5 comments about Graduation Day (Fear Street Seniors, No. 12).

1. Josie Maxwell conjured up an evil spirit in the first Seniors book. She thought it was gone forever. But it's not. And now that graduation day for the seniors at Shadyside High is coming up, the evil spirit is stronger. Will anyone be alive to graduate? Meanwhile, Clark admits that he is a vampire, and tries to suck Trisha Conrad's blood.

   The Seniors series was a lot of fun. I loved finishing a book and then reading the next one to see who dies. But now it's over. And worst of all, this book ends with so many questions unanswered. Was Justin really Amy Fear? Who was that spirit talking during the seance in The Thirst? And many more. Also, the dead seniors come back to life in this book for a while. It was said that all of the dead seniors had come back to life, but only a few came back. What happened to all the other ones? Now to the vampire part. The idea of an evil spirit and a vampire in the same book isn't the smartest idea.

   R.L. Stine was probably thinking of a quick way to end the Seniors series. I suggest reading the whole series, but don't let this one disappoint you too much.




2. the beginning of the book was interesting. but it began to get absolutely ridiculous about halfway through. so much of it didn't make sense. why did you need an evil spirit and a vampire in the same book. and the trip the two girls made to the fear mansion was just plain stupid. i normally love the r l stine books. but not this one.



3. "Graduation Day" is the 12th and last book in the Fear Street Seniors series. In it, the remaining senior class is haunted and tormented by an evil spirit summoned by one of their own classmates, Josie Maxwell. It's up to her to find a way to reverse the Doom Spell so she and her friends can graduate Shadyside High alive.

   Meanwhile, Clark Dickson (aka Count Clarkula) shows his true nature as a vampire and seeks blood from the sci-fi nerd, Matty Winger, and the rich Fear descendent, Trisha Conrad. I'm not sure why a vampire had to be added to the plot (although I'm all for vampire stories) when the evil spirit seemed like enough of a threat. I guess I should probably read the other 11 books to find out, especially since--as usual--I've begun a series out of order, starting with the last book first. I wasn't completely lost, however. The yearbook pics at the beginning of the book were useful, but a little distracting. I kept flipping back every so often to find out who each character was, which really wasted a lot of my time while reading the book.

   Overall, this is your typical Fear Street book. Most teen fans will probably enjoy it, but I thought it was a little too cheesy, even for kids. I mean, a spirit that won't let you graduate high school? Come on. Someone's really getting desperate for material. And it's always a bad sign when a horror book makes you laugh instead of cringe. So, maybe "Graduation Day" will scare younger readers, but I think I've finally outgrown the Fear Street books, even just for fun reading.

   Recommended for Fear Street fans (age 12+)




4. I read graduation day a few days ago and it was really, really good. If you don't want to know what happens, don't read this review.

   Josie Maxwell DID summon the evil spirit in book #1, and it claims two more victims in this book: Pheobe Yamura and Kenny Klein. The others who died are Greta Bradley, Danielle Cortez, Jade Feldman, Gary Fresno, Debra Lake, Dierdre Palmer, Ty Sullivan and Justin Thompson. Pheobe is hung upside-down from the gym roof, and Kenny Klein is killed by the evil spirit when it takes over his body. Clark Dickson (Count Clarkula) is a vampire, and he makes Matty Winger a vampire too. At the end, the spirit appears to josie telling her "it's time to finish my work, happy graduation day josie" and then it ends. A great book, well worth reading.

   Read this book if you can, cause it rocks !




5. I Started out reading the Senior Books last December. They were great. All my friends want to read them to. I think No.12 is verry good so far. Dont read it intill you have read all the other ones thats what i tell my friends. I love all the detail, Its so gross though. Its great you find out every thing about clark, Josie- ane the spirt trishe and her visions what one is making the school doomed. You have to read this book to find out.

5 comments about The Last Scream (Fear Street: Fear Park, No. 3).

