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Fear Street #30
Final Grade
An innocent girl's reputation for her competitive edge causes her classmates to become suspicious when an obnoxious rival is murdered, and one particularly obsessed individual is out to see that Lily pays a deadly price. Original.
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1995
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R.L. Stine
1,680 books18.7k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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December 25, 2015
As other Stine's book, Final grade was a typically easy read with a couple of mild plot twists. A good way to kill an hour of two if you're bored
March 12, 2018
Whenever I have to go somewhere I almost always use a Fear Street because it's short, interesting and twisted. These books are kind of rare in my country as the new books are not available and you can only get some from the circulating old copies in Pakistan furthermore we can also consider the fact of these being very old also!
I have only a few of left now, I hope I will get more books or some substitute as soon as all of these finish! This one was really good as it contained all my favorite things, a smooth storyline and twists.
I have only a few of left now, I hope I will get more books or some substitute as soon as all of these finish! This one was really good as it contained all my favorite things, a smooth storyline and twists.
April 9, 2025
really enjoyed this one, classic R.L. Stine, kinda silly but it always reminds me of past times when I used to read these
March 19, 2020
2.5 stars. This was actually one of R.L Stine's better written 'Fear Street' novels but unfortunately, it was so boring. I love the cheesiness of the other books in the series which is one of the reasons I read them so much. Unfortunately, this one was not that entertaining and I just couldn't care about the characters. The main character was annoying with her complaining and the other characters were barely utilized. The pacing was also weird as well. It started off slow and then everything got rushed mid-way through the book. I wasn't a big fan of this one.
October 30, 2017
Personal Response
I liked Final Grade because it was another great R.L. Stine book. I could not put the book down; it was a really good book filled with action and many surprises. There was never a dull moment in this book, I was constantly wondering what was going to happen next.
Plot Summary
This book was about Lily, a very smart and competitive young lady. In the beginning of the book Lily asks Mr.Reiner why she has a B instead of an A when she had all the right answers. Mr.Reiner told her she has B because her answers were right, but they were not honor role answers. Lily becomes really frustrated with Mr.Reiner. Later that week Mr.Reiner dies. Everyone accuses Lily for the death because they all knew she was mad at him and she was the one who found Mr.Reiner dead in his office. Since Lily has a new teacher she was able to raise her grade to an A. This made her and Graham tied for valedictorian. Lily never had time for anything since she was always working or studying. Sadly Lily lost the trivia contest to Graham. The next night, Lily arrived to the printing press early and went inside and heard a weird noise. Lily went closer to the noise and saw the press was jammed, with a head and a shoulder. Graham´s head and shoulder, Lily was sprayed with blood. Lily fainted and was woken up by the others. At Grahams funeral, someone slipped Graham´s old glasses into lily´s purse. Scott confesses that he did but thats not all he did. Scott also murdered Graham. Scott told Lily that he loved her and he murder Graham so she can be valedictorian. Lily had to stay quite or Graham would murder her too. Julie starts to figure out what is really happening, so Scott makes a plan to kill her. Lily and Julie work together to save themselves from Scott. After the girls wound Scott they call the cops. After they have Scott taken care of for good, Lily realizes there are more important things than being valedictorian.
Recommendation
I recommend this book to other R.L. Stine readers because in my opinion it is one of his better books. I would recommend it for 10 and up because it contains some strong violence. This would also be a good book if you like thrillers or intriguing mysteries.
I liked Final Grade because it was another great R.L. Stine book. I could not put the book down; it was a really good book filled with action and many surprises. There was never a dull moment in this book, I was constantly wondering what was going to happen next.
Plot Summary
This book was about Lily, a very smart and competitive young lady. In the beginning of the book Lily asks Mr.Reiner why she has a B instead of an A when she had all the right answers. Mr.Reiner told her she has B because her answers were right, but they were not honor role answers. Lily becomes really frustrated with Mr.Reiner. Later that week Mr.Reiner dies. Everyone accuses Lily for the death because they all knew she was mad at him and she was the one who found Mr.Reiner dead in his office. Since Lily has a new teacher she was able to raise her grade to an A. This made her and Graham tied for valedictorian. Lily never had time for anything since she was always working or studying. Sadly Lily lost the trivia contest to Graham. The next night, Lily arrived to the printing press early and went inside and heard a weird noise. Lily went closer to the noise and saw the press was jammed, with a head and a shoulder. Graham´s head and shoulder, Lily was sprayed with blood. Lily fainted and was woken up by the others. At Grahams funeral, someone slipped Graham´s old glasses into lily´s purse. Scott confesses that he did but thats not all he did. Scott also murdered Graham. Scott told Lily that he loved her and he murder Graham so she can be valedictorian. Lily had to stay quite or Graham would murder her too. Julie starts to figure out what is really happening, so Scott makes a plan to kill her. Lily and Julie work together to save themselves from Scott. After the girls wound Scott they call the cops. After they have Scott taken care of for good, Lily realizes there are more important things than being valedictorian.
