Tag: Trick Or Treating

R. L. Stine – Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns | Review

Title: Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns

Author: R. L. Stine

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 124

Rating: 7/10

 

R. L. Stine - Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

R. L. Stine – Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns

 

And so, my series of Goosebumps reviews continues, and yet again we have pretty much your stereotypical Stine story. And, in stereotypical Stine fashion, the book’s protagonists are fundamentally unlikeable, motivated only by a childish desire for revenge against their ‘enemies‘, two equally unlikeable kids who pranked them at Halloween.

Still, it’s a page-turner, and it’s reasonably enjoyable as an adult – you could happily read it to kids, but maybe not before bedtime. It’s also quite a good book to give to them if you don’t want them to go trick or treating on Hallowe’en. I always hated doing that.

 

R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine

 

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R. L. Stine – The Haunted Mask | Review

Title: The Haunted Mask

Author: R. L. Stine

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 124

Rating: 9/10

 

R. L. Stine - The Haunted Mask

R. L. Stine – The Haunted Mask

 

This book is pretty much the perfect book for Hallowe’en, if you’re a kid – whilst all of Stine’s books are spine-tingling, this one is actually about Hallowe’en itself. It follows the story of a kid who wants to get a special mask to wear whilst trick or treating, one that’s so scary that it freaks out everyone, even her best friends. Unfortunately, the mask is haunted – I think I can say that without giving away any spoilers, seeing as it’s in the title.

I’d recommend The Haunted Mask, and whilst it isn’t one of my favourite Goosebumps books, it’s still pretty good.

 

R. L. Stine

R. L. Stine

 

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