5 comments about The Chase (The Forbidden Game, Vol. 2).

1. Julian is out and lures Jenny into another Game - "Lambs and Monsters," in which her friends are caught one by one by the Snake and the Wolf. Jenny has to find the Shadow Man's base in order to free her friends and to be released from the promise she has given Julian in the previous game.
   
   I found this book less entertaining than "The Hunter." It took almost half of the book for Julian to appear, the game itself was much weaker, we didn't learn anything new about the Shadow World, and there was too little interaction between Jenny and Julian. Hopefully the third book ("The Kill") will be better.



2. I got the book very fast and it was in perfect condition. I bought it for my wife, she had read it years ago and wanted to read it again. We were afraid that no one would have it so we were exited that we could find it here and that the original book was too.



3. Completly forgotten that I bought this item however it was a Fast delivery and well wrapped item. Haven't had the chance in reading the book yet but will evently get there.



4. This book though not as good as books 1 and 3 is still very good. I loved the scene were Julian and Jenny meet face to face for the first time since the last book. We get to see Jenny's character development and every scene with Julian and Jenny is Just Fabulous. I strongly recommend this trilogy........these books are great beach reads.



5. I enjoyed this book, but I didn't like the way you had to wait until half way into it before the game started and Julian came along. He's my favourite character, and I really feel Jenny should have just gone with him! That being said, it's a good book and you HAVE to read it! I've set up a Yahoo! group called THeforbiddenGame to talk about it, so if you like these books as muchh as I do, please join!

5 comments about House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2).

1. Amy visits her cousin Angelica Fear. She feels an evil presence in her cousin's house and fears she will never escape.



2. Being a long time fan of the Fear Street series, I've read all of the books and own a majority of them, and I've found that I particularly like the ones which go back in time and feature the members of the Fear family.
   
   This one is about a girl named Amy, who goes to stay with her cousin Angelica Fear (the wife of Simon fear) and discovers that the rumors of Angelica being into the dark arts to be true. Its predictable, as most of these books are, but its not cheesy like they usually tend to be



3. This book is scary and funny together. Young Amy visits her Aunt Angie in Shadysie, all innocent. But by the end of the novel she really grows up. I'm glad this book featured pre-teen versions of Hannah and Julia. I love how this book had a classic FRIGID scenerio. Little by little Amy finds out her Aunt Angie is evil, and wants Amy's stay to be forever... You'll have to read to find out!



4. When Amy Pierce's father is injured at war, her mother is off to help him, while Amy will be staying at her cousin Angelica Fear's house. However, Amy soon begins to learn that behind all of Angelia's riches and beauty, there is terror. Many people are afraid of her, and some rumors say that Angelia practices dark magic and uses it to kill.
   
   Amy doesn't believe any of this. Until she starts to get an unpleasant fealing in Angelica's home. Something is watching her...something not human. She's sure that something isn't right when many deaths start to happen. Amy must find out quickly if she really is living with a murderer. But she better be careful, because anything she does might cause her to end up dead.
   
   HOUSE OF WHISPERS is a pretty interesting novel, especially for fans of Fear Street. A little problem I had was that at some points, it seemed like R.L. Stine forgot the story was about horror, and it became a romance novel. And the surprise ending isn't really much of a surprise. But it will definitely scare you, and have you gripping on the edge of your seat from the beginning to end.



5. This was a good book because is was about a girl name Amy who visited Angelica Fear what ever the name was anyways Amy didn't the history of the Fear family. Many fun and exciting things happen! So i you shoulud read it if you like Goosbumps and ghost stories. ^_^

5 comments about The Dead Lifeguard (Fear Street Super Chillers, No. 6).

1. Synopsis: There is a deranged person with an alias called "Mouse" who is joining the North Beach Country Club as a lifeguard, so that they can kill off the other lifeguards. This person called "Mouse" thinks they can communicate with their deceased best friend Terry through the static telephone line and wants to kill the lifeguards because the lifeguards are the reason why Terry died.
   