Recommendation
I recommend this book to other R.L. Stine readers because in my opinion it is one of his better books. I would recommend it for 10 and up because it contains some strong violence. This would also be a good book if you like thrillers or intriguing mysteries.
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June 7, 2012
3 1/2 stars. Woo buddy, look at this one go!!
Moral of the Story: Don't give B's to Type A's!!
Body Count: 2 1/2 (Mr. Reiner & Graham)
Gaping Plot Holes: At least one unexplained murder.
The Usual Suspects: Rick, the Delivery Boy, Scott, the Newspaper Boy, and Alex, Lily's boyfriend
The Guilty Party: Scott, but only for one murder. I suspect Alex of the other one.
Plot: So this Lily chick is like Bella Swan. Got three guys, at least, leaving drool on her pussy. More on that in a minute. Lily wants to be valedictorian of Shadyside High. We open with her wanting her teacher, Mr. Reiner, to change her grade from a B to an A. He refuses, and Lily tells her best friend Julie that she wishes she could murder him. Famous last words, Lily. In a place called Fear Street, you'd think these kids would be accustomed to every day slaughter. In fact, I'm sure Fear Street is where The Joker was born. Well, no surprise, Mr. Reiner winds up dead by like page 40. Lily is suspected, of course, but no one pursues it heavily. I do believe Stine writes that he is murdered, but no more is mentioned of Mr. Reiner's death in the rest of the book. We never find out who killed him. Enter Alex, Lily's boyfriend. He is bugging that Lily won't spend time with him because she is so busy competing for a scholarship and keeping her grades up. I'm pretty sure he murdered Mr. Reiner so that he could have Lily mostly all to himself. But we're supposed to love Alex, so this is never mentioned. There is a robbery at the store where Lily works (are we sure Fear Street isn't in Detroit?), and we are introduced to Rick the Delivery Boy who also has serious hots for Lily. Of course he immediately becomes a suspect, because he is a bit of a pest. Scott, we find out, ALSO has a crush on Lily. They work on the newspaper together. And there is Graham, Julie's cousin, who also constantly bugs Lily. Damn! Confused yet? Graham is also, as it happens, Lily's major obstacle for valedictorian. He wins the coveted position when he beats her in a trivia contest (really? I thought just grades decided that!). He's valedictorian for all of a day until Lily visits some printing press thing where there school paper is printed and finds his dead body. I had read Final Grade before when I was much younger, and I didn't remember any of it when I reread it - except for Graham's death. It's so epic and gruesome that you can't forget. He was pushed into the wheels of the printer and his bones came through the other side all crunched. BLOOD is being wheeled through the printer. It's awesome. This should totally be a movie. After Graham's funeral Lily comes home to find that someone has entered her house - and it's Scott! Could this be because he is the killer?! Yes, indeedy. His motive, of course, is that he is Edward Cullen - sorry, I mean, driven by an all-consuming passion. Also, he is a psychopath, natch. His plan is for he and Lily to be together forever, and he knew how much she wanted Graham dead so she could be in charge. Scott is a crazy bastard who controls Lily for most of the rest of the book, until the Final Showdown (you know the one). Julie is close to figuring out that the killer is Scott, and Lily hasn't said anything because she knows that no one will believe that she didn't want Graham dead. Scott forces Lily to call Julie and tell her to meet them at the printing plant, so that he can kill Julie like he killed Graham. He tells Lily that it is the only way. The only way to death row, yes. At the Printing Plant Showdown Awesomeness, Lily tells Julie to run for the hills, but she is stupefied and doesn't move. Bad idea, because Scott has a gun. He shoots at Julie and she falls to the ground. When she doesn't move, Lily pronounces her dead. She can't believe how quickly everything turned bad with Scott. Then there is a bunch of back and forth between Scott and No-Backbone Lily (she gets ahold of the gun, but can't bring herself to kill him), until Julie comes back to life (it was a fake gun, see?) and hits Scott over the head with a huge metal rod. Because this is the 90s and no killer is ever really dead, Scott grabs Lily's leg and keeps rambling on about how they are meant to be together forever (while blood is dripping from his mouth). Then the paramedics arrive. The next day the girls find out from Uncle Bob that the gun was fake and that all is relatively well. When Julie mentions what Lily might have learned from this, Lily pays her no mind. She basically says, "Who cares? I'm valedictorian, bitch!" Wow. Looks like RL Stine had been reading copious amounts of Sweet Valley at the time this book was written (1995).
