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Fear Street Relaunch #1
Party Games
Her friends warn her not to go to Brendan Fear's birthday party at his family's estate on mysterious Fear Island. But Rachel Martin has a crush on Brendan and is excited to be invited. Brendan has a lot of party games planned. But one game no one planned intrudes on his party—the game of murder. As the guests start dying one by one, Rachel realizes to her horror that she and the other teenagers are trapped on the tiny island with someone who may want to kill them all. How to escape this deadly game? Rachel doesn't know whom she can trust. She should have realized that nothing is as it seems… on Fear Island.
R.L. Stine makes his triumphant return to Shadyside, a town of nightmares, shadows, and genuine terror, and to the bestselling series that began his career writing horror for the juvenile market, in the new Fear Street book Party Games.
R.L. Stine makes his triumphant return to Shadyside, a town of nightmares, shadows, and genuine terror, and to the bestselling series that began his career writing horror for the juvenile market, in the new Fear Street book Party Games.
277 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 2014
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R.L. Stine
1,679 books18.6k 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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November 12, 2014
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THIS REVIEW WAS INSPIRED BY THE TROLL WHO TOLD ME THAT USING TOO MANY GIFS MAKES ME APPEAR CHILDISH AND I SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING SHOULD CONFIRM THAT I AM INDEED CHILDISH AND NO ONE SHOULD TAKE ME SERIOUSLY.
I know that out there somewhere there is someone screaming at their computer “HOW DARE YOU GIVE R.L. STEIN A 1 STAR RATING. HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!?!?!” Well, I’ll tell you – it was actually pretty easy being as the book was terrible. I picked this up over Halloween week thinking it would be fun to read a blast from the past. Sadly I was wrong. Now I know you’re thinking I didn’t like it because I’m too old, but I'll tell you what - I read way more than my fair share of YA books and tend to enjoy them. You know what the problem was with this particular selection????? It’s due to something I like to call “the cheese factor”.
The idea behind Party Games was a good one … Rachel (the not-so-popular girl) has had an eternal crush on Brandon (the ever-so-popular boy). When Rachel gets invited to Brandon’s birthday party at his family’s vacation home on nearby Fear Island she is sooooooo in. That is, until guests start dropping like flies and the partygoers find themselves trapped on an island with a murderer.
I was hoping Party Games would be a younger version of Harper’s Island or maybe a less gruesome version of April Fool’s Day (obviously I only watch award-winning movies). What I got instead?
Yep, full on cheese in a can. There was so much cheese in this story I was afraid I would develop a problem like my former buddy Chester . . .
Luckily I was able to finish Party Games before it was too late. Not only was this book cheesy, but it had an awful juvenile writing style to boot. I realize this was a YA selection, but the story was sooooo dumbed-down it was almost insulting. The plot was also completely predictable (again, just because your audience is young, it doesn’t mean they are stupid).
It needs to be noted that my house is FULL of R.L. Stine books. I thought my kids would love the Goosebumps stories and bought them all. It turns out neither of them are fans either. When I finished Party Games I asked why they didn’t like Stine’s books and the answer was:
Yep, too cheesy even for kids. What a bummer : (
THIS REVIEW WAS INSPIRED BY THE TROLL WHO TOLD ME THAT USING TOO MANY GIFS MAKES ME APPEAR CHILDISH AND I SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING SHOULD CONFIRM THAT I AM INDEED CHILDISH AND NO ONE SHOULD TAKE ME SERIOUSLY.
I know that out there somewhere there is someone screaming at their computer “HOW DARE YOU GIVE R.L. STEIN A 1 STAR RATING. HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!?!?!” Well, I’ll tell you – it was actually pretty easy being as the book was terrible. I picked this up over Halloween week thinking it would be fun to read a blast from the past. Sadly I was wrong. Now I know you’re thinking I didn’t like it because I’m too old, but I'll tell you what - I read way more than my fair share of YA books and tend to enjoy them. You know what the problem was with this particular selection????? It’s due to something I like to call “the cheese factor”.
The idea behind Party Games was a good one … Rachel (the not-so-popular girl) has had an eternal crush on Brandon (the ever-so-popular boy). When Rachel gets invited to Brandon’s birthday party at his family’s vacation home on nearby Fear Island she is sooooooo in. That is, until guests start dropping like flies and the partygoers find themselves trapped on an island with a murderer.
I was hoping Party Games would be a younger version of Harper’s Island or maybe a less gruesome version of April Fool’s Day (obviously I only watch award-winning movies). What I got instead?
Yep, full on cheese in a can. There was so much cheese in this story I was afraid I would develop a problem like my former buddy Chester . . .
Luckily I was able to finish Party Games before it was too late. Not only was this book cheesy, but it had an awful juvenile writing style to boot. I realize this was a YA selection, but the story was sooooo dumbed-down it was almost insulting. The plot was also completely predictable (again, just because your audience is young, it doesn’t mean they are stupid).
It needs to be noted that my house is FULL of R.L. Stine books. I thought my kids would love the Goosebumps stories and bought them all. It turns out neither of them are fans either. When I finished Party Games I asked why they didn’t like Stine’s books and the answer was:
Yep, too cheesy even for kids. What a bummer : (
November 13, 2014
What the fuck was this???? R.L. I love you but what-the-fuck?? This was just... terrible.
It's funny how no one is pointing this out but "Party Games" is pretty much a rip-off of the 1986 horror film "April Fool's Day". The only thing that sets both apart is the ending of Party Games which I feel came out of nowhere and was probably written last minute to avoid comparisons to other books/movies. Also on the copyright page it says Copyright 2014 by Parachute Publishing NOT R.L. Stine. So it is a packaged book which means it wasn't fully R.L.'s idea. But still it's a freaking rip-off and I am one disappointed reader.
I think I will be sticking with Stine's old books for now on.
I'll be talking more about this in my November Wrap-up video.
February 7, 2022
Here's the thing. Reading R.L. Stine is in some ways comforting. Odd thing to say about a horror writer but I believe it's true. Stine follows a familiar pattern and when you want something predictable in some ways but suspenseful he's a good author to read.
I am no expert in all things Stine. I've read him but not extensively. Some of his works are genuinely eerie. Some are good. And some just don't work for me. Party Games was one such book.
This is a tough one to speak about without spoilers. Basically, the book is about a high school girl -- Rachel. She works in a busy eatery taking orders for cheeseburgers and day dreaming about Brendan -- Brendan Fear.
Anyone who has read Stine knows about the Fears -- and their history.
So when this lad invites Rachel to an all-night party at his dad's home on a remote island -- she is thrilled.
But maybe she shouldn't have been. Maybe she should have run like the wind.
That is really all I can say about the plot without giving away key plot-points. Here's the thing -- the characters were fine, the setting was in fact eerie and there was suspense. But it didn't grab me.
This is because, for me, it was the wrong type of suspense. I like slow and deepening psychological horror. I like a sense of deepening dread. I just do not like plot twists on every new chapter that make no sense.
And there were mountains of them. This isn't the sort of thing that grabs me and it isn't a devise that appears in every Stine book.
But it appeared here. Endless chase sequences. Endless times for the damsel to be in distress. That's just not my thing. There isn't anything wrong with this book but it was the wrong selection for me.
Who would like this?
I feel fans of slasher films -- fans of the things I mentioned above. People who adore a huge amount of twists would undoubtedly revel in this book and get lost within its pages. It IS creepy and before I forget -- dead animals feature in this and that is another thing that turned me off.
