FAVORITE BOOKS 2024
Another year with lots of reading. Not so many comics this time around but I had to finish my Goosebumps project once and for all. I have no regrets in that respect. Follow me on GoodReads (and like my reviews, cause that gets me traffic on here). 10. Meddling...
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FAVORITE BOOKS 2024
A list of my favorite books and comics from 2024.
FAVORITE ALBUMS 2023
Favorite Albums 2023 - It seems that my tastes are getting heavier as I get older, and I'm very OK with that. Bring on the metal and keep it brutal.
CALLING ALL CREEPS
Goosebumps #50: Calling All Creeps was dark and weird in all of the best ways. Yes, it had it's flaws, but it delivered on so many of the things I look for in a Goosebumps book.
VAMPIRE BREATH
Goosebumps #49: Vampire Breath was a mixed bag. On one hand I loved how it embraced it's own silliness, but it unfortunately lost the plot for a significant chunk in the middle of the book.
THE BABYSITTER IV
RL Stine's The Babysitter IV closes out the quadrilogy on a high note. It rushed the ending a bit too much for my liking, but I enjoyed this more than any of the other sequels.
ATTACK OF THE JACK-O’-LANTERNS
Goosebumps #48: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns was a pretty solid entry into the Goosebumps series. It had it's messy moments, but I still found it fun and original. RL Stine is always at his best when he leans into the weird, and this is a good example.
LEGEND OF THE LOST LEGEND
Goosebumps #47: Legend of the Lost Legend was a mixed bag. There were some parts I really enjoyed, and others that left me frustrated. I got a really great Ermahgerd photo for it, though.
THE DEADLY FIRE
The Cataluna Chronicles #3: The Deadly Fire surprised me in that it was better than the second book. It managed to deliver an entertaining and (mostly) satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, even though it did leave a few frustrations in its wake.
THE DARK SECRET
The Cataluna Chronicles #2: The Dark Secret delivers some truly memorable moments, but fails to live up to the story that started in the first book.
THE EVIL MOON
The Cataluna Chronicles #1: The Evil Moon I read these as a kid but I did not recall a lot from them other than the fact that I named our family puppy after Misty. The book itself isn’t perfect but it was still a solid kick off for a trilogy and I enjoyed reading it.
HOW TO KILL A MONSTER
Goosebumps #46: How to Kill a Monster was a bit of a mess. If you thought the last book had bad parenting, this book features the worst grandparenting I have come across in this project. I did like how gross the monster was, though.
GHOST CAMP
Goosebumps #45: Ghost Camp was almost great but ultimately fell short. I was left with lots of questions about ghost culture and parental logic.
THE BEAST 2
RL Stine's The Beast 2 was better than some of Stine's sequels, but that's not saying much. I found myself wishing it made one pivotal distinction from the first book.