story. Lamar seemed like he was thrown into the story, as he was rarely brought up, except for his relationship with Jason and Marla, which wasn't talked about. Characters were an issue throughout the story.

To lighten up the mood and talk about the good parts, there were many descriptive parts of the story in various places, such as the way the animatronics were described. The descriptions seemed real and lifelike and made me look around my room multiple times to make sure there weren't any silver eyed robotic pirate foxes nearby. This brought in the horror element of the story. Along with the robots, they also described the torturous kidnappings, both from years prior and the time this story takes place. The whole pizzeria's description seemed game accurate and realistic to places that actually exist. This was arguably the best part of the book as no "horror" book I've read before has made me tense up and make me feel like I was in the character's situation.

The best parts of the story took place inside the restaurant(s). I loved the attention to detail and what took place in the settings. Finally getting a glimpse inside Fredbear's Family Diner, something we haven't seen in the games was really cool. And just to read the animatronics' game-accurate movements and scaring the characters of the story was cool and somewhat nostalgic. It definitely reminded me of August 2014 when the first FNaF came out.

I was slightly surprised on how Charlie's memory would work involving her past and Fredbear's. Sometimes she'd recall whole conversations and surroundings by seeing one single object. Other times, she'd remember small details then she'd gain more and more memories by walking or driving around Hurricane. This was a minor issue, but it was one that I thought about.

The falling action was a little, well, cheesy. The animatronics were possessed the spirits of the children that had been murdered by Dave, with Michael taking the Golden Freddy (Fredbear) suit and the unnamed children with the original 4. But, what about Charlie's long gone brother, Sammy? Was he just not cool enough to make it into the animatronic squad? Or... what if he possessed the only other original animatronic (excluding BB) that was not mentioned in this novel, The Puppet (Marionette)? Where does it fall into line, along with Sammy? I think they should've at least have a nod to the Puppet or Sammy once. Anyway, as Clay comes and gets the gang, Dave comes along in the Spring Bonnie (Springtrap) suit, he takes Charlie and she then traps him in the suit, leading to Golden Freddy disappearing and the originals taking Spring Bonnie down by Pirate's Cove. The all go completely back to normal, for some reason without freaking out after murdering the killer of their friend and other kids. This was somewhat awkward, and felt a little rushed.

The ending actually had emotion to it and hit me in the sweet spot. Charlie drives over with John to two unnamed headstones which the reader can confirm have the names of Charlie's father and Sammy. Charlie recalls one of her favorite moments with her father, before Fredbear's, before Freddy's, before anyone died and everyone was happy. The story ends with them laughing and her father saying, Oh, Charlotte .

Now, was this book a masterpiece? No. Was it enjoyable? Yes. Did it have flaws? Yes. Would I recommend it to a FNaF fan? Heck yes. Would I recommend it to someone who isn't familiar to the FNaF lore and story? No. I loved this book, and I would give it a 4.5 if Goodreads had that option, but I rounded up. I was a little disappointed that doesn't contribute much to the game's lore (yet). I am almost positive that the new spinoff will contribute more both to the game story and this novel's story. We have to wait to find out. I'm glad I read this book, but I see why people didn't enjoy it as much as they wanted to. If you haven't read it, you probably haven't read my review. But, if you haven't, then I suggest you do. If you want to reread it, I suggest you should, as you'll pick up things you may've missed. Finn, signing off.

Libro para chicos, sobre todo para los que jugaron el videojuego. Sentí que se hizo muy largo, con tanto darle vuelta a las cosas, que si vamos, que si volvemos.
Maneja bien los ritmos para causar suspenso y tensión, en general no me hizo falta lectura diagonal porque se puede avanzar rápido sin mucho análisis.

Es interesante para leer con chicos porque se entusiasman y te da un tema de conversación. Me quedaron cosas sin cerrar pero parece que lo que falta se explica en los siguientes cinco tomos de la saga. Puedo vivir sin saberlo, para mí con un libro fue suficiente.