So, really this was a quick read that I read in one sitting but felt let down with as I finished. Not my type of book and very unrealistic though I see its appeal. I have enjoyed other books by this author more.
I am no expert in all things Stine. I've read him but not extensively. Some of his works are genuinely eerie. Some are good. And some just don't work for me. Party Games was one such book.
This is a tough one to speak about without spoilers. Basically, the book is about a high school girl -- Rachel. She works in a busy eatery taking orders for cheeseburgers and day dreaming about Brendan -- Brendan Fear.
Anyone who has read Stine knows about the Fears -- and their history.
So when this lad invites Rachel to an all-night party at his dad's home on a remote island -- she is thrilled.
But maybe she shouldn't have been. Maybe she should have run like the wind.
That is really all I can say about the plot without giving away key plot-points. Here's the thing -- the characters were fine, the setting was in fact eerie and there was suspense. But it didn't grab me.
This is because, for me, it was the wrong type of suspense. I like slow and deepening psychological horror. I like a sense of deepening dread. I just do not like plot twists on every new chapter that make no sense.
And there were mountains of them. This isn't the sort of thing that grabs me and it isn't a devise that appears in every Stine book.
But it appeared here. Endless chase sequences. Endless times for the damsel to be in distress. That's just not my thing. There isn't anything wrong with this book but it was the wrong selection for me.
Who would like this?
I feel fans of slasher films -- fans of the things I mentioned above. People who adore a huge amount of twists would undoubtedly revel in this book and get lost within its pages. It IS creepy and before I forget -- dead animals feature in this and that is another thing that turned me off.
So, really this was a quick read that I read in one sitting but felt let down with as I finished. Not my type of book and very unrealistic though I see its appeal. I have enjoyed other books by this author more.
July 29, 2017
Sighhhh...Where do I begin with this one?
Warning - this review is riddled with spoilers!
I'll begin by saying that like everyone who's chosen to read the renewed Fear Street novels, I am a huge fan of R.L. Stine and have grown up reading his books, which is why I bought this book with barely suppressed excitement. I thought I would be able to delve into this amazing thriller that would take me back to my teenage years where I used to stay up late at night under my bedcovers reading these books.
Unfortunately, I cannot say that I was the least bit enthralled. It wasn't the writing - I actually didn't mind that at all. I thought his writing really captured the essence of his older books, in that it hasn't changed at all. What bothered me was the storyline itself. This was not what I expected it to be at all. The characters were some of the lamest and most boring characters ever, especially the protagonist herself, Rachel.
So, Rachel, out of the blue, is invited to Brendan Fear's overnight birthday party by none other than Brendan himself. Having never been friends with him, nor is she part of his social circle, the only other explanation she can think of is that Brendan is "into her". I found that ridiculous, he suddenly decided he was into her right as he was inviting people to his birthday party? Ok. Fine. I'll let that one pass. Moving on.
Her best friend Amy. Reasonable, loyal, Amy. Amy, the best friend, whom Rachel herself admits is ALWAYS right, warns her not to go to Brendan Fear's birthday party. Warns her that bad things happen on that island. Rachel however, decides not to listen to her best friend because well, she has the hots for Brendan, so she would rather risk her life for a fleeting romance than listen to her best friend. Again, I'll let it go. We were all teenagers once, and we know how important these social opportunities are, especially if the boy you're crushing on is the centre of it.
Then, Rachel finds a dead rat in her bed. Very Godfather-like. She assumes it's from her creepy ex-boyfriend. So when her creepy ex-boyfriend corners her the next day and warns her not to go to Brendan's birthday party, she assumes he's jealous and tells him off for his dead rat trick. To which he is surprised and swears he had nothing to do with it. Well, who are we going to believe? Creepy ex-boyfriend cornering the girl in an abandoned parking lot? Hell, no. So we're on Rachel's side on this one.
We get to the actual birthday now. They arrive at the island and their only boat driver slips, hits his head and falls into the water with blood seeping everywhere. They assume he's dead, but the staff reassure them "he'll be ok". It only takes them about 5 minutes to get over the whole thing. Very compassionate bunch these teenagers. In their rooms, Rachel is with two other girls who both discuss the dead animals found in their beds the previous night - whoops, sorry creepy ex-boyfriend - so now we know someone involved in this party is behind it, and yet...no one seems to panic or want to leave the party. Then, Brendan announces the party games are about to commence, the first one being a classic scavenger hunt around this haunted house. They break up into pairs, with Brendan obviously pairing up with Rachel, and the first death occurs. Everyone freaks out, everyone wants to get off the island, but oh wait! The boat driver is out of commission! So they're stuck on the island trying to figure out who could have killed their friend. Then another death occurs, and another - until we reach our climax, in which Brendan reveals that he was behind it all, and no one is actually dead and this was all part of his grand plan to scare everyone to death (including putting the dead animals in their beds). Very nice Brendan. You're obviously a real classy guy.
But WAIT. It gets even MORE interesting. Two armed men walk in and take Brendan and Rachel hostage, and it has nothing to do with the birthday plans this time. These men want a heavy ransom from Brendan's dad to pay him back for firing them. So another completely bizarre series of events ensue, in which they are running for their lives in the woods, and the creepy ex-boyfriend makes another appearance and is somehow involved, and them some fake cops show up and all is well that end's well.
Except, here is the part that REALLY bothered me. After all of this, the twisted party games that Brendan came up, almost getting killed and the nightmares that Rachel had to live through and what do you know? She still came out of this with Brendan as her boyfriend. I mean, is this girl insane or what? And listen to this beautiful ending: she forgets her favorite jacket in the mansion, so instead of asking Brendan to arrange to get it back to her somehow, she asks him if they could GO back there so she can find it. REALLY? That same haunted house in that same deserted island in which you almost DIED? You want to go back there YOURSELF to get a stupid jacket? Oh my Lord, give me a break. She is definitely out of her mind.
Rachel must be one of the worst female protagonists. Not only is she a horrible judge of character, but she makes the worst decisions ever!
Warning - this review is riddled with spoilers!
I'll begin by saying that like everyone who's chosen to read the renewed Fear Street novels, I am a huge fan of R.L. Stine and have grown up reading his books, which is why I bought this book with barely suppressed excitement. I thought I would be able to delve into this amazing thriller that would take me back to my teenage years where I used to stay up late at night under my bedcovers reading these books.
Unfortunately, I cannot say that I was the least bit enthralled. It wasn't the writing - I actually didn't mind that at all. I thought his writing really captured the essence of his older books, in that it hasn't changed at all. What bothered me was the storyline itself. This was not what I expected it to be at all. The characters were some of the lamest and most boring characters ever, especially the protagonist herself, Rachel.
So, Rachel, out of the blue, is invited to Brendan Fear's overnight birthday party by none other than Brendan himself. Having never been friends with him, nor is she part of his social circle, the only other explanation she can think of is that Brendan is "into her". I found that ridiculous, he suddenly decided he was into her right as he was inviting people to his birthday party? Ok. Fine. I'll let that one pass. Moving on.
Her best friend Amy. Reasonable, loyal, Amy. Amy, the best friend, whom Rachel herself admits is ALWAYS right, warns her not to go to Brendan Fear's birthday party. Warns her that bad things happen on that island. Rachel however, decides not to listen to her best friend because well, she has the hots for Brendan, so she would rather risk her life for a fleeting romance than listen to her best friend. Again, I'll let it go. We were all teenagers once, and we know how important these social opportunities are, especially if the boy you're crushing on is the centre of it.
