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A review by manwithanagenda
The Babysitter IV by R.L. Stine
dark
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
0.75
Jenny Jeffers needs to stop baby-sitting. There. I said it. No one else in her life seems willing to say it.
We begin with Jenny Jeffers, yet again, again, recovering from a traumatic baby-sitting ordeal. This time she's spent almost a year in a hospital. Finally she's being released to her mother's care and, as her mother moved to a new neighborhood, a fresh start. She still has her friends Rick and Claire to turn to, of course, and the ever-present problematic boyfriend Cal Barton, too. It's only natural that she accepts a baby-sitting position from her neighbor one fine summer afternoon.
The Warsaw children don't seem unusual. Meredith is a trifle bratty and Sean is sullen, sure, but then his twin brother Seth is a sweetheart. The problems begin when Jenny starts hearing voices and feeling cold fingers touch her when she's alone in a room. Should Jenny inform her doctors, or should she continue to baby-sit?
We know which she chooses.
This was...not good. At least it's the last one.
The Baby-Sitter
Previous: 'The Baby-Sitter III'
We begin with Jenny Jeffers, yet again, again, recovering from a traumatic baby-sitting ordeal. This time she's spent almost a year in a hospital. Finally she's being released to her mother's care and, as her mother moved to a new neighborhood, a fresh start. She still has her friends Rick and Claire to turn to, of course, and the ever-present problematic boyfriend Cal Barton, too. It's only natural that she accepts a baby-sitting position from her neighbor one fine summer afternoon.
The Warsaw children don't seem unusual. Meredith is a trifle bratty and Sean is sullen, sure, but then his twin brother Seth is a sweetheart. The problems begin when Jenny starts hearing voices and feeling cold fingers touch her when she's alone in a room. Should Jenny inform her doctors, or should she continue to baby-sit?
We know which she chooses.
This was...not good. At least it's the last one.
The Baby-Sitter
Previous: 'The Baby-Sitter III'