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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
abbeyholland's review against another edition
3.5
I would die for Trigger. Loved the characters and the twist!