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Goosebumps SlappyWorld #15
Judy and the Beast
This is Slappy's world -- You only scream in it!
Judy Glassman lives with her brother, Kenny, and father, Noah, in a village at the foot of Evil Rock. Every winter, Kenny accompanies their dad up to the mansion at the top of the mountain to assist the rich, eccentric Grendel family with their house repairs. But this year, Judy convinces her dad to let her come too. Judy has heard whispers about the Beast of Evil Rock -- a half-human creature who stalks the crags. And she's determined to find out for herself if it's true. Will Judy discover the secret of Evil Rock before the Beast finds her first?
Judy Glassman lives with her brother, Kenny, and father, Noah, in a village at the foot of Evil Rock. Every winter, Kenny accompanies their dad up to the mansion at the top of the mountain to assist the rich, eccentric Grendel family with their house repairs. But this year, Judy convinces her dad to let her come too. Judy has heard whispers about the Beast of Evil Rock -- a half-human creature who stalks the crags. And she's determined to find out for herself if it's true. Will Judy discover the secret of Evil Rock before the Beast finds her first?
130 pages, Paperback
First published September 7, 2021
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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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September 20, 2021
Mysterious and spooky, Judy and the Beast is noteworthy for its gothic aesthetics. It's got it all—eerie house atop a mountain, dense surrounding forest, travel by carriage, snowstorms, nocturnal intruders, and inexplicable sounds in the night. There's even the domineering master of the house who is the object of much intrigue.
All this homage to Beauty and the Beast will surely delight readers who are at least familiar with the Disney version. It's also a good opportunity for youngsters to learn the process of literary "adaptation" and how art interacts with one another.
The central mystery surrounds whether there is or isn't a beast in the house, and the identity of that beast if there is one. Structurally it follows Stine's signature Night of the Living Dummy formula: a young protagonist is certain something supernatural is going on, but no one believes her until it's too late. The Beast even copies classic Slappy shenanigans, such as defacing the girl's painting. Of course there is a twist at the end, and it's a good one.
The quality of SlappyWorld has generally been lower than other Goosebumps series, but this one is a stand-out that shouldn't be missed. Enjoy!
All this homage to Beauty and the Beast will surely delight readers who are at least familiar with the Disney version. It's also a good opportunity for youngsters to learn the process of literary "adaptation" and how art interacts with one another.
The central mystery surrounds whether there is or isn't a beast in the house, and the identity of that beast if there is one. Structurally it follows Stine's signature Night of the Living Dummy formula: a young protagonist is certain something supernatural is going on, but no one believes her until it's too late. The Beast even copies classic Slappy shenanigans, such as defacing the girl's painting. Of course there is a twist at the end, and it's a good one.
The quality of SlappyWorld has generally been lower than other Goosebumps series, but this one is a stand-out that shouldn't be missed. Enjoy!
November 11, 2024
not going to lie. this one creeped me out a little. Lol. this was pretty cool if I do say so myself.
January 3, 2023
Is this a retelling of Beauty and the Beast? The title certainly is a riff on it, and some narrative elements are derived from the classic tale, but for the most part this is an R.L. Stine original. Twelve-year-old Judy Glassman's father, a carpenter, is often hired for his skills. Each winter he and Judy's fifteen-year-old brother Ira take a work trip to the massive Grendel estate, but her father doesn't allow her to join them. This year Judy stows away in the wagon until they've traveled too far to turn back. For the first time she will meet the eccentric Baker Grendel...a man her father seems nervous about her seeing up close.
Judy gets an eerie feeling about the Grendel property and its inhabitants. Baker is a large, eccentric man who acts more animal than human at times. He warns that Judy is forbidden to come and go as she pleases around the estate, but the warning sounds more like a threat. His employees are friendly enough, but jittery, as though they were hiding a secret. Even Judy's father and Ira are making her uneasy. Was it a mistake to sneak along on the trip?
The creepy vibe turns sinister after Judy disobeys Baker's order and explores the property one night. She catches sight of a wild-eyed monster in the snow, capable of doing a human great harm. Judy didn't take her father seriously when he told stories of a beast in these parts, but could it have been a sincere warning? Her family, the Grendel staff, and Baker don't appear concerned by Judy's claim, but she knows what she saw. Something dark and troubling is going on, but learning the truth may just make matters worse...
SlappyWorld hasn't been a great Goosebumps sub-series through the first fifteen books, but Judy and the Beast offers a few decent surprises, and the story logic holds together reasonably well. The action is drawn out and not notably exciting, but this is probably close to an average Goosebumps book. I suppose I'd rate it two stars.