Then, Rachel finds a dead rat in her bed. Very Godfather-like. She assumes it's from her creepy ex-boyfriend. So when her creepy ex-boyfriend corners her the next day and warns her not to go to Brendan's birthday party, she assumes he's jealous and tells him off for his dead rat trick. To which he is surprised and swears he had nothing to do with it. Well, who are we going to believe? Creepy ex-boyfriend cornering the girl in an abandoned parking lot? Hell, no. So we're on Rachel's side on this one.
We get to the actual birthday now. They arrive at the island and their only boat driver slips, hits his head and falls into the water with blood seeping everywhere. They assume he's dead, but the staff reassure them "he'll be ok". It only takes them about 5 minutes to get over the whole thing. Very compassionate bunch these teenagers. In their rooms, Rachel is with two other girls who both discuss the dead animals found in their beds the previous night - whoops, sorry creepy ex-boyfriend - so now we know someone involved in this party is behind it, and yet...no one seems to panic or want to leave the party. Then, Brendan announces the party games are about to commence, the first one being a classic scavenger hunt around this haunted house. They break up into pairs, with Brendan obviously pairing up with Rachel, and the first death occurs. Everyone freaks out, everyone wants to get off the island, but oh wait! The boat driver is out of commission! So they're stuck on the island trying to figure out who could have killed their friend. Then another death occurs, and another - until we reach our climax, in which Brendan reveals that he was behind it all, and no one is actually dead and this was all part of his grand plan to scare everyone to death (including putting the dead animals in their beds). Very nice Brendan. You're obviously a real classy guy.
But WAIT. It gets even MORE interesting. Two armed men walk in and take Brendan and Rachel hostage, and it has nothing to do with the birthday plans this time. These men want a heavy ransom from Brendan's dad to pay him back for firing them. So another completely bizarre series of events ensue, in which they are running for their lives in the woods, and the creepy ex-boyfriend makes another appearance and is somehow involved, and them some fake cops show up and all is well that end's well.
Except, here is the part that REALLY bothered me. After all of this, the twisted party games that Brendan came up, almost getting killed and the nightmares that Rachel had to live through and what do you know? She still came out of this with Brendan as her boyfriend. I mean, is this girl insane or what? And listen to this beautiful ending: she forgets her favorite jacket in the mansion, so instead of asking Brendan to arrange to get it back to her somehow, she asks him if they could GO back there so she can find it. REALLY? That same haunted house in that same deserted island in which you almost DIED? You want to go back there YOURSELF to get a stupid jacket? Oh my Lord, give me a break. She is definitely out of her mind.
Rachel must be one of the worst female protagonists. Not only is she a horrible judge of character, but she makes the worst decisions ever!
October 18, 2021
I loved the Fear Street books as a teen and I did enjoy the blast of nostalgia. I do think this was cheesier than I remember the Fear Street books being (this was more Goosebumps level cheesy). I am glad to see the series is being rebooted and hope that the Netflix mini series can help steer it back into a genuinely creepy direction. Nostalgia was almost enough for 4 stars, but the very end of the book and how relationships shake out left me beyond frustrated. Rachel is one of the weaker heroines I’ve ever read. This is the second Fear Street relaunch that I’ve read and I hope they get better from here.
This book has a lot of common horror tropes. Unpopular, poor, Rachel is invited by her crush, the popular and rich Brendan Fear, to his birthday party on his family’s summer home on an isolated island. Clearly nothing bad can happen here. Even before she makes it to the island she is creeped out by a dead rat in her bed. I did find the plot pretty predictable but that was ok. Once they get to the island and the party everything goes wrong including party guests turning up dead.
This book has a lot of common horror tropes. Unpopular, poor, Rachel is invited by her crush, the popular and rich Brendan Fear, to his birthday party on his family’s summer home on an isolated island. Clearly nothing bad can happen here. Even before she makes it to the island she is creeped out by a dead rat in her bed. I did find the plot pretty predictable but that was ok. Once they get to the island and the party everything goes wrong including party guests turning up dead.
November 26, 2016
Υπέροχοο! Μου άρεσε πάρα πολύ αυτό το βιβλίο! Μπορεί να μην ήταν τόσο τρομακτικό όμως η γραφή του RL STINE σε κρατάει σε τεράστια αγωνία μέχρι την τελευταία σελίδα του βιβλίου! Το διάβασα όλο σε μερικές ώρες δίχω�� ούτε ένα διάλλειμα ! Ηταν πραγματικά υπέροχο ! Η ελληνική έκδοση επίσης τα σπάει! Τρομερό βιβλίο! ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΤΟ!
September 3, 2014
...so here I was, just browsing NetGalley, and here I see an R.L STINE novel. And I'm like what?! And then I see it is a FREAKING FEAR STREET NOVEL and I'm like what, whaaaaat?! REQUEST REQUEST REQUEST!!! And the galley gods smiled at me and said, let there be Party Games: A Fear Street Novel. Amen.
Five stars for nostalgia's sake, I say. FIVE STARS.
It was SO FUN to return to Fear Street after all these years. R.L. Stine scared the CRAP out of me when I was younger with his Fear Street trilogy (or whatever it was) dealing with the Fear family backstory. I don't remember TOO much about the Fears - other than witchcraft, burning mansions, woods... and BEING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND by these books as a preteen/teenager. I had to read this, and now that I have, I just might take a return visit to Fear Street and reread the books of my past. Because R.L. Stine is nothing if not a good, suspenseful, twisty-turny time.
For some reason(maybe because the book is set on an island or involves the systematic reduction of said island's inhabitants), I drew a comparison to this book and And Then There Were None. Our heroine, Rachel, a gal next-door trying to do good by her parents while romancing the dark-and-distant wealthy heir at the same time she is trying to escape from her possessive ex-boyfriend, scores an invitation to an exclusive party on Fear Island. There, she has been invited to celebrate the 18th birthday of Brendan Fear, her aforementioned crush and wealthy heir to the Fear family fortune. But has Brendan also inherited the Fear family curse? Will Rachel be able to win her heartthrob's attention - while escaping the island alive?
Coming soon to your street September 30th. Honest, it's just as fun as you remember!
Five stars for nostalgia's sake, I say. FIVE STARS.
It was SO FUN to return to Fear Street after all these years. R.L. Stine scared the CRAP out of me when I was younger with his Fear Street trilogy (or whatever it was) dealing with the Fear family backstory. I don't remember TOO much about the Fears - other than witchcraft, burning mansions, woods... and BEING SCARED OUT OF MY MIND by these books as a preteen/teenager. I had to read this, and now that I have, I just might take a return visit to Fear Street and reread the books of my past. Because R.L. Stine is nothing if not a good, suspenseful, twisty-turny time.
For some reason(maybe because the book is set on an island or involves the systematic reduction of said island's inhabitants), I drew a comparison to this book and And Then There Were None. Our heroine, Rachel, a gal next-door trying to do good by her parents while romancing the dark-and-distant wealthy heir at the same time she is trying to escape from her possessive ex-boyfriend, scores an invitation to an exclusive party on Fear Island. There, she has been invited to celebrate the 18th birthday of Brendan Fear, her aforementioned crush and wealthy heir to the Fear family fortune. But has Brendan also inherited the Fear family curse? Will Rachel be able to win her heartthrob's attention - while escaping the island alive?
