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Monster High #2
The Ghoul Next Door
Cleopatra de Nile
- New pet snake
- Has Deuce--the hottest guy in school--all wrapped up
- Herve Leger bandage dress, strappy gold platforms
Cleo was the queen bee of the RADs, the normies, and everyone in between at Merston High. But now it's "Frankie this" and "Melody that" . . . these new girls sure know how to get her lashes in a tangle. When Cleo lands a golden Teen Vogue photo op for her friends, everything seems to be back on track . . . until they bail to be in some film . . . Frankie and Melody's film! Can't a royal get some loyal?
Frankie Stein
Frankie lost her head over Brett once and vows never to do it again. Not that she has a choice: Bekka is clinging to her guy like plastic wrap. But when Brett comes up with a plan that could help the RADs live free, sparks fly, and Bekka will stop at nothing to put out the flames . . . even if it means destroying the entire monster community.
Melody Carver
The clock is tick-tick-ticking. Melody has a serious deadline to save her boyfriend, Jackson, from being exposed by the vengeance-seeking Bekka. But Cleo is making it royally difficult for the normie while threatening her acceptance into the RADs' exclusive group . . . a group that Melody suspects she has more in common with than she ever thought.
Fitting in is out.
- New pet snake
- Has Deuce--the hottest guy in school--all wrapped up
- Herve Leger bandage dress, strappy gold platforms
Cleo was the queen bee of the RADs, the normies, and everyone in between at Merston High. But now it's "Frankie this" and "Melody that" . . . these new girls sure know how to get her lashes in a tangle. When Cleo lands a golden Teen Vogue photo op for her friends, everything seems to be back on track . . . until they bail to be in some film . . . Frankie and Melody's film! Can't a royal get some loyal?
Frankie Stein
Frankie lost her head over Brett once and vows never to do it again. Not that she has a choice: Bekka is clinging to her guy like plastic wrap. But when Brett comes up with a plan that could help the RADs live free, sparks fly, and Bekka will stop at nothing to put out the flames . . . even if it means destroying the entire monster community.
Melody Carver
The clock is tick-tick-ticking. Melody has a serious deadline to save her boyfriend, Jackson, from being exposed by the vengeance-seeking Bekka. But Cleo is making it royally difficult for the normie while threatening her acceptance into the RADs' exclusive group . . . a group that Melody suspects she has more in common with than she ever thought.
Fitting in is out.
241 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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Lisi Harrison
95 books2,843 followersLisi Harrison is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling series "The Clique", "Alphas", "Monster High," Pretenders," and her first adult novel: "The Dirty Book Club" out 10.10.17. Lisi was born in Toronto, Canada, and lived in NYC for 15 years while she worked at MTV. She now lives in Laguna Beach, CA and is a member or her own Dirty Book Club.
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September 3, 2018
The Ghoul Next Door (Monster High #2) by Lisi Harrison continues the story about the town with monsters and norms living together without knowing it, but this book tells more about some of the others a bit more. I didn't find this one as interesting but it was still fun.
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November 10, 2025Czy roboczy tytuł tego tomu to "Żałujemy wszystkich po kolei"?
(zdążyłam zapomnieć, że i tutaj Frankie zyskała osobowość casanovy 💔)
(ORAZ, zakończenie ma chyba mój ulubiony plot-twist całej serii)
(zdążyłam zapomnieć, że i tutaj Frankie zyskała osobowość casanovy 💔)
(ORAZ, zakończenie ma chyba mój ulubiony plot-twist całej serii)
March 24, 2022
i mean... it's a vibe lol
(i remember this books being sooooo good... 12 year old me was something else lol)
(i remember this books being sooooo good... 12 year old me was something else lol)
September 2, 2019
Links to my other Monster High by Lisi Harrison reviews: [1] [3] [4]
I'll start this review with the positive.
This book gets an extra star from me for providing some insight on Cleo's character. It was nice to see stuff from the point of view of my favorite character in the franchise (not my favorite in these books specifically, but overall), and some parts of it added some humanity to her.
Billy/Invisibilly is a great character in these books. He's relegated to kind of a background/minor role in the webisodes, so it's great to see him being paid his dues. He's sweet and funny and a joy to be around. A fun stylistic choice in my copy of this book is that, when he gets a perspective chapter, the text slowly fades away until it's invisible. It's the little things.
As I mentioned in my review for the first book, Candace Carver is an absolute delight and she should have been the second protagonist. In this book, she has a buddy-buddy dynamic with Billy, and it's probably the best part of this entire installment. She's instantly on-board with helping the RADs out in any way that she can. Can you say ally of the century? The poor girl falls victim to some of Harrison's weird psuedo-slang and metaphors that are present throughout every single book in this series, but it's not Candace's fault.
Again, I liked the concept. The documentary setup was a creative and fun thing, and I didn't mind that being the catalyst for the rest of the story. Seeing all the RADs so happy to talk about themselves was wholesome, and I liked all of the scenes involving the making of the doc.
It's hilarious that, in this universe, Heath Burns just never realized he was a fire elemental. He burped flames his entire life, and he just never connected the dots. That's beyond funny.
Aaand... that's it. Now for the rest of it.
Cleo's weirdly anti-revolution in this book, and it's not because she wants to enforce the status quo, it's because she's angry her friends are too wrapped up in social justice to drop everything they're doing to join her in her magazine photoshoot. I can understand this in terms of her character, since she views their actions as a breach of their loyalty to her as friends, but still. It's annoying to read as an Animated Cleo fan. Animated Cleo wouldn't actively plot with her oppressors in order to stop a social movement from happening (which Book Cleo does). And, like I said, she doesn't do this because she's opposed to change. She does it because she's peeved.
Which... okay, honestly, that's kind of funny and interesting of her. But it would be so much better and more funny and interesting if Book Cleo were an entirely different person altogether. It's just not Cleo, and that heavily affects how I feel about this specific character.
A particularly nasty line that just proves to me that Lisi Harrison sees girls of color as nothing more than exotic and aggressive is when Cleo mentions wanting to pull Lala's hair until she cries when she does something she doesn't like. It's extremely upsetting seeing the only girl who isn't white in these books being the most violent-minded and selfish one.
Speaking of the racism in Cleo's writing, the aforementioned photoshoot is themed around Ancient Egypt, and it's explicitly stated that Cleo doesn't care one bit that this corporation is exploiting her culture for profit. This is probably my least favorite part of Cleo's character in these books; she's completely dismissive of anything with any serious social impact. That's such a weird trait to give to, again, the only character of color.