Seriously, I'm so pissed they never told me who the fuck killed Mr. Reiner. And Kenny.
Moral of the Story: Don't give B's to Type A's!!
Body Count: 2 1/2 (Mr. Reiner & Graham)
Gaping Plot Holes: At least one unexplained murder.
The Usual Suspects: Rick, the Delivery Boy, Scott, the Newspaper Boy, and Alex, Lily's boyfriend
The Guilty Party: Scott, but only for one murder. I suspect Alex of the other one.
Plot: So this Lily chick is like Bella Swan. Got three guys, at least, leaving drool on her pussy. More on that in a minute. Lily wants to be valedictorian of Shadyside High. We open with her wanting her teacher, Mr. Reiner, to change her grade from a B to an A. He refuses, and Lily tells her best friend Julie that she wishes she could murder him. Famous last words, Lily. In a place called Fear Street, you'd think these kids would be accustomed to every day slaughter. In fact, I'm sure Fear Street is where The Joker was born. Well, no surprise, Mr. Reiner winds up dead by like page 40. Lily is suspected, of course, but no one pursues it heavily. I do believe Stine writes that he is murdered, but no more is mentioned of Mr. Reiner's death in the rest of the book. We never find out who killed him. Enter Alex, Lily's boyfriend. He is bugging that Lily won't spend time with him because she is so busy competing for a scholarship and keeping her grades up. I'm pretty sure he murdered Mr. Reiner so that he could have Lily mostly all to himself. But we're supposed to love Alex, so this is never mentioned. There is a robbery at the store where Lily works (are we sure Fear Street isn't in Detroit?), and we are introduced to Rick the Delivery Boy who also has serious hots for Lily. Of course he immediately becomes a suspect, because he is a bit of a pest. Scott, we find out, ALSO has a crush on Lily. They work on the newspaper together. And there is Graham, Julie's cousin, who also constantly bugs Lily. Damn! Confused yet? Graham is also, as it happens, Lily's major obstacle for valedictorian. He wins the coveted position when he beats her in a trivia contest (really? I thought just grades decided that!). He's valedictorian for all of a day until Lily visits some printing press thing where there school paper is printed and finds his dead body. I had read Final Grade before when I was much younger, and I didn't remember any of it when I reread it - except for Graham's death. It's so epic and gruesome that you can't forget. He was pushed into the wheels of the printer and his bones came through the other side all crunched. BLOOD is being wheeled through the printer. It's awesome. This should totally be a movie. After Graham's funeral Lily comes home to find that someone has entered her house - and it's Scott! Could this be because he is the killer?! Yes, indeedy. His motive, of course, is that he is Edward Cullen - sorry, I mean, driven by an all-consuming passion. Also, he is a psychopath, natch. His plan is for he and Lily to be together forever, and he knew how much she wanted Graham dead so she could be in charge. Scott is a crazy bastard who controls Lily for most of the rest of the book, until the Final Showdown (you know the one). Julie is close to figuring out that the killer is Scott, and Lily hasn't said anything because she knows that no one will believe that she didn't want Graham dead. Scott forces Lily to call Julie and tell her to meet them at the printing plant, so that he can kill Julie like he killed Graham. He tells Lily that it is the only way. The only way to death row, yes. At the Printing Plant Showdown Awesomeness, Lily tells Julie to run for the hills, but she is stupefied and doesn't move. Bad idea, because Scott has a gun. He shoots at Julie and she falls to the ground. When she doesn't move, Lily pronounces her dead. She can't believe how quickly everything turned bad with Scott. Then there is a bunch of back and forth between Scott and No-Backbone Lily (she gets ahold of the gun, but can't bring herself to kill him), until Julie comes back to life (it was a fake gun, see?) and hits Scott over the head with a huge metal rod. Because this is the 90s and no killer is ever really dead, Scott grabs Lily's leg and keeps rambling on about how they are meant to be together forever (while blood is dripping from his mouth). Then the paramedics arrive. The next day the girls find out from Uncle Bob that the gun was fake and that all is relatively well. When Julie mentions what Lily might have learned from this, Lily pays her no mind. She basically says, "Who cares? I'm valedictorian, bitch!" Wow. Looks like RL Stine had been reading copious amounts of Sweet Valley at the time this book was written (1995).
Seriously, I'm so pissed they never told me who the fuck killed Mr. Reiner. And Kenny.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2012
To be honest, I only decided to pick this up to read because the cover was amazingly corny, but oh my god, I am actually surprised by how good this was. The last few Fear Street books I've read have kind of been duds and this ended up being super wonderful. The main character Lily is the type of person who I hated in high school. I understand wanting to get good grades and do well in school, but whining at getting a B is stupid. When she finally gets an A-, she's still moody and upset. It was so annoying that I wanted to smack her. She was so obesessed with being valedictorian and I didn't blame her friends for getting fed up with her. I did sympathize with her for having to deal with that teacher of hers. Yeah, Lily was being annoyingly anal about things, but Mr. Reinere was a Grade A Asshole. He was such a jerk that it was only four pages in and I was hoping someone would come along and murder him already.