   Enter Lindsay Beck. Having been a Lifeguard at the North Beach Country Club for the last two years, she re-enters the place to resume her position. However, as soon as she reaches the gate of the Club, she sees a dead woman floating face down on the swimming pool. As if things are not bad enough, she realizes her ID card is over two years ago and her name is not on the lifeguard list. Things go from bad to worse, when she realizes that she doesn't remember being interviewed by Pete Harris, the athletic director for the job and doesn't remember anything about her life in the last few months. However, another new lifeguard member named Spencer Brown enters the club and Lindsay recognizes him (and he recognizes her as well), even though she doesn't remember anything about him. Lindsay gets the lifeguard position because Spencer vouches for her identity and also because one of the other girls who had the job cancels in the last minute.
   
   Lindsay's life becomes a nightmare when the other lifeguards start getting murdered and Lindsay finds herself being the first one in the scene of the crime. Lindsay soon realizes that some of the other lifeguards are strange and any one of them could be the killer. Lindsay tries contacting her parents but she is not able to reach them. Her roommate, May-Ann Delacroix sneaks out every night without notifying her, has a collection of mouse figurines in her drawer, and believes that the ghosts of the people who died in the club the previous years are still wandering around. There's also puny lifeguard named Arnie Wilts who cracks bad jokes and comes on a little too strong to Lindsay, and keeps talking to a mystery person on the phone. Can Lindsay find out who the real killer is, and also find out why she is not able to get in touch with her family or friends?
   
   Review: I loved reading this book. Some of the reasons why I enjoyed it so much was because of:-
   
   - The way it was written. I liked reading each chapter from the perspective of a different person, as it really made me understand their character and what they were thinking.
   
   - The story itself. It was different from the other Fear Street books, but still maintained the style of the series. The book contains two parallel storylines revolving around the same character in the same time period, which I thought was different for a Fear Street book. One on hand, Lindsay is trying to figure out her past, and on the other hand she is trying to solve the mystery to the murders.
   
   - The red herrings thrown in the book. The climax to both the storylines was such a shock that it made me go over all the incidents, and I realized that the ending fit really well to the story.
   
   This is definitely one of the best Fear Street books that I read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes reading the series.



2. I did not like this book since the book kept on changing point of views. I found it hard to catch up with the story and with the characters as well.



3. The dead lifeguard is about a group of teens that sign up to be lifeguards for the summer. Everything is going fine at first until lifeguards start being killed.......
   
   
   I read this book so many times because I liked it so much I bet you or your kid will to if you are into horror/spense books. R.L Stine did a great job.



4. I enjoyed reading the dead lifeguard. This is a very captivating book. It's alot like the normal horrors that you would see on television but it has a twist to it. I would recommed this book to people who like a good story of suspense and horror.
   The Dead Lifeguard is about a group of strangers who spend the summer together lifeguarding at shady acres country club. One by one lifeguards disappear and no one can explain what's going on; but someone who knows is out to get revenge on the lifeguards... read the the book and find out what happens.



5. Lifeguards in this book are never safe. This book is about a lifeguard club with teenagers who come every summer to the club house.One by one teenagers start to die.This one teenager,who thinks she's Lindsay,keeps finding her friends dead in parts of the club house.
   I recommend this book to people of all ages who like stories.I think this book is to pruve to people that being a lifeguard is very hard.This book will wrap you in and never let you go.R.L. Stine has very good ideas for scary stories.His books are all different and interesting.

5 comments about Wuthering High: A Bard Academy Novel.

1. This story has earned an eternal place on my book shelf, and I plan on reading it again soon.
   The very first sentence drew me in, and the following paragraphs drew me in even further, until I was completely immersed in the story. Heathcliff was a beautiful character, and Miranda was the party of the book--extremely teenage-ish and funny.
   The only disappointment that I had, however, was the lack of depth in most of the characters. I really only got to know Miranda, and I would very much like for the author to delve deeply into each character and bring them out. Hopefully she will do so in the following novels.
   Altogether, a satisfying, fun read.



2. My Thoughts: I loved the first two Bard Academy novels. Still need to get my hands on the third one. I really enjoyed Wuthering High. I liked the concept that all the troubled kids go to this school made especially for them.Didn't have to worry about fitting in too much since everyone is there because they have gotten into trouble. I liked Miranda and her friends very much. I especially liked Heathcliff. He was mysterious and we never really knew what was going on with him or what he was thinking. Ryan was a major jock and of course Miranda was in love with him. He's the guy every girl wants but nobody thinks they are good enough to have. I also liked her roommate. This was a thin lightweight fun read. Only took a few hours but still enjoyed it very much!
   