Moving on from Cleo's... everything.
I hate Brett Redding. I hate him so much. The narrative treats him like some kind of great RAD ally, but he's a RAD fetishist at best. He draws zombie girls in bikinis on his desk, he's attracted to Frankie just because she's a monster, etc etc. The only good thing he does in this entire series is help out with the documentary.
Melody's as terrible as ever. Her contrived connection to the RADs is emphasized even more in this book than the last, but other than that, she does nothing. She just kinda sits back and watches as the other characters do things, and things happen to the other characters. Oh, and she drools over Jackson a lot.
The hint we get at the end of this book about Melody's possible ancestry is the setup to one of the most infuriating plotlines in this entire series, but it's only hinted at here, so I can't discuss it too much. Although, I will say this: prepare for Melody to become even more obnoxious.
Speaking of Brett and Melody, here's my least favorite passage in this entire book:
"Melody grinned. In some ways [she and Brett] were very similar. Darkness swirled beneath their shiny exteriors. They didn’t want what other shiny people wanted. They were attracted to the twisted."
BAAAAAARF
Frankie's miserable a lot again, and it's depressing.
Not much else other than what I've discussed happens in this book. Other than the racism and the creepiness, it's kinda uneventful. It would be my least favorite Monster High installment if the fourth book didn't exist.
I'm bad at concluding these things, so sorry if this is anticlimactic. Anyway. Two more to go!
I'll start this review with the positive.
This book gets an extra star from me for providing some insight on Cleo's character. It was nice to see stuff from the point of view of my favorite character in the franchise (not my favorite in these books specifically, but overall), and some parts of it added some humanity to her.
Billy/Invisibilly is a great character in these books. He's relegated to kind of a background/minor role in the webisodes, so it's great to see him being paid his dues. He's sweet and funny and a joy to be around. A fun stylistic choice in my copy of this book is that, when he gets a perspective chapter, the text slowly fades away until it's invisible. It's the little things.
As I mentioned in my review for the first book, Candace Carver is an absolute delight and she should have been the second protagonist. In this book, she has a buddy-buddy dynamic with Billy, and it's probably the best part of this entire installment. She's instantly on-board with helping the RADs out in any way that she can. Can you say ally of the century? The poor girl falls victim to some of Harrison's weird psuedo-slang and metaphors that are present throughout every single book in this series, but it's not Candace's fault.
Again, I liked the concept. The documentary setup was a creative and fun thing, and I didn't mind that being the catalyst for the rest of the story. Seeing all the RADs so happy to talk about themselves was wholesome, and I liked all of the scenes involving the making of the doc.
It's hilarious that, in this universe, Heath Burns just never realized he was a fire elemental. He burped flames his entire life, and he just never connected the dots. That's beyond funny.
Aaand... that's it. Now for the rest of it.
Cleo's weirdly anti-revolution in this book, and it's not because she wants to enforce the status quo, it's because she's angry her friends are too wrapped up in social justice to drop everything they're doing to join her in her magazine photoshoot. I can understand this in terms of her character, since she views their actions as a breach of their loyalty to her as friends, but still. It's annoying to read as an Animated Cleo fan. Animated Cleo wouldn't actively plot with her oppressors in order to stop a social movement from happening (which Book Cleo does). And, like I said, she doesn't do this because she's opposed to change. She does it because she's peeved.
Which... okay, honestly, that's kind of funny and interesting of her. But it would be so much better and more funny and interesting if Book Cleo were an entirely different person altogether. It's just not Cleo, and that heavily affects how I feel about this specific character.
A particularly nasty line that just proves to me that Lisi Harrison sees girls of color as nothing more than exotic and aggressive is when Cleo mentions wanting to pull Lala's hair until she cries when she does something she doesn't like. It's extremely upsetting seeing the only girl who isn't white in these books being the most violent-minded and selfish one.
Speaking of the racism in Cleo's writing, the aforementioned photoshoot is themed around Ancient Egypt, and it's explicitly stated that Cleo doesn't care one bit that this corporation is exploiting her culture for profit. This is probably my least favorite part of Cleo's character in these books; she's completely dismissive of anything with any serious social impact. That's such a weird trait to give to, again, the only character of color.
Moving on from Cleo's... everything.
I hate Brett Redding. I hate him so much. The narrative treats him like some kind of great RAD ally, but he's a RAD fetishist at best. He draws zombie girls in bikinis on his desk, he's attracted to Frankie just because she's a monster, etc etc. The only good thing he does in this entire series is help out with the documentary.
Melody's as terrible as ever. Her contrived connection to the RADs is emphasized even more in this book than the last, but other than that, she does nothing. She just kinda sits back and watches as the other characters do things, and things happen to the other characters. Oh, and she drools over Jackson a lot.
The hint we get at the end of this book about Melody's possible ancestry is the setup to one of the most infuriating plotlines in this entire series, but it's only hinted at here, so I can't discuss it too much. Although, I will say this: prepare for Melody to become even more obnoxious.
Speaking of Brett and Melody, here's my least favorite passage in this entire book:
"Melody grinned. In some ways [she and Brett] were very similar. Darkness swirled beneath their shiny exteriors. They didn’t want what other shiny people wanted. They were attracted to the twisted."
BAAAAAARF
Frankie's miserable a lot again, and it's depressing.
Not much else other than what I've discussed happens in this book. Other than the racism and the creepiness, it's kinda uneventful. It would be my least favorite Monster High installment if the fourth book didn't exist.
I'm bad at concluding these things, so sorry if this is anticlimactic. Anyway. Two more to go!
April 8, 2011
Loved it! They all tried to air The Ghoul Next Door, they're movie and Cleo helped Bekka and Haley, but the guys at the TV network said they didn't want the faces blured so they canceled it anyway. Then Cleo's friends wanted to do the shoot again, but later they heard it was airing, but didn't know why. They watched and Bekka unblured the faces and exposed them all! Oh my gosh, I'd faint! Cleo had to do the shoot with Melody and Candace and Melody sang great to get the camels to come back to the shoot. That's so so cool. After that cleo's servant said he thought she was a daughter of a friend of his cause she had a great voice and used to have a weird nose and he said she had like, powers. Is Melody a monster?! I want to read the next one so bad! It was so awesome and I thought it was a great drama with great visuals.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2017
This part was better than first book. It was full of intrigues. Now I wish to read next book because this book ended very interesting way, I want to know what happened next.