The murderer was revealed pretty early in the book and I was a bit disappointed. Thankfully, the book didn't lose steam and it got really interesting from that point on. This is where the book got super creepy for me and I'd probably be peeing myself in fear if I was in that situation. I didn't get though why . What kind of crappy friend does something like that?
The murderer was revealed pretty early in the book and I was a bit disappointed. Thankfully, the book didn't lose steam and it got really interesting from that point on. This is where the book got super creepy for me and I'd probably be peeing myself in fear if I was in that situation. I didn't get though why . What kind of crappy friend does something like that?
October 24, 2014
While the plot took some interesting turns, I just couldn't get over how much I dislike the main character, Lily. Not once, but twice, Lily puts her best friend in mortal danger. While she might be the smartest kid in school, it's apparently all book smarts. No common sense to be found here. More evidence for this comes from the fact that Lily had a chance to tell her best friend, Julie, that was the killer. They were by themselves talking about the fact that and yet Lily didn't say anything.
September 3, 2020
Not one of my favorites. Stupid characters (although I felt really bad for one of them.) A cringy killer, and a plot that didn't go anywhere. Two stars for me.
May 9, 2025
Cheers to another reread of an R.L. Stine book. This one’s just plain fun. Nothing mind-blowing, but definitely a good time with a few mild twists and suspense sprinkled in. No complaints here - I’m already eyeing the next one.
January 10, 2022
Teen relationship drama? Check. Murder mystery? Check. Mysterious, unsolicited phone calls? Check. Yup, this is a Fear Street book alright.
This one follows Lily, an overachieving student who, interestingly enough, is trying to make her parents proud and live up to the excellence of her older sisters. This theme isn't too prominent; Lily's family is mostly absent from the story but she's always studying and striving for those higher grades in fear of disappointing her family. I found I sympathized with her character a little bit, and even more-so when her strict teacher is found dead. Murder is heavily implied, and thus begins the mystery. Lily feels guilty because prior to this she had beef with the teacher for him giving her a B grade on her assignment/test. Now she is an object of suspicion as her fellow classmates wonder if she could be involved in his death.
Another murder quickly follows, again it is someone with close ties to Lily. Naturally she is horrified and riddled with fear and guilt as gossip about her increases. Of course we also have the trademark threatening phone calls (presumably from the killer) to scare Lily even more. Who could possibly be doing this, and why?
I enjoyed the first half of this book, and was genuinely interested in figuring out who the killer was. Instead of relying upon this for its suspense, we get the big reveal about halfway through when the The rest of the story is focused on Lily trying to deal with this new revelation, and she does so in the dumbest way possible. Whatever little bit of sympathy I had for her, and whatever interest I had in the plot flew right out the window at this pivotal point in the story. Characters (Lily especially) make incredibly dumb decisions, leading to a final act that feels so ridiculous due to the lack of logic surrounding it.
Fear Street books in general tend to require you to suspend your disbelief a little and go along for the ride... this one stretched things a little too far for my tastes and the ending was void of any true emotion or suspense. I didn't really care by the end, anyway.
Overall this one was just okay at best. Not the worst Fear Street book in the world, but far from being one of the best.
2 / 5
This one follows Lily, an overachieving student who, interestingly enough, is trying to make her parents proud and live up to the excellence of her older sisters. This theme isn't too prominent; Lily's family is mostly absent from the story but she's always studying and striving for those higher grades in fear of disappointing her family. I found I sympathized with her character a little bit, and even more-so when her strict teacher is found dead. Murder is heavily implied, and thus begins the mystery. Lily feels guilty because prior to this she had beef with the teacher for him giving her a B grade on her assignment/test. Now she is an object of suspicion as her fellow classmates wonder if she could be involved in his death.
Another murder quickly follows, again it is someone with close ties to Lily. Naturally she is horrified and riddled with fear and guilt as gossip about her increases. Of course we also have the trademark threatening phone calls (presumably from the killer) to scare Lily even more. Who could possibly be doing this, and why?
I enjoyed the first half of this book, and was genuinely interested in figuring out who the killer was. Instead of relying upon this for its suspense, we get the big reveal about halfway through when the The rest of the story is focused on Lily trying to deal with this new revelation, and she does so in the dumbest way possible. Whatever little bit of sympathy I had for her, and whatever interest I had in the plot flew right out the window at this pivotal point in the story. Characters (Lily especially) make incredibly dumb decisions, leading to a final act that feels so ridiculous due to the lack of logic surrounding it.
