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Boys tended to like Goodebumps and other books of a similar vein, but this one attracted more girls due to its romance and family drama. I really enjoyed this book though I didn't read any of the regular Fear Street books. ]]> 4.22 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 2000/01/01
date added: 2024/03/10
shelves: young-adult, family-saga, horror, author-r-l-stine, series
review:
R.L. Stine is probably known best for his Goosebumps books (especially since it got turned into a TV show) but he did write some fun books for teenagers. This trilogy is one of them, exploring the family of Fear Street through the generations, all the way back to the first Fiers (Fears) and Goodes in Puritan times.

Boys tended to like Goodebumps and other books of a similar vein, but this one attracted more girls due to its romance and family drama. I really enjoyed this book though I didn't read any of the regular Fear Street books.
]]> 843086 Welcome to Fear Street.

Don’t listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldn’t you rather explore it yourself…and see if its dark terrors and unexplained mysteries are true? You’re not afraid, are you?

Don’t open that present!

If only Reva Dalby had listened to that warning.

But beautiful, cold Reva won’t listen to anyone. Reva thinks she can have whatever—and whoever—she wants. After all, her daddy owns Dalby Department Stores.

Now, someone has some surprises instore for her. Robbery? Terror? Even murder? Someone wants to treat Reva to a holiday she’ll never forget.

Holiday cheer quickly turns to holiday chills for Reva. Someone is stalking her, someone is trying to get to her.

Her money can’t help her. No one can.

After all, who can you turn to when murder comes gift-wrapped?]]> 216 R.L. Stine 0671738224 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.70 1991
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1991
rating: 4
read at: 1999/06/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, horror
review:
Looking back, I realize how cheesy this book is, but back then when I read it I enjoyed it. It's basically about a snotty, spoiled rich girl getting her just desserts.
]]> 176650 198 R.L. Stine 0671529706 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.69 1996
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 1999/05/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, horror
review:
Some people just never learn. Reva is one of them as this is her third horror-filled Christmas adventure. At this point you legit want someone to hurt her because you'd think after 2 crappy Christmases, she'd have been scared straight. I guess not. I recommend the omnibus edition of this so you can read all 3 stories in one setting.
]]> 1513380
But now it's payback time. Someone is out to kidnap Reva.

This year, Santa is bringing Reva a little holiday fear. And just around the corner is the biggest, most gruesome Christmas present of all—murder. And it's all hers!]]> 196 R.L. Stine 078572415X M.M. Strawberry 4 3.61 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 1999/05/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, horror
review:
OMG, oh noez, Reva has not learned from her mistakes and people are pissed off enough to KIDNAP her. But it's still a solid follow-up to the first book.
]]> 176253 The end…and the beginning

Simon Fear thought changing his name would stop the evil. He was wrong—dead wrong.

After generations of unspeakable horror, it is up to Daniel and Nora, brought together by their fateful love, to unite the feuding families. But is their forbidden love strong enough to withstand such awesome evil?

Poor Nora—desperate to tell the truth and bury the family curse…before it buries her.]]> 192 R.L. Stine 0671868330 M.M. Strawberry 5 3.96 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 1999/06/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, family-saga, thriller, horror
review:
A worthwhile conclusion to the Fear Street Saga trilogy and a good read overall. I love family sagas so maybe that's why I enjoyed this series so much, but I thought it was decently-written for a YA book.
]]> 176259 Buried Evil

What is the secret of Fear Street?

Why has its horror lasted so long?

Ezra Fier wants to find out. He searches for the answer among the rotting bones in the ghostly town of Wickham. But he find only betrayal and death.

Elizabeth and Kate are in love with the same boy. How can they know that they too are caught by the evil that will haunt this family forever?]]> 160 R.L. Stine 0671868322 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.95 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 1999/05/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, family-saga, thriller, horror
review:
I really liked this book, it was a good installment in the Saga and continues the story told in the first book. If you can, try to get the omnibus edition of this book like I did so you can read this story along with the others as one.
]]> 182597 The Secret is Out!

Why do so many horrifying things happen on Fear Street? Nora knows.