   Overall: I enjoyed it, never knew it existed until a few weeks ago. I picked the first and second book up and read them both quickly.
   
   Cover: Its a cute cover. A little plain but just the right amount to be enjoyable.
   
   (Reviewed by Princess Bookie)



3. Wuthering High had an original concept. Author's with unfinished business became ghosts who teach delinquents. I really liked that. Miranda was a likable character. She was like every other teenager. She was funny, insecure, and just plain fun to read about.She didn't let anything bring her down. All the characters were entertaining even the secondary characters but they didn't have depth.The secondary characters had funny dialogue but they didn't seem real. The plot was fast-paced and the paranormal aspect of the book was well executed. The mystery part of the book was interesting. The romance in the book was good but since the book had paranormal,romance, comedy and some mystery, it sometimes felt like it was too much.There were a lot of pop culture references in the novel. Overall this was a really good start to a new series which I will continue to read.
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4. I enjoyed it. It was funny and had a pretty good plot. However, I'm 20 and think it's more suitable for younger kids, those in high school.



5. I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to enjoy this book, but I hoped that I would since I decided to buy not only this book but the two after it as well. I wasn't disappointed and I don't feel like my money was wasted. At the beginning of the book I wasn't too sure if I would like Miranda. She's says she's not judgmental and can hang out with people from all walks of life, but she's constantly using labels like normal, freak, and weird to describe people. Face facts Miranda is a hypocrite and this made it hard for me to like her, but luckily she gets over it pretty (unconviencingly) quick.
   
   Other then that I thought the book was good. Not as funny as it wants to be but it was entertaining. If you end up enjoying this series I recommand The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot. It has the same kind of mystery, ghost stories ideas that seem to be going on here. Also Suze is the same age.

5 comments about Deadly Offer (The Vampire's Promise 1).

1. Althea doesn't fit in at all in school. She wishes she could be popular and have tons of adoring friends. The vampire who haunts her house can make her dream come true, but at a price. Will it be worth it?
   
   This book is a great start to The Vampire's Promise trilogy. The descriptions throughout this book are excellent. You'll feel like you're right there with Althea, experiencing what she's experiencing.



2. These books are simply horrible. They have large gaps in the plot but the worst part is the shallow nature of the characters. The girls in all three books want to be pretty or popular. For these silly aspirations they hand over their friends to the vampire. Do they feel bad afterwards, have a moral conflict perhaps? Hardly. They easily justify their betrayals because they get asked out by a cute boy or they get to hang out at the coolest table. I wasn't only disappointed with my purchase, I was disgusted.



3. The theme in the story is suspense. Althea wanted to be popular, pretty, and loved by guys. But she didnt seem to fit in. Then she meet a vampire who could make her popular, all she has to do is bring him a human. She first brings Chelste, pretty, popular, a girl everyone wants to be. Then she gives the vampire Jenny. She was Altheas friend before high school.
   I can relate to this story because sometimes its hard to fit in with certin people. Im glad they made this story because its suspenseful and fun to read.



4. I have read many books that I don't like, but this book is one of the few I really do like. One of the reasons why I like it is because, although it's fiction there are parts that could be true. For example Althea, the main character, who was popular in middle school, is not popular at all in high school and all she wants is to be popular again. I think that that example is something that could truly happen. Of course the fictional side of the story is that she gets the help of a vampire and the vampire makes her popular.
   The house that Althea lives in, creeps me out. She lives in a big house, with a long gravel driveway, and a big garden. There is also one tower, with 3 windows, which have both inside, and outside shutters. And to me it's no surprise that the vampire chose this house to live in.
   I compare the vampire to Dracula. Maybe it's because they are both vampires and both wear capes. But the vampire just reminds me of Dracula. The weird thing about the vampire in the book is that he waits for hundreds of years just to find somebody who is curious enough to open the shutters in the tower and who agrees to his proposal. Althea of course, did just that. She didn't care what the consequences would be, she just wanted to be popular again. It's only after he almost took the 3rd victim that she realizes the consequences. And believe me the consequences are not good.



