The Halloweeners

Monsterstreet #2

by J.H. Reynolds

“Fast, funny, frightening—and filled with shocks and surprises. These books are my kind of fun. I want to live on Monsterstreet!” —R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series

Trick-or-treat turns to scare-or-scream in this second installment of Monsterstreet, the chilling middle grade series. When Fisher’s friends are transformed into their monstrous costumes on Halloween night, it’s up to him to save the town!

Halloween isn’t just Fisher’s favorite holiday—it’s his obsession. So when he’s invited to join the Halloweeners, he couldn’t be more thrilled.

While trying to help them win the town’s annual trick-or-treating competition, the Halloweeners stumble upon a mysterious cauldron at an old haunted house. After eating the irresistible candy inside it, Fisher’s new friends are all transformed into the monsters of their costumes!

Now it’s up to Fisher to help return his friends to their human forms by sunrise or else they’ll be doomed to remain monsters . . . forever.

Don't miss any of the books in the thrilling Monsterstreet series!

Genres: Middle Grade, Horror, Halloween, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Horror Thriller

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 2, 2019

Reviews

[Cameron Chaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES! I absolutely loved this entry in the Monsterstreet series by J.H. Reynolds. The Halloweeners is an adorably spooky love-letter to Halloween and the kids (and adults) who love it.

This book brought me back to the late '90s when I was just a little kid dressed in my Ghostface costume, going door to door begging for candy in my Midwestern town. Ever since then, I have had an intense love for Halloween and all things spooky, going as far as to start my own horror show on YouTube (Library Macabre) and writing my own Halloween-themed book. To say I, myself, am a Halloweener is an understatement, so you know I mean it when I say this is a wonderful Halloween adventure for the monster-loving kid in us all.

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is so much fun! I highly recommend these to anyone who likes horror on the younger side of middle grade. I listened to the audiobook and it was a really cute, quick read. This series reminds me a lot of Goosebumps but more modern and happier. I feel like if you have any kids in your life who want something a little bit spooky but Goosebumps is a touch too scary for them, this would be an excellent introduction!

✨ Content warnings for: mild horror elements, brief depictions of grief due to family loss, mentions of divorced parents

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[Nakia's Hideaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 out of 5!

This was my second book of the Monsterstreet series and I'd have to say that I definitely prefer The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (book #1).

This story was very cute but definitely not meant for an adult my age. I do, however, think this is perfect to read to a young child during the Halloween season.

With the premise of this story being that a group of friends get turned into their Halloween monster costumes, unfortunately for me the "monsters" were just too cute for me to take seriously. When they were wreaking havoc around the town I just thought it was funny. And once again I know this is due to me not being the target audience for this book.

I really enjoyed the ending and how everything wrapped up and all of the Halloween vibes, but I'm not sure if I will continue with the series after this one.

Very adorable though!

[Shadyside Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. I am truly blown away. Not only was this the best Halloween story I’ve ever read, I think it might have been one of the best middle grade books I’ve ever read. It was so spontaneous, silly, spooky, zany, all of the above! And on top of that, it packed a heartfelt story with real life struggles to relate to. Truly incredible. ❤️

[Kelsi - Slime and Slashers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It's a perfect read for the Halloween season. It's cute, thematic, and very heartfelt. A few parts near the end actually made me tear up. I would totally recommend this to younger readers, but it's still a perfect read for the inner kid inside us all.

I liked this installation in the MonsterStreet series much more than the first one I read which was Camp of No Return. That is an overall good book, but The Halloweeners is the better story out of the two, in my opinion. I can't wait to read the other two books in the series!

[Lisa Harrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun idea for a Halloween story! My 11 year old loved it! He finished the last page and asked if we could get the next book. I read it before him and thought this one was a bit less scary and more goofy than the werewolf story.

[Blake Summers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goosebumps books were my favorites when I was a kid in the ‘90s. Me and my friends used to collect them and trade them at school. So when I saw that R.L. Stine said he wanted to live on Monster Street, I had to check out this new series. I was able to get a hold of an "advanced reader edition" that has the first two stories in it and I just finished reading through them both last night in one sitting. I wasn’t disappointed. These were a lot of fun and full of scares and twists. My son is only five but I can’t wait for him to be old enough to read these together. Hopefully there will be a lot more Monster Street books out by then!

