5 comments about The Wrong Number (Fear Street, No. 5).

1. Best friends Deena and Jade are having fun making prank calls. Deena's half-brother joins them and starts making threatening calls. The joke is over when murder is on the line. Now they are the ones targeted for he knows who they are.
   
   Another great novel by Stine.



2. Deena has a new phone so she and her best friend use the phone to make prank phone calls. But Chuck finds out that Deena and Jade are making phone calls. He insists that they let him join or else he'll tell. So Deena and Jade let him join. Then Chuck calls a house on Fear Street and interrupts a murder. Deena, Jade and Chuck go to the address to help the woman screaming. But it's too late because the woman is already is dead. A masked man chases the three warning them to mind their own business. One day after, the police drag Chuck to jail, now that everyone at Shadyside knows that Deena, Jade and Chuck are the ones behind the prank phone calls. The police say that someone saw Deena, Jade and Chuck that night. It was Mr. Farberson. Deena and Jade know that Farberson is wrong so they decide to find out more about him. If you want to find out more, read this book.



3. This is the one of the many books of the Fear Street series, and it's really good. Fear Street is a series about scary and/or supernatural events that happen to teenagers in a ficitional town called Shadyside. In this book, best friends Jade and Deena and Deena's half brother Chuck get into ddep trouble making crank calls. The girls got caught by Chuck teasing boys at school, and he calls a random number on Fear Street and gets begged for help by a woman about to be murdered. The characters and plot are better than the average Stine book, and this book has a decent sequal. This has a pretty good twist ending and gives a good taste of future books in the series.Pulitizer material it's not, but for young teens, or anyone wanting a quick thrilling read, this suits the bill just fine.



4. I liked this book a lot because it made me want to keep on reading to find what happened next.
   The book was about three teenagers who were having fun with prank phone calls. Then Chuck called a number on Fear Street and they got involved with a murder. When the three teenagers Jade, Deena,and Chuck go over to Fear Street, they go to house number 884. They went to the back door and it looked like someone had trashed the place. When all three of them were inside, they saw a dead body on the floor. They also saw a man in a mask. When Jade, Deena, and Chuck talked to the police, they did not believe a single word that they said. The police think that Chuck is the killer because his finger prints were the only prints in the house and he has been in trouble with the police before.
   I would recommend this book to someone who likes to read mystery and horror books. I would recommend this book to someone who likes mystery books because you never know what is going to happen next and you are trying to find out who the killer is. I would also recommend this book to someone who likes to read horror books because someone dies.



5. The most important thing I remembered about this book "The Wrong Number," was that it was super interesting and intense! Someone else would definitely want to read this book because it stays very good throughout the whole story. It really keeps you interested and wanting to read more. Any one who is any age can relate to this book. Since, it is about two teenage girls, a boy might want to read the back of the book first.
   
   My favorite section of this book is when the two girls obviously make the wrong call. They have caller i.d., and then they track down the person that made the call. After that, the girls go down the Fear Street rode and hear screams coming from the caller's house. The two girls fear for their lives as they try to catch the murderer in action. I recommend this book immensely.

5 comments about Ransom.

1. This book is about a group of five kids who are riding the school bus home, and get kidnapped by the substitute driver. They are held for ransom in a faraway cabin, where they are treated harshly by the kidnappers until the ransom is paid. I found this book to be unimaginably captivating and interesting from the very start. The beginning and ending could not have been better, in my opinion. I truly love how Lois Duncan utilized great imagery to vividly portray all the settings and events in the story. Since it wasn't too long or too short, the book was quite enjoyable. Within the story of the kidnapping, separate stories of the lives of the five teenagers are told as well, so the reader can relate to at least one of them and see how that person copes with their problems.
   As you can see, this book is absolutely phenomenal, and I believe nobody would dislike it. My favorite part is when two boys find the murdered body of the actual bus driver in a bush, though it's a pretty sad part. I can't really deduce any flaws from Ransom, which is why it's one of my favorite books now. You should definitely think about reading this extraordinary story of an awful kidnapping!



