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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
adventurous
mysterious
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
I didn't remember this one from when I was a kid, and now I can understand why that is. It's honestly pretty forgettable compared to other Goosebumps books. Mermaids? Come on. I never found them very interesting, nor was this book creepy or a little bit spooky like a lot of the others. Not my cup of tea, alas.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow. :)
Just wow.. I have totally missed R.L. Stine!
This didn't scare me much, but it was a really nice adventure. Mermaids and sea monsters.
Worth the time and effort!
Nice one!
Just wow.. I have totally missed R.L. Stine!
This didn't scare me much, but it was a really nice adventure. Mermaids and sea monsters.
Worth the time and effort!
Nice one!
For a Goosebumps book, this was especially cute. Riddled with too many false scares where something grabs his leg in the water (this kid, geez), it still remained level enough in pacing and didn't overindulge in melodrama as much as some of the others. The twist of adding the possibility of mermaids was a good one. Stine even entered a little twist of a betrayal among their little group. For kids this is a fun adventure exploring different obstacles of the water, which is a mystery for any age.
Reader beware...you’re in for a scare.....
The second goosebumps book I’ve read as an adult, and I don’t remember reading this one as a child.
Billy and his younger sister Sheena are holidaying with their uncle, Dr D on a marine research boat in the waters of the Caribbean. Billy has an overactive imagination, frequently pretending to be sucked down into the deep by a scary sea monster whenever he and his sister are out snorkeling near the boat. Therefore, when something really does grab Billy by the foot....no one is prepared to listen to his screams, or come to help him. Luckily for Billy though, assistance comes in the form of something half human, half fish...and his adventures are just beginning. A good twist on the goosebumps scary story....are the monsters the sea creatures....or man?!
The second goosebumps book I’ve read as an adult, and I don’t remember reading this one as a child.
Billy and his younger sister Sheena are holidaying with their uncle, Dr D on a marine research boat in the waters of the Caribbean. Billy has an overactive imagination, frequently pretending to be sucked down into the deep by a scary sea monster whenever he and his sister are out snorkeling near the boat. Therefore, when something really does grab Billy by the foot....no one is prepared to listen to his screams, or come to help him. Luckily for Billy though, assistance comes in the form of something half human, half fish...and his adventures are just beginning. A good twist on the goosebumps scary story....are the monsters the sea creatures....or man?!
mysterious
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
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No