[Marti Houghton (The Library Lady) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun series! I’m retired, otherwise I would order these books for our school library. I can see these being good primers for kids not yet interested in reading or who are interested but haven’t yet found their niche. I’ll be passing them on to my grandkids when they get a little older.

[Gal · Rating 2 out of 5]

More like a 2.5⭐️

It was fine....
I probably shouldn't read middle grade lol

[Cristy Villemaire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic second book to the series. Let's face it Halloween is a lot of people's favorite holiday, but for Fisher its an obsession. Fisher is finally coming out of his shell and becoming friends with kids that love Halloween just as much as him. When they decided they want to win the annual trick or treat competition, they'll have to conquer their fears and some monsters along the way.

The group calls themselves The Halloweeners, together they find a mysterious cauldron full of amazing candy, the group except for Fisher start to translate into monsters. Its up to Fisher to save the night. This story was full of nostalgia and family values. I cannot wait to continue with the third book and see what will be instore.

[Horror Sickness · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great horror MG with some important messages about bullies and mother/son relationships.

On Halloween night, Fisher wants to hang out with some new friends that are welcoming him into a secret club made to worship Halloween: The Halloweeners

Dressed up as things they are afraid of, our four friends decide to go trick'r'treating to win the candy contest.

However after eating some questionable candy, Fisher's friends will turn into the monsters they have dressed up as. If they do not find a way to reverse this, the curse will be permanent and they will stay monsters forever.

This second book offered a lot more humor and a deeper exploration of the relationship between the parents and their kids.

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

What if Halloween monsters become real?

After trying to read the first book and not being a fan of it I was a bit worried about the further books. Still I wanted to at least give this one a try. And I am happy I did as it was quite fun!

Since I have been trying to write a review for a while now and still cannot find the words to correctly weave a review, I will just write a good/not so good review.

Good:
-The delicious candy and the one note that was with it. I guess it was all a plan of the witch, she knows very well that when there is delicious candy kids just can't stop at 1. :P
-Seeing the kids turn into the monsters. That was quite fun and interesting to see and also to see that at times they weren't entirely monsters but that the kids were still inside... somewhere. I had a laugh at the fact we had a vegetarian vampire and how it went totally bonkers on everything vegetable/fruit.
-The Halloweeners, I would love some more information on this and how long it has been around. It seems to have been around for ages with photographs of the other groups dotting the walls. I would love to join such a group if Halloween was as big as a thing here as in the US.
-The hilarious things that happened while Fisher was hunting after his friends and trying to capture them. The chaos was just wonderful and I had a laugh at the reactions of the people. First thinking it was just an elaborate joke, and then finding out that those 3 are really monsters!
-Trick-or-treating. Something I just love seeing in books as we don't really have it where I live. I would have loved to be a kid and get free candy, get to wear a costume, and more.
-The cover, it just so perfectly fitting with the book and the story within. Plus, it is delightfully creepy.
-Fisher. While he wasn't having the easiest time due to his mom and moving all the time, he did find friends and I loved how despite only knowing them for a short time he fully went for it to save them. To make sure they were fine.
-Ava. While I wasn't always a fan of the girl (cheating is a big no no) but eventually I grew to like her.
-I loved how the author described the town, eventually I could just see it. I would have loved to live in this town.
-The ending was great, I won't spoil anything, so I will just keep it to this.

Not so good:
-The mom. I just wasn't a too big fan of her. I get that, eventually, we find out that she has her reasons for acting the way she did, but still I wasn't happy. She expects her son to just be happy that he keeps moving ALL THE TIME, instead of just telling her son honestly why she doesn't like Halloween she just grounds his ass and then goes totally bonkers and even calls the police when he is missing, later when her son tries to save his friends (and she knows why) she purposely keeps him in the house. Really? Whut? And sure, later we do find out more about mom and why she is acting so bonkers, and I could sympathise more, but still.. just talk to your son. He is old enough to understand. Better to hear it from you.. then that he had to find out by himself what was going on.
-How the boys treated Ava, and how it took her doing some stuff and Fisher convincing them to finally accept her. Then again, I have to say at the beginning I wasn't a too big fan of her as well, but that was due to her cheating with trick or treat.