2. After reading "Ransom" by Lois Duncan, I've decided to write a review on it. First of all, I really liked the book. It all starts out with a simple, regular seeming bus ride home for all the kids. Little do they know that their substitute bus driver is a kidnapper. Buck(the bus driver) purposely misses the stop for the rich kids to get off the bus. This is when the kids start worrying. He takes them to a gas station where Juan and Rita(his friends helping him)are there. Juan calls the families telling them whats going on and about the ransom. Meanwhile, Buck and Rita are taking the kids up to the cabin where they will be holding them until the ransom gets paid. I can't go any farther or I will spoil the story..... So basically if you like suspenseful books with a good amount of action/excitement, you will probably really like Ransom.



3. Ransom is a book about 5 teens in High School who get kidnapped. The tennagers, Bruce, Glenn, Marianne, Dexter, and Jesse have rich families or so the kidnappers think. When the teens get on the bus, they realize they have a sub bus driver. The driver doesn't know the routes, so Bruce sits in the front and tells the driver where to go. After all the kids are dropped off, the driver ignores the 5 teens left. This when they realize that they are being kidnapped. The kidnappers take the teens to the Rocky Mountains to hide. What happens next is mind-blowing.
   
   I enjoyed this book. I think anyone who like mysteries or suspenceful books would enjoy this book. I liked how Lois Duncan described the characters. What I didn't like was how Lois kept swiching point of views. I think that this book should be read by every middle school and high school student.



4. This will be a mini-review, instead of a full one, since the book in question is less than 150 pages long and told in the omniscient viewpoint, so character complexity is minimal. Lois Duncan was rather the R.L. Stine of the X generation, except that she wrote for a slightly older audience and was more psychologically creepy than blood-and-gore. Her stories weren't the type made for around-the-campfire telling; they'd take too long to explain in full. I remember reading and enjoying this one, Ransom, and especially Locked in Time as a teen.
   
   The story's premise is fairly basic: five teenagers are kidnapped by their substitute bus driver on the way home from school. He and two accomplices have planned out the kidnapping, selecting a route that terminates in Valley Gardens, a rich neighborhood, for maximum financial benefit. They take the kids high up in the New Mexico mountains where the cold and altitude make escape very unlikely and wait for the money to roll in. Unfortunately, the kidnappers only minimally examined their would-be profit makers. Of the five kids - Marianne, Glenn, Bruce, Dexter, and Jesse - only two families have any real money or access to it. Brothers Glenn and Bruce's parents have it, but Jesse's parents are only renting/housesitting in the glitzy neighborhood, and Dexter is an orphan temporarily lodging with his uncle. Popular Marianne's family looks like it has more money than it does. Her mother got the house in the divorce, but her new stepfather's income is paltry. Which leaves a lot up in the air. The kidnappers are capable of plenty, and if their demands aren't met, it's entirely possible, they'll cut their losses - literally - and run rather than bargain down.
   
   Written in 1966, this book has the spare prose of an earlier era. In some indefinable way it reminded me of Mary Stewart's writing. Perhaps it's because Duncan describes a gentler, less complex era, an era in which kidnapping children is shocking, and murder is shock inducing. 1966, after all, is only a few years after the events of In Cold Blood, a crime which left Kansas speechless with horror. A Columbine or Virginia Tech mass murder was behind the scope of imagination. These kids still believe in the innate goodness of humanity. They are also a bit more polite and respectful than kids are these days. That and a little dated slang keeps this book from being quite timeless.
   
   Duncan uses the omniscient point of view which allows her to impart a great deal of information about these kids, their parents, and the kidnappers, but this device allows for little mystery. It's all just out there; the reader knows what's going on in everyone's head at all times. Still, since the reader doesn't know how these characters will all interplay with each other, there is a level of suspense here that Duncan adroitly builds to a climax. And in the meantime she creates a portrait of a teen sociopath who is perhaps more chilling a character than any of the kidnappers are.
   