Fear Street books in general tend to require you to suspend your disbelief a little and go along for the ride... this one stretched things a little too far for my tastes and the ending was void of any true emotion or suspense. I didn't really care by the end, anyway.
Overall this one was just okay at best. Not the worst Fear Street book in the world, but far from being one of the best.
2 / 5
June 17, 2016
Eh. This one I wasn't that fond of, and as I don't really remember it, I can assume I wasn't that into it when I was a kid either. Like, I can relate to the main character's obsession with grades, but not in a good way! I'm glad that part of my life is over! Also, the bad guy is...uncomfortable. I don't think I'll keep this one.
April 5, 2018
A traditional feeling Fear Street story; one without a supernatural element. I thought the book was really enjoyable, however, there were a few loose ends which I wish Stine would have tied up by the end. For example:
SPOILER
How did Mr. Reiner actually die? Accident?
Does Lily end up getting back together with Alex?
SPOILER
How did Mr. Reiner actually die? Accident?
Does Lily end up getting back together with Alex?
June 4, 2017
I loved the fear street books when I was younger I hope a whole new generation falls in love with them now ... :)
April 9, 2025
Final Grade for me is an above average fear street book. Lots of spoilers. We follow Lily who starts off the book trying to convince a reach’s that her grade on the test was unfair and it will bring her average down. And that can’t happen because she needs to be valedictorian, her parents expect it from her because both of her sisters were when they graduated. Talk about pressure. Oh and her mother is recovering from a stroke, which is mentioned a few times. But then her teacher dies so her problem is solved. Everyone thinks she killed him. I mean so obviously not her. And then the person who is beating her in the valedictorian race dies too. Shes set right!! Lmao this book is really about a blackmail scheme out of love that’s very predictable.
October 26, 2022
Reviewed on Lili Lost in a Book
This book was something else. Lily absolutely loses it when a teacher gives her a bad grade, and when that same teacher is then found dead later, guess who’s the main suspect? Yup. Although, to be fair, the teacher was kind of a jerk. Did he deserve to be killed? Probably not. But still. Lol.
But also, poor Lily was being run ragged. She had school, she worked on the school newspaper, had homework, PLUS work... damn 😬 It was pretty unfair how her parents put so much pressure on her. But she also kinda overreacts, sooo... 😂
I had a ton of suspects, which should tell you the type of characters this book has 😬😂 First we had Rick, the dense delivery boy who was pushy and could not take no for an answer. Ugh. Did not like him. Alex seemed pretty sweet... for a Fear Street guy. Lol. Which is why I suspected him 😂 We just can’t have nice things in Fear Street. Lol
In the end, the actual culprit did catch me by surprise. We find out pretty early on who it is, which was very odd. I enjoyed the first part of the book with the murder mystery, but then we move onto a blackmail situation and I was just like, “no thanks!” But it was mostly because it was just so infuriating! Lily let things be done to her and she just wouldn’t get things done herself! She needed to take action! And even when given the opportunity, she didn't! Ugh.
I enjoyed the book overall... it started off pretty good, but once the blackmailing started it was just frustrating. But I do like the whole Fear Street vibe, and Stine is always good at giving descriptions. There was this death at a factory that was super gross and I totally loved it! 😆
Easter Egg: Lisa Blume from The New Girl was mentioned!
The Fear Street connection: Lily lives on Fear Street 👀
I’m number one. I’ll be valedictorian.
Once, this fact would have made her jump for joy. Now she felt only emptiness and a dull fear.
This book was something else. Lily absolutely loses it when a teacher gives her a bad grade, and when that same teacher is then found dead later, guess who’s the main suspect? Yup. Although, to be fair, the teacher was kind of a jerk. Did he deserve to be killed? Probably not. But still. Lol.
But also, poor Lily was being run ragged. She had school, she worked on the school newspaper, had homework, PLUS work... damn 😬 It was pretty unfair how her parents put so much pressure on her. But she also kinda overreacts, sooo... 😂
I had a ton of suspects, which should tell you the type of characters this book has 😬😂 First we had Rick, the dense delivery boy who was pushy and could not take no for an answer. Ugh. Did not like him. Alex seemed pretty sweet... for a Fear Street guy. Lol. Which is why I suspected him 😂 We just can’t have nice things in Fear Street. Lol
In the end, the actual culprit did catch me by surprise. We find out pretty early on who it is, which was very odd. I enjoyed the first part of the book with the murder mystery, but then we move onto a blackmail situation and I was just like, “no thanks!” But it was mostly because it was just so infuriating! Lily let things be done to her and she just wouldn’t get things done herself! She needed to take action! And even when given the opportunity, she didn't! Ugh.