Judy gets an eerie feeling about the Grendel property and its inhabitants. Baker is a large, eccentric man who acts more animal than human at times. He warns that Judy is forbidden to come and go as she pleases around the estate, but the warning sounds more like a threat. His employees are friendly enough, but jittery, as though they were hiding a secret. Even Judy's father and Ira are making her uneasy. Was it a mistake to sneak along on the trip?
The creepy vibe turns sinister after Judy disobeys Baker's order and explores the property one night. She catches sight of a wild-eyed monster in the snow, capable of doing a human great harm. Judy didn't take her father seriously when he told stories of a beast in these parts, but could it have been a sincere warning? Her family, the Grendel staff, and Baker don't appear concerned by Judy's claim, but she knows what she saw. Something dark and troubling is going on, but learning the truth may just make matters worse...
SlappyWorld hasn't been a great Goosebumps sub-series through the first fifteen books, but Judy and the Beast offers a few decent surprises, and the story logic holds together reasonably well. The action is drawn out and not notably exciting, but this is probably close to an average Goosebumps book. I suppose I'd rate it two stars.
November 18, 2021
A bit of a late night review today. Figured I'd get it out of the way since I could, as that library website is way faster these days. I had time tonight so I did this now.
I liked this one, it's on the lower end of Good for me. The setup is a decent one, and the pacing is mostly good. It gets started early and mostly doesn't drag, or have too much filler. There's more effort put into the atmosphere and description at times, which I can appreciate. Judy is a good protagonist, she's one of the proactive ones although she insists n reminding us of that too much.
The mystery is pretty standard, but the twist worked. The reveal of who the beast is makes sense, even if it becomes obvious at a certain point. The answers make sense, except this weird thing regarding the butler. The twist it ends on is decent too, it's a type we've seen a fair bit but the spin here worked well enough. And again, mostly this made sense given all the build up.
Although one aspect of this is basically lifted from Jekyll and Heidi.
My main gripe is that it gets repetitive in the latter half, in the same way Fith Grade Zombies did, infact. A lot of the kid telling others about what they saw, only to get no answers. It gets old, and it could have added more variety to spice up the story.
But as it is, it's fine with the bonus of having a few aspects that put into the good zone. Has a few lacking aspects, and it's nothing great , but I'd rank is the best of the 2021 Slappyworld stuff. Things add up better than in Zombies and the ending is more satisfying than Monster Blood.
So yeah, there's that. Interested to see how Slappy in Dreamland turns out.
STINE-ISMS: I swallowed hard, falling hard on elbows and knees. No red-head, two books in a row, odd. No sour either.
I liked this one, it's on the lower end of Good for me. The setup is a decent one, and the pacing is mostly good. It gets started early and mostly doesn't drag, or have too much filler. There's more effort put into the atmosphere and description at times, which I can appreciate. Judy is a good protagonist, she's one of the proactive ones although she insists n reminding us of that too much.
The mystery is pretty standard, but the twist worked. The reveal of who the beast is makes sense, even if it becomes obvious at a certain point. The answers make sense, except this weird thing regarding the butler. The twist it ends on is decent too, it's a type we've seen a fair bit but the spin here worked well enough. And again, mostly this made sense given all the build up.
Although one aspect of this is basically lifted from Jekyll and Heidi.
My main gripe is that it gets repetitive in the latter half, in the same way Fith Grade Zombies did, infact. A lot of the kid telling others about what they saw, only to get no answers. It gets old, and it could have added more variety to spice up the story.
But as it is, it's fine with the bonus of having a few aspects that put into the good zone. Has a few lacking aspects, and it's nothing great , but I'd rank is the best of the 2021 Slappyworld stuff. Things add up better than in Zombies and the ending is more satisfying than Monster Blood.
So yeah, there's that. Interested to see how Slappy in Dreamland turns out.
STINE-ISMS: I swallowed hard, falling hard on elbows and knees. No red-head, two books in a row, odd. No sour either.