   Ultimately, this is a fast and fairly enjoyable read. For the most part it holds up, even after all of these years. My grade: a B-.



5. Ransom, by Lois Duncan, is a very good book. It is a realistic fiction book.
   In Ransom five kids from a rich neighborhood are kidnapped and kept for ransom, but only a few families are able to stretch their money and use it for the ransom. This book is about what the kids, and parents, go through when the kids are kidnapped.
   Ransom was a very good book and keeps you interested throughout the whole entire book. If you like exciting and exhilarating books you will love this one.

5 comments about The Secret (Fear Street Saga Trilogy, No. 2).

1. This is on my favorite books to read when i was littler, ive gotten a little bit older and still love them but i lost the entire collection when i moved away to college and am thrilled that its on amazon, going to order the whole set as a keepsake :)



2. 'The Secret' is a story about revenge and secrets. it's quite good but too many killings.
   
   anyway, it's about a fier called ezra who needs revenge. but instead, the curse still carries on. first, his daughter died. then his wife. his son, jonathan, fell in love with a beautiful girl called delilah. but does she have a secret?
   
   100 years later a girl called elizabeth fier fell in love with a goode. her sister also love him. but they do not know that he is evil. at the end, simon, elizabeth's brother, decided to change his last name- FEAR.
   
   this book is kind of good except there are too many killings.



3. 
   Hi, im a 7th grader that goes to Greenfeild middle school,and i just read this amazing book called [The Secret.] This book is mainly about a family secret between the Fiers and the goodes family. I liked this book because it was exiting and scary, and there was fiers killing the goodes and the goodes killing the fiers. In the beging of the book the fier family went to a village and every body was dead. And so they left and as they were on there way they found a farm owned by the goodes. So the fier family moved into the farm and lived there. And when simons littlen sister wanted to go to the village, simon the brother told her [NO] but she refoused to go back. Simon was walking around looking for his little sister. When he found her she was playing with a little named Hester. And to find out the rest you have to read the book called The Secret.



4. TO PARENTS, I USED TO READ THESE R.L. STINE BOOKS WHEN I WAS AROUND 9,AROUND THE AGE WHERE YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR PICTURE BOOKS, BUT TOO YOUNG FOR NOVELS.THESE BOOKS ARE THRILLING FOR KIDS AND SO ADDICTIVE. NOW,I HAVE A WHOLE COLLECTION. THESE BOOKS WILL DEFINATELY KEEP THE KIDS INTERESTED IN READING AND HAVE THEM BEGGING TO GO TO THE BOOKSTORE.



5. `The Secret' by R.L. Stine is the second installment to the horrifying `Fear Street Saga...where the terror began' trilogy. This time, the story continues with Ezra Fier (son of Edward), now a grown family man, searching for the Goodes (particularly George), in order to take his revenge on them. Ezra, along with his wife Jane, and his children Jonathan (the oldest), Abigail (middle), and Rachel (the youngest child), visit the Wickham Village to search for any member of the Goode family. However, they receive a shock when they discover that all the residents of the village are now dead corpses, who perished when a plague hit the village. Later, Ezra and Jonathan learn that the Goodes were responsible for the plague, and that they escaped the village before they suffered. But are all the members of the village really dead? For Abigail makes friends with a small girl named Hester, of whom Jonathan feels a little suspicious of.
   As the story continues, Jonathan meets a pretty girl named Delilah. However, is she really who she claims to be? Jonathan ends the family feud once and for all, but the evil rises again after 100 years later, when Elizabeth Fier digs out a metal box from the Earth and finds a strange looking amulet inside it. A new visitor suddenly drops in the Fier house by the name of Frank, claiming to be a drifter. The Fier family takes him in, only to realize the terror that lay ahead of them.
   