5. Not only is this book an excellent vampire mystery, it also relates some very real feelings of teenagers in protagonist Althea. All she wants is to be popular - what's so wrong with that? Then she makes a deal with a vampire who can grant her her wish, but only if she will bring him innocent victims. Will she make the right decision and go back to being unpopular? Deadly Offer is gripping and creepy. I would recommend it to anyone who is a mystery or a vampire fan.

4 comments about The Exchange.

1. I liked this book. This is the first book I've read by this author, and I plan on reading more of his books. I highly recommend it.



2. 
   Imagine sneaking into people's houses just for the fun of it. Well in this book by: Joyce Graham. This exciting book called The Exchange is filled with things that mite happen to any average teenager. Caz and her best friend Lucy like to do a thing called the creepy thing but when Caz gets caught by this creepy old lady everything starts to change. When she gets home she realizes that there is a bracelet on her wrist and the bracelet seems to be glowing. The book is filled with ways of her and her best friend trying to get ride of the bracelet.
   I liked this book because it helps you understand the way that teenagers think and get through problems in there every day life. There are a few things that I might change a little. Like how Lucy's father treats her everyday. And how all these really scary people always fallow Caz and her friends around. I would have to say the best part of the book is the very end. But overall the entire book is really fun. If you like books with many surprises and confusing things go on at all these different things happening at strange times in the book then this is a book for you. So read the book the Exchange.



3. Graham Joyce continues to commit magic with his writing. His superb witchy novel "Limits of Enchantment" went beyond his "Dark Sister." "The Toothfairy" is wicked and delicious. And like his "T.W.O.C," or Laura Whitcomb's lyrical and insightful "A Certain Slant of Light," this poignant novel and its subject matter reaches beyond the intended age group. This is a wise, magical read for adults, poetic, capturing the angst of teenagers, and the need we all have challenge false boundaries. Surviving the stupidity and/or violence of the world, and becoming truly aware is rendered here is a unique way. Enjoy!
   
   The Tooth Fairy: A Novel
   The Limits of Enchantment
   T.W.O.C.
   A Certain Slant of Light



4. The story had potential, but it ended up kind of boring. Caz is the main character and Lucy is her best friend. Not sure why they were best friends, there really wasn't any evidence that they actually liked each other.
   
   They have this odd game of breaking into old people's houses in the middle of the night and sneaking up on them while they slept. Just for the thrill of it. Caz says it is terrifying but exciting. I didn't get exciting at all. They called it the "Creepy Thing". Yep, it was creepy. Weird, creepy.
   
   I didn't care about the characters - they just didn't feel real to me. The attempt at a romance seemed like an after-thought, no passion, no angst. I never did figure out why these 2 popular gorgeous boys wanted to hang out with these two freaky girls.
   
   The story and events just felt forced. It did not feel as if the author really wanted to tell the story. Which was sad, because all the basics were there... it just didn't pan out.

5 comments about The Last Vampire: Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 (The Last Vampire 1/ The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood/ The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice).

1. I'm really quite flabbergasted by the 5 star reviews on here. And not just one, but the majority! I recently finished reading the 1st and 2nd books in the series and it was incredibly painful. I'm no literary snob and will happily read most things with little expectation - I'm easily entertained!
   
   But even without trying to compare it to other Vampire books I have read and enjoyed infinitely more (Twilight, Vampire Academy), this was one of the worst books I've ever read. And I enjoy Christopher Pike books!
   
   The character of Sita was completely 2 dimensional and I felt the writer assumed too early that I had established an affinity for the heroine when I hardly knew her. It totally skips over any sort of development in Sita and Rays relationship. In fact, I kept wondering if I had missed some critical turn in their relationship when he went from a source of information to the love of her life. All of a sudden Sita was talking about love and I was flipping back pages. As it is in the 1st person from Sita's POV, there needed to be more turmoil in her when she was manipulating Ray to show an internal dilemma that she may have real feelings for him, not just acting. I don't feel that Ray shared this love at all. Same as Seymour. It seems they only met once or twice and were already calling each other best friend etc.
   
   And I cringed at the amateurish and drawn out paragraphs detailing Sita's MacGyver like plans and her cache of weapons etc. It seemed clumsy and lazy to have not woven it more subtly into the storyline so it wasn't a big clump of exposition to hurry me along to the (unfounded) climactic scenes.
   