I enjoyed the book overall... it started off pretty good, but once the blackmailing started it was just frustrating. But I do like the whole Fear Street vibe, and Stine is always good at giving descriptions. There was this death at a factory that was super gross and I totally loved it! 😆
Easter Egg: Lisa Blume from The New Girl was mentioned!
The Fear Street connection: Lily lives on Fear Street 👀
December 14, 2021
The moral is trust nobody who makes your chick laugh except you, cause its a slippery slope, my friend. First they're saying hi in the cafeteria and shes laughing at his stupid Franki Valli impression, then before you know it shes got him to gun down the mayor in front of everyone and then take her hostage onto the helicopter with a cap-gun but she dont know its fake and then he laughs and smooths back his stupid wavy blonde hair and pulls her perfect body closer and tells him he did it all because she showed him attention, and He Who Covets What Is Mine tells her that even though it was fun while it lasted, he made too much of a mess and then she realizes the hostage pilot is idling above Mt. Jezebellum, the largest volcano in the south-northern hemisphere, and look what you made me do, he says and snaps her pearl necklace open with his shark teeth and they scatter like wedding rice, one of them puncturing the pilot, Brad BestFriendston's right eye. "WHHHHEEEAAAAAHHHH" he cries as the copter spins 870 or whatever the dangerous amount of degrees is and then my lady, Jennifer Liar falls out and into the volcano going "no no no, i only meant to laugh at his joke in the cafeteria, oh man Rocco, I wish I never betrayed you and that you were still here to care for me, why have I forsaken you!" And thats pretty much the moral of this book. I dont condone, and i dont like it but, i gotta admit, this R. L. Stein fella's a pretty smart guy, like a sociological philosopher or something, whatever that is. I mean he says things that happen the way they really do in real life, I mean people talk about this Stephen King too, and his books sound pretty complex, and im kinda hoping to move up to the next level of like, literature, you know, cause like i progressed from the famous horror series, TurkeyWarts last week, and now im hammering away at this Scary Boulevard stuff, and i dont know, i dont wanna get a big head, but maybe next week, ill be ready for the big leagues, i mean friggin Carrie. You know, the one about this broad who realizes her hymen breaks when shes alone and thinks that means she was knocked around by a ghost and then is carrying his invisible child and then just loses it, man. My buddy, John was in that one, Four Stars Up, great popcorn book movie!
January 16, 2018
But this cover is awful.
Lily is obsessed with being the best at school and is constantly competing with Graham to remain top of the class. Her social science teacher marks her down on her perfect essay because he wanted more and Lily can't let it go...until he ends up dead. Lily works on the school paper with her boyfriend and a group of friends and she gets paranoid they'll think she did it but they stay supportive...until Graham is murdered too.
It was a good twist but it happened pretty early on and once the killer and motivation were revealed the story dragged on to its conclusion. Also, having just witnessed death, these teens were rather casual and went about their business smiling and laughing. I don't know, perhaps they are a bit crazy themselves. Not too big on the horror aspect and the suspense was decent in the second half of this one.
Lily is obsessed with being the best at school and is constantly competing with Graham to remain top of the class. Her social science teacher marks her down on her perfect essay because he wanted more and Lily can't let it go...until he ends up dead. Lily works on the school paper with her boyfriend and a group of friends and she gets paranoid they'll think she did it but they stay supportive...until Graham is murdered too.
It was a good twist but it happened pretty early on and once the killer and motivation were revealed the story dragged on to its conclusion. Also, having just witnessed death, these teens were rather casual and went about their business smiling and laughing. I don't know, perhaps they are a bit crazy themselves. Not too big on the horror aspect and the suspense was decent in the second half of this one.
October 17, 2025
Cerita sangat mudah diikuti karena menggunakan tutur bahasa dan jalan cerita yang ringan. Dalam buku ini alur mengalir tanpa ada kejutan-kejutan yang memukau. Sebagai penikmat thriller, sudah tentu mengharapkan berbagai kejutan dalam cerita yang tidak tertebak. Sepanjang membaca alur cerita, sebagai pembaca tidak ada pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang menduga-duga misteri kematian dalam cerita. Untuk buku misteri kalangan remaja, serasa ada bumbu yang kurang apabila unsur keterkejutan absen dari cerita. Selain momen keterkejutan yang kurang membumbui kisah, terdapat permasalahan yang justru hadir begitu saja tanpa ada penyelesaian sehingga hanya menjadi sekadar tempelan. Selain itu, minimnya perputaran konflik terkait peristiwa pembunuhan yang secara tidak langsung berhubungan dengan karakter utama juga seharusnya bisa memperkaya komplikasi, yang sayangnya tidak difokuskan. Konflik hanya menonjol pada kisah asmara antar remaja sekolah yang justru bisa mengimbangi atau bahkan dikurangi proporsinya. Elemen misteri yang terkuak pun tidak terlalu mengejutkan. Novel masih bisa dinikmati, karena unsur keremajaan dan kehidupan sekolah masih terasa cukup kental untuk dinikmati, tidak seperti cerita misteri sekolah yang justru melupakan momen kehidupan dunia sekolah, hanya saja potensi misteri di dalamnya kurang tercurahkan.
