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itsbahb's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
wflegias's review against another edition
2.0
El libro esta orientado a una audiencia juvenil de lectores, la trama tiene huecos en su argumento y la historia termina abruptamente; estas dos cosas me dieron la impresión de que es una historia incompleta.
La historia cuenta con una segunda parte, lo que me hace preguntarme si al principio era una sola historia que se editó en dos partes (y vender más libros) o si el autor eligió quitar el mal sabor de boca que deja la trama con una historia mejorada. Cuando lea la segunda parte actualizar sobre esto.
La historia cuenta con una segunda parte, lo que me hace preguntarme si al principio era una sola historia que se editó en dos partes (y vender más libros) o si el autor eligió quitar el mal sabor de boca que deja la trama con una historia mejorada. Cuando lea la segunda parte actualizar sobre esto.
justicepirate's review against another edition
3.0
This was a pretty funny and good one. I loved the great-aunt's humor throughout it. The whole "He likes the girls" over and over is so very great-aunt like. This story is about a young boy who has to stay a few days with his great-aunt while his parents try to buy a house for his dad's new job. He meets a friend and they buy some goop stuff called "Monster blood" that ends up having some crazy effects....
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
dinamakan's review against another edition
2.0
Well, since this Goosebumps series' audiences are young kids, I don't expect this novel (and any other Goosebumps novel) to have a lengthy story. Evan's adventure pace might not too fast/slow for kids. My questions are:
1. Why Sarabeth is the only character that has no background? We have enough information about Evan, his great aunt Katherine, Andy, and the twin rascals (and Trigger, too), but we don't know about Sarabeth. All we know is the fact she's a cat who later turns into human. We don't know what's going on between Sarabeth and Katherine, how did they met, what made Sarabeth took Katherine's ability to hear, etc.
1. Why Sarabeth is the only character that has no background? We have enough information about Evan, his great aunt Katherine, Andy, and the twin rascals (and Trigger, too), but we don't know about Sarabeth. All we know is the fact she's a cat who later turns into human. We don't know what's going on between Sarabeth and Katherine, how did they met, what made Sarabeth took Katherine's ability to hear, etc.
afinalgirl's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
we’re back for another round of goosebumps! we did two books this week, monster blood & monster blood II, but i’ll make these reviews separate posts!
monster blood was way more of a drag than the other books we’ve read so far. it was slow, not as eerie, and the best part about it was aunt katherine. i borrowed the audiobook from hoopla, so i was so entertained by the voices, and i had such a soft spot for the amazonian woman! her accent was fantastic, even though i’m not sure what it was meant to be.
evan has to go and stay with his deaf aunt for a few days while his manchild of a father starts his new job in atlanta. mum has to go too, presumably to take care of said manchild ಥ‿ಥ evan is targeted by bully twins (that specifically don’t wear socks), makes a bestie in local girl andy (whose outfits are always explained in great detail)(ngl kinda wanna see if i can pull together some of these loud and lairy fits lol), and buys a can of monster blood at the local toy shop. what is the monster blood though? and why does it keep growing?
this book took a long time to get anywhere, and even when it was going it sort of… wasn’t really exciting at all? there was monster blood and the kids were freaking out. it amped up in the last chapter, which was cool, and i did love the ending! 🔮
kivh's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
greeneyedbookworm's review
2.0
My least favorite so far. Where the heck did that ending come from? So random 🤣
thegrimbookworm's review
4.0
I seem to be suffering from books that fall flat lately, including this one. Which is such a shame, because I enjoyed the aunt and the way the story was going. The twist though, at the end, left me dumbfounded and confused and the ending just felt so rushed and unsatisfying. I still enjoyed it overall, though, so that's why I'm giving it a 4 star. It was close to a 5 star until that sudden twist.
Maybe Monster Blood 2 will explain a little more about the twist? I sure hope so, or else I might have to change my mind about these ratings.
The writing in this was on par with the first book, Welcome to Dead House. I still like the atmosphere and the overall story of that one, compared to this. And I wasn't left dissatisfied at the end in that one, compared to this one. That ending has really flabbergasted me...
Maybe Monster Blood 2 will explain a little more about the twist? I sure hope so, or else I might have to change my mind about these ratings.
The writing in this was on par with the first book, Welcome to Dead House. I still like the atmosphere and the overall story of that one, compared to this. And I wasn't left dissatisfied at the end in that one, compared to this one. That ending has really flabbergasted me...