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b0hemian_graham's review
2.0
poor editing job in one of the last Claudia chapters, as she decided to refer to herself in the third person. also, the plot is insane, although if it were written for an older audience, it might have been a bit more realistic, better edited, and not so God awful.
sarahhyatt's review
5.0
I remembered this as being the best and creepiest BSC mystery and I was not disappointed revisiting it as an adult. Stalking! Attempted murder (multiple times)! It puts ghost cats and secret diaries to shame.
situationnormal's review
4.0
It took me forever to get through this BSC mystery, but it was actually the creepiest by far (close second being the Halloween themed one with the school dance) and had some elements that felt very mature and a little *too* creepy for a BSC book (but I'm not complaining). Honestly, if the Mallory and Jessie plotline hadn't been so weak, this one might have been 5 stars.
jennderqueer's review
4.0
This was cute. I never really read BSC as a kid; clearly I missed out. The mystery was well done for the age level and the scare was just enough. Well done.
renatasnacks's review
5.0
I PREFER the BSC to baby-sit rather than solve mysteries, however I am awarding this book 5 stars because Courtney Summers came and talked to us about it!!!!!! Also it's my GoodReads and I do what I want
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-177-baby-sitters-beware/
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-177-baby-sitters-beware/
hyattsarah's review
5.0
I remembered this as being the best and creepiest BSC mystery and I was not disappointed revisiting it as an adult. Stalking! Attempted murder (multiple times)! It puts ghost cats and secret diaries to shame.
finesilkflower's review
1.0
Wow, worst of both worlds: not only is this as convoluted and dull as a regular BSC Mystery, it's also as disjointed and poorly-paced as a regular Super Special. Someone is out to get the sitters, threatening them with notes and near-miss attacks, and the sitters are worried that someone whom they helped to put behind bars in a previous mystery is back for revenge. This is a book that rewards paying attention to the actual plot of the previous mysteries, which I have not done. At a certain point, some of the sitters take a break to go for a winter ski vacation at Shadow Lake.
Other than abject fear, there's very little emotion here, except for a small and irrelevant subplot where Claudia resent Abby being too overbearing about teaching skiing.
The Very Most Annoying Thing About This Book, Though:
Author Gratefully Acknowledges: Nola Thacker
Timing: Winter. Kristy keeps praying for snow to improve the ski vacation.
Other than abject fear, there's very little emotion here, except for a small and irrelevant subplot where Claudia resent Abby being too overbearing about teaching skiing.
The Very Most Annoying Thing About This Book, Though:
Spoiler
A whole entire plotline doesn't get solved at all! A creepy side plot with seemingly no connection to the main thread is that Logan and Mary Anne are receiving creepy notes in each other's handwriting. This was the only part of the mystery that I felt genuinely interested in the answer because it was not obvious and it turns out the reason why is because there LITERALLY WAS NO SOLUTION. It's just a Lost-style random red herring. You can't do that!!!!Author Gratefully Acknowledges: Nola Thacker
Timing: Winter. Kristy keeps praying for snow to improve the ski vacation.
sammah's review
3.0
Okay, so! For a BSC mystery, this was actually pretty good! I mean there was even someone with a gun! Can you believe it!?
I won't rehash the entire plot, just trust me, as far as BSC mysteries go this was on is actually pretty good. They even return to Shadowlake for ski season and the crazy stalker follows them there.
A for real stalker too! This isn't just Cary Retlin being a douchebag!
I won't rehash the entire plot, just trust me, as far as BSC mysteries go this was on is actually pretty good. They even return to Shadowlake for ski season and the crazy stalker follows them there.
A for real stalker too! This isn't just Cary Retlin being a douchebag!
xtinamorse's review
Read my recap at A Year with the BSC via Stoneybrook Forever: https://www.livethemovies.com/bsc-blog/baby-sitters-beware