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The Surprise Party by R.L. Stine

allycat96's review against another edition

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1.0

I'm sorry, and it might just be me, but this story was painfully predictable. I love Fear Street, as ridiculous as they are, but this one was too much.
Spoiler Mentioning details like Mike looking identical to Evan, Dwayne wanting Evan out of the way, and Tony being revealed as the murderer way too early were all really obvious clues and I guessed the ending halfway through the book. I promise, this is not a bragging point, but just meant to show that the story and "twists" were super obvious.
All in all, this wasn't my favorite Fear Street book, but I'll keep reading (and rereading) for the nostalgia.

jellogirl2010's review against another edition

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4.0

Nothing spectacular but nothing horrible either. The twists were good and it was a fun and fast paced read with good twists and turns through out the story. It had me wondering... "why can't we just get a straight adaptation of anything these days?" they just slap a popular franchise name on something without staying true to the source material.

I don't understand the dislike for Meg in the reviews. She was a better leading lady than the girls in the Fear Street movies, or at least just as obnoxious as they were and much better than most of the leading ladies in the stories we're subjected to today.

Anyway. I'm actually reading this series in the compilation book since my local library doesn't have the individual books anymore.

readersvary's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️

torigroves47's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I actually really liked this book! It was fast-paced, the characters were fairly likable, and the ending was satisfying!

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fantasmariana's review against another edition

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3.0

Meg es una protagonista desesperante. Aunque el libro tiene un buen giro al final, no me atrapó como muchas otras historias de esta saga lo han hecho. Al prinicipio me gustó que Meg no desistiera de planear una fiesta sorpresa y que estuviera dispuesta a demostrar que ella no se doblega ante nadie, pero si alguien me intentara matar, creo que valoraría mucho más mi vida que organizar una fiesta. En general todos los personajes de este libro son desagradables: malos amigos, pésimos novios e incluso malos primos. El pobre Brian merecía un mejor trato, no sólo por jugar Dungeons and Dragons merecía ser tachado de rarito :(

sleepysharon's review

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challenging dark 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

3.0

So this was thrilling, but it was missing something. 

evalolitah's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

caileenhope's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

lschaal's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

2.0

smartie1685's review against another edition

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mysterious

2.5