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A review by manwithanagenda
Who's Been Sleeping In My Grave? by Stephen Roos
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Fear Street # 53
The second 'Ghosts of Fear Street' book checks all the boxes and fun for even a nostalgic adult read. Zach Pepper is a scaredy-cat who is tired of being picked on by his friends. He has picked up a book called "Power Kids" that will surely help him defeat his cowardice. Frankly, I expected that book to mean a lot more to the plot, but it barely rated except for Zach talking about it several times. There was a disconnect between the title and cover of the book and the actual plot. The plot has to do with a creepy substitute teacher, while the title 'Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave?' and the cover featuring a kid's blanket and teddy bear by a tombstone implies something more like a plot about being dared to sleep in the graveyard and getting haunted for it. Eh.
Naturally, Zach is about to have a lot more trouble coming his way in the form of the creepy substitute teacher who's taken over his class. Miss Gaunt dresses all in white, wears gloves and often a veiled hat - even inside. She seems to be an OK teacher, if a bit old fashioned, but she takes a shine to Zach in a big way. Zach and his classmates try not to judge the new teacher too much because of her appearance but strange things are beginning to happen.
This was a solid book - nothing really outrageous to give it bonus stars, but there was little of the criminal neglect or day-glo clothing that fills the books actually authored by Stine. Often, the ghost writers are more reliable than Stine when it comes to turning out a decent book anyway.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #54: 'The Deadly Fire', Cataluna Chronicles #3
Previous #52: 'The Dark Secret', Cataluna Chronicles #2
The second 'Ghosts of Fear Street' book checks all the boxes and fun for even a nostalgic adult read. Zach Pepper is a scaredy-cat who is tired of being picked on by his friends. He has picked up a book called "Power Kids" that will surely help him defeat his cowardice. Frankly, I expected that book to mean a lot more to the plot, but it barely rated except for Zach talking about it several times. There was a disconnect between the title and cover of the book and the actual plot. The plot has to do with a creepy substitute teacher, while the title 'Who's Been Sleeping in My Grave?' and the cover featuring a kid's blanket and teddy bear by a tombstone implies something more like a plot about being dared to sleep in the graveyard and getting haunted for it. Eh.
Naturally, Zach is about to have a lot more trouble coming his way in the form of the creepy substitute teacher who's taken over his class. Miss Gaunt dresses all in white, wears gloves and often a veiled hat - even inside. She seems to be an OK teacher, if a bit old fashioned, but she takes a shine to Zach in a big way. Zach and his classmates try not to judge the new teacher too much because of her appearance but strange things are beginning to happen.
This was a solid book - nothing really outrageous to give it bonus stars, but there was little of the criminal neglect or day-glo clothing that fills the books actually authored by Stine. Often, the ghost writers are more reliable than Stine when it comes to turning out a decent book anyway.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #54: 'The Deadly Fire', Cataluna Chronicles #3
Previous #52: 'The Dark Secret', Cataluna Chronicles #2