Coming soon to your street September 30th. Honest, it's just as fun as you remember!
November 16, 2014
Rating: 2/5
I was really excited to read this book. It's R.L. Stine, who I usually love. It's about a bunch of kids that go to a secluded island to celebrate one of their friends' brithday and then things go wrong. People start dying as the party games turn deadly and they are trapped in the island with no way out.
This book had a great premise and even though the beginning was a huge introduction a big cast of characters that I never really managed to remember completely, once the party started things were looking up. People started dropping dead and I was starting to get excited (That sounds kind of sick, but this is what you expect from R.L. Stine books). Anyways, the party game wasn't what I (or any of the characters) thought. It turned out to be a complete let down, which would have been a great twist if something remotely interesting happened after it but things just got a bit boring for me.
Since this is an R.L. Stine book, there is no great character development and that wouldn't have bothered me if the story was good, but it wasn't. So, this was kind of a disappointment for me. People were doing things that made no sense, the story turned from a deadly mystery to a boring case.
A final note on the audiobook: I really enjoyed the narrator. She did a pretty good job and I would love to listen to more books by her.
I was really excited to read this book. It's R.L. Stine, who I usually love. It's about a bunch of kids that go to a secluded island to celebrate one of their friends' brithday and then things go wrong. People start dying as the party games turn deadly and they are trapped in the island with no way out.
This book had a great premise and even though the beginning was a huge introduction a big cast of characters that I never really managed to remember completely, once the party started things were looking up. People started dropping dead and I was starting to get excited (That sounds kind of sick, but this is what you expect from R.L. Stine books). Anyways, the party game wasn't what I (or any of the characters) thought. It turned out to be a complete let down, which would have been a great twist if something remotely interesting happened after it but things just got a bit boring for me.
Since this is an R.L. Stine book, there is no great character development and that wouldn't have bothered me if the story was good, but it wasn't. So, this was kind of a disappointment for me. People were doing things that made no sense, the story turned from a deadly mystery to a boring case.
A final note on the audiobook: I really enjoyed the narrator. She did a pretty good job and I would love to listen to more books by her.
July 28, 2017
O γνωστός μας από τη σειρά "Ανατριχίλες" R. L. Stine επιστρέφει στην "Οδό του Τρόμου", που τον έκανε διάσημο, με μια ιστορία κομμένη και ραμμένη στην πένα του.
Ήρωες μια παρέα εφήβων και σκηνικό του τρόμου ένα ιδιόκτητο νησί. Τα παιδιά πηγαίνουν εκεί μετά από πρόσκληση του Μπρένταν Φίαρ,για να γιορτάσουν τα γενέθλιά του στο νησί της οικογένειάς του. Ανάμεσα στους καλεσμένους και η 17χρονη Ρέιτσελ, που είναι ερωτευμένη με τον Μπρένταν. Τίποτα δεν προϊδεάζει τους νεαρούς για όσα πρόκειται να συμβούν στο νησί κατά τη διάρκεια του περιβόητου πάρτυ - και οπωσδήποτε δεν πτοούνται από τις φήμες που ακολουθούν την οικογένεια Φίαρ. Φήμες που λένε πως είναι όλοι τους καταραμένοι. Όμως τα τρομακτικά γεγονότα που λαμβάνουν χώρα στο νησί Φίαρ ίσως καταφέρουν να τους αλλάξουν τελικά γνώμη. Το πάρτυ γενεθλίων μετατρέπεται σε έναν αγώνα επιβίωσης, και η Ρέιτσελ σύντομα θα συνειδητοποιήσει πως κάθε λεπτό που περνούν εκεί μπορεί να είναι το τελευταίο τους...
Το βιβλίο είναι χαρακτηριστικό του Stine, και δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω την γκρίνια μερικών για την "απλή" του υπόθεση. Ο Stine δεν είναι Stephen King, Dean Koontz ή Graham Masterton. Δεν νομίζω καν πως ισχυρίστηκε ποτέ πως τους μοιάζει. :Ρ Ο τρόμος του είναι εφηβικός, 'ανάλαφρος'. Γράφει εμπνευσμένες μεν ιστορίες με...υποδόριο τρόμο, αλλά όχι εκείνο το είδος που θα σε κρατήσει ξάγρυπνο τα βράδια - απλά αντί για τα 12χρονα των "Ανατριχίλων" αυτή τη φορά η ηρωίδα του είναι μια 17χρονη έφηβη και η παρέα της. Το στόρυ είναι αρκετά καλογραμμένο,στο γνώριμο ύφος του συγγραφέα,αλλά αν κάποιος περιμένει να καταφάει τα νύχια του από τον τρόμο, μάλλον επέλεξε λάθος βιβλίο. Και λάθος συγγραφέα. Οι υπόλοιποι απλά απολαμβάνουμε μια καλογραμμένη,καλοστημένη ιστορία,που προσωπικά με έκανε να νοσταλγήσω και τα "Ανατριχιαστικά" μου νιάτα. Για τα μέτρα του, δηλαδή, το βρήκα πολύ πολύ ικανοποιητικό. :)
Ήρωες μια παρέα εφήβων και σκηνικό του τρόμου ένα ιδιόκτητο νησί. Τα παιδιά πηγαίνουν εκεί μετά από πρόσκληση του Μπρένταν Φίαρ,για να γιορτάσουν τα γενέθλιά του στο νησί της οικογένειάς του. Ανάμεσα στους καλεσμένους και η 17χρονη Ρέιτσελ, που είναι ερωτευμένη με τον Μπρένταν. Τίποτα δεν προϊδεάζει τους νεαρούς για όσα πρόκειται να συμβούν στο νησί κατά τη διάρκεια του περιβόητου πάρτυ - και οπωσδήποτε δεν πτοούνται από τις φήμες που ακολουθούν την οικογένεια Φίαρ. Φήμες που λένε πως είναι όλοι τους καταραμένοι. Όμως τα τρομακτικά γεγονότα που λαμβάνουν χώρα στο νησί Φίαρ ίσως καταφέρουν να τους αλλάξουν τελικά γνώμη. Το πάρτυ γενεθλίων μετατρέπεται σε έναν αγώνα επιβίωσης, και η Ρέιτσελ σύντομα θα συνειδητοποιήσει πως κάθε λεπτό που περνούν εκεί μπορεί να είναι το τελευταίο τους...
