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manwithanagenda's review
dark
mysterious
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? No
1.0
Fear Street # 70
Vinny Salvo loves hearing his friend Benny's terrifying stories about monsters on Fear Street, but friend Sharon is more skeptical. Then shadows begin moving on their own and one horned shadow monster is coming for him!
Stine's books (and his ghost-writers) are always a roll of the dice. Sometimes you get something that's fun, middle-grade spooky, and with a bit of something to remember after its over. 'Revenge of the Shadow People'...not so much. We have a concept of shadow people - which is scary - but we have nothing other than Vinnie's gullibility and his jealousy of his toddler brother to work with character-wise. I think we're supposed to think Sharon's a jerk because she claims she deserves the award for their photography project more than Vinnie because she took and DEVELOPED all of the photos. Vinnie did glue them on to the poster board, though. And Bobby? If he's not a shout-out to another book in the series I see no point to his character.
This was only twenty minutes of my time so I shouldn't be so picky, but there are books in this series that were a heck of a lot better.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #71: 'House of Whispers', Fear Street Sagas #2
Previous #69: 'The Boy Next Door', Fear Street #39
Vinny Salvo loves hearing his friend Benny's terrifying stories about monsters on Fear Street, but friend Sharon is more skeptical. Then shadows begin moving on their own and one horned shadow monster is coming for him!
Stine's books (and his ghost-writers) are always a roll of the dice. Sometimes you get something that's fun, middle-grade spooky, and with a bit of something to remember after its over. 'Revenge of the Shadow People'...not so much. We have a concept of shadow people - which is scary - but we have nothing other than Vinnie's gullibility and his jealousy of his toddler brother to work with character-wise. I think we're supposed to think Sharon's a jerk because she claims she deserves the award for their photography project more than Vinnie because she took and DEVELOPED all of the photos. Vinnie did glue them on to the poster board, though. And Bobby? If he's not a shout-out to another book in the series I see no point to his character.
This was only twenty minutes of my time so I shouldn't be so picky, but there are books in this series that were a heck of a lot better.
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #71: 'House of Whispers', Fear Street Sagas #2
Previous #69: 'The Boy Next Door', Fear Street #39
linyarai's review
3.0
I'm 32 and still glad I didn't read this at night. R.L. Stine has a really incredible way of packing a lot of creepy into a short novel.
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