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tyler_j's review against another edition
3.25
I liked it and quite the page turner when it gets going.
readertasha's review
4.0
well you can say Chelsea's lonelyness of not having a boyfriend like her friend and obsession of finding any boyfriend nearly for her killed. Chelsea was a bit over doing it with the boy obession. Honestly everything was about "aw he really likes me. he really cares" blah blah blah. I honestly wanted to hurt her myself. Overall good read.
ellynanf's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, i'm kind of disappointed with this one. the whole story was so predictable. i dont know if this is because i've been reading a lot of Fear Street back-to-back for the past 2 weeks or just because of this particular storyline. The bad guy, Will, is kinda lame. Sort of like a sadist. and i hate sadists. cut story short, the plot in this one is too predictable, empty, and felt too short a story.
charlottesometimes's review against another edition
slow-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
1.0
katdjz's review against another edition
2.0
Nothing special, but still fun. I read these books about 10 years ago when I was in high school and just wanted to go back and reread them. This story wasn't anything big, like pretty much all of them, but as a series I love the Fear Street books. They're just quick, spooky fun and a super easy read when you don't want to do much thinking about a book.
_alexareads_'s review against another edition
4.0
Very good quick read! Kept you guessing till the end. As always with R.L. Stine, a gem.
read_writing_hood's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the book. Though, I sympathized more with the killer than I did with Chelsea and I found myself rooting for him to succeed and hoping he ultimately got his revenge.
nenatie's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Child abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
tense
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
3.25
Fear Street # 18
Being a girl on Fear Street is tough, but Chelsea has everything stacked against her. She's the new girl, she plays saxophone, and she's chubby. She's pretty down on herself about it, but maybe that's because everyone from her "best" friend Nina to her mom tell her she only needs "to lose a little weight" to be attractive. There's also a scene later where the killer notices that she's a total slob because the tag on her size 'L' sweatshirt is sticking out. Kill her now, am I right?
Anyway, there's a pretty gruesome scene in the beginning where a heavy make-out session turns creepy and murderous real fast and we find out he's been going from town to town killing girls and Shadyside is his next stop....
The book makes a good effort of making the identity of the killer ambiguous. From the opening scene there are a few clues to his appearance and behavior, but there are two new men in Chelsea's life and they both appear to fit the bill.
First there's Will, the new boy in homeroom, who's muscly arms and shy demeanor win Chelsea over immediately. Her takeaway from their first encounter is that she has a whole day to think of something to say to him. Which...good game Stine, that is crazy enough to be actual teenage behavior.
Next there's Sparks, who shows up while Chelsea's at work in her dad's diner. He seems dangerous enough to be cool, aggressively flirts, and Chelsea fantasizes about what it would be like to go out with a bad boy.
Both young men raise a lot of red flags, (Will likes snow because its "pure", Sparks has a hair-trigger temper) but only one can be the killer! It doesn't mean that either one is really dating material, but as the only other boys in the book are either Chelsea's dad, Nina's boyfriend, or actual nasty kids and/or criminals what choice does she have? Chelsea better wait for college.
A shout-out to continuity was a cameo from Suki Thomas, from 'The Overnight' and others, who was seen talking to Doug, Nina's boyfriend, which only means one thing, because Suki's a big ol' tramp. Stine really gets teens.
The book is legitimately horrible, but that's kind of what makes it fun to read.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #19: ''Goodnight Kiss', Super Chiller #3
Previous #17: 'The Prom Queen', Fear Street #15
Being a girl on Fear Street is tough, but Chelsea has everything stacked against her. She's the new girl, she plays saxophone, and she's chubby. She's pretty down on herself about it, but maybe that's because everyone from her "best" friend Nina to her mom tell her she only needs "to lose a little weight" to be attractive. There's also a scene later where the killer notices that she's a total slob because the tag on her size 'L' sweatshirt is sticking out. Kill her now, am I right?
Anyway, there's a pretty gruesome scene in the beginning where a heavy make-out session turns creepy and murderous real fast and we find out he's been going from town to town killing girls and Shadyside is his next stop....
The book makes a good effort of making the identity of the killer ambiguous. From the opening scene there are a few clues to his appearance and behavior, but there are two new men in Chelsea's life and they both appear to fit the bill.
First there's Will, the new boy in homeroom, who's muscly arms and shy demeanor win Chelsea over immediately. Her takeaway from their first encounter is that she has a whole day to think of something to say to him. Which...good game Stine, that is crazy enough to be actual teenage behavior.
Next there's Sparks, who shows up while Chelsea's at work in her dad's diner. He seems dangerous enough to be cool, aggressively flirts, and Chelsea fantasizes about what it would be like to go out with a bad boy.
Both young men raise a lot of red flags, (Will likes snow because its "pure", Sparks has a hair-trigger temper) but only one can be the killer! It doesn't mean that either one is really dating material, but as the only other boys in the book are either Chelsea's dad, Nina's boyfriend, or actual nasty kids and/or criminals what choice does she have? Chelsea better wait for college.
A shout-out to continuity was a cameo from Suki Thomas, from 'The Overnight' and others, who was seen talking to Doug, Nina's boyfriend, which only means one thing, because Suki's a big ol' tramp. Stine really gets teens.
The book is legitimately horrible, but that's kind of what makes it fun to read.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #19: ''Goodnight Kiss', Super Chiller #3
Previous #17: 'The Prom Queen', Fear Street #15