   I am seriously gobsmacked that no one else has thought this book and subsequent books was worth less than 4 stars!!



2. While not Anne Rice, this series is great. It's geared for a slightly younger audience than Anne Rice's books, and I read it when I was in that target audience. This book impressed me a lot. I enjoyed the fact that these three books were bound together. Originally I had read just the first one, but when I was at the library I found this collector's volume and of course picked it up. The story is believable and engaging, though the method of vampire-making - pressing cut wrists together - didn't work for me because it'd be quite sloppy. Still, overall great book and series!



3. I've read this book many many times throughout my teen years. 10 years later, i'm still in love with it. I decided to read it again after reading the twilight series. Twilight can't even compare to the last vampire stories!!



4. A long-time master of mystery, murder and mayhem, Christopher Pike has been publishing what most people think of as "teen thrillers" since 1985. However, to label Pike's haunting, ingenious stories as "teen thrillers" is to miss what makes his work so unusual, for his stories occupy a strange liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. It is, perhaps, more accurate to say, as Pike himself admits, that he tends to write about teens, not to teens. Either way, he was decades ahead of his time, anticipating the subject matter and themes of today's best-selling young adult writers, albeit with one crucial difference: He is not afraid of copious amounts of blood and gore, and he is not afraid to kill off his creations. Indeed, in Pike's twisted world the only thing rarer than a happy ending in is a middle-age narrator.
   
   Luckily for me, Pike began publishing his famous vampire series when I was in high school in the mid nineties. During that gloomy, pre-Amazon technological Dark Age, I was already an avid Pike fan, weekly checking the local drugstore for my next literary fix. What made me spend my hard-earned waitressing tips on his slim volumes? Pike was unlike any other writer I'd encountered, perhaps because his stories of teens facing down vampires, demons, serial killers, bloodthirsty aliens, and horrific, supernatural creatures touched a deep psychological nerve. I have forgotten many books over the years, but I have never forgotten Pike's exhilarating, fiercely unsettling stories.
   
   This is especially true of his "Last Vampire" series (there are six books in all), which tell the tale of Sita (aka Alisa Perne) who is the last vampire on earth, or so she believes when we first meet her. An extraordinary being with the experience and wisdom of five thousand years, Sita is neither entirely evil nor entirely good, and as such she sometimes recalls the haunted, melancholy Louis (from Rice's 1976 Interview with the Vampire). She also prefigures such creations as Angel (from Buffy The Vampire Slayer), although she has no problem killing innocents when she is threatened, and Buffy, in that she is appears to be a petite, young, gorgeous blond, but is actually a killing machine of enormous strength.
   
   Pike is a terrific storyteller and his "Last Vampire" series is a page-turner full of bloody chases, gruesome killings, big explosions and elaborate fight sequences. People die. A lot of people. I especially like how unpredictable Pike's plot twists are; Sita's tale starts off at a dead run and doesn't let up until the last sentence. Good luck trying to figure out where it's going; I certainly couldn't when I was re-reading it last week.
   
   However, I also like how he often weaves myth, science, and religion into his stories, and "The Last Vampire" is no exception. One of the best parts about this series are Sita's flashbacks as she remembers key moments from her amazingly long life, especially the day she met God, or, as he was known at that time, Krishna. The Hindu beliefs, legends, stories and myths anchor Sita's tale and make a nice contrast with her experiences in the modern world. In addition, they allow Pike to speculate on spiritual matters, such as the nature of good and evil.
   
   As an adult reader, though, I must admit that some aspects of his writing leave much to be desired. It's true that he does do a good job quickly developing protagonists you care about. Sita is a well-rounded, complex character capable of generosity, compassion, and love, but also cruelty, torture and murder. She is, in the words of Pike, "A lover who hates, a saint who sins and an angel who kills." However, sometimes minor characters are incredibly stereotypical and he tends to rely on types: "the school nerd," "the FBI agent," "the donut-eating cop," "the snuff-film, frozen-corpse-loving homicidal maniac," etc.
   
   After a while such stereotypes just get old.
   