1. This is the last book of the series. I really enjoyed this series. It is about an amusement park (Fear Park). The series is more on the gory side rather than the cozy side; that's why one star is missing. But I did have fun reading this series, even though there are better R.L. Stine books that I have read.



2. Out of the 3 Fear Park books, this one was definitly the best one. It was a very good book. It always kept you guessing. It was awesome!



3. I LOVE THIS BOOK! I LOVED THE FIRST TO PARTS TO IT TOO! I WAS HOPING ROBIN WOULD KILL HER! HE WAS THE COOLEST CHARACTER! tHREW THE WHOLE BOOK I WAS CHANTING: KILL HER! I DIDN'T LIKE THAT GIRL. (I DON'T EVEN REMEMEBER HER NAME. THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ! I ONLY READ FEAR STREET AND LOUIS S.'S BOOKS. I HATE GOOSEBUMPS. BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. ANY FEAR STRRET BOOK CONNECTING WITH THE FEAR FAMILY AND THIER HISTORY IS AUTOMATICLY GOOD. Oops! Anyways, this is such a good book! I'd read it again if I could find were I put it! I still wish Robin killed that one girl!



4. " The Last Scream" will have anyone screaming! This book is the best R.L. Stine has ever created. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!



5. I recomend this book to anybody that wants some serious suspense. A very surprising ending.

5 comments about The Riddles of Epsilon.

1. The Riddles of Epsilon was amazing! It has an intriguing plot, and makes you think. You have to work out the riddles and who is on who's side to fully understand it. I'm not going to include the summary, because I'm not good at writing those, but I highly recommend the book.



2. the Riddles of Epsilon is a great book, and i really enjoyed it. Suspenseful, inspiring, exciting...it is all these and more! it is about a girl, who finds herself caught up in an ancient legend that is taking effect today. if she fails, her mom is a goner. loved the book soooo much that i bought it. you'll love it too.



3. When she gets into some trouble at school, Jess's parents think they have the perfect solution: they'll move to Lume, an island in the middle of nowhere. She thinks there is absolutely nothing interesting about Lume--until she discovers a derelict old cottage. There's something creepy about the cottage--some sort of presence that Jess can't describe. It turns even weirder and scarier when that same presence shows up in her instant message conversations--with no record of it on her computer.
   
   This ghostly being, whatever he is, is soon revealed to be the owner of the cottage. He calls himself Epsilon, and he is leading Jess on a dark sort of treasure hunt--where the treasure, if she solves his riddles properly, will be saving her mother.
   
   The eerie quest mirrors that of Sebastian Wren, a boy who lived in the same house, and faced the same dangers, a hundred years ago. Can Jess succeed where Sebastian did not?
   
   This supernatural mystery/fantasy is certainly a suspenseful page-turner, but, in the end, it is quite forgettable. It's a nice way to pass an afternoon. The best part of the story is the heart-pounding suspense! It's great for that, and it'll have you checking nervously over your shoulder at times. It's even good enough for me to want to look for more by Christine Morton-Shaw, but I might check it out of the library first rather than buying it.
   
   Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce



4. This is a really good book. Once I picked it up, I couldn't stop reading it. I finished it all in one night. I have read a lot of books, and they all fell into patterns except for some. This one just woke me up. If you are an avid reader and need something refreshing, read this. I recommend it.



5. This is a really good book. Once I picked it up, I couldn't stop reading it. I finished it all in one night. I have read a lot of books, and they all fell into patterns except for some. This one just woke me up. If you are an avid reader and need something refreshing, read this. I recommend it.

5 comments about Twins.

