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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Je me rappelle avoir adoré quand je l'ai lu au collège.
3 stars. I absolutely adored this story and the character of Billy was very endearing. The mermaids were awesome and it was such a fun adventure. However, it does not feel at all like a Goosebumps book. There’s not thrills or horror. It’s just about the characters discovering mermaids and going on an adventure. Not bad at all, it was a very good and entertaining read but I don’t know why it’s under this series. It feels completely separated from the Goosebumps brand.
It was metal when the Shark fought the Mermaid.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Humanity? Nah.
The humans in this were literally so annoying but then again at least it’s accurate. I’m mainly looking at you Alexander.
Mermaids? Yeah.
All the mermaids actually got things done. Hopefully they can have some peace after all that.
The humans in this were literally so annoying but then again at least it’s accurate. I’m mainly looking at you Alexander.
Mermaids? Yeah.
All the mermaids actually got things done. Hopefully they can have some peace after all that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Another great goosebumps Book I have loved this book since I was a kid recently started picking them up again and I never read this one when I was younger so decided to do it as a friend of mine wanted to do in the buddy read so thought why not
I will like to Billy I love the first chapter is imagination was great how he was attending to be a scuba-dive Billy overheard something he wasn't supposed to hear one of his uncles conversations they were talking about catching the mermaid so Billy's decided he wanted to be the one to catch it but he accidentally fell through the door and they all looked at him I think his uncle said we can trust him he won't say a word but don't tell your sister Billy so Billy sneaks out at 6 o'clock in the morning to try and find a mermaid this was A great book think I would have enjoyed it more when I was little
I will like to Billy I love the first chapter is imagination was great how he was attending to be a scuba-dive Billy overheard something he wasn't supposed to hear one of his uncles conversations they were talking about catching the mermaid so Billy's decided he wanted to be the one to catch it but he accidentally fell through the door and they all looked at him I think his uncle said we can trust him he won't say a word but don't tell your sister Billy so Billy sneaks out at 6 o'clock in the morning to try and find a mermaid this was A great book think I would have enjoyed it more when I was little
adventurous
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
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
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You read that right.
A colleague of their Uncle's (I can't keep typing Dr. D.) named Alexander stays with him on his ship known as <i>The Cassandra</i>. Alexander also serves as the cook who seems to only wanna cook things from the sea that Billy and Sheena would never wanna eat (Nor I, for that matter. No offense, but you couldn't get me to eat squid or live octopus.) Before long, a man and a woman appear on the ship to speak to their Uncle. They want him to find the mermaid that fishermen keep claiming to see. To be honest, I never thought this book was about mermaids. There's a mention at the start of the book that their Uncle gets really grouchy if he's not living on the water and doing research unless he's taking a bath with boats (which was a little... interesting for a fully grown adult. Right on, I suppose, but still... interesting). It made me think the half-human, half-fish creature was probably their Uncle.
I had three issues with this book. First: Punctuation and grammar do not necessarily make or break a book, but Stine and his editors are usually really good at these things. On page 32, one of the things someone says is missing proper punctuation. More specifically, the quotation marks at the end of what someone says are missing and it was overlooked. Careless?
My second issue with this book is that I have <i>never</i> met a twelve year old that would shout or scream the word "Yay." I know I certainly never would've. Again, I find myself mentioning how some adults really forget what it's like being a child. The word 'yay' is something you may use sarcastically, otherwise <i>only</i> for really little children. I'm talking under 6 years old.
My third issue is that Stine decided to make the mermaid's incapable of speaking. I thought it was relatively canon that mermaids could speak human languages? Didn't burbling and squeaking mermaids go out of style when Disney's "The Little Mermaid" came out? I mean, even the dark Mermaids in 'Harry Potter' could speak human languages. *shrugs* Just saying.
I will say, however, since Billy's, Sheena's, and George's last name is 'Deep,' the title is a bit clever.