   Also, Pike's prose is, well, unsophisticated at best, and, at times, downright bad. (This is the reason I reluctantly gave him four stars instead of five). For example, his series is full of vile descriptions, such as the following sketch of a serial killer from the second vampire book: "But it is his eyes that are the scariest. The green centers look like cheap emeralds that have been dipped in sulfuric acid and left out to dry in a radioactive dust storm."
   
   Um, what?
   
   But there are worse sins a writer can commit then an over-reliance on clichés, mixed metaphors and over-the-top descriptions. In the end, Pike's imagination makes up for his prose, and most of the time I can ignore his flawed writing because I am so caught up in his exciting tales. Certainly, "The Last Vampire" is a wildly original, breathtakingly suspenseful ride that will appeal to sci-fi, fantasy, horror and thriller fans alike.
   
   Last week I was going through an old box of books and I found my carefully preserved Pike stash. Sitting there in the dusty attic I began to re-read Sita's tale and, although it was early in the morning, I found myself reading into the wee hours of the night. I just couldn't put her story down until I had read the last page. If that's not a testament to Pike's power, then I don't know what is.



5. This is a phenomenal series. I have read itat least 3 times. If you have any interest in vampires, as well as thrillers, read this series. You will not be disappointed. It is most certainly for mature readers, as it is very graphic on all accounts. However, Pike's writing style is phenomenal. When I read this series for the first time, I couldn't put it down and I'm looking forward to reading it again soon. The characters are strong, the descriptions are amazing and it is simply fantastic.
   
   Now, if only they would turn it into a movie or television series. It has incredibly high potential to be done very, very well...

5 comments about Witch.

1. I personally LOVED the old hand-painted covers featuring the 80's dressed teens but maybe that's just me. This book left me in tears and I have read it probably five times in 15 years. It is so beautifully paced. You fall in love with the main character and you really feel for her. She is a which and when she stares into sunlight reflecting into water she can see things. One night she looks at the water in moonlight... something she was warned never to do, and sees a future she MUST change at ALL costs!!
   A great read front to back.
   Loved it.



2. Truly amazing book! Not only for teenagers and young adults, but for anyone who loves a good plot! Highly recommend you to read this book and other Christopher Pike's books.



3. At 25.... i still like 2 think back when i was younger and how u used 2 read C. Pike and R.L. Stine.. Witch was one of the BEST Pike novels... It pulls you in and makes u care about whats happening 2 the characters even with the sad endings i STILL LOVED IT!!!! Also my fav was the Remember Me series.. and of COURSE The Last Vampire.....



4. It is a novel that has a sad ending, but it is GREAT! I read in a day; I couldn't put it down, not even for a second.



5. In this hokey, meandering novel, Julia is a girl gifted with a healing touch and the power to glimpse the future. When she sees a vision of her best friend's boyfriend, Jim, shot and bleeding to death, she does her best to keep him out of danger. But then another friend is shot while witnessing a gas station holdup, and Julia and Jim set out to wreak revenge on the gunman. Meanwhile, Julia's best friend discovers that the gunman just happens to be the deranged former boyfriend of Kary, the recently deceased half-sister Julia never knew. Julia's mother--also a healer--had died in an attempt to save Kary's life. In another part of town, a carload of good witches is hot on Julia's trail, determined to keep her from abusing her powers. Typically, Pike's writing is peppy enough to animate his most tangled plots; here, however, his style becomes choppy and unconvincing--unable to sustain the coincidence-riddled story. In addition, the text is littered with sexist one-liners which, along with a humorless running "joke," are as irritating as they are offensive.

5 comments about Dangerous Girls #2: The Taste of Night.

1. I liiked how the story was more fast-paced and how it was more involved in the vampire stuff. But I also liked the first book better, here's why:
   The second book was too romantic, and in the second book Destiny isn't a vampire. I don't like how Livvy is much more mean in this book either. Though the cover art is better in this book, looks aren't everything. The perks with this was that this book is more fast-paced, interesting, and there are more charectors involved. But the ending wasn't as satisfactory as in the first book, though it was still very good! It was griping and I couldn't stop reading! This is just my opinion though.