   This book has so many twists and turns in it, that it is hard to put the book down. A village of dead bodies, a ghost who lives in the village, a witch who lives in the woods, are just some of the interesting elements thrown into this scary tale. R.L. Stine continues telling his story of the family feud in his own charming manner. All in all, this was a good continuation to `The Betrayal', which leaves in a mysterious note, wanting to read the next installment in the series `The Burning'.

5 comments about What Happened to Cass McBride?.

1. Cass McBride gets buried in this box underground that this guy Kyle puts her in and buries her alive. She gets blamed for Kyle's brother's death, even though he hangs himself. While Cass McBride is in this box, she has to lay there listening to what Kyle is saying to her. He asks her why didn't have time for his brother.
   
   I would give this book three and a half stars because I like mystery. If you are interested in mystery like I am then you should read this book because it keeps you on your toes.



2. Great customer service! My product was in the conditions described "New" and sent to me in a timely manner.



3. When I first began reading this book, I was a bit confused. It took me a long time to gather when what was happening because there is no order to this book. So let me tell you now, when Kyle Kirby is talking, he is looking back, when Cass McBride is talking it is the present and the same goes for Detective Ben.
   
   This was definately what I call and "interesting" tale, but I really could have done without all the cussing. I know that in this generation, cussing is to be expected of everyone, but I found this book in the young adult's section. Is that really appropriate? I believe the F word is used more than once.
   
   I was pretty enthralled, and read it in less than three hours. It is a very easy read. There aren't any big paragraphs which is how I prefer things. So if you can ignore the cussing and once you've gotten a grasp on the order of things, it should be an okay read.
   
   I wish I could give this book a higher rating, but the cussing was a big turn off for me.



4. i liked this book but it wasnt one of my favorites. but it is na easy, fast read.



5. At first I thought she's buried alive? i wont like it. however at the end, I felt connection with the characters that only comes from a great author. so yes, while creepy that thiis girl gets buried alive, this book really is amazing and well wrtten.

5 comments about Ghost Huntress Book 1: The Awakening.

1. Though the book is geared towards a slightly younger audience than myself, I found the characters to be interesting and the material very well written. The author does an excellent job of portraying the heroine and her group of teenage "hunters" in a realistic light that encourages the reader to be invested in the story as well as the individual characters from the onset. I was especially impressed with the religious and spiritual issues faced by the herione. The author clearly writes from the heart and that is conveyed in the accurate and respectful handling of the subject matter. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for an entertaining read that will keep you interested until the very last page.



2. I got this book because the whole aspect of ghost hunting has always been a very interesting subject for me. I tried to like the book but it was a bit disappointing.
   
   The plot of the book did move at a pretty good pace, although it got dragged out over petty high school drama and other non-important plot pieces. It kept me somewhat interested to see what would happen with Kendall, the main character in the book. What really dragged the book down is the way it was written. Not only is the narrative extremely forced (i.e. putting in current artists or events as if the author is trying hard to make it sound like this is a teenager writing this), but it was written in a way as if someone was thinking this book out and this is the first draft ever. The flow was extremely choppy with the language used and the writing style is very amateur at best. The way it was written was more for maybe someone telling a ghost story around a campfire but not for written work.
   
   I also find the main character to be extremely irritating. The way she is written made her seem like a very selfish girl and a lot of this book was a lot of "me, me, me."
   
   I tried to get more into the book than I did. I think that I would have gotten more into the book if the writing was not so horrid. It was very forced with the author continuously putting in references to name brands and celebrities. Stay clear if you do not want to be bombarded with names and other things not relevant to the story at all.



3. This is an engrossing novel that pulled me in from the beginning and held me there for the entire story. Kendall Moorehead is a recently uprooted high school student who discovers she's becoming a "sensitive," her psychic awareness is awakening because her mind is finally quieted. Her family moved from Chicago to sleepy Radisson, Georgia, a hotbed of paranormal activity. Kendall is adjusting to new gifts, a new school, new friends and a disapproving mother. She joins up with 3 very different girls to start a ghost hunting business after her father is injured at work by an entity. Kendall is a very believable character. I enjoyed following her random trains of thought, music, movie, Shakespeare and cultural references. This was a very entertaining and easy to read book. Ghost Huntress the Awakening would make an excellent read for 8th grade and up (for language), I cannot wait to read book two.