Το βιβλίο είναι χαρακτηριστικό του Stine, και δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω την γκρίνια μερικών για την "απλή" του υπόθεση. Ο Stine δεν είναι Stephen King, Dean Koontz ή Graham Masterton. Δεν νομίζω καν πως ισχυρίστηκε ποτέ πως τους μοιάζει. :Ρ Ο τρόμος του είναι εφηβικός, 'ανάλαφρος'. Γράφει εμπνευσμένες μεν ιστορίες με...υποδόριο τρόμο, αλλά όχι εκείνο το είδος που θα σε κρατήσει ξάγρυπνο τα βράδια - απλά αντί για τα 12χρονα των "Ανατριχίλων" αυτή τη φορά η ηρωίδα του είναι μια 17χρονη έφηβη και η παρέα της. Το στόρυ είναι αρκετά καλογραμμένο,στο γνώριμο ύφος του συγγραφέα,αλλά αν κάποιος περιμένει να καταφάει τα νύχια του από τον τρόμο, μάλλον επέλεξε λάθος βιβλίο. Και λάθος συγγραφέα. Οι υπόλοιποι απλά απολαμβάνουμε μια καλογραμμένη,καλοστημένη ιστορία,που προσωπικά με έκανε να νοσταλγήσω και τα "Ανατριχιαστικά" μου νιάτα. Για τα μέτρα του, δηλαδή, το βρήκα πολύ πολύ ικανοποιητικό. :)
November 6, 2021
Δείτε επίσης και στο Chill and read
Ναι, είμαι λιγάκι ανάποδη, το ξέρω. Όλοι διάβαζαν τρομακτικές ιστορίες τον Οκτώβρη, εγώ είπα να πιάσω την «Οδό Τρόμου» τον Νοέμβρη! Διαβάζω ανάλογα με τη διάθεσή μου, οπότε τώρα έχω διάθεση, τώρα τα διαβάζω! Αφήστε που τα βιβλία του Στάιν δεν είναι και πολύ τρομακτικά για εμένα που είμαι ενήλικας. Είναι μεν τρόμου, αλλά είναι για νεαρούς αναγνώστες. Μην ξεχνάμε ότι είναι ο συγγραφέας της σειράς «Ανατριχίλες» που πολλοί από εμάς διαβάζαμε όταν ήμασταν παιδιά.
Αυτή τη φορά οι ήρωές του είναι παιδιά 17 χρονών, με βασική ηρωίδα στο συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο την Ρέιτσελ που μετά το σχολείο δουλεύει στου Λέφτι για να βοηθήσει την οικογένειά της. Η Ρέιτσελ έχει μόλις βγει από μία σχέση με ένα «κακό παιδί» και είναι ερωτευμένη με τον Μπρένταν Φίαρ. Όταν λοιπόν εκείνος την προσκαλεί στο πάρτι για τα γενέθλιά του που θα γίνει στην έπαυλη της οικογένειας, στο Νησί Φίαρ, η Ρέιτσελ ενθουσιάζεται και δέχεται αμέσως. Η κολλητή της φίλη Έιμι δε συμφωνεί μαζί της, λόγω των όσων ακούγονται, χρόνια τώρα, για την οικογένεια Φίαρ. Υπάρχουν πολλές ιστορίες για το παρελθόν της οικογένειας και καμιά τους δεν είναι καλή.
Παρά της αντιδράσεις της φίλης της, η Ρέιτσελ θα πάει στο πάρτι κι εκεί τα πράγματα θα εκτροχιαστούν, καθώς ξαφνικά, αντί για τα παιχνίδια που είχε σχεδιάσει ο Μπρένταν για να διασκεδάσουν, ξεκινάει ένα αναπάντεχο παιχνίδι θανάτου. Όταν οι καλεσμένοι αρχίζουν να δολοφονούνται ένας ένας και το προσωπικό της έπαυλης έχει φύγει από το νησί, μαζί με το μοναδικό σκάφος που θα μπορούσε να τους μεταφέρει σε ασφαλές μέρος, ο Μπρένταν, η Ρέιτσελ και οι υπόλοιποι έφηβοι συνειδητοποιούν ότι ζουν έναν τρομερό εφιάλτη.
Το βιβλίο είναι ιδανικό για παιδιά και εφήβους τους οποίους και θα καταφέρει να τρομάξει. Δεν είναι το βιβλίο που θα κάνει τον ενήλικο και ώριμο αναγνώστη να τρομάξει, ούτε θα του δημιουργήσει αγωνία από την αρχή μέχρι το τέλος της ανάγνωσης. Το ξαναλέω, γιατί νομίζω ότι πολλοί το διάβασαν πιστεύοντας κι εγώ δεν ξέρω τι, χωρίς καν να δώσουν σημασία σε τι κοινό απευθύνεται το βιβλίο. Έτσι, το έθαψαν λέγοντας ότι δεν τρόμαξαν καθόλου.
Αν το διαβάσει κανείς από αυτή την οπτική, θα διαβάσει μια ωραία ιστορία, καλά στημένη, χωρίς κενά και χωρίς να μπάζει και που διαβάζεται πραγματικά πάρα πολύ γρήγορα. Ο συγγραφέας καταφέρνει να δημιουργήσει την ατμόσφαιρα που θέλει μέσα από τις περιγραφές του χώρου, όσο και από τους ήχους που καταφέρνει να περνάει στο κείμενο. Ο συγγραφέας επέλεξε να στήσει την ιστορία του σε ένα νησί στη μέση μιας λίμνης ενώ προμηνύονταν καταιγίδα, γεγονός που ενισχύει την ανατριχιαστική ατμόσφαιρα που δημιουργεί και που υπάρχει σε ολόκληρο το βιβλίο.
Ναι, είμαι λιγάκι ανάποδη, το ξέρω. Όλοι διάβαζαν τρομακτικές ιστορίες τον Οκτώβρη, εγώ είπα να πιάσω την «Οδό Τρόμου» τον Νοέμβρη! Διαβάζω ανάλογα με τη διάθεσή μου, οπότε τώρα έχω διάθεση, τώρα τα διαβάζω! Αφήστε που τα βιβλία του Στάιν δεν είναι και πολύ τρομακτικά για εμένα που είμαι ενήλικας. Είναι μεν τρόμου, αλλά είναι για νεαρούς αναγνώστες. Μην ξεχνάμε ότι είναι ο συγγραφέας της σειράς «Ανατριχίλες» που πολλοί από εμάς διαβάζαμε όταν ήμασταν παιδιά.
Αυτή τη φορά οι ήρωές του είναι παιδιά 17 χρονών, με βασική ηρωίδα στο συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο την Ρέιτσελ που μετά το σχολείο δουλεύει στου Λέφτι για να βοηθήσει την οικογένειά της. Η Ρέιτσελ έχει μόλις βγει από μία σχέση με ένα «κακό παιδί» και είναι ερωτευμένη με τον Μπρένταν Φίαρ. Όταν λοιπόν εκείνος την προσκαλεί στο πάρτι για τα γενέθλιά του που θα γίνει στην έπαυλη της οικογένειας, στο Νησί Φίαρ, η Ρέιτσελ ενθουσιάζεται και δέχεται αμέσως. Η κολλητή της φίλη Έιμι δε συμφωνεί μαζί της, λόγω των όσων ακούγονται, χρόνια τώρα, για την οικογένεια Φίαρ. Υπάρχουν πολλές ιστορίες για το παρελθόν της οικογένειας και καμιά τους δεν είναι καλή.
Παρά της αντιδράσεις της φίλης της, η Ρέιτσελ θα πάει στο πάρτι κι εκεί τα πράγματα θα εκτροχιαστούν, καθώς ξαφνικά, αντί για τα παιχνίδια που είχε σχεδιάσει ο Μπρένταν για να διασκεδάσουν, ξεκινάει ένα αναπάντεχο παιχνίδι θανάτου. Όταν οι καλεσμένοι αρχίζουν να δολοφονούνται ένας ένας και το προσωπικό της έπαυλης έχει φύγει από το νησί, μαζί με το μοναδικό σκάφος που θα μπορούσε να τους μεταφέρει σε ασφαλές μέρος, ο Μπρένταν, η Ρέιτσελ και οι υπόλοιποι έφηβοι συνειδητοποιούν ότι ζουν έναν τρομερό εφιάλτη.