2. In this small town Dark Springs,Massachusetts theres two twin sisters livvy & Destiny Weller.They may look alike but their completly different.Destiny is this out going girl who loves her life the way it is.Then theres Livvy she likes her life but its kinda not really what she wants.She wants to be free and live longer and never grow old.So theres an invasion of vampires and sadly Livvy is one of them.Their father Dr.Weller is so mad and sad at the sametime that he wants to distroy the vampire population,for they have killed his beloved wife and stole his beautiful daughter.Then on another side he wants to find a cure for the vampire curse and save his daughhter and her friend Ross before its to late.Ross is Livvys boyfriend,He had decided to go with Livvy and become vampire,Even thou he haden wanted to.The twins have a little brother named mikey that is very terrified by this comosion that he starts dreaming about vampires and thinking he see livvy.Destiny is a graduate and all her close friends are moving a way from Dark springs and going to some major college,while Destiny is stuck going to some boring community college,for she dosent want to leave her father and brother behide.she doesn't want mike to think he's lost another sister.Destinys boyfriend Ari is killed by one of Livvys vampire friends so she starts having a bad time.She decide to apply for a summer job at a diner,where shes a waiter.While Destinys living her life livvys also suffering a lost for her formal boyfriend was murdered.She thinks Destiny did this to get back at Livvy for her lose of her own boyfriend that she stakes a revenge apun Destiny.While Clubing earlyer that night Livvy had ran acrossed another vampire who she had asumed to be a human.when she finds out,she has a plan.This guy will turn Destiny into a vampire.Unfortunly Destiny dont no.Meanwhile destiny meets another boy at the diner she works at.His name is Harrison.She starts going out with him,meeting all his close friends when a strange walks in one day and askes Destiny out.Secretly she says yes.Thats the day Destiny will turn.Finding that Destiny did not it fact kill Ross but to find the man she hired to turn Destiny is Ross's killer.She trys to warn Destiny and it turns out that they kill Patrick.This story was very great,filled with horror.it was in a 2nd point of view



3. Sixteen year old Destiny Weller and her twin sister Livvy used to be very close, until Livvy chose to become a vampire. Now Destiny will do anything to get her sister back. But then Destiny realises that the only way to bring Livvy back is if Destiny becomes a vampire too!
   A good book. I liked the first one better. I really disliked the ending.
   --Scottie Schaeffer age 10



4. This is a fabulous, well written book.
   The story about the dangerous vamipres proceed in "Dangerous Girls 2".
   I must admit that the first book seemed better; there were some tedious and slow bits in this one. I will not spill to much information here, but there were, to me, some disappointments.
   Look apart from that, though, this is a great book.



5. This book is DAMN good. I hope a third one comes out. It's different. At the end my heart cried out cause it was so sad. I feel sorry for the twins. Very EXCELLENT book. One of RL Stine's best!

5 comments about In the Stone Circle.

1. This is a gothic mystery, set in modern Wales. It entails some interesting history about Wales and the Welsh struggle against English oppressions over the centuries. I learned only after reading the book that this was the author's first novel.
   
   The book is written from the perspective of Cristyn Stone, the 14-year-old daughter of an archaeologist researching an aspect of Welsh history and culture. Cristyn joins her father on this summer assignment, as a family vacation of sorts. Cristyn's mother died when she was three.
   
   But joining Dr Stone for the assignment is a recently divorced female colleague, Dr Dunham, recently divorced. The strain of this separation is affecting her son and daughter, who also join the group, providing some of the dramatic fireworks.
   
   The adventure takes place in an old Welsh country home built on the site of an old castle associated with Owain Glyndwr [Owen Glendower of revered historical memory]. As the story progresses, Cristyn becomes the one discovering the important history of the region and the house where they are staying.
   
   The ghost of a young girl from the period in question appears to the guests doing research there and involves them in a mystery in her time in history. This frightens and then fascinated Cristyn, as they probe this mystery.



2. I thought that this book was so amazing. It it is a thrilling book and made you want to keep turning the page. It starts off with a girl named Cristyn and her father are going to Wales. Her father is a professor and is trying to write a book about Wales and its history. They are sharing the cabin with another person and her name is Erica Dunham. She has tow children one daughter and a son. Cristyn started having wierd dreams about a girl and she didn't know why. Then furniture started to move. It just got really strange. Her dreams got more and more life like. Then Miranda and Cristyn got into a fight and Cristyn started to hang out with Dennis. They were just talking and he said that he saw her. He saw the gohst down in the cellar. So they started to go down there. She saw her and found out interesting facts about her background. You will just have to read the book to find out the end.