All in all, as you can see I had plenty of fun reading this and before I knew it the book was over. I would recommend this one, it is a fun book perfect for the Halloween season.

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[Stormi (StormReads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book Fisher just wants to fit in and finds a small group of guys who call themselves the Halloweeners. They are about all things Halloween and even have rules to go by. On Halloween day they are out trick or treating and are trying to beat this one older girl and her friends in the contest for the most candy.

They end up going to this old spooky house and see it has a cauldron of candy out and decide to go and get some because they want to win. It says take only one, but when one of the boys eats one he can’t quit and breaks one of the rules of being a Halloweener, only take what it says to take. The other two dive in too and before you know it his new friends are turning into the monsters they are dressed as which is a vegetarian vampire, invisible candy snatcher and a dehydrated swamp creature. Yeah!!

They quickly start wreaking havoc around town and Fisher has to enlist the help of Ava who is the mean older girl. There was a note that said they have to figure out how to turn them back before the sun comes up. So they are racing around town trying to catch them and figure out how to turn them back.

I liked Fisher and Ava (she is really just a kid who wants attention) and they made a pretty good team. The story was fun but maybe a tad bit to long as it seem to drag a little as they chased the monsters around.

This one is maybe a little bit more spooky for some kids, so make sure you know what your kid can handle. The creature spews out a green slime that hurts people, the monsters bite and really harass a lot of people and scare them. So I could see it spooking some maybe so wanted to throw that out there.

Overall, I think it was cute and so far a decent spooky kids series.

[Harold · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read an advanced copy of the first two books in this series over the weekend and thought they were a lot of fun. I think I would have enjoyed them even more if I was ten or twelve years old. These are great for kids who love Halloween, monsters, mysteries, and spooky/goofy fun.

[Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute quick halloween read. Cursed candy- ironic costumes-MONSTERS! CHAOS! found family and processing grief. I declare myself a HALLOWEENER!

[Carol Stirling · Rating 5 out of 5]

good series

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is fantastic! All the books are stand alones but you’ll want to read them all, once you get started. This is book #2 and it was loads of fun.

Fisher is getting tired of moving. He’s finally making friends at school and now, his mom notifies him that they’ll be moving soon. Fisher can’t hold back his frustration and he voices his opinion. Now grounded, he doesn’t want to miss trick-or-treating tonight, with the guys from school, so he sneaks away after his mother left to attend a school function.

Meeting up with Champ, Fisher meets the rest of the boys in a tree house and this section of the book, reminded me of the movie, Stand By Me. The boys gather for a meeting and now a serious tone takes over, as they discuss the night before them. They must win at Halloween Games and they talk about their secret weapon. The information that they discuss is important and it sets the mood for the rest of the night. The boys tell Fisher about the Halloweeners and Fisher decides that he would also like to be a member of this group.

Throwing on their costumes, the boys get ready to head out to collect their candy. It’s almost as if I’m out on the street with them as they tell their stories, encounter other individuals carrying their bags, and try to fill their bags. As they view the end house, the Halloweeners know that this house is off-limits yet Fisher is drawn to the mansion and what’s sitting on its front porch. As they approach the house, being a winner of the Halloween Games takes over their thinking and the boys see an opportunity. What an opportunity! An opportunity that changes the course of their lives.

What a fun, adventurous story. I liked what happened when the boys came up to the cauldron and they didn’t abide by the rules. What a ride! What a great imagination! Another great read in the MonsterStreet series.

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Fisher’s parents get a divorce, he finds himself with his mom back in her hometown. Even though he wants to make friends, his mom tells him their stay is only temporary. After meeting fellow Halloween lovers, Fisher feels like he’s right where he belongs. He’s asked to join a group called the Halloweeners but first he must prove himself. He has to help them win the annual trick or treat competition.

Since his mom grounded him, Fisher has to sneak around and is stuck being a ghost using a sheet. Out of fear of losing to the Pumpkinheads, the Halloweeners need to step up their game. They visit a house that’s said to once be inhabited by a witch. Here, they find a candy bar and the temptation is too much. Fisher’s three new friends stuff their faces, but he manages to resist.

