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briesespieces's review against another edition
3.0
i’m doggedly re-reading these in order all because there are some specific favorites i really want to get to but the perfectionist in me won’t allow me to read them out of order.
while this one was also fun to read, i enjoyed it less than the first two in the series but i did find myself empathizing heavily with evan and his attempts to get rid of the ever-growing monster blood from the very suspicious toy store more than i empathized with the characters from the previous books. if the fake monster blood i purchased from the toy store kept constantly growing and literally turning my cat (dog here) into a giant, it would without question be my last straw. i thought r.l. stine did a great job in creating the spooky tension and heightening it where you can’t help but feel evan’s frustration over possibly not being able to save his dog and getting rid of all that monstrous monster blood.
aunt kathryn’s character was perfectly creepy in the beginning and i loved her character and her creepy ass cat just the same. however, that ending twist with the cat (iykyk) was so unexpected and ott. i’m currently still recovering from the whiplash it gave me.
I AM ALSO SO HAPPY THE NEXT ONE IS “SAY CHEESE AND DIE” and i’m even much more closer to getting to “night of the living dummy” one of my personal favorites! see you soon goosebumps ily from the bottom of my spooky heart <3
while this one was also fun to read, i enjoyed it less than the first two in the series but i did find myself empathizing heavily with evan and his attempts to get rid of the ever-growing monster blood from the very suspicious toy store more than i empathized with the characters from the previous books. if the fake monster blood i purchased from the toy store kept constantly growing and literally turning my cat (dog here) into a giant, it would without question be my last straw. i thought r.l. stine did a great job in creating the spooky tension and heightening it where you can’t help but feel evan’s frustration over possibly not being able to save his dog and getting rid of all that monstrous monster blood.
aunt kathryn’s character was perfectly creepy in the beginning and i loved her character and her creepy ass cat just the same. however, that ending twist with the cat (iykyk) was so unexpected and ott. i’m currently still recovering from the whiplash it gave me.
I AM ALSO SO HAPPY THE NEXT ONE IS “SAY CHEESE AND DIE” and i’m even much more closer to getting to “night of the living dummy” one of my personal favorites! see you soon goosebumps ily from the bottom of my spooky heart <3
paintedbypicasso's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
twistedspyder's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
rkking's review against another edition
3.0
#3, Monster Blood
The titular monster blood in this story doesn't quite fill the role of a monster, not like Slappy in Night Of The Living Dummy does, for example. It acts as more of a McGuffin, an object that the story revolves around, more like in Let's Get Invisible, or Say Cheese And Die. The plot acts in more of an almost whimsical nature, what with the kids playing with the monster blood like it's a toy. Or when the dog eats it and grows. The real threat doesn't reveal itself until the last couple chapters of the story, but it comes across as unnecessarily convoluted, like Stine had three different ideas and chose to mash them all together instead of using a single clear choice. It's one of the first Goosebumps books ever written, so that's understandable, as the clear decision making becomes stronger as the books go on.
I remember there being actual monster blood 'goo' toys you could buy, and the monster blood itself is one of the more iconic parts of the Goosebumps series.
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queenofodas's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
dylanb2344's review against another edition
2.0
Not very good. I know the goosebumps books are supposed to be a little silly but this was all over the place and just made no sense towards the end. Definitely skip this one
eburgardt's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
- The plot of this book is basically “what if an object was so inconvenient…”
- You will literally never guess how this story ends