3. In the Stone Circle, Book review
   
   
   This book tells the story of a 13th century princess and how her secrets unveil. The book "In the Stone Circle" by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Cristyn, Miranda, and Dennis use friendship and determination to reveal the secrets of the 13th century princess Carwen. I recommend this book because it is believable, touching and interesting makes this book amazing and wonderful. I believe you will love this book as much as I do. This book will knock your socks off enjoy the book!
   In the story of this princess you will find the themes of friendship and determination but the main theme is determination. Cristyn doesn't give up or let down determination to expose the secrets of Carwen. She does everything to find out who she is and why she's here. But one thing in particularly she does is watch Carwen replay here awful life. It's not only Cristyn who show determination but also Carwen looks to find what went wrong to get her only father , her stepmother, and herself killed by her greedy and jealous fiancés army. For friendship Miranda, Dennis, and also Cristyn inspire to be and have better friends. The theme is very important but the characters make it come alive.
   There are many characters in this book but the three incredible characters are the main ones. They are Cristyn, Miranda, and Dennis, there personalities vary and here they are, Cristyn personality is determination, Miranda has a jealous mood because everyone gives there attention to Dennis. Dennis has a free spirited and rainbow personality, switching on and off. There moods change within the book, Cristyn at the beginning had a same old, same old mood, and by the end Miranda learns to have a determination mood. Miranda has black hair and glasses like her mother. Cristyn has brown curly hair and Dennis has just brown hair. The relationship you might ask Cristyn's father and Miranda's mother are working together. The themes make it interesting the characters make it come alive and there is the setting that puts it to place.
   Many setting take place in this book but it is interesting because it takes place, both in the present and in the past. The families are vacationing in Wales in a damp stone house on the edge of town. The family lives in the present Carwen lives in the past. Cristyn, Miranda and Dennis watch Llywen replay her life. Carwen is a ghost princess if you haven't figured that out already. At the very end Carwen decides to move on and stop replaying her life. Carwen future is the family's present. The setting is the most interesting part every body paragraph plays its own role.
   Overall I recommend this book to anyone who has lost a loved one and couldn't pass over it. Carwen personally in my opinion was the main character. She eventually passes over being dead and having her family gone. They all show plenty of determination including Dennis. Carwen lives in the cellar of her past. This book makes you experience how your troubles relate to others. For all who got lost in there past and can't find it anymore. Enjoy!



4. `My life could not, under any circumstances be worse." Is how Elizabeth kimmel starts her story. It makes you wonder why doesn't it. I think the theme is sort of a Ghost story (but still serious). The characters are Chrysten, Miranda, and Dennis. Christyn is a teenager who is forced to go on a vacation to Whales and share a room in a 1,000 year old house. Miranda is a teenager, too she is also Chrysten's roommate. Dennis Miranda's little brother is an annoying 8 year old. The genre is probably Humorous fiction and realistic fiction. Kimmel is a wonderful writer. I love her books. I recommend this book if you want a good book to read. By D.Garrett.



5. I liked the book "In the Stone Circle" because it's a ghost story and a mystery. My favorite part was when Cristyn and Maranda got locked in the basement. I liked that the setting was in a different country, Wales. I thought it was interesting to find out about Carwen and her past life. This book was easy to read. I recomend this book because its interesting and you can get into it easily.
   This book starts out in Ohio with the main character, Cristyn, who is 14. Crystin and her dad are planning on moving to Wales for the summer so her dad can write a book. Mrs. Dunham is Cristyn's dad's assistant and she is going to join them with her daughter Maranda who is 14, and son Dennis who is 8. Cristyn isn't happy about spending her summer in Wales. They get to Wales and strange things start happening. For example, Cristyn starts seeing ghost images of what happened in the past to this ghost named Carwen. Carwen is trying to tell Cristyn something. While this is happening, Cristyn and Maranda are fighting a lot, but they work things out. The ghost, Carwen, is trying to tell Cristyn to find her lost necklace that her dad gave her. Cristyn finds the necklace and goes to the stone circle to give it to Carwen and that reunites Carwen and her dad.