Το βιβλίο είναι ιδανικό για παιδιά και εφήβους τους οποίους και θα καταφέρει να τρομάξει. Δεν είναι το βιβλίο που θα κάνει τον ενήλικο και ώριμο αναγνώστη να τρομάξει, ούτε θα του δημιουργήσει αγωνία από την αρχή μέχρι το τέλος της ανάγνωσης. Το ξαναλέω, γιατί νομίζω ότι πολλοί το διάβασαν πιστεύοντας κι εγώ δεν ξέρω τι, χωρίς καν να δώσουν σημασία σε τι κοινό απευθύνεται το βιβλίο. Έτσι, το έθαψαν λέγοντας ότι δεν τρόμαξαν καθόλου.
Αν το διαβάσει κανείς από αυτή την οπτική, θα διαβάσει μια ωραία ιστορία, καλά στημένη, χωρίς κενά και χωρίς να μπάζει και που διαβάζεται πραγματικά πάρα πολύ γρήγορα. Ο συγγραφέας καταφέρνει να δημιουργήσει την ατμόσφαιρα που θέλει μέσα από τις περιγραφές του χώρου, όσο και από τους ήχους που καταφέρνει να περνάει στο κείμενο. Ο συγγραφέας επέλεξε να στήσει την ιστορία του σε ένα νησί στη μέση μιας λίμνης ενώ προμηνύονταν καταιγίδα, γεγονός που ενισχύει την ανατριχιαστική ατμόσφαιρα που δημιουργεί και που υπάρχει σε ολόκληρο το βιβλίο.
November 11, 2014
Like a lot of other people, I pretty much devoured Fear Street books back in the day. I wouldn't say I loved them, but I kept reading them obsessively. The ski trips, the switched bodies, the bad dreams, the Halloweens gone terribly wrong, the new boys and girls, the strangulation by scarves, the rollerblades!
I could go on, but I'll spare you.
I can't say for sure exactly how cheesy those books were since it's been so long since I've read them, but I'm guessing they were pretty effing cheesy. So many 90s books were, and that's part of what makes them so amazing (and so awful). And no pretty cover can come close to the awesomeness of 90s book covers, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS.
Anyway, my point is Party Games was SO CHEESY. SO BAD. It tried so hard to be modern but it just didn't work. The dialogue was so stilted. Like, contractions are your friend (I don't think that's the first time I've said that in a review, come to think of it). Both the dialogue and descriptions were repetitive.
It was an enjoyable read for the nostalgia factor, but I can't see teens today seriously getting into Party Games, what with all the other YA offerings out there. Unless they're the kind of teens who are into B horror movies, in which case, this might be right up their alley.
I could go on, but I'll spare you.
I can't say for sure exactly how cheesy those books were since it's been so long since I've read them, but I'm guessing they were pretty effing cheesy. So many 90s books were, and that's part of what makes them so amazing (and so awful). And no pretty cover can come close to the awesomeness of 90s book covers, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS.
Anyway, my point is Party Games was SO CHEESY. SO BAD. It tried so hard to be modern but it just didn't work. The dialogue was so stilted. Like, contractions are your friend (I don't think that's the first time I've said that in a review, come to think of it). Both the dialogue and descriptions were repetitive.
It was an enjoyable read for the nostalgia factor, but I can't see teens today seriously getting into Party Games, what with all the other YA offerings out there. Unless they're the kind of teens who are into B horror movies, in which case, this might be right up their alley.
September 16, 2016
No judgements. My kid is hosting a Halloween scavenger hunt for his book club, so I had to read this to set up the clues. Actually, I listened to it (so bad) and begged hubby Joe to stab me in the ears this morning. Our offspring OWES me big time. >.<
Okay. I bumped it to a five. My boy is going to a writing event for kids tomorrow, and he gets to meet R.L. Stine. That's worth five right there!
Okay. I bumped it to a five. My boy is going to a writing event for kids tomorrow, and he gets to meet R.L. Stine. That's worth five right there!
February 25, 2015
Fear Street is one of my favorite book series of my childhood and this delivers! Completely in the R.L.Stine/Fear Street voice, Shadyside comes back to life...and death. You are kept on your toes as you aren't quite sure who the "bad guy(s)" is or what is real or just... a game.
December 9, 2018
Ο συγγραφέας των σειρών 'Οδός Τρόμου' και 'Ανατριχίλες' ξαναχτυπά (μετά από 20 χρόνια) και μάς παγώνει το αίμα. Μόνο που στο τελευταίο μέρος του βιβλίου, ο αναγνώστης περιμένει περισσότερο μυστήριο και τρόμο, ενώ το τέλος είναι κάπως απότομο και προβλέψιμο.
Βαθμολογία: 4/5 ή 8/10.
Βαθμολογία: 4/5 ή 8/10.
July 31, 2021
I started this because I wanted to get out of my slump. And boy, this book delivered. I love horror and this was such a fun, creepy read. I loved it.
May 14, 2015
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
“Someone is definitely playing games with us,” Geena said. “Only…” Her voice broke. “Murder isn’t a game.”
17-year-old Rachel Martin is ecstatic when her crush Brendan Fear invites her to his birthday party that he’s having on Fear Island. (She’s so ecstatic she doesn’t even let the issue of finding a dead animal between her sheets stop her!) The group of kids invited to the party take a boat to the island and problems start as soon as they arrive. Party Games is actually the first of six books Stine is planning as a new addition to his popular Fear Street series.
Party Games had a definite And Then There Were None feel to it, just with high school-ers, some decidedly cheesy moments and a consistent lack of common sense that failed to thrill. I was actually expecting a supernatural flair to this but that twist never came. It was interesting and had definite moments of excitement, but my younger self had been mentally squealing since I snagged a copy of this so I had some fairly high expectations.
For me, reading Party Games was a bit of an experiment. I was obsessed with R.L. Stine when I was a kid and I remember a time when I read nothing but Goosebumps and Fear Street books. It was the initial start to my love of horror novels, no matter how cheesy they were. And cheesy they are, or at least my adult self certainly thinks so. My younger self is slightly offended though. I took a stroll down memory lane and felt 12 years old again by picking this one up and despite my change in standards for what constitutes a ‘good book’ it was fun for that fact alone. Whatever helped me build my love of reading, be it cheesy Goosebumps or cliché Twilight books, I can only smile and be thankful for them.
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
“Someone is definitely playing games with us,” Geena said. “Only…” Her voice broke. “Murder isn’t a game.”
17-year-old Rachel Martin is ecstatic when her crush Brendan Fear invites her to his birthday party that he’s having on Fear Island. (She’s so ecstatic she doesn’t even let the issue of finding a dead animal between her sheets stop her!) The group of kids invited to the party take a boat to the island and problems start as soon as they arrive. Party Games is actually the first of six books Stine is planning as a new addition to his popular Fear Street series.
Party Games had a definite And Then There Were None feel to it, just with high school-ers, some decidedly cheesy moments and a consistent lack of common sense that failed to thrill. I was actually expecting a supernatural flair to this but that twist never came. It was interesting and had definite moments of excitement, but my younger self had been mentally squealing since I snagged a copy of this so I had some fairly high expectations.