March 28, 2018
Bermula dari tragedi kematian Mr. Reiner—guru IPS yang memberi nilai B padanya. Awalnya memang Lily merasa Mr. Reiner tidak adil dan ia merasa sangat tertekan dengan nilai yang diberikan oleh guru IPS-nya itu. Lily geram dan bersikeras meminta Mr. Reiner bisa mengganti nilai tersebut, menjadi nilai sempurna. Tetapi, ternyata tidak semudah yang diperkiraan Lily untuk mendapatkan nilai tersebut. Hingga akhirnya Lily merasa frustasi dan berniat membunuh gurunya itu. Lalu benarkah Lily yang akhirnya membunuh Mr. Reiner di ruang kerjanya? Kalau bukan Lily, siapa yang membunuh Mr Reiner? Mengapa saat kematian Mr. Reiner, Lily berada di ruang kerja Mr. Reiner?
Penulis berhasil membuat spekulasi seorang pembaca seperti aku, terpatahkan. Lagi dan lagi.
Penulis juga berhasil memberikan nuansa tegang ketika Lily dan Graham mengikuti kontes trivia*. Dari sekian banyak murid yang mengikuti kontes trivia, akhirnya hanya tersisa Lily dan Graham. Sepasang murid yang saling bersaing mendapatkan nilai sempurna. Lalu siapakah kira-kira yang berhasil memenangkan kontes trivia? Lily kah—yang selalu unggul di atas Graham di semester-semester sebelumnya? Atau Graham—yang pada saat kontes itu, berhasil memorak-porandakan konsentrasi Lily?
Review lengkap : http://agistayoris.blogspot.co.id/201...
Penulis berhasil membuat spekulasi seorang pembaca seperti aku, terpatahkan. Lagi dan lagi.
Penulis juga berhasil memberikan nuansa tegang ketika Lily dan Graham mengikuti kontes trivia*. Dari sekian banyak murid yang mengikuti kontes trivia, akhirnya hanya tersisa Lily dan Graham. Sepasang murid yang saling bersaing mendapatkan nilai sempurna. Lalu siapakah kira-kira yang berhasil memenangkan kontes trivia? Lily kah—yang selalu unggul di atas Graham di semester-semester sebelumnya? Atau Graham—yang pada saat kontes itu, berhasil memorak-porandakan konsentrasi Lily?
Review lengkap : http://agistayoris.blogspot.co.id/201...
January 28, 2022
Lily has always been very serious about her school grades. So when a teacher gives her a B, dragging down her whole grade point average, then winds up dead everyone seems to suspect her.
To make things worse the student in the running for class valedictorian against her also winds up dead not too long afterwards.
Will Lily be able to prove her innocence or will she take the fall for murders she didn't commit?
I managed to find a pretty cheap copy in good condition of this one at a thift store not too long ago.
I do have to say it didn't age well in regards to how the male characters acted throughout this book. More than one male character was very pushy, wouldn't take no for an answer and were even grabbing the MC roughly when she tried to tell them no.
That aspect aside, the story line itself is a good one that keeps you guessing with multiple suspects. The first death even occurred a bit earlier than usual which I liked.
On the other hand, Lily just seemed a bit too willing to go along with what was happening.
To make things worse the student in the running for class valedictorian against her also winds up dead not too long afterwards.
Will Lily be able to prove her innocence or will she take the fall for murders she didn't commit?
I managed to find a pretty cheap copy in good condition of this one at a thift store not too long ago.
I do have to say it didn't age well in regards to how the male characters acted throughout this book. More than one male character was very pushy, wouldn't take no for an answer and were even grabbing the MC roughly when she tried to tell them no.
That aspect aside, the story line itself is a good one that keeps you guessing with multiple suspects. The first death even occurred a bit earlier than usual which I liked.
On the other hand, Lily just seemed a bit too willing to go along with what was happening.
July 28, 2023
Lily is obsessed with becoming the top of her class and is fighting against Graham who is also eligible to being the top of the class. However, when social studies grade drops from a B graded test score things become deadly.