1. I've always been a fan of Caroline B. Cooney but this comes across as a quick "filler" book....almost like she had to make some quota and had a week to come out with a book. I liked the beginning, but after Mary Lee went back home it came across as really rushed. The build-up to how evil Madrigal and John Pear were was very anti-climactic. All they did was drop off people in the inner city? I mean that can be dangerous but it almost screams "epitome of white upper-middle class" if the worst thing that can happen to them is they're dropped off in the innner city (and not even at night either). I mean, people LIVE there. One girl has a mental breakdown and has to go to a mental institution for 2 weeks because she sees a rat. Ridiculous and babyish. The whole "good twin/evil twin" is very cliched. People just aren't evil for no reason, as is implied in the book. Furthermore, you think the parents would have attempted to get Madrigal some counseling if they were really concerned like they said they were.



2. i wish someone had warned me about this book before i wasted money on it.



3. This was a trashy but entertaining read right up to the point where you find out that the "evil" thing Jon Pear and Madrigal have been doing is dropping kids off in the inner city, locking the car doors, and leaving them to ...
   
   ... have rats crawl on them.
   
   Yeah. That's it. Ooh, scary! With the buildup to that scene, I was expecting something more on the level of a gang rape. At the very least, some threats and harassment by gang members. Maybe a mugging. Something, you know, threatening. I have to wonder if she had something more realistic originally, and the publisher made her take it out.



4. Just for a little background info on me, I have a BA in English as well as psychology. I worked as a children's library assistant for my first four years out of college. I remember enjoying some of Cooney's books when I was in middle school. I read this one as an adult, and really enjoyed it. The plot was startingly orignal, in my opinion. I really felt for Mary Lee, and was really invested in what happened to her. Ok, Shakespeare it's not, but if you want to have a fast, thrilling read, try picking it up. If you're not into by chapter 3, just go ahead and put it away.



5. This book is about twins Madrigal and Mary Lee. Mary Lee is being sent away to boarding school and she feels betrayed, she feels like her parents love her sister more, and Magrigal says that it is a good idea that she leaves, like she doesnt care what happens to her. At boarding school, Mary Lee is a misfit, she has no friends and everyone thinks she is crazy when she claims she has a twin, they think she is making it up to seem cool. Mary Lee writes letters to Madrigal and Madrigal doesnt really say much to her, she only mentions that she has a boyfriend, Jon Pear. Then Madrigal comes to visit on their winter break and everyone at Mary Lee's boarding school likes her more than they like Mary Lee. They all go skiing and nobody really pays attention to Mary Lee because she has such a boring personality compared to Madrigal and even her ski suit is worse than hers. Madrigal asks Mary Lee to switch suits and pretend to be eachother. Mary Lee says ok, and they do it. Then, Madrigal goes up in the ski lift, all by herself because everyone thinks she is Mary Lee, and her lift chair breaks off and she dies. Everyone thinks that it was Mary Lee though, and Mary Lee thinks that since Madrigal is more popular, why not pretend to be her. After they pack up all of her things and she goes back home and starts school, she realizes what people really thought of Madrigal, and what Jon Pear is really like. Read this book cuz it is quite exciting.

5 comments about Secret Circle Vol I: The Initiation (Secret Circle, Vol I) (No. 1).

1. Cassie Blake is the new girl in town. She wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the fact that her grandmother on her mother's side, was getting on in years, and could really use the help. "Here" is her mother's hometown of New Salem, Mass; a small island off the coast of Mass. The first day of school, Cassie runs afoul of Faye Chamberlain, a girl that lives down the street from her. When it is discovered that Cassie lives on the same street as Faye, it has a curious effect on the student body, instead of being curious as to who she is, they turn away from her, as if they were almost afraid of her. This confuses Cassie to no end; why should where she lives be a big deal?
   
   In the coming weeks Cassie goes from being a social pariah due to Faye and being teased by a few friends of hers, to making friends with Faye's cousin, Diana. Diana is the opposite of Faye. Where Faye is darkness and gloom, Diana is sun and moonlight blended together. Faye terrorizes people into liking her; Diana pulls them in with kindness. As the school year goes on, Cassie slowly becomes a member of the group of kids that live in her neighborhood. After the death of the little sister of two of the boys, Chris and Doug Henderson, Cassie is officially inducted into the group and finds out what they really are.
   
