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paulabrandon's review against another edition
1.0
This one turns out to be a ghost story without any sort of forewarning that it is a supernatural tale! Cheap and lazy! Unfortunately, it's a trick R.L. Stine has been pulling for a while now. What's next? Jenny babysitting in space?
By this stage, it's no longer believable that Jenny still accepts babysitting jobs. Prostitution would be less dangerous! Dreck like this is what killed the YA horror genre in the 90s.
By this stage, it's no longer believable that Jenny still accepts babysitting jobs. Prostitution would be less dangerous! Dreck like this is what killed the YA horror genre in the 90s.
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
2.0
I really don't like it that people think she lost her marbles again when it was really ghosts.
_readobituaries's review against another edition
4.0
Really good book! Excellent twist at the end. My only downside? This should have been it’s own, stand-alone book. It had 0 continuation of Jenny’s story from the first book. It was a completely new story. If anything, they could have maybe had Claire be the main character and I would have rated it 5 stars- but with Jenny being main character and it basically being a whole other story? I can only give it 4. Still a really good, quick read. I read it while in the waiting room of the doctors office!
purstiltski's review against another edition
3.0
My favorite of this short series yet. (Very vague spoilers?) I may be biased in favor of Stine's horror, but I liked the supernatural aspects in this one. I felt this one was better written than the previous, keeping with the trend! Between the third and this one, he apparently wrote 12 other short novels. Improvement only makes sense! (actual spoiler) Glad Jenny's going to be okay now.
whatrosiereads's review against another edition
4.0
I liked how this book was different from the others. I thought the story was fun and kept me wondering until the end. I didn't guess the end either.
bookie_writer's review against another edition
2.0
Why did she even agree to do the babysitting job in the first place?
amybrooklyn's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lestaslettering's review against another edition
2.0
As you grow accustomed to this series in particular, it no more is a challenge as you can already predict the ending even if you missed a previous book.
Book 1 had the thrill which was nice even in book 2 to a bit, both being unexpected but I don't get how Jenny can be this dumb to risk her life every damn time when she knows something dangerous always happens when she baby-sits.
Surely, if you're in need of money there are loads other jobs you can took up. It only feels like the author has constructed her character in such a way she over enthusiastically seeks trouble, just to keep the story going.
Book 1 had the thrill which was nice even in book 2 to a bit, both being unexpected but I don't get how Jenny can be this dumb to risk her life every damn time when she knows something dangerous always happens when she baby-sits.
Surely, if you're in need of money there are loads other jobs you can took up. It only feels like the author has constructed her character in such a way she over enthusiastically seeks trouble, just to keep the story going.
bookishwyvern07's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
2.5
brittanybeereads's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75