4. GHOST HUNTRESS: THE AWAKENING
   MARLEY GIBSON
   YA paranormal
   Houghton Mufflin Harcourt
   ISBN # 9780547150932
   352 pages
   $[...]
   Paperback--Available now
   
   Rating: 4 Enchantments
   
   Sixteen-year-old Kendall Moorehead is having a hard time adjusting to her parent's recent move from Chicago to the small town of Radisson, Georgia. For one thing she can't sleep. Not at all. Her father brings home a white-noise machine which should help her fall asleep but instead she starts hearing a scary voice that shouldn't be there.
   
   Kendall finds out that most of Radisson is haunted. Celia, a local resident and student at Kendall's high school, lets her in on how she can go about finding out what's behind the strange voices. In the meantime, Kendall's father is being attacked by an invisible force at his new job. Should Kendall listen to Celia and form a local ghost hunters team to find out more? Can Kendall deal with her abilities to communicate with the dead in time to help?
   
   I enjoyed this teenage ghost hunter's book. The author does a great job showing the whole world of those who search out for ghosts and other paranormal things. In fact, the author is a paranormal investigator. Kendall's struggles with her nurse mother not accepting her paranormal ability felt real. Her relationships with kids at her new high school were interesting. I guess if you live in a town where most houses are rumored to be haunted by Civil War ghosts, someone showing up and claiming to actually see them wouldn't be that hard to believe.
   
   What did feel forced was the whole pop references throughout the book. Also the crossing felt a tad bit abrupt. The sequel to GHOST HUNTRESS is coming out this fall. For those who love watching GHOST HUNTERS and GHOST ADVENTURES this book will appeal to them. I know I'm curious what Kendall will do later on with all those ghosts waiting to be helped.
   
   Marley Gibson is a member of the New England Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the creator and founder of Chick Lit Writers RWA. Marley works full-time as a meeting planner and lives in the Boston area with her husband Mike. Find out more at [...] or her blog [...].
   
   Kim
   ENCHANTING REVIEWS
   August 2009



5. I loved this book! I'm a huge fan of the paranormal and watch all the shows on TV. Well, to be honest, I'm ONE of those TV ghost hunters! In fact, I wrote the forward for this title! =) None the less, the bar was raised pretty high for my expectations.
   
   A lot of times when you read a book, the author doesn't do their homework and gets it all wrong. Marley is not one of them - she really did her research and I'm proud to have my name associated with Marley and this series! If only all authors were this thorough and informed when they write a book!
   
   I let my 10 year old son read the book and he couldn't put it down. He said, and I quote - "this is the best book EVER dad!" At 10 years old, hes a few years behind the core teen audience for this series, but he was totally absorbed by Marleys storyline and says he cant wait to read the rest of the series!

5 comments about Switched (Fear Street, No. 31).

1. Synopsis: Nicole Darwin feels her life is too boring. Her parents don't do anything interesting; she does not like her classes, and her boyfriend David just broke up with her without an explanation. She just wants to escape from being herself for a while, and gets the perfect chance when she runs into her best friend Lucy. Coincidentally, Lucy tells her that they should switch bodies. Nicole is interested in the idea and follows Lucy deep into the Fear Street woods. Lucy takes her to a "Changing Wall" that her grandfather told her about. If two people sat on the wall together and jumped off, they would be able to switch bodies with one another. Nicole and Lucy decide to try it and soon find themselves in each other's bodies.
   
   Initially, Nicole is thrilled because she can live Lucy's life, with her parents, and Lucy's boyfriend Kent, whom Nicole has had a secret crush on. They part ways and Nicole realizes that she was so eager to switch places that she never found out what Lucy's reasons were for switching bodies. She goes to Lucy's house, but is horrified to find Lucy's parents, murdered! She finds a note in Lucy's bedroom confessing to murdering her parents. Nicole realizes that Lucy switched bodies with her to get away with murder and live Nicole's life.
   
