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lusiadevi13's review against another edition
4.0
easy to read, no surprising plots but I like R.L. Stine's books in general, so I added 1 more star
lblong14's review against another edition
4.0
I thought the majority of this one was slow going. I didn't mind too much, since the ambiance was mysterious and gloomy and just overall creepy. I wish Victoria could've had a chance to show clues about the truth. I think her character had more potential. Overall a page turner!
ashleereeds's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars because this book traumatized me as a child and re-reading it unlocked a few core memories.
missbunny's review against another edition
5.0
Was my most favorite and first one I started reading by R.L Stine when I was younger
manwithanagenda's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
Fear Street # 77
The third volume of the Fear Street Sagas is also set just before, during, and just after the Civil War. The story attempts to be more interesting by having the story narrated by an old woman talking over her sister's grave at Blackrose Manor. She yearns for a long-lost childhood home and describes the terrible calamity that befalls her family after they come into contact with the dashing young Tyler Fier. Tyler Fier is a friend of Savannah and Victoria Gentry's brother Zachariah. They have both graduated from West Point and have come to the Whispering Oaks planation to celebrate Savannah's birthday. Everything is just peachy delightful on the plantation. Both girls are quite enamored of young Fier, but Savannah has the edge because she's prettier and doesn't hang about the slave cabins learning dark magic.
Hoo boy.
War is announced at the birthday party and Savannah is aghast that Tyler Fier will fight for the North. This is because his home is in the North, not because of any beliefs or anything. He swears revenge for Savannah's equally unexamined choice to fight for the side that has her house in it.
The war years make for big changes on the plantation. The Gentry sisters lose both of their parents, and with the slaves running away to be free, there's no one to pick the cotton and make them money. The poor dears have a hard time of it. After receiving a letter of reconciliation and more bad news the sisters go to Tyler Fier's Blackrose Manor in Massachusetts, Savannah as a bride. The house is nothing special. There's a child-like 17-year-old girl who is obsessed with her cousin Tyler, but she surely won't cause any problems; there's a taciturn housekeeper, and the entire house is decorated in black due to some whim of a previous Fier.
This is a gothic slice of teen fiction, but I wasn't impressed. I didn't see the point of setting it during the Civil War or in the actions of the characters. Gothic only works if there's atmosphere, and the book didn't have any. This lack of character plus this new branch of dark magic learned from nameless slaves makes this one that can and should be skipped over.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #78: 'The Loudest Scream', Fear Park #2
Previous #76: 'Night of the Werecat', Ghosts of Fear Street #12
The third volume of the Fear Street Sagas is also set just before, during, and just after the Civil War. The story attempts to be more interesting by having the story narrated by an old woman talking over her sister's grave at Blackrose Manor. She yearns for a long-lost childhood home and describes the terrible calamity that befalls her family after they come into contact with the dashing young Tyler Fier. Tyler Fier is a friend of Savannah and Victoria Gentry's brother Zachariah. They have both graduated from West Point and have come to the Whispering Oaks planation to celebrate Savannah's birthday. Everything is just peachy delightful on the plantation. Both girls are quite enamored of young Fier, but Savannah has the edge because she's prettier and doesn't hang about the slave cabins learning dark magic.
Hoo boy.
War is announced at the birthday party and Savannah is aghast that Tyler Fier will fight for the North. This is because his home is in the North, not because of any beliefs or anything. He swears revenge for Savannah's equally unexamined choice to fight for the side that has her house in it.
The war years make for big changes on the plantation. The Gentry sisters lose both of their parents, and with the slaves running away to be free, there's no one to pick the cotton and make them money. The poor dears have a hard time of it. After receiving a letter of reconciliation and more bad news the sisters go to Tyler Fier's Blackrose Manor in Massachusetts, Savannah as a bride. The house is nothing special. There's a child-like 17-year-old girl who is obsessed with her cousin Tyler, but she surely won't cause any problems; there's a taciturn housekeeper, and the entire house is decorated in black due to some whim of a previous Fier.
This is a gothic slice of teen fiction, but I wasn't impressed. I didn't see the point of setting it during the Civil War or in the actions of the characters. Gothic only works if there's atmosphere, and the book didn't have any. This lack of character plus this new branch of dark magic learned from nameless slaves makes this one that can and should be skipped over.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #78: 'The Loudest Scream', Fear Park #2
Previous #76: 'Night of the Werecat', Ghosts of Fear Street #12
melosamatic's review
dark
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
2.5
nebby's review
5.0
Creepy yet amazingly good. Another astonishing book by none other than R.L. Stine.
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