A review by akookieforyou
The Babysitter by R.L. Stine

3.0

I just love the whole babysitter-being- stalked-by-a-creep trope, probably why I love Halloween (1978) so much. The atmosphere was the best part of this whole book, it actually managed to be pretty creepy, and the little twist towards the end caught me by surprise. Jenny wasn't too bad of a protagonist, she actually called the cops when weird stuff started to happen, which is rare in stories like this, but sometimes her overactive imagination was just plain annoying. The ending also felt a little too abrupt and underwhelming. Overall a pretty decent read though, and not too bad for my first ever R.L. Stine book.