January 7, 2022
Judy And The Beast stars our main protagonist Judy Glassman. Judy is artistic and very outgoing she has a brother that is also pretty artistic. He likes to make monsters out of wood, using carpentry skills.Their father is also a carpenter and he's getting ready to go do his yearly work at the Grendals, a couple who lives in a manson on the side of a mountain. Judy's father and son are set on going but this year Judy wants to go. Her dad insists she can't go because there's a beast up there but Judy laughs it off. Judy sneaks into a canvas bag and surprises everyone upon arrival. Judy learns that the couple Baker and his Hilda are pretty strange pretty fast. Baker eats in his private dining room and forbids her to go down that wing. She hears howls at night sees him coming inside growling. Everything points to baker being a beast. I really enjoyed this one I loved the setting the most. On a snowy mountain isolated from everybody else. There's plenty of mystery surrounding who the beast is and other mysteries, like who are the other two kids she meets that tells her she's not supposed to see them, and the cabin that's behind the mansion. Judy And The Beast is a new favorite in the Slappyworld series for me. The only thing holding it back is the fact I've already seen some of the exact same things in previous Goosebumps books .I give Judy And The Beast 4 out of 5 stars.
September 17, 2021
Won over by the silly title and the mesmerizing cover art, I pre-ordered this newest Goosebumps book months ago on a lark and had it appear on my doorstep last week. With my novel unfinished, I’ve struggled to read anything, always feeling like my literary time ought be spent on the final round of revisions, but a elementary school horror book presented the opportunity for a light nostalgic read. I’ve read one or two others across the last two decades and never felt any of the old magic, but Judy and the Beast felt like a superb offering with all the best elements of the original series crammed into a story that kept me guessing and interested.
Judy stows away with her dad and older brother as they head up the mountain to the home of Baker and Hilda Grendel to do their annual carpentry work. Once there, she meets the massive and mysterious Baker whose odd behavior makes her suspicious—but even more so when she finds a strange cabin and bumps elbows with a large, hungry creature prowling the grounds.
As someone with more than 100 Goosebumps books of reading experience under my belt, I am fully away of how trope-filled the books are. Misdirects, false frights, cliffhangers at the end of every short chapter—Judy and the Beast had all of them. Running into one after another did prompt eye rolls a few times. But more often I found myself riding the tropes forward trying to guess the nature of Judy’s beast and what the inevitable twist was going to be. Is Judy delusional? Is the beast Baker, Hilda, the butler, her father, her brother, or something else entirely? Is it all a video game or a TV show or a fictional universe inside a dark storybook? A trained Goosebumps fan anticipates these ludicrous rug pulls and I had fun trying to sleuth my way through. In some ways, I felt like I would while working through a math contest: I looked for clues that would point me toward a direction I recognized. It was actually fun.
This was a painfully easy read that I flew through, but I looked forward to picking it back up every time I put it down. When that happened with An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, I wasn’t surprised, but I was with a ho-him run-of-the-mill children’s’ horror book. Although I don’t think I could stomach more than a few of these a year anymore, this offering presented a nifty trip down memory lane fueled by remembered how much I loved these as a kid but also getting to lean it outthinking the story as an adult.
Judy stows away with her dad and older brother as they head up the mountain to the home of Baker and Hilda Grendel to do their annual carpentry work. Once there, she meets the massive and mysterious Baker whose odd behavior makes her suspicious—but even more so when she finds a strange cabin and bumps elbows with a large, hungry creature prowling the grounds.
As someone with more than 100 Goosebumps books of reading experience under my belt, I am fully away of how trope-filled the books are. Misdirects, false frights, cliffhangers at the end of every short chapter—Judy and the Beast had all of them. Running into one after another did prompt eye rolls a few times. But more often I found myself riding the tropes forward trying to guess the nature of Judy’s beast and what the inevitable twist was going to be. Is Judy delusional? Is the beast Baker, Hilda, the butler, her father, her brother, or something else entirely? Is it all a video game or a TV show or a fictional universe inside a dark storybook? A trained Goosebumps fan anticipates these ludicrous rug pulls and I had fun trying to sleuth my way through. In some ways, I felt like I would while working through a math contest: I looked for clues that would point me toward a direction I recognized. It was actually fun.
This was a painfully easy read that I flew through, but I looked forward to picking it back up every time I put it down. When that happened with An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, I wasn’t surprised, but I was with a ho-him run-of-the-mill children’s’ horror book. Although I don’t think I could stomach more than a few of these a year anymore, this offering presented a nifty trip down memory lane fueled by remembered how much I loved these as a kid but also getting to lean it outthinking the story as an adult.
December 13, 2022
The diet version of Jekyll and Heidi. Has other elements of past Goosebumps books. Basically this is a complete retread of ideas. Oh well... over 130 Goosebumps books later can you expect Stine to come up with something entirely original? This wasn't as bad as some others in the Slapyworld series though, such as Attack of the Jack. Just painfully mediocre is all.