For me, reading Party Games was a bit of an experiment. I was obsessed with R.L. Stine when I was a kid and I remember a time when I read nothing but Goosebumps and Fear Street books. It was the initial start to my love of horror novels, no matter how cheesy they were. And cheesy they are, or at least my adult self certainly thinks so. My younger self is slightly offended though. I took a stroll down memory lane and felt 12 years old again by picking this one up and despite my change in standards for what constitutes a ‘good book’ it was fun for that fact alone. Whatever helped me build my love of reading, be it cheesy Goosebumps or cliché Twilight books, I can only smile and be thankful for them.
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
January 17, 2018
2.5 stars
Ridiculously cheesy but enjoyable. Exactly what I expected from a childhood favorite of mine. This type of horror would have been perfect on an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Google it kids- one of the best kids shows EVER!)
Ridiculously cheesy but enjoyable. Exactly what I expected from a childhood favorite of mine. This type of horror would have been perfect on an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Google it kids- one of the best kids shows EVER!)
March 16, 2019
Wow! This was really not good!
November 25, 2016
If you love classic spooky stories by R.L. Stine, then definitely give this one a try. It will definitely get you spooked.
Rachel has always had a crush on Brendan Fear, and when he invites her to his birthday party of course she had to say yes, this could be her one chance to get to know him. Even though Rachel was warned by people not to trust Brendan Fear and go to the party, the opportunity was too good to turn down. Finding herself on a summer island home, completely cut off from the rest of the world, Rachel is ready to play some party games. But who wants to play party games that involve a murderer in the house with their own twist to the game?
This isn't the first Fear Street Relaunch book I've read, the other two had given me such high expectations (mostly because they were both so amazing I couldn't put them down) but sadly this one just wasn't as good at the others.
I'm sure if I didn't have such high expectations, I probably would have liked this book much more. But here is why I didn't think it was as good.
While I get this book was supposed to be a mystery, the constant change of the plot, and new mysteries appearing once one was solved, just left me kind of bored. It felt like I was reading three books in one. And unfortunately, the plot didn't get me in that "I need to stay up till I finish this book" mood, and I just ended up putting it off.
The main character was alright. She was nice and normal, but she didn't have anything special about her. She was a plane Jane in an exciting story, and she didn't always handle it very well. It's not that I didn't like reading in her perspective, but I didn't love it, which was very unfortunate. As for the other characters, I really did like a few of them, especially Brendan and Eric. I found them to be more entertaining than the main character herself.
The one aspect I loved was the world building, we get a chance to explore the mansion and the rest of Fear Island, and the descriptions of the places were absolutely amazing. It really made you feel like you were almost there.
Unfortunately not every book can be a hit, but I will definitely continue reading this series. Hoping that the next books are better than this one.
Happy Reading,
Aneta
Rachel has always had a crush on Brendan Fear, and when he invites her to his birthday party of course she had to say yes, this could be her one chance to get to know him. Even though Rachel was warned by people not to trust Brendan Fear and go to the party, the opportunity was too good to turn down. Finding herself on a summer island home, completely cut off from the rest of the world, Rachel is ready to play some party games. But who wants to play party games that involve a murderer in the house with their own twist to the game?
This isn't the first Fear Street Relaunch book I've read, the other two had given me such high expectations (mostly because they were both so amazing I couldn't put them down) but sadly this one just wasn't as good at the others.
I'm sure if I didn't have such high expectations, I probably would have liked this book much more. But here is why I didn't think it was as good.
While I get this book was supposed to be a mystery, the constant change of the plot, and new mysteries appearing once one was solved, just left me kind of bored. It felt like I was reading three books in one. And unfortunately, the plot didn't get me in that "I need to stay up till I finish this book" mood, and I just ended up putting it off.
The main character was alright. She was nice and normal, but she didn't have anything special about her. She was a plane Jane in an exciting story, and she didn't always handle it very well. It's not that I didn't like reading in her perspective, but I didn't love it, which was very unfortunate. As for the other characters, I really did like a few of them, especially Brendan and Eric. I found them to be more entertaining than the main character herself.
The one aspect I loved was the world building, we get a chance to explore the mansion and the rest of Fear Island, and the descriptions of the places were absolutely amazing. It really made you feel like you were almost there.
Unfortunately not every book can be a hit, but I will definitely continue reading this series. Hoping that the next books are better than this one.
Happy Reading,
Aneta
October 4, 2014
I don't know anyone who was more excited than I that Fear Street was coming back. I think I may have literally squealed for joy when I had heard about it and eagerly awaited the release date and picked up a copy the first chance I got.
I was too young when Fear Street first came around, but when I was about 12 or 13 I stumbled upon an old copy somehow and I was hooked. This series was everything I ever wanted! It had serial killers, teenagers in mortal peril, and suspense and mystery. The truth is Fear Street reminded me a lot of the cheesy horror films I was such a fan of growing up, a la Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer; but there were so many titles the entertainment was unending. I scoured thrift store after thrift store picking up all the discarded Fear Street novels I could find. I would read one a day. I would almost exclusively read Fear Street. I would fantasize day and night about growing up one day and being just like RL Stine and writing a hugely successful series that was just like Fear Street. Eventually high school took over and my obsession eventually subsided. But man oh man is nostalgia ever a great feeling and I'm so happy to see this series revived!
Party Games was an easy, fun read. I enjoyed all the cheesiness and the constant harrowing situations that our "heroine" Rachel finds herself in. Truth be told though, I wanted more. I know I know, this is Fear Street, and what more could I possible expect. But I don't think this was Stine at his best. True, I'm an adult now and have read far better books, and this might be the reason why I feel like I do. But I'm hoping, and thinking!, that Stine is saving some better stories for his future Fear Street novels. I, for one, will definitely be giving the next one a chance.
3 stars!
I was too young when Fear Street first came around, but when I was about 12 or 13 I stumbled upon an old copy somehow and I was hooked. This series was everything I ever wanted! It had serial killers, teenagers in mortal peril, and suspense and mystery. The truth is Fear Street reminded me a lot of the cheesy horror films I was such a fan of growing up, a la Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer; but there were so many titles the entertainment was unending. I scoured thrift store after thrift store picking up all the discarded Fear Street novels I could find. I would read one a day. I would almost exclusively read Fear Street. I would fantasize day and night about growing up one day and being just like RL Stine and writing a hugely successful series that was just like Fear Street. Eventually high school took over and my obsession eventually subsided. But man oh man is nostalgia ever a great feeling and I'm so happy to see this series revived!
Party Games was an easy, fun read. I enjoyed all the cheesiness and the constant harrowing situations that our "heroine" Rachel finds herself in. Truth be told though, I wanted more. I know I know, this is Fear Street, and what more could I possible expect. But I don't think this was Stine at his best. True, I'm an adult now and have read far better books, and this might be the reason why I feel like I do. But I'm hoping, and thinking!, that Stine is saving some better stories for his future Fear Street novels. I, for one, will definitely be giving the next one a chance.
3 stars!
May 1, 2018
3.5 stars
Κάποιες από τις ωραιότερες παιδικές μου αναμνήσεις είναι οι επισκέψεις μου σε ένα βιβλιοπωλείο κοντά στο σπίτι μου (το οποίο δυστυχώς δεν υπάρχει πια!) για να αγοράσω τα βιβλία από τη σειρά Ανατριχίλες... Ήμουν το μόνο κορίτσι στην πόλη μου που διάβαζα τις Ανατριχίλες και όχι κάποιο από τα κλασικά "βιβλία για κορίτσια"! Χαίρομαι πολύ για αυτό γιατί εκείνα τα βιβλία με βοήθησαν και να αναπτύξω την φαντασία μου αλλά και να λύνω μυστήρια!