After eating the bars, the three boys start going through a monstrous change and become the very monsters they’re portraying. They start to wreak havoc on the town and it’s up to Fisher to change them back before it becomes permanent. He finds an unlikely ally and uncovers secrets about the previous Halloweeners.

This is the second book in the Monsterstreet series and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. I love the Goosebumps vibe it gives me and it’s getting me pumped for the fall season. I love how these stories are creepy, but not so much that it’ll give children nightmares.


Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of horror, monsters, R.L. Stine, and friendship.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading the first book, MonsterStreet The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, our eight year old quickly picked up the second and was super excited because of the Halloween theme. The story is a fast read, and my son reviewed it as creepy, funny and totally awesome. He has already passed it down to his younger brother who needs a little help because of his age but also adores it. This will be a family favorite especially when the Halloween season comes 🤗

Definitely for eight and older

We are SO excited about this Author J. H. Reynolds. We can already tell he will be a beloved Author in this house for years to come

[Warrick Holden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was surprising, and it was full of twists. It was kind of sad at the beginning, but then Fisher made friends and they became monsters and wrecked the city. I could not put this book down. I can't wait for more!

[Amber Dill · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 10 year old daughter loved this book! She said it was not as scary as first book but perhaps even more intriguing! She loved making discoveries along the way and can’t wait for the next one!

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Welcome to part 1 of this year's spooky Halloween readers. I am again using a randomizer for this as you saw last week. As luck would have it, we got to start by returning to Monsterstreet. This was one of the recent GB throwback series that only has 4 so far. The camp one was fun but the other Halloween one, Carnevil, was kind of great. So I was hyped to do the other Halloween one to see how it stacks up.

Fisher has found a new group of friends who are part of a club called the Halloweeners. This is a group that has existed since the 1950's that has been passed from different generations. Fisher wants to join and while he gets grounded on Halloween, he sneaks out. They find a creepy house with a cauldron of "take one" candy. They take more than one and they turn into their costumes, except Fisher who didn't take any. Now he has to find a way to get his new monster friends back to normal.

This was pretty solid. Not quite as good as Carnevil but worthy of a 3.5 at least. One drawback is that it gets a bit padded later on, like how one clear reveal is delayed a bit and stretched out. It's not terribly so but you get these little bits. At 176 pages, it flows well and gets started quickly, it could just trim a bit here and there.

There's a few gaps that aren't quite filled, like how we don't know the full deal of this witch who supposedly lives on the house they get the candy from. They tease the idea of Halloweeners having a shady past but that's not quite the case. I would have liked more lore there but it wasn't the point, exactly.

They tease some character stuff for the friends that doesn't go anywhere. They have fears that are randomly gone at the end due to the events but it wasn't totally connected. This had enough going on but that's another way it could have been tighter.

Otherwise, there's good stuff here. The Halloween feel is strong, you got all the usual things as well as a rock solid atmosphere. A good spooky mood plus references to Monster Mash and Thriller, which you can't do without, really. Halloween factors into the themes as with it tying into the emotional part as well.

The main thing of becoming the costume is typical but they do fun things with it. It's large scale with them going all over town and that was cool, made it feel more fresh. Their costumes are meant to be ironic so you got one as a Vegan Vampire and so on. Now that's scary. They do enough with it even if it feels like it goes through 3 climax locations before we get the true one. The resolution works decently as well.

The emotional element comes from Mom. There's a part with divorce and how they're gonna move again soon after last time. Mom dislikes Halloween and it turns out to be due to a tragic backstory. It works well and the way this resolves is pretty effective. I like when the parent is involved and this is a good example of doing it in a deeper way.

Like Carnevil, this has a nostalgic feel to it. Both in how it captures what the holiday felt like as a kid and how it feels like something I'd read or watch as a kid. It has that feel and on its own and it has its own fun. Compared to Carnevil, it could feel a bit padded and have a few open ended bits but it's not a big deal.

It's still solid fun that used the idea well. The Halloween factor is strong and there's real heart to it. It's just a solid and fun package that adds more as it goes. Also, there's an arc of sorts with local Alpha bitch AVa that was good too, leading to a good ending. Again, the story has some kinks but it becomes a pretty good package.