She knows how the terror began. She knows about the young girl who burned at the stake--and the bloody feud between two families that caused the unspeakable horror that has lasted 300 years!

She knows, and she wants to tell.

Are you sure you want to hear it?]]> 161 R.L. Stine 0671868314 M.M. Strawberry 5 3.99 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 1999/05/01
date added: 2021/04/29
shelves: author-r-l-stine, young-adult, family-saga, thriller, horror
review:
Definitely one of RL Stine's better works and geared towards an audience older than the Goosebumps set, and a good backdrop to the Fear Street world. If you're going to read this one, I recommend you check out the other 2 books in this series, they make a good read altogether.
]]> 341502 Santa's bringing Reva three presents... each one full of holiday fear!

In Silent Night Reva Dalby was the richest, snobbiest, nastiest person in Shadyside. Three Christmases ago, Reva went too far, and found herself being followed everywhere. By someone who wanted revenge.

Reva escaped and promised that she'd change.

But she didn't stay on Santa's nice list for long. The next Christmas, in Silent Night 2. she went back to being her old, spoiled self. Until she was kidnapped--by men who wanted her rich father's money.

Now, in Silent Night 3, Reva is home from college for the holidays. She's determined to have a good time this year. But she doesn't know that once again, Santa's leaving terror in her stocking. And it's going to be anotherscary Christmas!]]> 624 R.L. Stine 0671008862 M.M. Strawberry 4 4.04
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 4.04
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/03
date added: 2019/08/21
shelves: author-r-l-stine, series, young-adult, horror
review:
Reva is a brat. A huge brat. So much of a brat that after not just one but two bad Christmases, she is still being a brat. This is a fun collection of YA horror, and I really enjoyed it back then. If you're going to read one of these stories, might as well be all 3 and the omnibus paperback edition of this is a pretty good deal.
]]> 125546
Everyone in Goshen Falls knows about weird Vanessa. She dresses all in black. Wears black lipstick. And puts spells on people. At least, that's what they say.

Crystal and her brother, Cole, know you can't believe everything you hear. But that was before they made Vanessa mad. Before she whispered that strange warning, "Chicken chicken."

Because now something really weird has happened. Crystal's lips have turned as hard as a bird's beak. And Cole has started growing ugly white feathers all over his body. . . .]]> 112 R.L. Stine 0439891132 M.M. Strawberry 2
This one... eh, the plot was iffy at first, but you can't blame a wtich for being mad at being constantly pranked, and her wrecked groceries were the straw that broke the camel's back, but after that it just gets absolutely ridiculous, and the ending was just pure crap. I usually liked the Goosebumps books I read back in the day, but this one was definitely the worst.

I think if the idea had been taken and written for a Stephen King-esque (or insert any other famous/bestselling horror author) novel for adults, this idea could have been presented and worked with better.]]> 3.38 1997
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.38
book published: 1997
rating: 2
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror, animals
review:
Goosebumps generally did a great job with their books, with creepy ideas written in an age-appropriate way for its target audience with some truly memorable twist endings.

This one... eh, the plot was iffy at first, but you can't blame a wtich for being mad at being constantly pranked, and her wrecked groceries were the straw that broke the camel's back, but after that it just gets absolutely ridiculous, and the ending was just pure crap. I usually liked the Goosebumps books I read back in the day, but this one was definitely the worst.

I think if the idea had been taken and written for a Stephen King-esque (or insert any other famous/bestselling horror author) novel for adults, this idea could have been presented and worked with better.
]]> 125590 PICK A SCARE. ANY SCARE.

Trick cards, floating scarves, disappearing doves. Tim Swanson loves magic tricks. Someday he wants to be a real magician. Just like his all-time favorite hero, Amaz-O.

But then Tim goes to Amaz-O's show. And he finds out his idol is really just a total grump. That's when Tim decides to steal the bag of tricks. Amaz-O's bag of secret tricks. Scary tricks.

Like the one with the multiplying red balls.

