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The Surprise Party by R.L. Stine

avalovescoho's review against another edition

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dark 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

2.0

readyxaimsxfire's review against another edition

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2.0

Another R.L. Stine Fear Street book that seemed much more terrifying when I was a pre-teen. But that's no surprise. I will say that I appreciated Stine going for a bit more of a twist with this one...although it was a bit failed. And I am seriously beginning to hate the fact that he begins every book with a "creepy set-up chapter from the killer's POV". It's tired....of course, I write this and have to remind myself that this book is from 1989...so there's that. I'll keep plowing my way through the series though, for nostalgia's sake.

samilly's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

jdo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

anthsu's review against another edition

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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

abbiepatterson's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

tiffyboomboom's review against another edition

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2.0

The twists kind of got a little jumbled and drawn out so it wasn't that good

pandaofnox's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

tiffcutshall's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved it

I never got to read this story when I was younger and so glad I did now. Awesome work. Glad I’m revisiting this series.

yoursparrow's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

2.5

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