   The group of now twelve teenagers is a coven of witches and are the descendents of another coven that came from Salem, having left right after the witch trials. Cassie makes them a full circle and now their power is complete. That same night Diana's boyfriend Adam comes back and finds that not only was Cassie inducted instead of Chris and Doug's little sister, but that she's the girl that saved him from witch hunters earlier in the summer on Cape Cod. The two remain silent on this little fact and act as if they just met, but there is no denying the fact that there is a strong connection between the two, pulling them together. It is then that Cassie learns that Adam has spent his summer and part of the fall looking for the first coven's Master Tools and he has found one; the crystal skull that belonged to one of the coven's leaders, Black John. Black John was not the nicest person and wanted to use the coven's power for his own gain.
   
   After hearing the coven origins and seeing the skull, Adam brings Cassie home and along the way the two swear a blood oath to not betray each other or Diana with their attraction to one another. Unknown to them, Faye has sent her two kittens to keep an eye on them and now knows that Cassie and Adam like each other and uses this information to black mail Cassie into getting the skull for her; Faye doesn't feel like waiting until the skull is safe to use and wants to use it now.
   
   This is one of the first L.J. Smith books that I read as a teen, I still have my copies and love the whole series, I read it at least once a year, if not twice. It'sone of my favorites and while I know how the story goes, I still take my time in reading it; I like to stay in this universe as long as I can, the story is so wonderful.



2. I first read these books when I was in 6th grade and every now and then I still reread them and i am 25 now. Even though they are for young adults I have always loved these books and will continue to read them over and over.



3. I bought this book in a second hand book it is a briellient story and enjoyed reading it very much.



4. I first read these in high school and now atleast every 2 or 3 years I read them again. This time around (I'm 27 now) when I had the urge to read them I couldn't find them. I really wish they would make them into a movie trilogy! It's just a great read if you love nature and magic and remember being 16 and in highschool. I hope I read this until I am an old grandma and can get lost in time and pretend I am cassie!



5. I love this trilogy. I've loved it since I was about ten, and I still love it. It has pride of place on my bookshelf, and every now and again, I go back and re-read it.
   
   In this first book, Cassie Blake, a highschool junior, finds herself suddenly uprooted when her mother moves them back to the tiny Massachusetts town of New Salem. They move in with her grandmother, and before long, a girl at Cassie's school has been murdered and Cassie has taken her place in the mysterious 'Club', a group of teenage witches who can trace their lineage all the way back to the days of the Salem witchcraft trials. Add to that is the menacing and beautiful Faye, Cassie's growing attraction to her best friend's boyfriend, and the search for the coven's lost Master Tools, and you have yourself a gripping and fast-paced start to a thrilling young adult trilogy.
   
   That's not to say that the story doesn't have its problems, one of which is the somewhat underdeveloped secondary characters. Even this is excusable, however, given that there are eleven of them in the coven itself, not to mention various relations and townspeople. If nothing else, most of the coven members are clearly defined and given at least a few pages of close attention, such as the bike ride with Deborah in the second novel. Overall, a very satisfactory read, and well worth buying.

5 comments about The Fury (Vampire Diaries, No 3).

1. I really enjoyed this series and each book just keeps getting better and better. I love the whole love triangle of two vampire brothers and the beautiful young girl torn between them!
   It inspired me to write a vampire novel myself, THE DARKEST HOUR about a love triangle between a human, a vampire, and a beautiful young woman.



2. The thrills keep on coming in this book as the mystery deepens and you find yourself trying to solve the mystery along with the other characters.
   The twist at the end leaves you reeling and although not the ending you'd expect it is however a very good ending.



3. "The Fury" is the third book in the "Vampire Diaries" saga by L. J. Smith, which really should have been the last in the series, but was followed up by an unfortunate and unneccessary sequel. But that belongs in another review, and "The Fury" is a reasonably satisfying wrap-up of the events begun in "The Awakening" and "The Struggle".

