Full Tilt

Content Ratings

No Romance

There is no romantic content; the story is driven by the brothers' relationship and the terror of the carnival.

Moderate Themes

The novel explores the relationship between fear and desire, the psychological meaning of confronting one's darkest self, and the cost of protecting someone who doesn't want to be saved.

Moderate Violence

The carnival rides exploit riders' deepest fears in ways that can kill; the psychological and physical horror of each ride creates sustained tension; a character is seriously harmed.

Synopsis

Blake and his brother Quinn find themselves trapped in a mysterious carnival that only runs at night, where the rides are designed to destroy the deepest fears of those who ride them; Blake must survive seven rides before dawn or be trapped forever. A tense, dark, and original horror-inflected fantasy thriller.