Ok, at first, I thought that this book would be awful. I was so wrong.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a horror game where a night guard at a restaurant tries not to get killed by animatronics. This book isn't exactly like the game, but it is pretty close to it. With that out of the way, here's the actual book review…

Silver Eyes is about a teen girl named Charlie who meets up with past friends to honor a boy by the name of Michael, one of her friend’s brothers. When the all meet up, they decide to explore Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, where they used to eat as a kid. This was also the place where Michael, well, died. After they arrive where the restaurant was, they find an abandoned mall, but this wasn't the only thing there. As you may have guessed, they found Fazbear’s. After a while unusual things start happening, and it only escalates from there.
As I have said, the first part of the book was quite boring. I guess it is kind of hard to control this because you have to get the information across at some point. I found myself craving for action after about the first 100 pages. The way Scott introduces the restaurant made it easy for anyone to understand and feel like they are at the restaurant. There are a couple of bits of the book that dragged on, but after reading it, I realized that that was done on purpose. To build suspense for the reader.
At 200 pages the plot was going pretty smoothly. I started to feel some action in the book, and I couldn't wait to get there. Because of the way this book pulled me in, I read it in practically 2 days. I couldn't wait to get to the action, and when I was there, I couldn't stop reading.
There are a couple of coincidences and other things where chances are slim to none, like how Charlie and John find somewhere based off of a metal rod Charlie could barely see in the ground. There are a couple more, but I want everybody to be able to read this review, so I'm leaving out spoilers.
At three hundred pages is the climax, the very top part of the rollercoaster that is teetering over the edge at this point. I could feel adrenaline pumping in me, that is how scary and horrifying this book is. Many close call situations and such will leave the reader wanting more, not wanting a book like Silver Eyes to end.
At 360, everything came together, everything made sense in this book. The book came to a close in a very high note, and it couldn't have ended much better. The only thing I didn't like was the random thought Charlie had at the end. Of all thoughts, she chose that one.
I rated this a 5. Not very often will I rate something a five. There is always something missing in a novel that will knock off a star. Not in this book. As I said, I didn't want to stop. The suspense made me want to get to the action, and when I was there I felt like I was at the restaurant, with Charlie and all of her friends. Even if you haven't played the game, you will still enjoy this book, anyone can. Young, old, anyone I tell you.
Well, I hope you want to read this book now! And let me tell you, you won't regret it!

poorly written and boring at times but fnaf was and still is a huge part of my childhood, so im glad i regained some of the key info of the main story. also, i didn't like how the book is like super inaccurate to the lore,,,? considering charlotte was william's first victim (i think)

it was very spooky and exiting.

Too much high school romance, and not enough middle school horror

3.5

Adaptación del popular juego point and click (juega solo con el mouse) de terror, donde te toca sobrevir varias noches en un restaurante "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" de animatrónicos poseídos; si los has jugado como yo, el contexto de la historia esta muy marcado en tu mente y aquí en este libro es ir viendo esos detalles distintos, extras y psicologías de los personajes, los cuales no se ven en su versión original. Y si no, pues igual lo disfrutaras por el concepto de cosas poseídas.

Es un libro bastante ligero, hay diálogos un poco extraños pero no disminuyen el ritmo de la historia. Y los personajes tienen ese toque infantil y juvenil del cual es fácil empatizar, aunque como cualquiera a esa edad (17 años) los desafíos están a la orden del día y pecar de curioso puede volverse problemático, en el caso de aquí, letal.
Para empujar al lector que lo ha jugado nos introduce a Chalie, una chica peculiar que "no debería estar ahí" pero lo esta, es esa curiosidad de saber que tan canon es esto, que tan loco puede el creador de la franquicia volverlo.

Como adaptación la historia no se aleja del final del juego con respecto a SpringBonnie o mejor conocido como Springtrap, el culpable de todas las desapariciones.