April 13, 2019
WOW! I don't like the plot but I can't stop reading.
October 23, 2025
I wasnt a huge fan of the plot but it was addicting to read. I loved Cleo's chapters but the others were kind of boring. The pacing was pretty good though
April 29, 2014
Well, last fall I was embarrassed by how much I liked Monster High by Lisi Harrison. Utterly shamefaced, rather. This week I read the sequel The Ghoul Next Door and the guilty pleasure feeling has resurfaced. I like these books. Dammit. I do. They are silly and shallow... and I still like them. Bollocks.
In Monster High 2 Cleo and co. are prepping for a fashion shoot to model her ancestor's jewels. During the previous book Frankie Stein outed the monster community and the RADs are subjected to curfews and hiding. But Frankie hopes to change that and rallies the others. They decide to film a docu-drama entitled "The Ghoul Next Door" where the RADs can come forward and speak their peace. Cleo is furious, it's her shoot or the movie. Her friends have to choose.
Like I said, the plot is superficial. However, the centralized idea surrounding the civil rights of the monster community is actually quite intriguing, pop-culturisms notwithstanding. I'm not the biggest fan of much of the writing, which I found geared at the 11 year old girls (who are buying the dolls) but I am basically a grown up Lost Girl at heart. So there.
It's fun. It's candy. It takes about three hours to read one and works well for a quick light read. I like that each book focuses on one of the different characters. The next installment, Where there's a Wolf there's a Way, features Clawdeen (I hope). It'll be interesting to see the back story on her considering her doll came under such scrutiny. Thanks Mattel. You couldn't have made her seem a little less vapid in your description, could you?
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February 19, 2021
I love this book! Can I rate it 6 stars???!!?!?!?!
read x2: i stand by my review from 2014 !! this book was so good
read x2: i stand by my review from 2014 !! this book was so good
February 24, 2022
Not as awkward as the first book, and with a way better pacing.
September 1, 2022
cleo is a queen and she’s done nothing wrong in her entire life
April 6, 2025
THIS IS BOOK 2. THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE SPOILERS FOR BOOK 1.
Following the events from the school dance, Brett is in the hospital and Bekka is threatening to go public about the RADs. Melody and Frankie are working together to stop her, and that means welcoming Melody into the exclusive group. Which Cleo is completely against. Cleo, on the other hand, has landed a modeling gig for Teen Vogue and needs her friends to back her up. When they ail to help film a short clip in order to show that the RADs aren't dangerous, Cleo teams up with Bekka in order to stop them. Will they finally out themselves and be able to live in the open? Or is Cleo going to get her way, get the film to stop, an once again crown herself queen of the RADs?
So... I totally called something happening with Melody and I can't wait to read book 3 to finally get more answers about it. BUT. So like, I used to watch the cartoons, and I thought that Cleo was always selfish, but her actions here go beyond selfish to the point of full-blown narcissism. She causes so much harm, only to say "I didn't know she'd do that" for them to be like oh okay no problem, you're still one of us like I'm sorry, what? But I enjoyed seeing everyone work together and even recruit some normies onto their side. I'm curious to see how this will all get resolved, because it seems to be hinting at them starting Monster High for all the RADs.
Following the events from the school dance, Brett is in the hospital and Bekka is threatening to go public about the RADs. Melody and Frankie are working together to stop her, and that means welcoming Melody into the exclusive group. Which Cleo is completely against. Cleo, on the other hand, has landed a modeling gig for Teen Vogue and needs her friends to back her up. When they ail to help film a short clip in order to show that the RADs aren't dangerous, Cleo teams up with Bekka in order to stop them. Will they finally out themselves and be able to live in the open? Or is Cleo going to get her way, get the film to stop, an once again crown herself queen of the RADs?
So... I totally called something happening with Melody and I can't wait to read book 3 to finally get more answers about it. BUT. So like, I used to watch the cartoons, and I thought that Cleo was always selfish, but her actions here go beyond selfish to the point of full-blown narcissism. She causes so much harm, only to say "I didn't know she'd do that" for them to be like oh okay no problem, you're still one of us like I'm sorry, what? But I enjoyed seeing everyone work together and even recruit some normies onto their side. I'm curious to see how this will all get resolved, because it seems to be hinting at them starting Monster High for all the RADs.
January 7, 2025
⚠️MY REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS⚠️
I really like this book, but there are a few things I dislike about it.
I'll start with the positives :)
~ It has a fun, intriguing storyline
~ Billy got his own chapter
~ Candace was in this book more than the first one, and we get to see how nice she really is, and I also really liked the parts that show her closeness with Billy
~ The RADS are becoming more confident in themselves, trying to have their voices heard
And the cons:
~ The RADS are in danger once again (Ugh why can't we get a happy ending?????)
~ The ending is very messy and just ugh 😭
~ Cleo is portrayed to be a self-centered jerk who only cares about herself. I mean the fact that she tried to ruin their plans to do the movie just because her friends were going to do the movie instead of the modeling??? Bro 💀
Overall, I give this book a 4/5. It was pretty good, I was intrigued.
But the ending just gives me so many questions AHHH
I really like this book, but there are a few things I dislike about it.
I'll start with the positives :)
~ It has a fun, intriguing storyline
~ Billy got his own chapter
~ Candace was in this book more than the first one, and we get to see how nice she really is, and I also really liked the parts that show her closeness with Billy
~ The RADS are becoming more confident in themselves, trying to have their voices heard
And the cons:
~ The RADS are in danger once again (Ugh why can't we get a happy ending?????)
~ The ending is very messy and just ugh 😭
~ Cleo is portrayed to be a self-centered jerk who only cares about herself. I mean the fact that she tried to ruin their plans to do the movie just because her friends were going to do the movie instead of the modeling??? Bro 💀
Overall, I give this book a 4/5. It was pretty good, I was intrigued.
But the ending just gives me so many questions AHHH
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 18, 2021
Another cliffhanger. This book is what it is. This series is interesting enough to keep me reading but won't make one of my top ten list...if I were to ever make a top ten list.
February 27, 2022
J'ai préféré le premier tome celui-ci été long et répétitif
October 22, 2023
Díkybohu za Cleo, protože se pořád nemůžu sžít s představou MH postav ve škole normíků. Navíc Frankie s menším harémem? Prostě nope!