And all those hissing snakes....]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439662168 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.40 1996
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.40
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Don't steal stuff from people, especially magicians. The twist ending may be predictable to those who have read enough Goosebumps books, but still a pretty fun read.
]]> 125578
What has two eyes, a mouth, and wrinkly green skin? Mark's shrunken head. It's a present from his Aunt Benna. A gift from the jungle island of Baladora.

Mark can't wait to show the kids at school his shrunken head. It's so ugly. So gross. So awesome. But late one night the head starts to glow. Because it's no ordinary head. It gives Mark a strange power. A magical power. A dangerous power....]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439568358 M.M. Strawberry 3 3.56 1996
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1996
rating: 3
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
This book could have been better, but it was still a pretty fun and creepy read.
]]> 320100 144 R.L. Stine 0439568242 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.47 1995
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Great going, Dad! :P But I can tell you as someone who was raised in a place with shitty, cold winters, these kids would have been more than welcome to trade households with me if they wanted snow so bad.
]]> 125619 160 R.L. Stine 0439573750 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.51 1995
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.51
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Overall a pretty cute book about evil gnomes.
]]> 125591 128 R.L. Stine 043956834X M.M. Strawberry 3 3.58 1995
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Not one of the better books in this series, but the protagonist/main character was still very likeable and sympathetic.
]]> 125589 118 R.L. Stine 0439568269 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.66 1995
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.66
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
I remember the TV episode version of this. It was a pretty great book/story, and it certainly is horrifying to think of oneself aging down out of existence.
]]> 125547 LIGHTS...CURTAIN...PHANTOM?

Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has just been given the lead role in the school play, The Phantom. Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it.

But then really scary things start happening. A message appears on a piece of scenery: "The Phantom Strikes!" A stage light comes crashing down.

Is someone trying to ruin the play?

Or is there really a phantom living under the stage?]]> 160 R.L. Stine 0590483544 M.M. Strawberry 3 3.67 1994
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1994
rating: 3
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
I suppose this series had to try a take on Phantom of the Opera at some time, and it was a decent effort. 3.5/5 stars.
]]> 125583 RIGHT BRAIN. WRONG BODY.

Gary Lutz needs a vacation . . . from himself. Bullies are constantly beating him up. His only friend is his computer. Even his little sister doesn't like him.

But now Gary's dream is about to come true. He's going to exchange bodies with another kid for a whole week.

Gary can't wait to get a new body. Until something horrible happens. And Gary finds out his new body isn't exactly human . . . .]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439693543 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.35 1994
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.35
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
A pretty fun book with a creepy idea. Some of these books could be pretty campy, but Goosebumps generally managed to deliver enough chills and horror while giving us a narrator/kid we could empathize with.
]]> 125560 113 R.L. Stine 0439671124 M.M. Strawberry 3 3.57 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1993
rating: 3
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Somewhat cheesy, but still a fun book.
]]> 125545 MAKE A WISH!

Samantha Byrd is a klutz. An accident waiting to happen. She's the laughing stock of the girls basketball team. And that mean, rotten Judith Bellwood is making her life miserable on and off the court.

But everything's about to change.

Sam's met someone who can grant her three wishes. For real. Too bad Sam wasn't careful what she wished for.

Because her wishes are coming true.

And they're turning her life into a living nightmare!]]> 160 R.L. Stine 0439669901 M.M. Strawberry 5
Well, when you get exactly what you ask for, it can be too much. The signature twist ending might seem sad to some, but at least Samantha finally becomes free of her bully...]]> 3.69 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror, awesome-fantastic-favorites
review:
This was one of my absolute favorite Goosebumps books. Samantha is bullied, and when she is offered wishes and tries to use them to stop the bullying, you can't blame her for it. She just wants her bully to be nice to her, is that too much to ask for?

Well, when you get exactly what you ask for, it can be too much. The signature twist ending might seem sad to some, but at least Samantha finally becomes free of her bully...
]]> 308540 FACE TO FACE WITH A NIGHTMARE...

How ugly is Carly Beth's Halloween mask? It's so ugly that it almost scared her little brother to death. So terrifying that even her friends are totally freaked out by it.