Όταν είδα τα "Παιχνίδια Τρόμου" ήξερα ότι έπρεπε να το διαβάσω εις ανάμνηση όλων των όμορφων στιγμών που πέρασα όταν ήμουν μικρή...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι δεν είναι στην πραγματικότητα ένα βιβλίο τρόμου...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι είναι ιδανικό περισσότερο για παιδιά και εφήβους...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι θα μπορούσα να έχω επιλέξει ένα βιβλίο θρίλερ για ενήλικες....
Αλλά ξέρετε κάτι? Κάποιες φορές απλά χρειάζομαι ένα βιβλίο να μου θυμίσει εκείνο το μικρό κορίτσι που έψαχνε με μανία τα ράφια του βιβλιοπωλείου για την επόμενη ιστορία που θα την ταξίδευε...
Το βιβλίο αυτό είναι ένα ευχάριστο ανάγνωσμα για όποιον θέλει να χαλαρώσει με μία κάπως τρομαχτική ιστορία μυστηρίου για εφήβους!
Κάποιες από τις ωραιότερες παιδικές μου αναμνήσεις είναι οι επισκέψεις μου σε ένα βιβλιοπωλείο κοντά στο σπίτι μου (το οποίο δυστυχώς δεν υπάρχει πια!) για να αγοράσω τα βιβλία από τη σειρά Ανατριχίλες... Ήμουν το μόνο κορίτσι στην πόλη μου που διάβαζα τις Ανατριχίλες και όχι κάποιο από τα κλασικά "βιβλία για κορίτσια"! Χαίρομαι πολύ για αυτό γιατί εκείνα τα βιβλία με βοήθησαν και να αναπτύξω την φαντασία μου αλλά και να λύνω μυστήρια!
Όταν είδα τα "Παιχνίδια Τρόμου" ήξερα ότι έπρεπε να το διαβάσω εις ανάμνηση όλων των όμορφων στιγμών που πέρασα όταν ήμουν μικρή...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι δεν είναι στην πραγματικότητα ένα βιβλίο τρόμου...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι είναι ιδανικό περισσότερο για παιδιά και εφήβους...
Ναι, ξέρω ότι θα μπορούσα να έχω επιλέξει ένα βιβλίο θρίλερ για ενήλικες....
Αλλά ξέρετε κάτι? Κάποιες φορές απλά χρειάζομαι ένα βιβλίο να μου θυμίσει εκείνο το μικρό κορίτσι που έψαχνε με μανία τα ράφια του βιβλιοπωλείου για την επόμενη ιστορία που θα την ταξίδευε...
Το βιβλίο αυτό είναι ένα ευχάριστο ανάγνωσμα για όποιον θέλει να χαλαρώσει με μία κάπως τρομαχτική ιστορία μυστηρίου για εφήβους!
October 19, 2014
*Just won this off of the Goodreads Giveaways!! I am really looking forward to reading this Fear Street novel. mmmm, October reading sounds perfect!
3 Stars
That was fun. You can always depend on R.L. Stine to give the kiddies some creeps. This truly was "party games that go wrong." Nice little twists and turns, that let you know you are reading a fear street/goosebumps novel.
If you love either of the series, you will love this one, as well.
3 Stars
That was fun. You can always depend on R.L. Stine to give the kiddies some creeps. This truly was "party games that go wrong." Nice little twists and turns, that let you know you are reading a fear street/goosebumps novel.
If you love either of the series, you will love this one, as well.
October 16, 2016
Stine with this new series brought back a whole level of nostalgia that I love. Party Games was a quick, easy read that I read in one day. With a few quirky plot twists it kept you interested until the very last page. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this little gem.
October 17, 2015
What a waste.
February 17, 2022
Brendan is a dick and Rachel is an idiot for still liking him by the end of the book.
February 11, 2022
myślałam czy nie dać 3⭐, ale jednak daję 4⭐.
idealna książka to to nie jest, ale zła też nie. postacie zachowują się momentami strasznie płytko i dziecinnie. a dialogi są FATALNE.
z plusów to zdecydowanie klimat jest super. jest creepy, mroczno i tajemniczo, czyli tak jak lubię.
więc mówiąc ogólnie podobało mi się,ale bez szału.
idealna książka to to nie jest, ale zła też nie. postacie zachowują się momentami strasznie płytko i dziecinnie. a dialogi są FATALNE.
z plusów to zdecydowanie klimat jest super. jest creepy, mroczno i tajemniczo, czyli tak jak lubię.
więc mówiąc ogólnie podobało mi się,ale bez szału.
August 12, 2017
R.L. Stine was one of my favorite authors when I was a kid. I used to love his Fear Street series, especially the books about the cheerleaders. I was excited to learn that he was re-booting the Fear Street series for a new generation. Party Games, the first book in the re-booted Fear Street series, was excellent. It brought back all of those nostalgic feelings that I remember while reading the original series as a child.
Even as an adult, I found Party Games to be suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering how Rachel and her friends were going to get out of the various terrifying situations they found themselves in. Some of the situations, such as what happened on the dock, were predictable. I knew that what happened couldn't be true. However, other situations, I had no idea what was going on, or how the characters were going to solve the problem. It brought me back to when I used to read R.L. Stine's books when I was younger, and they always scared the hell out of me. As an adult, the book wasn't terrifying, but it was suspenseful in it's own way. It was more of a mystery than a horror.
I loved the way R.L. Stine ended Party Games. It was an open ending in such a way that there could possibly be a sequel in the future. I really hope that he chooses to write one. I would definitely read it. I can't wait to read more books in the Fear Street Relaunch. I hope that they are just as good as this one. I recommend Party Games to kids and adults alike. I also recommend it to anyone that loves to get creeped out.
Even as an adult, I found Party Games to be suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering how Rachel and her friends were going to get out of the various terrifying situations they found themselves in. Some of the situations, such as what happened on the dock, were predictable. I knew that what happened couldn't be true. However, other situations, I had no idea what was going on, or how the characters were going to solve the problem. It brought me back to when I used to read R.L. Stine's books when I was younger, and they always scared the hell out of me. As an adult, the book wasn't terrifying, but it was suspenseful in it's own way. It was more of a mystery than a horror.
I loved the way R.L. Stine ended Party Games. It was an open ending in such a way that there could possibly be a sequel in the future. I really hope that he chooses to write one. I would definitely read it. I can't wait to read more books in the Fear Street Relaunch. I hope that they are just as good as this one. I recommend Party Games to kids and adults alike. I also recommend it to anyone that loves to get creeped out.
December 30, 2014
Rachel Martin is invited to Brendan Fear's birthday party. When she goes, strange things begin to happen. Can she survive the party games before someone gets killed? Read this book and find out.
Fear Street: Party Games is the first fear street book R.L. Stine has written in 20 years and it was a pretty good read. I enjoy the fear street books and am glad he is continuing them. If you enjoy scary stories, def check this series out.
Fear Street: Party Games is the first fear street book R.L. Stine has written in 20 years and it was a pretty good read. I enjoy the fear street books and am glad he is continuing them. If you enjoy scary stories, def check this series out.
October 6, 2014
Entertaining and a quick read. Took me back to my childhood days when I used to be obsessed with the Fear Street books. Definitely cheesy and cringe worthy in many parts. But I still had fun reading it.
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