December 5, 2023
Buen plot twist 👌🏻
August 31, 2025
Cleo in a purple bandage dress with a push up feature. That's it. That's the review.
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July 5, 2024fue como leer una fanfic
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May 21, 2025real literature
March 31, 2012
Review brought to you by OBS staff member Annabell
The Ghoul Next Door begins right where Monster High ended. Melody is still clueless as to how to help her schizophrenic boyfriend Jackson, who thanks to his psycho grandfather who had turned himself into Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde complex, ends up turning into someone else when he gets too hot. Bekka continues to send text messages to Melody, letting her know time is running out. In a noble act, Frankie decides the best way to go is to turn herself in. She is, after all, the reason why her family and the RADs where exposed. Thankfully, Billy (the only invisible RAD) comes up with a genius plan to keep Frankie hidden and Jackson from having his dark secret exposed to the world. In a crazy turn of events, Brett breaks up with Bekka and declares his love for Frankie on live TV no less! The two team up together to help the RADs show the “normies” (humans) that they have nothing to fear from the RADs. They decide to make a documentary interviewing all the young members of the RADs and promise to blur everyone’s face. But faster than electricity can spark from Frankie’s finger, everything starts to fall apart. Cleo is being a royal pain and determined to not only shut down the video but get everyone to believe Melodork (Melody) shouldn’t be trusted. Bekka isn’t far behind. Along with her sidekick, Haylee, Bekka will stop at nothing to prove monsters do exist and steal Brett back from Frankie. But Melody soon has something even more shocking to deal with: she may be more like the RADs than she knows.
The novel is still told from three different perspectives this time around: Melody, Frankie, and Cleo’s. Cleo is undeniably stuck up, ridiculously arrogant, and incredibly selfish. But what else could you expect from a girl born to be a queen. She has the chance to be in a Teen Vogue photo shoot and display her jewelry sketches to the world. Cleo finally gets her moment to shine. The problem: Cleo’s friends bail on her in order to do the documentary. A huge power shift transcends. Cleo is dethroned by Melody and Frankie and will stop at nothing to return to the top. Cleo is so grandiose in her drama and selfishness I had trouble being able to get through her chapters. She had far too many chapters narrated by her voice and I wished the author would have shortened how many she got. Cleo just didn’t seem to have a lot of substance. She does show more depth later on in the book but I couldn’t appreciate it as much because she is so stuck up!
Melody and Frankie don’t get to narrate as much as I would have preferred. Frankie is adorable with her new relationship with Brett. She is still strong, fierce, and gusty. She is still determined to free the RADs from their self-inflicted exile and join the human world with the monster world. Melody is learning to stand up for herself more and conquer her fears. She is still trying to find the right footing but she is much stronger and accepting of herself. Melody is also wonderfully loyal and I really like that about her.
I also really loved Billy, the only invisible RAD within the monster group. He is such a prankster and so funny. He is also sweet, daring, and kind. He ended up narrating one of the chapters in the novel. It was very out of the blue, which took me a moment to wrap my mind around, and was too short! I hope Billy gets more of a voice in the next installment or even gets his own book. He has become one of my favorite characters of the series.
The Monster High novels are very silly and superficial. There is a great deal of mentions of clothes brands, jewelry brands, shoe brands, make-up lines, and grooming. There is also a lot of boy fighting. The writing at times seems to be geared toward the preteen young adult world and is full of a great deal of angst. The humor is relatively good but can get obnoxious at times. But underneath all of that fluff, is an actual story. The central idea behind The Ghoul Next Door is a civil rights like movement in the monster community. There is heart to the characters and a deep loving camaraderie.
The Ghoul Next Door is a fun, light, and quick read. The modern day versions of the classic scary monster stories are created with unique twists and good lessons. There is a character everyone can relate to and it’s an amusing escape for a few hours everyone will enjoy.
http://openbooksociety.com/article/th...
The Ghoul Next Door begins right where Monster High ended. Melody is still clueless as to how to help her schizophrenic boyfriend Jackson, who thanks to his psycho grandfather who had turned himself into Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde complex, ends up turning into someone else when he gets too hot. Bekka continues to send text messages to Melody, letting her know time is running out. In a noble act, Frankie decides the best way to go is to turn herself in. She is, after all, the reason why her family and the RADs where exposed. Thankfully, Billy (the only invisible RAD) comes up with a genius plan to keep Frankie hidden and Jackson from having his dark secret exposed to the world. In a crazy turn of events, Brett breaks up with Bekka and declares his love for Frankie on live TV no less! The two team up together to help the RADs show the “normies” (humans) that they have nothing to fear from the RADs. They decide to make a documentary interviewing all the young members of the RADs and promise to blur everyone’s face. But faster than electricity can spark from Frankie’s finger, everything starts to fall apart. Cleo is being a royal pain and determined to not only shut down the video but get everyone to believe Melodork (Melody) shouldn’t be trusted. Bekka isn’t far behind. Along with her sidekick, Haylee, Bekka will stop at nothing to prove monsters do exist and steal Brett back from Frankie. But Melody soon has something even more shocking to deal with: she may be more like the RADs than she knows.
The novel is still told from three different perspectives this time around: Melody, Frankie, and Cleo’s. Cleo is undeniably stuck up, ridiculously arrogant, and incredibly selfish. But what else could you expect from a girl born to be a queen. She has the chance to be in a Teen Vogue photo shoot and display her jewelry sketches to the world. Cleo finally gets her moment to shine. The problem: Cleo’s friends bail on her in order to do the documentary. A huge power shift transcends. Cleo is dethroned by Melody and Frankie and will stop at nothing to return to the top. Cleo is so grandiose in her drama and selfishness I had trouble being able to get through her chapters. She had far too many chapters narrated by her voice and I wished the author would have shortened how many she got. Cleo just didn’t seem to have a lot of substance. She does show more depth later on in the book but I couldn’t appreciate it as much because she is so stuck up!
Melody and Frankie don’t get to narrate as much as I would have preferred. Frankie is adorable with her new relationship with Brett. She is still strong, fierce, and gusty. She is still determined to free the RADs from their self-inflicted exile and join the human world with the monster world. Melody is learning to stand up for herself more and conquer her fears. She is still trying to find the right footing but she is much stronger and accepting of herself. Melody is also wonderfully loyal and I really like that about her.