January 17, 2024
It was good but not the most jaw-dropping ending. Could have been better imo.
July 6, 2023
Got the audio for this one with the $10 credit I got from audible for the beta rewards. Read it for my Goosebumps July!
This is Slappyworld book 15, which is one of the much more recent GB books so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Honestly, they are at the same caliber pretty much across the board in my opinion—with of course some favorites and some less so.
This one really caught me off guard because I was thinking it was going to be a funny, spooky beauty and the beast riff. And in a sense it is, we’ve got a castle and wintery-ness and a beast (that’s all BatB is right?) but it’s not what you’d expect. And I guess that makes sense, as no one would want a middle grade romance…
Tons of little cliffhanger twists and turns as Stine is known for. Personally a 4/5* I had fun.
This is Slappyworld book 15, which is one of the much more recent GB books so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Honestly, they are at the same caliber pretty much across the board in my opinion—with of course some favorites and some less so.
This one really caught me off guard because I was thinking it was going to be a funny, spooky beauty and the beast riff. And in a sense it is, we’ve got a castle and wintery-ness and a beast (that’s all BatB is right?) but it’s not what you’d expect. And I guess that makes sense, as no one would want a middle grade romance…
Tons of little cliffhanger twists and turns as Stine is known for. Personally a 4/5* I had fun.
February 15, 2023
This was fun, but largely the same as Jekyll and Heidi. I think RL Stine just reskins Goosebumps every fifteen years because anyone old enough to remember the original version would be unlikely to still be reading these.
Oh, but this was interesting in that it’s the only Goosebumps I can recall where the protagonist was the younger sibling. I think in every one I’ve read before, it’s an older sibling or only child.
Oh, but this was interesting in that it’s the only Goosebumps I can recall where the protagonist was the younger sibling. I think in every one I’ve read before, it’s an older sibling or only child.
November 21, 2021
Judy's an idiot. Saw the end coming the whole time.
April 7, 2023
nothing like a Goosebumps (R.L. Stine) book, loved them as a kid and still love them as an adult
Such a fun story and it had a fun twist at the end that wasnt completely expected
Such a fun story and it had a fun twist at the end that wasnt completely expected
January 6, 2022
I had received a review copy a little later than excepted. So, I first read Judy and the Beast sometime in mid to later November. Then the holidays hit, and I haven't had time to write a review for it. To refresh my memory, I read the book this morning.
Obviously, by the title alone, the fifteenth SlappyWorld book has a Beauty and the Beast theme to it. Instead of Belle, the female protagonist is Judy. And for the beast - well, I don't want to spoil the big twist, so I'm not going to give away the beast's identity.
Typically, Goosebumps tales have a Twilight Zone feel, but that's not the case with Judy and the Beast. Instead, it has a more of a Gothic vibe to it, especially with the atmosphere. The characters are the standard two-dimensional ones that appear in every Goosebumps story. Usually, the protagonist will either have a younger brother or sister. This time there's an older brother, and he has a bit more than do with the plot. Even the father has a significant role to play in the story.
Overall, Goosebumps: Slappyworld: Judy and the Beast is a creepy, spine-tingling read that young (or old) readers are sure to enjoy.
Obviously, by the title alone, the fifteenth SlappyWorld book has a Beauty and the Beast theme to it. Instead of Belle, the female protagonist is Judy. And for the beast - well, I don't want to spoil the big twist, so I'm not going to give away the beast's identity.
Typically, Goosebumps tales have a Twilight Zone feel, but that's not the case with Judy and the Beast. Instead, it has a more of a Gothic vibe to it, especially with the atmosphere. The characters are the standard two-dimensional ones that appear in every Goosebumps story. Usually, the protagonist will either have a younger brother or sister. This time there's an older brother, and he has a bit more than do with the plot. Even the father has a significant role to play in the story.
Overall, Goosebumps: Slappyworld: Judy and the Beast is a creepy, spine-tingling read that young (or old) readers are sure to enjoy.
October 17, 2023
TLDR;
“Judy Glassman never takes no for an answer.” So she sneaks into the wagon to join her brother, Ira, and their dad for a week at the top of Black Rock Mountain instead of staying with their annoying housekeeper like she has had to every year before. Judy becomes more and more suspicious of her father’s employer, Baker Grendel, as she sees and hears frightening noises around the property.
This book was great. The atmosphere was great, the plot and characters were all unique, and the ending was satisfying. There was tension, suspense, and intrigue. “Judy and the Beast” and “Fifth-Grade Zombies” are my favourite SlappyWorld books so far.