   The story follows as Nicole tries to find Lucy and switch bodies back with her. It is very hard for Nicole, because she feels that Lucy is murdering more people, and also finds herself being followed by the police. Can Nicole get Lucy in time before she is wrongfully accused?
   
   Review: When I first started reading this book, I couldn't believe how farfetched the story sounded. Two girls switching bodies while sitting on a wall in the middle of the woods? I didn't have any hopes or expectations and thought this was going to be a ridiculous Fear Street book. But I still gave it a second chance and kept reading, and I am glad I did. After Nicole switches bodies with Lucy, the book became so suspenseful that it was hard to put down.
   
   R. L. Stine adds so many twists to the plot that I couldn't put the book down even if I wanted to. Some might argue that the ending was disappointing, but I thought it was a very suitable ending that provided an explanation to all the incidents in the book.
   
   Another reason why I enjoyed this book was because it was so different from other Fear Street books. True, I thought the first two or three chapters were boring, but this isn't a regular fear street book which involves ghosts, or psychotic boyfriends/girlfriends plotting revenge. It is also fast paced as we travel with Nicole in her search for Lucy. Some parts of the story were very explicit with gory details, but I thought this added well to the horror of the story.
   
   I think this is by far the best Fear Street book I have read lately, and would definitely put it in my top three Fear Street book list.



2. Switched is another great Fear Street novel.
   
   2 best friends, Nicole and Lucy, switch bodies by using magic. Nicole thinks Lucy has a great life, but she soon finds out that her friend has some issues when she uses Nicole's body to commit murder. Nicole flees as it seems that several people are conspiring against her.
   The ending is swell, as it usually is with R L Stine. Revealing more would be too much. Recommended.



3. This book was very good I so recomened it for people that love to have goosebumps and shivers down there back. Im 11 years old the daughter of the audolts acount I am a fan of R.L. stine, but I have to admit it was a bit gory but awesome. The way he discribed how the people got killed was unbelievilble I couldnt believe that his mind acutiolly works that way. Every time I read the part were someone got killed I could see everything Nicole could see. When I was reading the book I thought that Lucy was a Jerk for all the things she had done but the end tells everything. Read this book and find out what Lucy did and find what actually was hidden be hind the curtons!
   
   P.S. discover a bunch of to ways to kill!!! ha ha ha



4. This one great book with one twisted ending- in a good way! Lots of twists and turns! Great read; great adition to anyone's collection!



5. Its sad that Nicole thought that her best friend , Lucy , was still alive.The reason why I am writing this is because when I started reading this book I felt sorry for Nicole for having a depressed life, then Lucy asked Nicole if she wanted to switch bodies. Then when I read the ending, I was shocked when Nicole found out what really happend to Lucy. The ending was so sad that I cried for hours. I give this book 5 stars.

5 comments about The Blue Girl.

1. I've re-read this book so many times over that I've lost count. It's such a fun read. I'm nearly 18 years old and I enjoy this book so much I HAD to buy it. If you like the Spiderwick Chronicles BOOKS (Not the movie, and if you've seen the movie and haven't read the books, shame on you. The books are much better) and strange stories such as Coraline, you'll enjoy this book as well.
   
   I've finally ordered this book because I've read it tons of times from the local library. Imogene, Maxine, and Adrian are three wonderfully real characters in my opinion.
   
   I really do think that if you like strange, slightly dark, comical, and intriguing stories, I think you'll enjoy this book as well. This book has led me other De Lint books as well, I have yet to find any to read at the library yet, but I will continue searching.



2. Charles de Lint has an insight to magic and how girls/women think and feel. Whenever I read his books I think he had a window into my past. I can identify with the characters at many levels. He is a master at weaving magic that could be here.



