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A review by thejoellachapter
Fear Street Super Thriller: Nightmares: (2 Books in 1: The Dead Boyfriend; Give Me a K-I-L-L) by R.L. Stine
3.0
I bought this on a whim because *halloween*. I used to love reading RL Stine’s Goosebumps and Fear Street series, and can vividly remember how much they scared me when I was younger.
The Dead Boyfriend
Now that I know how this story ends, looking back, it has an interesting premise. However, the ending still makes absolutely no sense, and made the rest of the story pointless and feel like a waste of time. Additionally, the main character is kind of a sucky person. I hated how she treated her friends, and her instalove with her boyfriend drove me insane.
Give Me a K-I-L-L
I liked the overall premise of this book a lot more, and the ending made a lot more sense. I do think the final confrontation happened way too quickly after such a long build up. Unfortunately, just like in the first book, the teen main character kind of sucked. Her completely unwarranted hatred of her mother was annoying to read, and I feel like was never really explained. This ends on a bit of an unfinished note with a final twist, which is typical of RL Stine, and is a turn I did not see coming at all, unlike The Dead Boyfriend, where I saw the final twist from miles away.
Overall - I enjoyed reading these, and they were incredibly quick (I finished them both in one day). It was nostalgic, which is what I was looking for. If you go into it knowing that these are meant to be more about the twist and gimmicks and suspense, then by all means read it. Just don't expect any likable characters or for them to do logical or rational things. Sometimes it’s just fun to see what Stine comes up with, because he does have a lot of cool ideas. Just maybe not the greatest execution.
The Dead Boyfriend
Now that I know how this story ends, looking back, it has an interesting premise. However, the ending still makes absolutely no sense, and made the rest of the story pointless and feel like a waste of time. Additionally, the main character is kind of a sucky person. I hated how she treated her friends, and her instalove with her boyfriend drove me insane.
Give Me a K-I-L-L
I liked the overall premise of this book a lot more, and the ending made a lot more sense. I do think the final confrontation happened way too quickly after such a long build up. Unfortunately, just like in the first book, the teen main character kind of sucked. Her completely unwarranted hatred of her mother was annoying to read, and I feel like was never really explained. This ends on a bit of an unfinished note with a final twist, which is typical of RL Stine, and is a turn I did not see coming at all, unlike The Dead Boyfriend, where I saw the final twist from miles away.
Overall - I enjoyed reading these, and they were incredibly quick (I finished them both in one day). It was nostalgic, which is what I was looking for. If you go into it knowing that these are meant to be more about the twist and gimmicks and suspense, then by all means read it. Just don't expect any likable characters or for them to do logical or rational things. Sometimes it’s just fun to see what Stine comes up with, because he does have a lot of cool ideas. Just maybe not the greatest execution.