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Fear Street Collector's Editions #5
Evil Powers
An omnibus edition contains three books--Runaway, The Mind Reader, and The Thrill Club--that feature three girls with good intentions and strange powers who try to ward off the evils of Fear Street. Original.
- GenresYoung AdultHorror
464 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
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 1, 2019
Reviewed on Lili Lost in a Book
Runaway:
I loved this book! When it comes to Fear Street books, they can be hit or miss. But I thought this one was awesome! I mean, we have this character with some cool supernatural abilities, which I am always down for! And Felicia was smart and snarky and I really liked that. Plus the mystery surrounding Felicia’s past was very intriguing!
Suffice to say, this was pretty action-packed and I loved it! I liked the characters, loved the plot twists and mystery, and I of course adored the super powers! I really want to know more about Felicia and her power and the doctors and what she’s gonna do after Shadyside. This book was just so intriguing! It’s definitely one of my favorites!
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The Mind Reader:
Ellie is just minding her own business, taking her dog on a walk, when all of a sudden she stumbles upon a dead body in the woods! Luckily for this dead body, Ellie has visions of the past and the future (which, for the record, I thought was awesome!), so naturally the body wants justice for their death via Ellie. That's right, poor Ellie starts having these horrible visions after discovering the body, and there’s nothing left for her to do but find out who killed this person.
Overall, I really liked the mystery! I never saw that twist at the end coming, so the reveal was very satisfying! The descriptions were creepy, especially when it came to Ellie’s visions! Speaking of which, extra points for Ellie having a supernatural ability! I love it when these books throw in a little bit of the paranormal in there!
SEE FULL REVIEW HERE!
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The Thrill Club:
I liked the idea of stories becoming reality and the characters dying the way they did in said stories. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all I liked about this book. It’s even more unfortunate because this is one of the first Fear Street books I ever read... EVER! This was probably the first or second Fear Street book I read back when I was in middle school, so I had high hopes for it. Things did not go well (for me).
So, yeah. This book was not as I remembered it. Like, at all. It was an okay read, but overall just really disappointing. And I think this was mainly because I very much did not like the main character, Talia. It’s different when you’re supposed dislike them, like Reva in Silent Night ! I love her because she is such an awful person and you’re actually not supposed to like her. But this was different. I think you were supposed sympathize with Talia in this, and I just didn’t.
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Runaway:
I loved this book! When it comes to Fear Street books, they can be hit or miss. But I thought this one was awesome! I mean, we have this character with some cool supernatural abilities, which I am always down for! And Felicia was smart and snarky and I really liked that. Plus the mystery surrounding Felicia’s past was very intriguing!
Suffice to say, this was pretty action-packed and I loved it! I liked the characters, loved the plot twists and mystery, and I of course adored the super powers! I really want to know more about Felicia and her power and the doctors and what she’s gonna do after Shadyside. This book was just so intriguing! It’s definitely one of my favorites!
SEE FULL REVIEW HERE!
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The Mind Reader:
Ellie is just minding her own business, taking her dog on a walk, when all of a sudden she stumbles upon a dead body in the woods! Luckily for this dead body, Ellie has visions of the past and the future (which, for the record, I thought was awesome!), so naturally the body wants justice for their death via Ellie. That's right, poor Ellie starts having these horrible visions after discovering the body, and there’s nothing left for her to do but find out who killed this person.
Overall, I really liked the mystery! I never saw that twist at the end coming, so the reveal was very satisfying! The descriptions were creepy, especially when it came to Ellie’s visions! Speaking of which, extra points for Ellie having a supernatural ability! I love it when these books throw in a little bit of the paranormal in there!
SEE FULL REVIEW HERE!
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The Thrill Club:
I liked the idea of stories becoming reality and the characters dying the way they did in said stories. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all I liked about this book. It’s even more unfortunate because this is one of the first Fear Street books I ever read... EVER! This was probably the first or second Fear Street book I read back when I was in middle school, so I had high hopes for it. Things did not go well (for me).
So, yeah. This book was not as I remembered it. Like, at all. It was an okay read, but overall just really disappointing. And I think this was mainly because I very much did not like the main character, Talia. It’s different when you’re supposed dislike them, like Reva in Silent Night ! I love her because she is such an awful person and you’re actually not supposed to like her. But this was different. I think you were supposed sympathize with Talia in this, and I just didn’t.
SEE FULL REVIEW HERE!
June 2, 2022
Still need a couple to complete my Collector's Editions Set (a handful I've had since I was a teenager), but I'm getting there! Just a few more!
I know it may sound so silly, but with my childhood & adolescence, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps & Fear Street really helped keep me above water. It helped keep me swimming.
If I had not been such a huge "BookIt" book worm, and liking how books helped me use my imagination to temporarily escape the harsh realities that were, well...
Thank you, Sir. ✌🏼
I know it may sound so silly, but with my childhood & adolescence, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps & Fear Street really helped keep me above water. It helped keep me swimming.
If I had not been such a huge "BookIt" book worm, and liking how books helped me use my imagination to temporarily escape the harsh realities that were, well...
Thank you, Sir. ✌🏼
June 4, 2017
I love this author what a blast from my past so much spine chilling fun lol .... :)
June 9, 2021
Runaway 4/5
The Mind Reader 5/5
The Thrill Club 4/5
The Mind Reader 5/5
The Thrill Club 4/5
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