Reviews

Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

aimeebrand's review

3.0

Love the idea of the website interaction and videos to watch, but not my favorite book to read out of of those I've read that are geared towards my kids ages.

kade_spade's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book is so fun! I first read it when I was in middle school and wanted to relive it. Thankfully, it lived up to what I remember. The pacing feels a bit odd and the acting in the videos is horrible, but it’s still all just so much fun! The videos, though horribly acted,  give a few good jump scares. The whole premise of reading a “journal” and watching accompanying videos is different and kids , especially kids that are fans of spooky things, would eat this concept up. The cliffhanger was good and leaves you wanting more. Great book for kids, but even adults would find this book entertaining. 

bookiepanda's review

3.0

I was very surprised by the format of this book. It was very interesting going between listening to the audiobook and watching the videos. It's admirable how much work has been put in that book. It was nice and interesting enough but I'm not sure if I will continue with the series. 

namaenani's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is an interesting concept. You can enjoy and understand the story fine without the videos (I didn't have internet access while reading), but the story does end in the final video, so without it, you're missing the end of the story.

jenniepicky's review

4.0

Good for: Preteens (particularly preteen boys) who are looking for a good scary story.

Many of the thrills in this story come from the multimedia experience. Readers are invited to go to Sarahfincher.com and watch the movies Sarah sends to Ryan as part of their investigation. These videos are eerie, and the book gets bonus points (in the form of an extra star) for the last video which ends this first book in the series on an intense cliffhanger (like the cliffhanger of the text wasn't enough...).

I would read the rest in the series...if I ever have time...

kice7788's review

4.0

I had read the second book first because I didnt know it was a series but I didnt really like the first one!

ineffablebooks's review

4.0

A good, day or two read book, interesting in the way it uses videos as well.
Really annoying ending, because I was expecting a stand alone book and it ends on a cliff hanger, which gives you no choice but to read the other books
Good story, Sarah's a little annoying but the plot is griping and ever evolving - now I need to find the second book...

hauntedvictoria24's review

5.0

I loved this series growing up

tubz99's review

5.0

Very Few books tend to scare the shit out of me but this one sure did!! loved it though and plan to read the other books in this series!!

witchedkid's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5
This sure is a middle grade book. It's not bad, I have to be honest about that. It was quite nostalgic to read again and I'm glad I decided to pick it back up after so many years for a reread.
I do love Ryan's character, Patrick Carman does a wonderful job giving him a great character voice and it makes for easy reading.
I tried very hard to not let the honestly not great acting in the videos drag me down but hoo boy, they sure are a product of their time.