Beast or Dog:
Judy Glassman lives with her brother, Ira, and her dad in Sulphur Falls, Wyoming. “It’s a tiny sky town at the bottom of Black Rock Mountain” and “is a boring place to live.” Ira and their dad “travel up [the mountain] every spring to make repairs and do carpentry work for [the Grendels].” Everyone believes Baker Grendel is strange, so when Judy demands her father take her this time, he says the journey is “too treacherous” and warns her about the beast up in the mountains. “Judy Glassman never takes no for an answer”, though, and stows away in their wagon. Also because she hates Mrs. Hardwell, their housekeeper, who is supposed to be watching over her for the week that they are gone.
She pops out of the wagon once they arrive and her dad is disappointed: “Judy . . . I think you’ve made a bad mistake.” Ira is also upset by her decision and tells her so: “Our time at the Grendels’ house is special for Dad and me. Why did you have to . . . spoil it for me?” Judy does settle in after meeting everyone. However, as the nights pass she keeps hearing—and seeing—a beast outside. Howling, killing things, running in the snow. She is becoming more and more suspicious of Baker and no one is willing to listen to her. Harvard, the Grendels’ butler, says: “Better not to ask questions, Miss Judy. [. . . .] Questions can be risky.” But Judy doesn’t take no for an answer and admits to being impulsive. But as she asks more questions and prods ever deeper into the mysteries, the tension and aggression of the Beast increase. “I knew what this was. It was a warning. Someone was trying to scare me.”
The back blurb is wrong. Her father’s name is never mentioned in the book but it says Noah on the back. Judy doesn’t get permission from her father; she’s basically stuck there once they figure out she snuck into the wagon. The mountain is called Black Rock but the blurb says “Evil Rock”. There is no mention that the beast is “a half-human creature who stalks the crags.” The word crags isn’t even used in the book once. I have seen online blurbs being wrong for a few of the SlappyWorld books, but this is the first one where the physical blurb has a disconnect to the actual story. It’s not too jarring though, but I did find it interesting.
I love this book. I love the atmosphere. I love Judy’s painting and passions. I love the trouble she causes. I love the whole house and forest. Even better is the fact that I loved book #14, Fifth-Grade Zombies, just as much. That’s two great books back-to-back. My only complaint is the ending was quite abrupt. I wish there was a bit more to it, but it wasn’t a total flop like some of the SlappyWorld endings have been.
4.5/5
This is Day #11 of my October Goosebumps Challenge.
Day: 16/31
Books: 16/31
“Judy Glassman never takes no for an answer.” So she sneaks into the wagon to join her brother, Ira, and their dad for a week at the top of Black Rock Mountain instead of staying with their annoying housekeeper like she has had to every year before. Judy becomes more and more suspicious of her father’s employer, Baker Grendel, as she sees and hears frightening noises around the property.
This book was great. The atmosphere was great, the plot and characters were all unique, and the ending was satisfying. There was tension, suspense, and intrigue. “Judy and the Beast” and “Fifth-Grade Zombies” are my favourite SlappyWorld books so far.
Beast or Dog:
Judy Glassman lives with her brother, Ira, and her dad in Sulphur Falls, Wyoming. “It’s a tiny sky town at the bottom of Black Rock Mountain” and “is a boring place to live.” Ira and their dad “travel up [the mountain] every spring to make repairs and do carpentry work for [the Grendels].” Everyone believes Baker Grendel is strange, so when Judy demands her father take her this time, he says the journey is “too treacherous” and warns her about the beast up in the mountains. “Judy Glassman never takes no for an answer”, though, and stows away in their wagon. Also because she hates Mrs. Hardwell, their housekeeper, who is supposed to be watching over her for the week that they are gone.
She pops out of the wagon once they arrive and her dad is disappointed: “Judy . . . I think you’ve made a bad mistake.” Ira is also upset by her decision and tells her so: “Our time at the Grendels’ house is special for Dad and me. Why did you have to . . . spoil it for me?” Judy does settle in after meeting everyone. However, as the nights pass she keeps hearing—and seeing—a beast outside. Howling, killing things, running in the snow. She is becoming more and more suspicious of Baker and no one is willing to listen to her. Harvard, the Grendels’ butler, says: “Better not to ask questions, Miss Judy. [. . . .] Questions can be risky.” But Judy doesn’t take no for an answer and admits to being impulsive. But as she asks more questions and prods ever deeper into the mysteries, the tension and aggression of the Beast increase. “I knew what this was. It was a warning. Someone was trying to scare me.”