This was a really thrilling read for me, and the first time I have read this one. I really enjoyed it. I will say the teacher in this one is not that great of a teacher lol. I mean he didn't provide examples as to what it was Lily could have done better in her essays, what is was he was asking her for. He just gave such a crappy excuse for what he graded the test a B, but there was nothing wrong with it. I could feel that frustration. A fun summer read for me as I prepare to go back to college in less than a month.
This was a really thrilling read for me, and the first time I have read this one. I really enjoyed it. I will say the teacher in this one is not that great of a teacher lol. I mean he didn't provide examples as to what it was Lily could have done better in her essays, what is was he was asking her for. He just gave such a crappy excuse for what he graded the test a B, but there was nothing wrong with it. I could feel that frustration. A fun summer read for me as I prepare to go back to college in less than a month.
August 31, 2021
Full review at: https://www.jackreacts.com.au/fear-st...
Snippet: I’ll admit I was expecting a bit more, but I’m not too disappointed and really enjoyed this one. It wasn’t your standard ‘heroine stalked while friends die around her’ Fear Street, so it was kind of nice when the bad guy was revealed so early!
Lily was fleshed out pretty well – the way she constantly blurted out the wrong thing at the wrong time made her super relatable, and the pressure she felt about her grades helped her seem like a real person.
Check out my full review linked up top for an in-depth recap :)
Snippet: I’ll admit I was expecting a bit more, but I’m not too disappointed and really enjoyed this one. It wasn’t your standard ‘heroine stalked while friends die around her’ Fear Street, so it was kind of nice when the bad guy was revealed so early!
Lily was fleshed out pretty well – the way she constantly blurted out the wrong thing at the wrong time made her super relatable, and the pressure she felt about her grades helped her seem like a real person.
Check out my full review linked up top for an in-depth recap :)
June 17, 2024
We are back in Shadyside. This time our destination is Shadyside High.
Can you remember how it feels to be back in High School and in your final year?
Can you remember struggling with homework to ensure you achieve high scores?
If so, please speak to Lily as she is in danger
As
She has a secret admirer who will do anything to make her happy.
She has seen 2 people who her admirer has taken care
Of.
He has murdered them
Her dream to be the best is happening
Is the cost worth it?
Read ahead to find out.
Guarantee you will get a suprise
Can you remember how it feels to be back in High School and in your final year?
Can you remember struggling with homework to ensure you achieve high scores?
If so, please speak to Lily as she is in danger
As
She has a secret admirer who will do anything to make her happy.
She has seen 2 people who her admirer has taken care
Of.
He has murdered them
Her dream to be the best is happening
Is the cost worth it?
Read ahead to find out.
Guarantee you will get a suprise
September 10, 2022
I'm re-reading the three Fear Street books I own from when I was a kid. Out of the three I thought I would like this one the least, but it pleasantly surprised me ! This one is actually kinda scary as it deals with a very real world horror. It's quite a messed up situation, and I think 12 year old me would have been a bit traumatized. This cover is the absolute worst though, and is very misleading.
December 5, 2022
I will definitely say its a good book. but i didn't like how the murder of her teacher happened way in the beginning of the book it should have led up the the murder. the writing style is very interesting has like a scared more or less stressed writing style. the pace of the novel is very quick when you get to reading a lot of events come out of nowhere my opinion it should be cut back a little bit.
January 5, 2020
Nemu buku ini di pasar loak. Terbitan 1995, bahasa Inggris pula. Belinya borongan sama Fear Street terbitan Gramedia. Tidak nyadar kalo ada edisi original nyempil. Berasa nemu harta karun.
Real talk, Stine pernah nulis Fear Street dari sudut pandang karakter cowok enggak sih? Aku kok lupa-lupa ingat, ingatnya karakternya pasti cewek.
Real talk, Stine pernah nulis Fear Street dari sudut pandang karakter cowok enggak sih? Aku kok lupa-lupa ingat, ingatnya karakternya pasti cewek.
July 1, 2021
Fear Street is such a guilty pleasure. This one wasn’t all that bad, but I felt like *****spoiler***** Rick felt like an useless character. He never did ANYTHING! I know that he was written in a way that was supposed to throw us off, but he didn’t do a good job of that and didn’t redeem himself in any notable way.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2022
Easy and fast read. But it was very obvious who was responsible for the murder. I also was annoyed at the main characters stupidity. The whole thing could have been over much faster if Lily didn’t act so irrationally. (She is a teenager, so maybe the stupidity makes sense. But it mostly seemed without it there wouldn’t have been much of a story to begin with).
June 16, 2024
4.5 to 5 stars. This one was a pleasant surprise! The cover just looked so cheesy to me that I didn’t know what to expect. We find out who the killer is earlier on in the book than usual, and then we follow the main character and how she tries to deal with that info. Slightly different than the usual formula that is Fear Street. I just had a great time with this read.
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