by Daniel Stalter | Sep 16, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #20: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight Spoiler-Free Review This was a mixed bag overall. The book started out strong with a great creepy atmosphere, but never really took off in a way that was remarkable or interesting. I wanted the scarecrows to do more than...
by Daniel Stalter | Aug 25, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #19: Deep Trouble Spoiler-Free Review Deep Trouble was a fun read but it ultimately fell short of being something better. I appreciated the misleading nature of the book cover, and I liked the messaging and the themes. It gave me some serious Free...
by Daniel Stalter | Jul 21, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #18: Monster Blood II Spoiler-Free Review The first Monster Blood book was a mess, but it was also a lot of fun to dissect. Monster Blood II on the other hand just felt pointless and boring. I didn’t even have a very illogical villain to make fun of this...
by Daniel Stalter | Jul 8, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #17: Why I’m Afraid of Bees Spoiler-Free Review Why I’m Afraid of Bees could have easily been told in one sentence: I’m allergic to bees and one sting could kill me. But that’s not what this story is. In fact, bees were probably the least interesting...
by Daniel Stalter | Apr 16, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #16: One Day at Horrorland Spoiler-Free Review This one was tons of fun, and it earns its reputation as one of the best books in the series. It takes the familiar “family vacation gone wrong” premise and gets real weird with it. It had a great sense...
by Daniel Stalter | Mar 17, 2020 | Goosebumps
Goosebumps #15: You Can’t Scare Me Spoiler-Free Review When a Goosebumps book feels like a tedious read, you’ve got a problem. You Can’t Scare Me felt like a short story concept attempting to be a novel. The first 100 pages could have easily been nixed,...
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