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fearnerd's review against another edition
5.0
Honey Perkins did a number on her best friend, Becka Norwood. Now, she's trying to move on with her life, a year separating her from the events of the first book. She's had a mental breakdown since then but is heavily medicated and seeing a psychiatrist on the reg.
However, no pills can save her from when Honey reenters her life more batshit crazy and dangerous than before. Eventually, no pills can stop Becka from a full mental collapse as she thinks Honey is lurking behind every corner. But there may be someone else Becka should be worried about as much too.
Let's run down those YA Thriller totals:
1 dead body
1 dead rat
1 undead body (from first book)
Kill Rating: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ / 5: We get a very public strangulation with a bead necklace that tears into the skin of our victim.
Necklace Fu
Pavement Fu
Umbrella Fu
Knife Fu
Gratuitous mistaken identity
Gratuitous chocolate nail polish
Gratuitous Bill
Gratuitous fantasies
Gratuitous flashbacks
Gratuitous "borrowing" of clothes
Gratuitous identity theft
Gratuitous heavy phone breathing
Gratuitous rat mutilation
Gratuitous use of the word "friend"
Hanky Panky: Becka runs into old boyfriend Eric at a pizza place and ends up sucking face not long after.
Book Cover: We get a cracked picture frame of a smiling Becka while an evil Honey looks her way. This book adopts the newer Fear Street look, as book sales must have been down at the time. I'm not a fan of it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
However, no pills can save her from when Honey reenters her life more batshit crazy and dangerous than before. Eventually, no pills can stop Becka from a full mental collapse as she thinks Honey is lurking behind every corner. But there may be someone else Becka should be worried about as much too.
Let's run down those YA Thriller totals:
1 dead body
1 dead rat
1 undead body (from first book)
Kill Rating: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ / 5: We get a very public strangulation with a bead necklace that tears into the skin of our victim.
Necklace Fu
Pavement Fu
Umbrella Fu
Knife Fu
Gratuitous mistaken identity
Gratuitous chocolate nail polish
Gratuitous Bill
Gratuitous fantasies
Gratuitous flashbacks
Gratuitous "borrowing" of clothes
Gratuitous identity theft
Gratuitous heavy phone breathing
Gratuitous rat mutilation
Gratuitous use of the word "friend"
Hanky Panky: Becka runs into old boyfriend Eric at a pizza place and ends up sucking face not long after.
Book Cover: We get a cracked picture frame of a smiling Becka while an evil Honey looks her way. This book adopts the newer Fear Street look, as book sales must have been down at the time. I'm not a fan of it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
kaceylaine's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
pantehnreads's review against another edition
3.0
I gotta say that I wish RL didn't succumb to the pressure from fans to write a sequel where Honey pays for her crimes. The first book I really liked, but this one was underwhelming. I hated the ending the most of all, and I guessed pretty quickly who the other big baddie was. Also Becka sucks and is an unlikeable protagonist so its hard to feel sorry for her. I get why people wanna kill her all the time, she's a grade A cunt.
whatrosiereads's review against another edition
2.0
Fun but definitely a quick read. I liked the twists in the beginning and end though. Although the end wasn't very believable.
burialshroud's review
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
wombat_88's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.0
ellynanf's review against another edition
2.0
urgh! i hate this one! Becka is so self-absorbed & freakin annoying. i find myself only hating Becka in the whole story. it's so silly when she's seeing Honey everywhere even when she's not supposed to. it's suprising that larry would put up with her. and where's larry towards the ending? hurm... this is so far the worst fear street i've ever read.
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
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? No
4.75
Fear Street #111
Becka Norwood is ready for a new start. A year after Honey Perkins detonated her old life, put her two best friends Trish and Lilah in the hospital, stabbed her boyfriend Bill, and drove her to the edge of sanity. Now, she's ready to start over in Waynesbridge. Why she chose to "start over" in Waynesbridge which is literally the next town over and often visited by Shadyside residents, I couldn't say.
This is another rare book to find in the original 'Fear Street' series. It was the result of a contest where readers could submit their ideas of what should happen to Honey Perkins and Becka Norwood. The first 'Best Friend' had continued to solicit fan mail begging for answers. The result...is that this book was great. It was silly, duh, but great. It answered questions left over from the previous book and expanded on the characters significantly. This characterization did not hurt the book at all, which is something that Stine seems to think in his writing - or in the directions he gives to his ghostwriters.
Someday, it's going to come out how many of these were ghostwritten. It won't be earthshattering, but it would be nice for them to get some credit for this blockbuster series.
Anyway, I hate to say it, but 'Best Friend 2' may be worth the second-hand price if you're fan of the series. This is one you won't want to miss.
The previous book in the franchise I read and reviewed was 'Halloween Bugs Me!'
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #112: 'Go to Your Tomb--Right Now!', Ghosts of Fear Street #26
Previous #110: 'Heart of the Hunter', Fear Street Sagas #9 (SKIPPED)
Becka Norwood is ready for a new start. A year after Honey Perkins detonated her old life, put her two best friends Trish and Lilah in the hospital, stabbed her boyfriend Bill, and drove her to the edge of sanity. Now, she's ready to start over in Waynesbridge. Why she chose to "start over" in Waynesbridge which is literally the next town over and often visited by Shadyside residents, I couldn't say.
This is another rare book to find in the original 'Fear Street' series. It was the result of a contest where readers could submit their ideas of what should happen to Honey Perkins and Becka Norwood. The first 'Best Friend' had continued to solicit fan mail begging for answers. The result...is that this book was great. It was silly, duh, but great. It answered questions left over from the previous book and expanded on the characters significantly. This characterization did not hurt the book at all, which is something that Stine seems to think in his writing - or in the directions he gives to his ghostwriters.
Someday, it's going to come out how many of these were ghostwritten. It won't be earthshattering, but it would be nice for them to get some credit for this blockbuster series.
Anyway, I hate to say it, but 'Best Friend 2' may be worth the second-hand price if you're fan of the series. This is one you won't want to miss.
The previous book in the franchise I read and reviewed was 'Halloween Bugs Me!'
Fear Street in Publication Order
Next #112: 'Go to Your Tomb--Right Now!', Ghosts of Fear Street #26
Previous #110: 'Heart of the Hunter', Fear Street Sagas #9 (SKIPPED)
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