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I am kind of impressed at how much I disliked this one compared to its predecessor. I had distinctly remembered feeling like the trilogy got better the further you read, but this was pretty disappointing on reread. There were some gems to be sure, but out of the entire collection I genuinely liked two. I think my biggest issue is that a lot of the stories seemed unfinished or didn't have enough story to make them interesting. It felt like Schwartz was so invested in getting to the sucker punch conclusion to each story that he just skipped over literally everything else, like detailed settings or quasi-engaging characters. And yes, I understand these are retellings of stories, but since they're retellings anyway, couldn't he have put in anymore effort to make them engaging? I dunno, this was just disappointing. I'm sure kids will love it and find it scary, but not me.

rjdenney's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved all the spooky stories though some were awfully cheesy! lol but all in all, it was a good book!

annie_nonnymouse's review against another edition

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5.0

More fun!! AAAAAAAahhhrrrrgggg.....!

roseblossom999's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

redqueen84's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0

harrisonp30's review against another edition

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3.0

This one was more of a mixed bag for me. There were still some good stories but a lot were just confusing like Oh Susanna and The shopping bag with the cat one. I don’t know what happened but the quality kinda jumped…down.