I also really loved Billy, the only invisible RAD within the monster group. He is such a prankster and so funny. He is also sweet, daring, and kind. He ended up narrating one of the chapters in the novel. It was very out of the blue, which took me a moment to wrap my mind around, and was too short! I hope Billy gets more of a voice in the next installment or even gets his own book. He has become one of my favorite characters of the series.
The Monster High novels are very silly and superficial. There is a great deal of mentions of clothes brands, jewelry brands, shoe brands, make-up lines, and grooming. There is also a lot of boy fighting. The writing at times seems to be geared toward the preteen young adult world and is full of a great deal of angst. The humor is relatively good but can get obnoxious at times. But underneath all of that fluff, is an actual story. The central idea behind The Ghoul Next Door is a civil rights like movement in the monster community. There is heart to the characters and a deep loving camaraderie.
The Ghoul Next Door is a fun, light, and quick read. The modern day versions of the classic scary monster stories are created with unique twists and good lessons. There is a character everyone can relate to and it’s an amusing escape for a few hours everyone will enjoy.
http://openbooksociety.com/article/th...
June 23, 2012
Más gracioso y con más historia que su antecesor.
Después de leer Monster High 1 y terminar con un gusto normal por el libro, tal vez haya sido que no tenía demasiadas expectativas pues está segunda parte me ha parecido mejor que la primera, desde lo gracioso que son algunas cosas hasta los diálogos de los personajes. Aunque si algo me gustó es el suspenso y el drama de la historia. Sigue siendo superficial y ligera, pero tiene unos giros que sorprendente gratamente.
Normalmente leo o escucho que estos libros están catalogados principalmente para lectoras jóvenes, pero debo decir que este libro quita esa etiqueta que muchos le ponen por culpa de la caricatura. Sé que la historia es superficial pero se desenvuelve de una forma que hace fácil la lectura, aparte de que conoces más a los personajes implicados que al igual que el primero son los RAD y las normi de Melody, Candace, Bekka y su amiga. Aunque ahora se une otro normi que cae bien cuando ya lo conoces.
La historia empieza con Cleo, pues con la portada podemos darnos cuenta que la participación de esta será bastante y así lo es, podría decirse que se vuelve la principal en este libro. Con esto me imagino que la autora empieza a inmiscuir a las tres amigas de Frankie para contarnos más de ellas y así mismo crear problemas relacionados con ellas o dicho de otra forma, problemas donde ellas se inmiscuyan más.
El primero es de Frankie, este segundo de Cleo y el tercero lo descubriremos pronto, aunque ya sé de quién trata por eso es que me imagino lo anterior, sobre el personaje que participa más.
Es un poco extraño en un principio pero desde cualquier ángulo se nota que las cuatro RAD principales tienen muchas cosas que contar ya sólo es cuestión de crear problemas, inmiscuirlas y agregar a Melody que debo decir es mi personaje favorito, es tan real (metafóricamente hablando) pues sus reacciones y pensamientos son coherentes, aunque por fuera sea una chica PERFECTA algo que no es por dentro, o eso creía...
Eso si, cambios de personalidad que te sorprenden y gustan sin pensarlo dos veces, pues la autora supo darle un toqué ligero pero “¡electrizante!” (XD)
Como ya dije la historia toma giros que sorprendente de una buena forma, así como no te escapas de sonrisas y risas, tampoco te escapas de gestos de sorpresa pues se revelan cosas que por lo menos yo no me esperaba. En un momento se volvió predecible pero sólo un momento, ese momento de cliché que en todo libro hay hasta que apareció algo que me dejo con los ojos cuadrados que dará para la tercera parte pero que la autora dejo mal inconclusa en este segundo tomo. Al igual, y lo mejor de todo es que Melody es más que una simple normi, al final del libro nos dan lo suficiente para quedarnos pensando que puede ser al igual que ella se queda en un estado de trance por ver una realidad que tendrá que descubrir pues no es cualquier cosa.
Así que una narración normal y ligera, unos giros excepcionales y un fondo de la historia que no conocíamos hacen de esta segunda parte digna de ser, aparte de conocer.
Por cierto, que tiene un diseño realmente bueno, difícil de ignorar y no sólo por fuera.
El único pero que le pondría y que no afecta a la mayoría de los lectores es que tiene una historia superficial y nada creíble, aunque siendo de este género es algo comprensible esto segundo. Lo que si no es tan comprensible es la narración pues puede dejar de ser “normal” y ser “muy buena”.
Después de leer Monster High 1 y terminar con un gusto normal por el libro, tal vez haya sido que no tenía demasiadas expectativas pues está segunda parte me ha parecido mejor que la primera, desde lo gracioso que son algunas cosas hasta los diálogos de los personajes. Aunque si algo me gustó es el suspenso y el drama de la historia. Sigue siendo superficial y ligera, pero tiene unos giros que sorprendente gratamente.
Normalmente leo o escucho que estos libros están catalogados principalmente para lectoras jóvenes, pero debo decir que este libro quita esa etiqueta que muchos le ponen por culpa de la caricatura. Sé que la historia es superficial pero se desenvuelve de una forma que hace fácil la lectura, aparte de que conoces más a los personajes implicados que al igual que el primero son los RAD y las normi de Melody, Candace, Bekka y su amiga. Aunque ahora se une otro normi que cae bien cuando ya lo conoces.
La historia empieza con Cleo, pues con la portada podemos darnos cuenta que la participación de esta será bastante y así lo es, podría decirse que se vuelve la principal en este libro. Con esto me imagino que la autora empieza a inmiscuir a las tres amigas de Frankie para contarnos más de ellas y así mismo crear problemas relacionados con ellas o dicho de otra forma, problemas donde ellas se inmiscuyan más.
El primero es de Frankie, este segundo de Cleo y el tercero lo descubriremos pronto, aunque ya sé de quién trata por eso es que me imagino lo anterior, sobre el personaje que participa más.
Es un poco extraño en un principio pero desde cualquier ángulo se nota que las cuatro RAD principales tienen muchas cosas que contar ya sólo es cuestión de crear problemas, inmiscuirlas y agregar a Melody que debo decir es mi personaje favorito, es tan real (metafóricamente hablando) pues sus reacciones y pensamientos son coherentes, aunque por fuera sea una chica PERFECTA algo que no es por dentro, o eso creía...