Now I just have one Monsterstreet left. So far JH Reynolds really gets it, so it's sad that there was only 4, unless more randomly come up. At least we have these. That's about it for this, a good start. I hit up the wheel and it seems like next time, we have a chance to dive into nostalgia. As in, something I would have been less likely to put on here unless I had nostalgia for it so oh, that'll be fun.

See ya then.

[Branden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fisher is excited to finally join up with his new friends, and become a member of the Halloweeners, which is a group that is obsessed with all things Halloween. Unfortunately for him, he finds himself grounded on Halloween night because he talked back to his mother, who told him they were moving again. He sneaks out anyway, and joins his three new friends in a trick or treating contest. During the contest, the group comes across the creepiest house in the neighborhood, and something compels his friends to start eating all the candy on the porch. The results prove monstrous, and Fisher is left to rescue his friends, who have all turned into real-life versions of their Halloween costumes.

This is the second book of the MonsterStreet series from J.H. Reynolds, and is a step up from the werewolf story of the first book. Frankly, I'm surprised Reynolds went as far as he did with some of the things in The Halloweeners as things take a more violent twist than what we might usually see in these types of middle grade horror novels. I definitely appreciated it, and there was nothing I wouldn't let me child read (when she reaches that age), but I was surprised to see some of the descriptions within. Good for Reynolds, though, as times have changed, and it helps the book feel more relevant for today's middle grade audience.

There isn't a whole lot of depth with The Halloweeners; all of the emotional drivers of the story are very basic, and easily resolved. This is what I expect with these novels, but I would love to see one of these go a little deeper than surface level to create a bit more meaning for the reader, young or old. I did enjoy the relationship between Fisher and Ava, a member of a competing group that is in the trick or treating contest. There is definite growth between these two, which I really appreciated.

The ending of The Halloweeners is stronger than that of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, but it does suffer from a little bit of the "everything works out exactly as planned in a very short time" thing that the first book had. It's less intrusive this time out, though, so I didn't mind it nearly as much. Plus, the journey to the finish was more intriguing than Werewolf as well, which makes everything more enjoyable.

J.H. Reynolds is producing some really strong work with his MonsterStreet series. I have one more to read in the series, with the fourth book due out in the summer of 2020. I like the fact that I enjoyed this second book more than the first, and I'm hoping that trend sticks as I continue the series.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy the Monsterstreet series and this story is fantastic! It gives you the angst of a young boy whose parents have just divorced, feeling alone and finding out he and his mother will be moving yet again, thus preventing him from developing any solid friendships. But it’s Halloween night and he’s been invited to join a group of boys for a night of trick or treating and determined not to miss out on the opportunity, he sneaks out and becomes fast friends with the trio who call their club The Halloweeners.

This is multidimensional story about dealing with change, building friendships, making good choices, and being brave enough to do the right thing. Growing up as a child who adored all things Halloween and scary, this book ticked all the boxes of creating a world of fun and frights on Halloween night, but never gets too scary for the middle grade reader.

There are a lot of positive life lessons that present throughout the story, including not judging someone before you get to know them, being honorable and respectful of others, and understanding that parents can have complicated lives so that sometimes the decisions they make can be hard for their children to understand. There’s nothing heavy handed about how the author incorporates these life lessons into the storyline, and all the characters are really good natured despite sometimes showing their frustration when they experience disappointment. It’s good kids learning to cope with the cards they’re dealt in life, including some unexpected Halloween hijinks.

The Halloweeners is a captivating story that kept my attention throughout, reminding me of how much I enjoyed the fun of the season as a child. Much of the time I was smiling and even felt the tug on my heartstrings as unlikely friendships were formed and family secrets revealed. There’s also a twist in the story that made me go, “Oh!”

This book is great, especially as a Halloween read. I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator, James Fouhey, did an excellent job bringing all the characters to life and expressing their wonder and emotions as children experiencing some life challenges and one particularly frightful night to remember.

[Pop Bop · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Raucous Monsterfest

The Monsterstreet series is written to be in the style of the popular "Goosebumps" books, and I get that. These might be a bit milder, (some of the Goosebumps books are bloodier and more violent than you might expect), and that was fine by me.