The back blurb is wrong. Her father’s name is never mentioned in the book but it says Noah on the back. Judy doesn’t get permission from her father; she’s basically stuck there once they figure out she snuck into the wagon. The mountain is called Black Rock but the blurb says “Evil Rock”. There is no mention that the beast is “a half-human creature who stalks the crags.” The word crags isn’t even used in the book once. I have seen online blurbs being wrong for a few of the SlappyWorld books, but this is the first one where the physical blurb has a disconnect to the actual story. It’s not too jarring though, but I did find it interesting.
I love this book. I love the atmosphere. I love Judy’s painting and passions. I love the trouble she causes. I love the whole house and forest. Even better is the fact that I loved book #14, Fifth-Grade Zombies, just as much. That’s two great books back-to-back. My only complaint is the ending was quite abrupt. I wish there was a bit more to it, but it wasn’t a total flop like some of the SlappyWorld endings have been.
4.5/5
This is Day #11 of my October Goosebumps Challenge.
Day: 16/31
Books: 16/31
January 5, 2025
The crappily titled ‘Judy and the Beast’ is an awesome example of forgettable story, and whilst there’s nothing I view as strikingly terrible—there’s also nothing remarkable. The biggest compliment is the setup: Judy stowaways in a wagon to follow her father and brother on their trip up to a snowy mansion, and she finds out that the reason she hadn’t been allowed to come with them involves potentially some dangers lurking in and around the place. It’s good, very good even, and it gives the story a good first half I feel with some nice moments, one involving a rabbit and another involving someone eating, even if one of the two is a fake out. But even then, it isn’t an amazing and gut-wrenching premise or first half, but good nonetheless. The setting is solid, the atmosphere is fine, the reveals are okay, and there’s a good story. However, there’s some faults: the reveals kinda fall flat. They don’t feel all too special to me and don’t hit as much as I’d like them to. Maybe it’s because I read this book back in 2022 so I knew the twist beforehand, or maybe it’s just that the twists are kinda just dropped casually. My real biggest gripe would have to be the back-and-forward feel of the second half of the book. There’s bland you gotta believe me junk and also a lot of just meandering and running around, finding something spooky and railing on it’s cock for ten pages and then going for round eight. It’s boring. Yawn. Also, Judy is kind of both an asshole (evident in the first few chapters when she makes fun of her brother for something he likes) and a bit dumb when it comes to, once again, you gotta believe me. Overall, 7/10. Not bad, not very good. It’s ight as fuuuuuuuck.
October 15, 2023
I've been reading all of the SlappyWorld books that I can get my hands on, to my little guy. The parts where Slappy comes in to have his two cents are beginning to bore me. They're stale. His jokes are all the same and I can do without them if he isn't going to come out with any better zingers. That aside, I have to say that this has been my favorite out of all of them so far. Great story. Kept you guessing as to who the beast was. I had an idea and my theory was partially but not fully correct. I wouldn't mind reading this one again at some point. Nicely done!
February 22, 2022
Really cool & unique feel for a book in this series. The title made me laugh pretty hard so I had to check it out. Judy was a little slow to catch on to everything but that can be expected in a Goosebumps book (lol). I listened to the audiobook and Emily Lawrence's narration is great.
March 23, 2022
This was a good book really enjoyed this one. I didn't want to put it down. I figured it out, but still wanted to see how it would end.
I wasn't expecting Baker to be a doctor that was really cool. And when the butler cut his hand. Oh no!
I wasn't expecting Baker to be a doctor that was really cool. And when the butler cut his hand. Oh no!
September 13, 2021
This one was a lot of fun.
October 8, 2021
Once again R.L. Stine suprises us with another Goosebumpa tale. It had the prefect amount of suspense, and twists for us to cringe so much that we would be dying to find out what the ending is.
January 22, 2022
I figured out the twist pretty quickly, but this was definitely one of the best books in the series so far.
February 8, 2022
Judy comes face to face with the beast in the mirror.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2022
Extremely great, this is a must-read book
July 30, 2022
Totally a twister and amazing! I spent 4 hours reading it and was entertained the entire time.
October 9, 2022
So far I've liked the slappy world books. Good story. Never really dragged. Kind of predicted what was going to happen but still entertaining
March 12, 2023
I like the ending.judy was right to be scared👻. I would like to read sequel if possible.what will she do now.
September 2, 2025
it was good ,twist at the end
October 19, 2025
it was ok
November 2, 2025
8/10
Fun read with a good twist
Fun read with a good twist
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