Eso si, cambios de personalidad que te sorprenden y gustan sin pensarlo dos veces, pues la autora supo darle un toqué ligero pero “¡electrizante!” (XD)
Como ya dije la historia toma giros que sorprendente de una buena forma, así como no te escapas de sonrisas y risas, tampoco te escapas de gestos de sorpresa pues se revelan cosas que por lo menos yo no me esperaba. En un momento se volvió predecible pero sólo un momento, ese momento de cliché que en todo libro hay hasta que apareció algo que me dejo con los ojos cuadrados que dará para la tercera parte pero que la autora dejo mal inconclusa en este segundo tomo. Al igual, y lo mejor de todo es que Melody es más que una simple normi, al final del libro nos dan lo suficiente para quedarnos pensando que puede ser al igual que ella se queda en un estado de trance por ver una realidad que tendrá que descubrir pues no es cualquier cosa.
Así que una narración normal y ligera, unos giros excepcionales y un fondo de la historia que no conocíamos hacen de esta segunda parte digna de ser, aparte de conocer.
Por cierto, que tiene un diseño realmente bueno, difícil de ignorar y no sólo por fuera.
El único pero que le pondría y que no afecta a la mayoría de los lectores es que tiene una historia superficial y nada creíble, aunque siendo de este género es algo comprensible esto segundo. Lo que si no es tan comprensible es la narración pues puede dejar de ser “normal” y ser “muy buena”.
December 21, 2014
A principios de año me aventuré en la disparatada historia de Monster High (por lo menos en la parte escrita) después de meses y meses viendo los locos y cortos capítulos de televisión. Que queréis que os diga, esas muñecas pueden conmigo. Hijas de los monstruos de mis novelas favoritas, que más puedo pedir. Hace poco os traje la reseña de esa primera parte (si, lo leí en enero y la reseña la he hecho en noviembre, cabeza para que te quiero) y bueno, ahora que me estoy haciendo un maratón con los dos siguientes, os traigo la del segundo. Y, a pesar de las buenas críticas que le dispensé al primero, no puedo estar más cabreada con este segundo.
La historia empieza donde se nos cortó en el volumen anterior. Bekka amenaza continuamente a Melody con la dispersión del vídeo en el que se demuestra la doble personalidad de Jackson si ella no le entrega a Frankie en bandeja de plata tras el incidente con su novio Brett en el baile del instituto. Brett a su vez se despierta del shock inducido por el incidente, pero no actúa precisamente como su "novia" pensaba, y, en lugar de gritar y demás, se siente atraído por la monstruita verde electrizante que le robó el mejor beso de su vida.
La trama es interesante y se va encaminando más a lo que de trasfondo tienen estas novelas: luchar por las diferencias y conseguir la libertad para todos, tanto RADs como NUDIs (estos son los normis a favor de las diferencias). La autora ya en el primero escondió las peleas por raza y demás tras las monstruitas que a todos tienen cautivados. Y os preguntaréis, si digo que la trama es interesante, ¿por qué estoy tan cabreada y opino tan mal de Monstruos de lo más normales? Os diré por qué. Cleo.
Cleo de Nile, la hija del faraón es en los libros al igual que te la pintan en los dibujos de televisión. Idéntica en todos y cada uno de sus aspectos y si en la serie es uno de los personajes principales más pedantes, aquí, también. Si el primer libro se nos centraba en Frankie y su nueva vida de adolescente, con toques de la normi Melody, aquí nos encontramos con fragmentos de Frankie, de Melody y de Cleo. Estos fragmentos han sido insulsos y con total carencia de sentido para la historia. Básicamente los capítulos narrados desde el punto de vista de la hija del faraón sirven para darte cuenta de su cinismo, arrogancia, prepotencia, falta de educación, de principios y pijismo. Es un personaje que piensa únicamente en su propio beneficio, en conseguir lo que ella quiere y sino, como niña caprichosa que es, se cabrea. Al contrario que en la serie, aquí parece que no escarmienta, por lo menos de momento, ya se verá más adelante como evoluciona este personaje (si es que lo hace).
Y como claro, Cleo es el personaje en el que se centra esta segunda novela, no he podido disfrutarla todo lo que me gustaría. Los capítulos de los demás han sido geniales, se deja entrever más historia de Melody, Candace, su hermana, también entra en el meollo, nos encontramos con un final muy bueno también, pero sin estar a la altura del primero, mas al llegar a los de esta la euforia inicial pasaba a cabreo y deseos de que sus páginas se terminasen.
Voy a seguir con los dos siguientes porque se centran más en Clawdeen y Lala, dos de mis personajes favoritos y porque sé que ellas no me decepcionarán. Porque este no puede saltarse debido a la trama, sino ya os decía yo que no os hacía leerlo.
La historia empieza donde se nos cortó en el volumen anterior. Bekka amenaza continuamente a Melody con la dispersión del vídeo en el que se demuestra la doble personalidad de Jackson si ella no le entrega a Frankie en bandeja de plata tras el incidente con su novio Brett en el baile del instituto. Brett a su vez se despierta del shock inducido por el incidente, pero no actúa precisamente como su "novia" pensaba, y, en lugar de gritar y demás, se siente atraído por la monstruita verde electrizante que le robó el mejor beso de su vida.
La trama es interesante y se va encaminando más a lo que de trasfondo tienen estas novelas: luchar por las diferencias y conseguir la libertad para todos, tanto RADs como NUDIs (estos son los normis a favor de las diferencias). La autora ya en el primero escondió las peleas por raza y demás tras las monstruitas que a todos tienen cautivados. Y os preguntaréis, si digo que la trama es interesante, ¿por qué estoy tan cabreada y opino tan mal de Monstruos de lo más normales? Os diré por qué. Cleo.
Cleo de Nile, la hija del faraón es en los libros al igual que te la pintan en los dibujos de televisión. Idéntica en todos y cada uno de sus aspectos y si en la serie es uno de los personajes principales más pedantes, aquí, también. Si el primer libro se nos centraba en Frankie y su nueva vida de adolescente, con toques de la normi Melody, aquí nos encontramos con fragmentos de Frankie, de Melody y de Cleo. Estos fragmentos han sido insulsos y con total carencia de sentido para la historia. Básicamente los capítulos narrados desde el punto de vista de la hija del faraón sirven para darte cuenta de su cinismo, arrogancia, prepotencia, falta de educación, de principios y pijismo. Es un personaje que piensa únicamente en su propio beneficio, en conseguir lo que ella quiere y sino, como niña caprichosa que es, se cabrea. Al contrario que en la serie, aquí parece que no escarmienta, por lo menos de momento, ya se verá más adelante como evoluciona este personaje (si es que lo hace).