The first book in the series is a werewolf book. This second one offers a take on Halloween, which is fun because there's a lot of room to go over the top and careful, tight plotting isn't really a priority. In this one we have a gang of dedicated Halloweeners who gorge on a real witch's candy and are transformed into actual versions of whatever costumes they are wearing. Our hero, who didn't eat the candy, and an uppity girl classmate, who is more resourceful than any of the guys, have to get the Halloweeners transformed back to their original forms. Have you got that? O.K., let the fun begin.

There's a little bit of everything in this. Slapstick, racing around, goofy attempts to capture the monsters - you name it. A few mysteries are solved and some loose ends get tied up. All of this turns on a cascade of coincidences, lucky hunches, out there plot twists, and sudden reveals. It's all fast paced, high energy, and pretty herky jerky.

So, the book seems aimed at fairly young middle graders who are willing to just go along for a high energy ride. It is a Halloween story without anything really scary, so I guess that fits.

(Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second installment of MonsterStreet was my cup of tea. I always love a story about trick-or-treating and making the effort to fully enjoy the Halloween experience at all ages. This one reminded me a bit of "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury, which is one of my favourite childhood books.

This story follows Fisher, a young boy whose parents recently divorced. He just wants to stay in one town, make friends, and live a normal life. When Halloween comes around, Fisher befriends a group of boys called "The Halloweeners" and joins them for a trick-or-treating contest against other kids to see who can get the most candy. Fisher's mom is dead-set against Halloween though, and this causes some animosity and the need to sneak around. When the Halloweeners start their Halloween night escapades, some special candy in front of a known witch's house transforms them into the monsters they dressed up as, and Fisher needs to find a way to save them and the town before it's too late.

I enjoyed the touching story about Fisher and his mother, and the personal insight into the kids' lives and how they feel within their family units and school. This nuance makes these stories feel a lot more adult than most childrens' horror stories. I think it's important that kids learn about loss, grieving, acceptance, and becoming confident in who they are, and that's what J.H. Reynolds brings to the table in this MonsterStreet series.

[Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun middle-grade read perfect for Halloween!
Fisher's parents are newly divorced and he and his mom have returned to live in her childhood town where he has befriended a group of boys that call themselves The Halloweeners. This group of friends join together each year to trick-and-treat and pool their candy together in an attempt to win the town's Halloween candy-collecting competition, and despite that his mother hates the holiday and has grounded him, Fisher sets out to join in on the fun, but Fisher and his friends soon learn that breaking the rules of Halloween isn't a good idea when dealing with witches.

A quick and enjoyable read about a group of friends that end up in a sticky situation on Halloween night! This is the perfect choice for young readers that want to read about the enjoyment of dressing up and going trick-or-treating, with a twist!
This reminded me a lot of Ray Bradbury's 'The Halloween Tree' and makes a wonderful seasonal addition to the Monsterstreet series! I'm also really loving that this series is similar to the old Goosebumps books, in that each one is it's own story and can be read out of order!

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second in the series, but after reading this one, I feel like at least the first two can be read out of order. The series reminds me of Goosebumps which I loved as a kid. I have the next one on its way to me to continue the series, looking forward to that one!

In this one, it highly reminded me of Ray Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree", a group of boys are out trick or treating and things go sideways. Trying to beat the deadline to get everything back to normal is a challenge that they and the town may need to work together to overcome.

[Mortisha Cassavetes · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an awesome book to read about Trick or Treat night! I really loved it. The story follows young, Fisher, a boy who loves Halloween with a mother who doesn't and refuses to let him participate but after his friends from school call, Fisher sneaks out to enjoy the night. While trick or treating, the boys find their way to the old witch's house and notice a full caldron of candy with a notice to only take one! No spoilers here! I highly recommend this book as well as the series.

[Bobby Keniston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, I enjoyed this installment of J.H. Reynolds' Monsterstreet books, "The Halloweeners". Fun, spooky stories, but Reynolds does a great job of creating characters with some real dimension that you care for and root for as you turn each page.

And this is a great one for those lovely nostalgic Halloween feelings. I love Halloween and always have. It's good to know there will always be generations of Halloweeners...