   Elena Gilbert is in love with Stefan Salvatore, a vampire, but is also attracted to his brother Damon. Throughout the course of the first two books she has shared blood with both of them, which means that when she is driven by some unnatural force into the river she rises once more as a vampire after her human body has perished. The brothers hide her at a local house, planning to smuggle her out once the town has quietened down once more, but as soon as she awakens after a week-long slumber, Elena refuses. Now more than ever she is certain that a third Power is present at Fell's Church, endangering the citizens and the vampire brothers.

   Along with her friends Meredith, Bonnie and Matt (who are privy to the secret of Elena's transformation), they begin investigating, and come up with a range of suspects. But whilst they continue with their detective work, more and more dangerous things are happening in the small town: the domestic pet dogs attack the mourners at Elena's funeral service, and some of the townsfolk have decided to take matters into their own hands - blaming the newcomer Stefan for the supernatural trouble. But the real source lies deep within the vampire's past...

   L. J. Smith brings together her entire cast to battle the evil, instigating all their talents (ie, Bonnie's psychic abilities, Alaric's vampire lore, Meredith's leadership, Damon's shapeshifting), and then splits them up in order for the teenagers to defend the school students at the prom, protect Elena's family and go up against the third Power in a satisfying conclusion to the story with an unexpected twist and death. The tension that was building up in the first two books is finally paid off, though most readers wishing for a happy ending will be sadly disappointed.

   L. J. Smith unfortunately leaves several plot threads dangling - she never fully wraps up the motivations behind Robert's actions, nor why it looked as though he knew what was going to happen with the dogs outside the church - presumably it was instinct, but she might have told us that! Furthermore, I was expecting a plot twist in the character of Ms Flowers - in this and the previous book the teenagers see her leaning against the window, refusing to help them when they call, and I suspected that somebody had killed her and propped her body up against the window. Nope. She was apparently just a crazy old lady.

   There are some devices that L. J. uses that get rather annoying, and which reminded me of R. L. Stine - both of them would end chapters on tense, dramatic sentences, only for them to come to absolutely nothing, rendering them silly and melodramatic. For instance: when Stefan is being attacked, Smith ends the chapter with "A white hand reached out of the darkness and knocked the rifle away...Elena had arrived". Whoohoo, is she finally about to beat up someone? No, the tension drains away with the arrival of Alaric. Later on, when Elena and the brothers are at the mercy of the Power, it tempts Damon with an alliance: "Oh God, no, Elena thought. Please no. Slowly, Damon smiled". Oh heck, is Damon going to turn on them? Or perhaps only pretend to in order to get free? Again, the drama is drained away as Damon refuses. After a while these sentences on the chapters end would get annoying as well as disappointing.

   Oh well, why am I complaining over a book that cost me three dollars in the local bookstore's bargain bin? On the whole, "The Fury" is the most worthwhile read in L. J. Smith's vampire series, but not in her entire collection of books. If you're searching for a book to give to a pre-teen female, then you can't go wrong with L. J. Smith - the only problem she has an annoying habit on un-necessarily dividing her stories into several volumes, and you'll have to track them all down to get the full picture.




4. Hmm.... what to say when my title's already done it?!

   I rfirst read this book, Oh, lets say about 7 years ago. I found it in a dingy little second hand book shop. I loved it. Although I hadn't read the first two. I Loved it. Did I mention I loved it? Now, especially considering I've read the rest of the series, it's still my fave. The way LJ Smith writes, it's with such passion and simplicity, it's hard not to get drawn into her writing. I felt horrible when Elena died. Even Elena the vampire, because of the way she sacrificed herself for Stefan and Damon. Tearjerker, but also full of laughs....




