A review by manwithanagenda
Cry of the Cat by R.L. Stine

dark 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

3.0

The 'Series 2000' reboot of Goosebumps gets off to a perfect, wackadoo start with 'Cry of the Cat'. Alison just wants to do well in the school play, but on the way to practice she kills a cat with her bike. This is upsetting, but the cat doesn't stay under her bike wheels. Alison is persecuted by this cat, forcing her to kill the cat in increasingly dramatic ways. I'm not sure she HAS to kill it like that, but she does. There's a curse involved and a whirling climax that has to be read to be believed. 

Goosebumps Series 2000

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