Y como claro, Cleo es el personaje en el que se centra esta segunda novela, no he podido disfrutarla todo lo que me gustaría. Los capítulos de los demás han sido geniales, se deja entrever más historia de Melody, Candace, su hermana, también entra en el meollo, nos encontramos con un final muy bueno también, pero sin estar a la altura del primero, mas al llegar a los de esta la euforia inicial pasaba a cabreo y deseos de que sus páginas se terminasen.
Voy a seguir con los dos siguientes porque se centran más en Clawdeen y Lala, dos de mis personajes favoritos y porque sé que ellas no me decepcionarán. Porque este no puede saltarse debido a la trama, sino ya os decía yo que no os hacía leerlo.
November 26, 2011
Ya muchos saben que amé Monster High y que sigo considerándolo un libro divertidísimo y con mucha sustancia. Pues como no podía ser de otra manera, Monster High 2 se convirtió en una de mis lecturas obligatorias, desafortunadamente, no fue todo lo que esperaba.
Tenemos a los mismos personajes, y partimos en el mismo punto donde nos quedamos en el primer libro. El reloj haciendo tic tac y Melody sin saber de qué manera salvar a las dos personas que significan mucho para ella. Salvar a uno significaría indudablemente, terminar con el otro. Difícil decisión...
Es entonces que Billy -miles de suspiros aquí-, llega con una tremenda idea para terminar con el asunto de una vez por todas. Billy, el chico invisible, va a arriesgarse por los RAD y por... ella.
¿Conseguirá salvar a los RAD? Tendrán que leer el libro para saberlo, pero les adelanto que NUDI viene con una nueva aliada y que HUNT no descansará hasta que los monstruos desaparezcan de la faz de la tierra.
Divertido, pero no tanto como el primero. Ligero, pero no con la misma emoción de su predecesor. ¿Entonces qué falló? Creo que el problema fue Cleo. La historia sigue el mismo estilo de capítulos que se centran en diferentes personajes, ahora vemos la inclusión de Cleo. Tomando más protagonismo, acaparando más páginas y odiando a Melopea. Cleo nunca fue uno de mis personajes favoritos, de ahí que crea que tener un libro donde casi todo se enfoca en ella, me distraía y me hizo irme con un ritmo de tortuga para terminarlo. Aunque reconozco que enterarme de ciertas cosillas sobre Deuce fue vamptástico! :D
En resumen: Monster High 2 no es tan electrizánte como el primero, pero tiene todo -incluso un enorme cliff-hanger-, que te dejará ansiosa por la continuación. Léelo y ya me dirás si no.
Tenemos a los mismos personajes, y partimos en el mismo punto donde nos quedamos en el primer libro. El reloj haciendo tic tac y Melody sin saber de qué manera salvar a las dos personas que significan mucho para ella. Salvar a uno significaría indudablemente, terminar con el otro. Difícil decisión...
Es entonces que Billy -miles de suspiros aquí-, llega con una tremenda idea para terminar con el asunto de una vez por todas. Billy, el chico invisible, va a arriesgarse por los RAD y por... ella.
¿Conseguirá salvar a los RAD? Tendrán que leer el libro para saberlo, pero les adelanto que NUDI viene con una nueva aliada y que HUNT no descansará hasta que los monstruos desaparezcan de la faz de la tierra.
Divertido, pero no tanto como el primero. Ligero, pero no con la misma emoción de su predecesor. ¿Entonces qué falló? Creo que el problema fue Cleo. La historia sigue el mismo estilo de capítulos que se centran en diferentes personajes, ahora vemos la inclusión de Cleo. Tomando más protagonismo, acaparando más páginas y odiando a Melopea. Cleo nunca fue uno de mis personajes favoritos, de ahí que crea que tener un libro donde casi todo se enfoca en ella, me distraía y me hizo irme con un ritmo de tortuga para terminarlo. Aunque reconozco que enterarme de ciertas cosillas sobre Deuce fue vamptástico! :D
En resumen: Monster High 2 no es tan electrizánte como el primero, pero tiene todo -incluso un enorme cliff-hanger-, que te dejará ansiosa por la continuación. Léelo y ya me dirás si no.
April 16, 2011
Hello darlings, this is Cleo de Nile, the most fabulous RAD at school. I am thrilled that Lisi Harrison is featuring me in The Ghoul Next Door, the second book of the Monster High series. My classmates, Frankie Stein and normie Melody Caver got all the glory in the first book. Now it is my turn to shine.
I would describe myself as a flawlessly stylish Egyptian who is used to getting her way. Speaking of getting my way, I cannot be bothered by Frankie and Melody interfering with my Golden Teen Vogue photo shoot. They have no respect for my fierceness. If you asked Frankie and Melody about me, they would say that I am pushy and self-important. In reality, I think I am far superior to all my classmates – RADS and normies.
Do you want in on a secret? There’s an eleven-year-old blogger named Melina who read The Ghoul Next Door. She liked that I was featured this time because she got to see my amazing point-of-view. Her favorite part of the story, however, was the video the RADS made to get the normies to like them. I personally think Melina is CrAzY because that video caused me……
Hey Cleo, this is Melina. Give me back my keyboard! You’ve had your fifteen minutes of fame, now simmer down. The Ghoul Next Door is a fantastic follow up to Monster High. All my favorite ghouls and RADS are back and I had plenty of laughs. I cannot wait to read Where There’s a Wolf, There’s a Way in 2012. Long live Monster High!
RATING
5 Loved
COVER COMMENTS
My gosh, I really love this cover. The black snakeskin background with the python on the skull perfectly fits Cleo. That pop of teal is great too.
I would describe myself as a flawlessly stylish Egyptian who is used to getting her way. Speaking of getting my way, I cannot be bothered by Frankie and Melody interfering with my Golden Teen Vogue photo shoot. They have no respect for my fierceness. If you asked Frankie and Melody about me, they would say that I am pushy and self-important. In reality, I think I am far superior to all my classmates – RADS and normies.