5. The Fury starts right where The Struggle left off. Stefan went to challenge Damon and Elena is a vampire. Elena stops the guys fight and says she loves Damon because she can't remember Stefan. Stefan's heart is broken. Anyways Elena gets her new diary back and she reads it. Then she remembers Stefan and goes back to him. They find out about The Other Power who turns out to be Katherine, who only pretended to be dead before. But in the end Elena killed Katherine but had to sacrifce her life to do it. Once again Stefan was crushed.

   Another great addition to The Vampire Diaries mini-series thingy.

5 comments about The Girlfriend (Point Horror Series).

1. I read a ton of Stine when I was young, and I'm collecting and rereading them now. Some, I can't believe how cheesey they are, and I'm embarrassed to admit I had read it.
   
   This book, though, is great. He makes us feel like we really know Scotty, his pressure, the girlfriend since 6th grade, football, going to Princeton, coming from a broken home. Even though he has a date with a girl he didn't know whille Lora was away, it was no big deal and the girl couldn't let go.
   
   Stine uses a lot of memorable descriptions here. I hadn't read the book in over 15 years, but I still remember Shannon tossing his hat, and that Lora used coconut shampoo. I have no idea why those images stuck with me, the point is they did, and this is a good story. Maybe not great literature, but fine to curl up with for a short read on a dark night.



2. This book and "The Boyfriend" were the first two older-audience R. L. Stine books I read after the Goosebumps series. It's well-written compared to some of the others, and the plot twists aren't predictable.



3. This book is about a boy named scotty,sccotty has the pefect life and the perfect girlfeind.but one weekend while scottys gilfreind is out of town in paris scotty is less then fithful. Another gril comes into the picture nd things go hay wire................this bok teaches you about life and also help you to become a faith ful peron on what to and what not to do, and to understand life. i chose this book becuse its bcley on top of my favorite auther R.L Stine he created,more like invented the scary and mystery books of all time. Why not read a grate book by him? If you love the suspene that R.L Stine gives your gana love this bok no matter what! Why not read it? I did! It was very eye catching. why nt give it a try?



4. The Girlfriend influenced my life because it was full of intellectual curiosity and metacognition. The book is about a boy named Scotty, and his girlfriend named Lora. Lora was going on a trip away from Scotty for awhile, they said they're goodbyes and such, then lived life without eachother. I love how the book is filled with suspense, and things that you wouldn't really expect to happen.
   This book has intellectual curiousity because when you read it, you question yourself, and imagine how the character feels. It has metacognition because the bad person in this story, Shannon, thinks she knew everything and everything about Scotty. She acted like he was her boyfriend and no one elses, so she basically stalked him. It taught me that it's scary to be a girl like that, but i've never done that anyways.



5. Ever wanted to read a book with suspense and strange things happening on every turn? The book I read was the Girlfriend by R.L Stine. It is everything that I just said in the beggining. Its about a boy with the perfect girlfriend and perfect life. But everything changes when he goes out on one date with a girl he doesn't even know. After that date the boy thought it was going to be over and nothing else was going to happen, but thats not the strange girls plan. She then starts killing the boys things in order to get him back. But eventually she doesn't get him, but only gets him into lots of trouble with his real girlfriend.
   I like this book because its full of suspense. It was a twist on every turn. It was easy to connect to the characters because I understood what the said throughout the book. I also liked that there were many surprises. I also thought that there was nokthing bad about this book.

5 comments about Close to the Ground (Angel).

1. Somewhere in Ireland an old mage is getting older faster. He is in danger of dying before he can complete his he plans to resurrect Balor of the Baleful Eye and conquer the world. Naturally, the solution is to move to Los Angeles and make life miserable for Angel. In the meantime Doyle has a flash, and Angel finds himself defending Karinna Willitts, a beautiful young woman who happens to be the daughter of Hollywood's most powerful studio head. Trust Cordy to immediately parlay this fortunate moment into a studio job, while Angel is offered the opportunity to become Karinna's permanent guardian. The young lady has a nose for trouble, and loves to be in it.

