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ashleereeds's review against another edition
2.0
I decided to re-read some of my childhood favorite so naturally I couldn’t leave R.L. Stine out of it. This book was one of my favorites as a child and, for what it is, it’s not bad but it’s certainly not great. There is absolutely no conclusion to this book whatsoever and the plot is barely tangible but I’ll give it two stars for nostalgia alone.
Most importantly, who was letting me read these? Did I have parental supervision at all? The book might be poorly written but the death scenes were still pretty gruesome even to adult standards. I should probably bring this to my therapist. It might explain a lot.
Most importantly, who was letting me read these? Did I have parental supervision at all? The book might be poorly written but the death scenes were still pretty gruesome even to adult standards. I should probably bring this to my therapist. It might explain a lot.
ntharpta1's review against another edition
2.0
R.L. Stine has some interesting ideas, but his YA stories always read more like a detailed outline or summary than a fully fleshed out novel. So interesting how much YA has changed in the last two decades.
I don't know if it was the historical setting but this also read at times more like a Gothic romance than a horror. Middle school me would have really enjoyed this. Adult me was left very underwhelmed. Black magic. Tarot cards. Hero with an eye patch. Civil War. And lots of murders for 150 or so pages.
I don't know if it was the historical setting but this also read at times more like a Gothic romance than a horror. Middle school me would have really enjoyed this. Adult me was left very underwhelmed. Black magic. Tarot cards. Hero with an eye patch. Civil War. And lots of murders for 150 or so pages.
karamelka_kar19's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
bookish_wanderer's review
4.0
Read this as a teen, and loved the story, even though I think it gave me bad dreams. I've always been a sucker for a good scary/horror story. This one was well thought, I loved the idea of a little tornado of souls lurking around at night.
Une histoire bien pensée, j'ai beaucoup aimé l'idée d'une colonne d'âmes qui errent dans les couloirs une fois la nuit tombée.
Une histoire bien pensée, j'ai beaucoup aimé l'idée d'une colonne d'âmes qui errent dans les couloirs une fois la nuit tombée.
getoutpeasants's review
4.0
This is, again, one of the best RL Stine books I’ve read. The writing style is great, the characters are memorable, and the story has good pacing. I love the amount of imagery as well. Well done.
manwithanagenda's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
2.0
Fear Street # 71
'House of Whispers' takes us back to New Orleans during the Civil War to the period after Simon's wedding to Angelica and the birth of their children, but before they move to Shadyside. Amy Pierce, a cousin of Angelica Fear's, must stay with the Fears while her mother tends to her wounded father in Virginia.
This novel is essentially an independent historic romance and has little do with the broader series. The third book of the Saga Trilogy, 'The Burning', tells us how this generation of Fears ends so getting more insight into their characters after the fact isn't helpful or interesting. I suppose this gives us more insight into Angelica, as she was mostly a cypher in 'The Burning'. We, again, have a Civil War-era story with no conversation about slavery and it appears more and more of an accident that led to the Fears being in the slave-holding South to begin with. I guess, they had to be here because they had to learn dark magic from their "servants"? But I'm getting ahead of myself, that's more for the third Sagas book 'Forbidden Secrets'. Putting those talking points aside, we have the story of a young woman in a gothic mansion hearing noises in the night and witnessing terrible events -- will love see her through?
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #72: 'Goodnight Kiss 2', Super Chiller #10
Previous #70: 'Revenge of the Shadow People', Ghosts of Fear Street #9
'House of Whispers' takes us back to New Orleans during the Civil War to the period after Simon's wedding to Angelica and the birth of their children, but before they move to Shadyside. Amy Pierce, a cousin of Angelica Fear's, must stay with the Fears while her mother tends to her wounded father in Virginia.
This novel is essentially an independent historic romance and has little do with the broader series. The third book of the Saga Trilogy, 'The Burning', tells us how this generation of Fears ends so getting more insight into their characters after the fact isn't helpful or interesting. I suppose this gives us more insight into Angelica, as she was mostly a cypher in 'The Burning'. We, again, have a Civil War-era story with no conversation about slavery and it appears more and more of an accident that led to the Fears being in the slave-holding South to begin with. I guess, they had to be here because they had to learn dark magic from their "servants"? But I'm getting ahead of myself, that's more for the third Sagas book 'Forbidden Secrets'. Putting those talking points aside, we have the story of a young woman in a gothic mansion hearing noises in the night and witnessing terrible events -- will love see her through?
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #72: 'Goodnight Kiss 2', Super Chiller #10
Previous #70: 'Revenge of the Shadow People', Ghosts of Fear Street #9
melosamatic's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nadians's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
I never grew up reading Fear Street (just Horrorland), so I wanted to see if they were good. It's super fast paced with rarely an time for character development, but it was decent overall. I wish the magic aspect of the story was explained better.
sarams's review
3.0
Short read.
This was a nice quick read. A little too short and rushed though. I wish we got to learn more about David and maybe had more explanation to the card thing.
This was a nice quick read. A little too short and rushed though. I wish we got to learn more about David and maybe had more explanation to the card thing.