Do you want in on a secret? There’s an eleven-year-old blogger named Melina who read The Ghoul Next Door. She liked that I was featured this time because she got to see my amazing point-of-view. Her favorite part of the story, however, was the video the RADS made to get the normies to like them. I personally think Melina is CrAzY because that video caused me……
Hey Cleo, this is Melina. Give me back my keyboard! You’ve had your fifteen minutes of fame, now simmer down. The Ghoul Next Door is a fantastic follow up to Monster High. All my favorite ghouls and RADS are back and I had plenty of laughs. I cannot wait to read Where There’s a Wolf, There’s a Way in 2012. Long live Monster High!
RATING
5 Loved
COVER COMMENTS
My gosh, I really love this cover. The black snakeskin background with the python on the skull perfectly fits Cleo. That pop of teal is great too.
September 7, 2016
The second book in the Monster High series adds the point of view of Cleo to the story. After the incident with Brett, the RAD community was able to figure about a way to work around the media attention. Cleo gets an offer to model for Teen Vogue using her aunt Nephritis’ jewels, with help from her friends of course. After the incident with the media Brett wants to meet his dream girl, which in a stroke of luck for Frankie leads to them dating. With encouragement the RADs decide to film a documentary that will be shown on the same day as Cleo’s shot. Most of the RAD teens want to be in it as they have been promised that their faces will be blacked out and their voices changed. Cleo does not like this and joins forces with Bekka to stop the airing. Luckily for her, the news will not air it because of the black outs and voice changes. But unluckily for the RADs Bekka goes ahead and sends the video with the changes in order to rid the town of RADs, while Clawdeen, Blue, and Lala were on their way to the shoot when it aired. They went home instead freaking out and mad at Cleo. Frankie also freaks out and turns on Brett running home with all of the other RADs. Cleo’s shoot was saved in the end by Melody and Candace, though they went to ream her out. The shoot ends up being a total flop but Melody does get her voice back.
The character depth of this book was a large improvement over the first. Most of the RADs have become much more believable as people. The humor has been kept, and it really does try to depict that no matter what a person might look like on the outside most teens are similar on the inside.
The character depth of this book was a large improvement over the first. Most of the RADs have become much more believable as people. The humor has been kept, and it really does try to depict that no matter what a person might look like on the outside most teens are similar on the inside.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 25, 2012
More of a 2.5 really.
Since I have quite a lengthy review on the first Monster High, I'll keep this one short-ish. Pretty much all my complaints from the first one are still there and actually growing.
This book did a fantastic job of managing to make me dislike Cleo throughout most of it. I did enjoy getting to see more of Deuce but he did seem very...flat. I really wanted to see more of him and his personality but so far it seems like I will have to wait for a book based on him (if that happens).
Ghoulia(or Julia) was added but her zombie speak is instead words groaned that can be understood. Fabulous, and not true to her character. Again.
The return of the "normie" names is still just as frustrating.
The faith these ghouls have in their friends is touching. Really./sarcasm. Yes Cleo did stupid things, yes it was slightly suspicious but she is loyal if anything. Though insta-forgiveness isn't realistic either. I'm actually going into the next few books expecting everything I don't like to stay the same now.
Once again the climax was easy to guess, but it is definitely a good step in fight against monster racism, even with the disastrous results. I also rejoiced at the return of the crazy terrified parents.
I've already begun the next one but I definitely have decided I like the episodes and movies much better than this series. I know that I'm only reading them because I love Monster High.
Since I have quite a lengthy review on the first Monster High, I'll keep this one short-ish. Pretty much all my complaints from the first one are still there and actually growing.
This book did a fantastic job of managing to make me dislike Cleo throughout most of it. I did enjoy getting to see more of Deuce but he did seem very...flat. I really wanted to see more of him and his personality but so far it seems like I will have to wait for a book based on him (if that happens).
Ghoulia(or Julia) was added but her zombie speak is instead words groaned that can be understood. Fabulous, and not true to her character. Again.
The return of the "normie" names is still just as frustrating.
The faith these ghouls have in their friends is touching. Really./sarcasm. Yes Cleo did stupid things, yes it was slightly suspicious but she is loyal if anything. Though insta-forgiveness isn't realistic either. I'm actually going into the next few books expecting everything I don't like to stay the same now.
Once again the climax was easy to guess, but it is definitely a good step in fight against monster racism, even with the disastrous results. I also rejoiced at the return of the crazy terrified parents.
I've already begun the next one but I definitely have decided I like the episodes and movies much better than this series. I know that I'm only reading them because I love Monster High.
November 26, 2011
My nine year old daughter was given this book as a birthday present since she is into the Monster High Dolls. I told her I needed to read it first because I wasn't sure if it was appropriate or not. I am glad I did because it is not a book for her age group - more junior high or high school. Honestly, the concept is kind of cool with all the monster children and all the play on words,and folklore(Frankie Stein as Frankenstein's daughter; Lala as Dracula's daughter and Cleo de Nile as Cleopatra's great, great, great granddaughter, but there just isn't enough plot in the book for it to have been made into a novel. The plot in the book - the monsters wish to be accepted for who they are in the real world without having to hide behind make-up and such really is only enough to create a short story.
I did laugh at the snark how the monster didn't have to eat at the allergy-free, gluten-free, fat-free, lactose-free and peanut-free table as the "normies" need too! Hee! Hee! Commentary on society!! I also had to laugh at the joke that the one monster was drawing sketches of themselves as dolls if they were ever to be accepted - too funny since my daughter loves the dolls!
I did laugh at the snark how the monster didn't have to eat at the allergy-free, gluten-free, fat-free, lactose-free and peanut-free table as the "normies" need too! Hee! Hee! Commentary on society!! I also had to laugh at the joke that the one monster was drawing sketches of themselves as dolls if they were ever to be accepted - too funny since my daughter loves the dolls!
October 13, 2012
I chose this book because I read the first one of the novel and thought the plot was very intersing. In this book, Frankie Stien is a R.A.D. (monster) has been exposed to normies because her head fell off at a dance. Melody Carver is a normie (human) who wants to help the R.A.D.s and make people understand that it's okay to be different. They work together to make R.A.D.s feel more welcome in the town of Salem, Oregon. My favorite quote is "R.A.Ds and the N.U.D.I.s could finallyband together as a unified force. And they would need to, now more than ever. She had everything she had been fighting for." I think this quote is important becauses it symbolizes success and it's the second to last sentence in the book. I like how the author switches from characters' point of view in each chapter because it makes the book way more interesting. I would reccomend this book to people who like fiction, fantasy, and drama because there are magical creatures in it and lots of teen problems.
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