   As Mordractus (the mage) begins to weave his plans to turn the unsuspecting vampire into a health food drink there is action on another front entirely. Kate Lockley is hunting a group of bank robbers who make a habit of tunneling into vaults and popping up with the money. Only this last time they popped up the killed three people who happened to be in their way. In other words, business is as usual in the city of stars.

   Jeff Mariotte is a change of pace in this fourth volume in the Angel novel series. For a change, the story stays in the present, and the plot is full of complex twists and turns. Mariotte is good at developing characters through action, which means that those characters who play big roles (Angel, Kate, and Cordelia) develop considerable dimensionality. The walk-on parts (and in this case Doyle doesn't get much of a part to play) are always a bit sketchy, but Mariotte's pace is fast enough that it never really becomes an issue.

   Cordy's adventures in studio land are a characteristic satire of the countless facades of Hollywood life, as Mariotte works to build a cynical view of the industry that, after all, has provided some of cynicism's greatest moments. One has to sympathize with Cordy, who would either like to get paid or become famous, and never seems to manage to accomplish either. Angel, wizards, demons, thieves, Hollywood, and the FBI - who could ask for anything more?




2. Really interesting story. Loved seeing a side of "Angel" that I'm not use to. Recommend to all, especially fans of the show.



3. I just finished reading "Close to the Ground" and I must say that so far, it is my favorite. It started out as a magician named Mortractus tried to bring back Balor, the one-eyed giant, from another dimension. But he was aging with every spell that he performed and was looking for a way to live forever. Which was what brought him to LA. Meanwhile, Angel had troubles of his own: what with having to be a bodyguard to the daughter of a big movie company, whom he thought was spoiled and only helped her because Doyle had a vision. I really liked the book because even though Angel was not around Kate, the writer still had a story for Detective Lockley and her and Angel seldom crossed paths until close to the end. The best part was right after that when the whole story took a quick turn and Angel finally figured out how to save the girl from Doyle's vision. This is a great book and I think that anyone who's an Angel fan should pick this one up.



4. This book matches and surpasses most of the big bestselling mainstream suspense thrillers. It is not just for the fans of the tv show about the vampire detective. If it had been relaesed as a hardcover with a different character's name, it would be a bestselling hardcover. SHAKEDOWN, and HOLLYWOOD NOIR are particularly great other volumes in this series. If you like James Patterson, Tom Savage, Jonathan Kellerman, Jefferson Swycaffer, Joe L. Hensley, Tami Hoag, Wilson Tucker, John Sandford, David Wiltse (or not) add this to your pile to be read.



5. Close to the Ground is now my favorite in the line of Angel books. Mariotte managed to combine true greed with the supernatural in a well-thought out manner. After Angel has accepted the job of bodygaurd over a hot-shot director's daughter, Karinna, weird (as usual) things began to happen. What does an ancient Celtic sorceror want with Angel? How does Karinna mesh with the Celtic man? Angel has to figure out those two questions, as well as save Kate Lockley who has become hostage to a group of nasty bank robbers. Nothing like a good old cops and robbers plot. Especially one which is splendidly done and meshed in with a supernatural tale. I do have one tiny complaint; Mariotte made Angel a bit too sarcastic during his battles with the Celtic sorceror's minions. But other than, Close to the Ground is a very good novel.

5 comments about The Third Horror (99 Fear Street, No. 3).

1. In the third book of 99 Fear Street, Kody returns to 99 Fear Street to make a movie of the actual house itself. Being famous is not the reason why Kody went back to 99 Fear Street. She promised that Caly, her dead sister that she would return there to find her.
   
   However, Kody doesn't know that Cally has become evil. Cally will do anything to stop the filming of 99 Fear Street.
   
   I think this book was worth the read. The ending is sad depending on how sensitive you are to other people.