3. I have read a huge amount of teen fantasy literature, and this is by far one of the best current examples of this genre. The way de Lint describes people, sounds, everything, he seems to capture perfectly that weird space/time between dreaming and waking. The characters are unique, believable and likable. I bought this for my sister for her birthday and she also loved it. You will not be disappointed! I look forward to reading more books by this author.



4. The book was excellent! If you enjoyed the Holly Black faerie books, you will really enjoy The Blue Girl. Imogene and Maxine are great characters and the faeries are dark. Definitely recommend!



5. Although Imogene is the central heroine of Charles de Lint's urban fantasy novel, the story is told from three points of view including Imogene, her friend Maxine, and a ghost boy named Adrian. It can get confusing if you don't pay attention as the chapters switch from "then" to "now" and in the various points of view. Still, the story is engaging enough to keep you straight.
   
   The basic premise is: plucky bad girl moves to new town (trying to behave), makes friends with mousy sweet loser, and weird magical stuff starts to happen. The three major characters are developed well enough that when the story ends you want to know what is next for these girls. Imogene is a kick butt "nice" bad girl...think Angelina Jolie at 16 or 17 with short spiky hair. She becomes friends with Maxine and they rub off on each other in positive ways.
   
   I enjoyed that Imogene was a cool tough chick but she wasn't breaking laws or being a punk. She actually defended other people and tried to do the right thing.
   
   Definitely would like to see a sequel in the future and will try de Lint's other novels.

5 comments about Entertain the End (Everworld, 12).

1. So here it is, Entertain the End, the last book in the entire Everworld series, narrated by April O'Brien, that supposedly concludes the Everworld series.
   
   This book should be required reading for budding writers. It can teach them what not to do, and what happens when you do those things.
   
   See kids, this is what happens when a great story and world idea comes to an untalented author.
   
   This is what happens when you try to cram a large and expansive world and story into a quarter of the size it needs.
   
   This is what happens when you flanderize your best character and then abruptly kill her off for the sake of simply resolving plot as quickly as possible.
   
   This is what happens when you ignore most of your characters' thoughts and interactions and leave them behaving like robots.
   
   This is what happens when you force the token Holier-Than-Thou Chick to become a murderer and then leave her to angst about it.
   
   This is what happens when you lose heart in your series and just want it to end so you can move on to something else.
   
   This is what happens when you decide to leave important plot elements and story arcs completely unresolved and call what should be the penultimate novel the last one.
   
   This is what what happens when you leave the reading hanging for the sake of an ambiguous ending that could potentially be revived one day.
   
   Entertain the End raises the standard in the Everworld series for flimsiness. This book is only 156 pages long, and contains perhaps a tenth of what would have been necessary to bring Everworld up to a good conclusion. There is no ending; Ka Anor is still alive and well, the Hetwan are still a power in Everworld, the Sennites are still razing hell, the gods still haven't united as one, and there are loads of loose ends, including but not limited to: The identity of the Watcher in the void, what happened to Senna's mother, whether Senna was really killed or is still somehow alive, who the boy with the "glow" that Senna saw when she was thirteen was, what will happen with the gods of Everworld and Ka Anor, what the Sennites will do next, how will Etain turn out, who will be the next mayor of Atlantis, whether the Great Scroll will be found, etc. The ending does nothing, doesn't satisfy on any level. Any self-respecting author would have at least published another book to bring this to a conclusion, but no, we don't get that. We're cut off just as the adventure seems to be drawing to a close.
   
   If this was the second to last novel in the series, the ending would have been mediocre. For the last novel in the series, it's dreadful, almost as bad as "Mystify the Magician."(I cringe at the typing of that hated title.)
   
   Well, that's the way it is. Everworld had great potential, but it doomed itself the moment it formed in KA Applegate's mind, because its creator just wasn't worthy of bringing it fully formed into the world. What we've got instead is a series of novellas that barely hint at what this story could have been. I knew from the first moment that I started reading Everworld that this series was a titantic let-down of its potential, and with this book coming to a close, I see that I have proven myself correct.
   
