Four stars just because of "Count the Ways." Overall, this is a solid start to the Fazbear Frights series. It's a fun and easy read. If you've ever read Goosebumps, it has a similar feeling except it is darker in nature and more graphic.

Into the Pit:

Spoiler

This feels like an overall tone setter for these books. The time traveling ball pit is a bit out there, but it does set the stage for a look into the missing children's incident. At least this universe's version of it. Golden Bonnie/Glitchtrap leading Oswald through the crowd of screaming parents to show him the murders is deeply haunting. The scene almost functions as a memory. No one reacts to Oswald or Afton. It's like the event has already played out and these two characters are merely observing past events. Afton escaping from the past memory into the present day is an excelling callback to the canon ending of Help Wanted, where Glitchtrap escapes from the game files into who we assume is Vanny.

All in all, a great start!

To Be Beautiful:
A classic take on children wanting to grow up too fast and achieve unrealistic beauty standards, but with a FNAF twist.

Count the Ways:
I didn't care for this one.

Spoiler

An overly nihilistic character longs to die on the idea of "everyone is awful just because." She hates everyone and everything for little reason other than her parents relocated for a job, and she chose to remain behind. She gets her wish when she climbs inside an animatronic that informs her that she gets to pick how it kills her. The story is fine in that it confirms how Afton designed the funtime animatronics to be able to carry kids. Outside of that, the main character is deeply unlikable, and the story itself is one you could likely skip and not miss anything vital.

The Stitchwraith #1:
This sets up an ongoing story that continues throughout all of the books.

Spoiler

It's an urban legend mixed with old disappearances and a tie-in "To Be Beautiful," showing all these stories take place in the same universe. I already know this story has something to do with William Afton. I'll have more thoughts on it as I keep reading.