2. This book rocks! If you are a Fear Street fan like me, READ THIS! NOW! R.L. Stine is a genius. The first two were awesome....And he outdid himself again! I write books for my 6th grade classmates and he inspires me so! Thanks R.L. Stine, if I ever meet you, I'll treat you to saganaki. ;)



3. Waaaaa it's sooooo sad sob, sob I just finished reading it. While I was reading it I listened to a song! Now every time I play the song I remember the fraiser family being torn apart, and the hand waving goodbye. Read this book and you'll be amazed!! Take it from me read them all !!!! This book is the BOMB! P.s. the way the chapters end, you cand never stop reading



4. i thought the book wasn't a bad book or a really good book. So i basically thought it was an average book. It wasn't that scary and horrifing. But there was a good story to it. It is about a girl who comes back to this haunted house to find the ghost of her dead sister that died a while back. But her sister causes all these accidents tha kills people. So if with a good story, but isn't that scary but with alot of surprises that wil surprise you then you should read this book.



5. I thought that this was a very interesting book. The reason I think that is because it was a real cliff hanger, and I don't know about you but I like cliff hangers. But if you haven't read the first two then the third one odes not make any sence at all. So my advise to every one who reads this review, make sure you read the first two before you read this one. Thank you for your time, and I hope you have this review will help you in the long run for picking out books. -Anonymous-

5 comments about Sorcerers of the Nightwing: Book 1: The Ravenscliff Series.

1. I love this book!, I was looking in a corner bookstore and i loved the cover of this book to i had to read it and I can't get over how amazing the writing was and how entertaining it was Huntington is such a wonderful author!! If you have not read this book you need to!!
   It's harder to find in America then in Europe but it is well worth it



2. Where Harry Potter's world seems magical and inspires every child to write JK Rowling, begging to be admitted to Hogwarts--the same can't be said of Ravenscliff. From page one, the reality of Devon March's world is so nightmarish, that no child or adult would ever want to switch shoes with him. What is Devon's real identity and why are these terrifying things happening to him? This is the question that every reader of Sorcerers of the Nightwing asks him/herself. This book grips you from page one and refuses to let you go until the last page--even then you still can't wait to get your hands on volume 2.
   
   Highly recommended. Give it a try!



3. I really like this book. I am not really interested in reading but this book caught my intererst. Its funny, scary, romantic, its a very suspenful book. It makes you want to keep reading because you want to find out what happens next. If any body is reading this and havent read the book I sugest you start because you missing out on a good book.



4. The bad news first: this book takes a lot of cues from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." You have the high school sophomore, moving to a new town, discovering their powers as a divinely appointed defender against the supernatural. Instead of Watchers, you have Guardians. Instead of the Hellmouth, you have the Hellhole.
   
   It also takes a lot from "Dark Shadows." You have the windswept house on the cliff in New England. You have the family cannery and fishing fleet. Amanda Crandall is basically DS's Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, down to the errant husband and sexy teenage daughter. Rolfe Montaigne is DS's Burke Devlin. Troubled Alexander is DS's David Collins. The book's hero, Devon March, ends up being a sort of male Vicky Winters, in that he's a companion for Alexander while searching out the mystery of his identity. Simon is a copy of DS's menacing groundskeeper. There's the closed-off wing to the house. There's the ghost who weeps at night.
   
   But...the book has a narrative verve that keeps it going. There are some quite original shudders and some interesting characterization. A lot of the book's younger readers will probably spot the Buffy elements but miss the Dark Shadows elements, so they probably won't mind as much as an adult will.
   
   It is profoundly derivative, but the author has potential.



5. The book,Sorcerers of the Nightwing (The Ravenscliff Series, Book 1) by Geoffrey Huntington,is a book about a boy named Devon who was born with special powers,when his father died he found out it was his stepfather who died so then he was sent to Ravenscliff,there he tries to find out about his past at the sametime he fights demons,but also finds new friends. The more he finds out about his past the more dangerous it gets,fighting the most strongest demons he's ever seen and tring to find out who he's real friends are and who are demons descised as humans.