It's the best Halloween mask ever. It's everything Carly Beth hoped it would be. And more.

Maybe too much more. Because Halloween is almost over.

And Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask...]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439568331 M.M. Strawberry 5 3.88 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Definitely one of the best in the series. Goosebumps was a great, creepy series because most of the books had good narration, easy-to-connect-with characters, and fun, creepy story-lines with nice twist endings. RL Stine had some great, creepy ideas and the ghostwriters of this series generally did a good job. The TV episode version of this book was also pretty great.
]]> 125581 SHE’S TELLING THE TRUTH . . . BUT NO ONE BELIEVES HER.

Lucy likes to tell monster stories. She’s told so many that her friends and family are sick of it.
Then one day Lucy discovers a real, live monster: the librarian in charge of the summer reading program.
Too bad Lucy’s told so many monster tall tales.
Too bad no one believes a word she says. Too bad the monster knows who she is . . .
. . . and is coming after her next.]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439693535 M.M. Strawberry 5 3.55 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.55
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Someone who has read a handful of Goosebumps books should be familiar with the twist endings, but even I didn't see that coming.
]]> 125564 160 R.L. Stine 0439568404 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.86 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: childrens-book, author-r-l-stine, horror
review:
Yes. It's totally the dummy's fault. That's fairly obvious given that this IS Goosebumps, but the story manages to remain interesting, with quite an ending that would cement the Dummy as one of the signature villians of the Goosebumps series.
]]> 125562 144 R.L. Stine 0439568382 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.58 1993
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Like Dead House, this was a fairly solid story with a fun premise, and a signature twist ending, though this was early in the series, so these endings were not quite as predictable as future ones.
]]> 125662
When Greg takes a picture of his father's brand-new car, it's wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car.

It's like the camera can tell the future--or worse. Maybe it makes the future!]]> 160 R.L. Stine 0439568420 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.81 1992
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: childrens-book, author-r-l-stine, horror
review:
A campy but still fun read about an evil cursed camera.
]]> 176284
Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!

Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. But then he notices something weird about the slimy green ooze. It keeps growing. And growing. And growing.

And all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite. . . .]]> 144 R.L. Stine 0439626293 M.M. Strawberry 3 3.57 1992
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1992
rating: 3
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: author-r-l-stine, childrens-book, horror
review:
Not one of the better titles in the series. I mean, yeah, this series is for kids (around grade 3-6) but this book was especially cheesy and meh.
]]> 125553
Because they want to be friends...

...Forever.]]> 160 R.L. Stine 0439568471 M.M. Strawberry 5
This debut to the Goosebumps series is definitely a worthy read, if aimed at an younger audience. The TV show adaptation of this was also great.]]> 3.86 1992
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1992
rating: 5
read at: 1997/04/08
date added: 2019/03/08
shelves: childrens-book, author-r-l-stine, horror
review:
Thanks for the nostalgia, R.L. Stine. This story is sufficiently creepy enough for its target audience without being too graphic, as one might expect of the tale had been written into an adult/older teen-oriented novel ala Stephen King.

This debut to the Goosebumps series is definitely a worthy read, if aimed at an younger audience. The TV show adaptation of this was also great.
]]> 176599 The cat came back…

Marty never liked the cat—it always got in the way at basketball practice. But he never meant to kill it.

Now Marty thinks he’s going crazy. He sees cats everywhere. He knows they want revenge.

Too bad Marty doesn’t have nine lives. Because his first one is almost over.]]> 132 R.L. Stine 0671529633 M.M. Strawberry 4 3.62 1997
author: R.L. Stine
name: M.M. Strawberry
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2001/01/01
date added: 2019/01/02
shelves: young-adult, horror, animals, cat-lovers, author-r-l-stine
review:
I got this back when I was a kid as a birthday present because I loved cats so much, and this book certainly didn't disappoint me. I was never a huge RL Stine fan, I did like him and read some of his books but I never collected them or anything like that. This is a really fun book, especially if you like cats, and was good for a young adult-rated book. I think I still have it somewhere :P
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