   So with this mediocre, pathetically inadequate "ending"(in the loosest sense of that word), I hereby end my sojourn into Everworld. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to go fantasize about how much better this series could have been in more capable hands.



2. God, K.A. Applegate pisses me off so much.
   
   I absolutely loved her Everworld series, and I finally managed to track down the last few copies after a couple years.
   
   And then, I reach the ending of the book. What the hell is that kind of ending? All we learn is that the four decide to stay in Everworld. Nothing about Ka Anor, nothing about the Greeks, nothing about Christopher and Etain, nothing about how Everworld works, not even the Great Scroll. The list goes on and on.
   
   After hooking us on a dozen books, don't you think we deserve some sort of conclusion? Not a damn cop out. So thanks Applegate, you got the last laugh again. I could just stand the ending to Animorphs, at least we knew what happened to the Yeerks. But this? God.
   
   You write some fantastic novels. Please, just try to end them. Don't just throw manure into the faces of everyone who's been reading faithfully.



3. After reading the first 11 books, I couldn't wait to find out how it was all going to end. For most part, I liked most of this book. It finds the group traveling to the fortress of the dwarves. There they have to try to talk them into digging a tunnel to be able to sneak into Hel. While all this is taking place they find themselves all fading in the real world except April, who is fading in Everworld. The realize that they have to decide which world they really want to be in because the other will fade out. Though the book does let you know in the end what the four decide, it does not tell you the rest of what goes on. This whole time through all of these books, they are on a quest to help Everworld from falling into the hands of Ka Anor. The book never tells you whether they win or not. What happens if they do win? What happens if they don't? I guess it leaves you to make your own ending but I would have like to either see one last book with the battle with Ka Anor or another 50 or so pages added to this one to help end it. There were so many unanswered questions... did all of the Coo Hatch make it back to their own world? Who won the final battle? Did all the gods help in the battle? Did they destroy the Sennites? I really was expecting more at the end.



4. Entertain the End By: K.A. Applegate is an adventure filled book packed with action, that will keep you guessing until the end. I would recommend end this book to anyone that would like to get sucked into the book on the first page. To start this book out, a nice friendly witch get killed by her half sister, and that captures your attention from the beginning. Four young teenagers are set on an adventure to figure out why strange things are happening to them. They are getting huge holes in their stomach. Yet nothing is happening to them in Everworld, Everworld is like an alternate world that has strange creatures and strong armies with a lot of battles. But the battle just begins when people start to die and go missing. Except for her half sister that murdered the friendly witch for no reason. The witch that got killed, her name was Senna. She said she killed her because she was sick of her sister getting all the attention. And the nice witch leaves spells on all of her close friends and relatives that really freaks out the sister because she thinks that something bad is going to happen to her after she watches all of her close friends slowly disappear.
   The setting is in two different worlds, one of those is Everworld. Everworld is an alternate world that has the same people but different things are happening to them in the real world rather than in Everworld. It also has you act the same but different things happen., it is very confusing. For example if you were in a real world you would be the same person with the same personality but you would be in totally different situations. In the real world you would be the person you are now and you could do everything that you can do now, but if you were in Everworld you would be the same person you are no also but you would be in completely different situations and you would have different friends and you would hang out with different people. To conclude this review I would like to say that I would recommend this book to anyone that is willing to read this. And if you read it the book will capture your attention and will make you want to read the rest of the series.



5. not exactly the ending i expected but it works. only i wouldve liked to find out what happens next.

5 comments about The First Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders, No. 1).

1. Bobbi and Corky join the Shadyside cheerleading team, much to the chagrin of all the other team members, and accidentally unleash an ancient evil. It's Fear Street, for crying out loud. What else could happen?
   
   The first time I read this series, I was eleven and whoa, did I love it. Fifteen years later, it's showing its age. I didn't expect I would be wowed again, fifteen years later, but I didn't expect I would cringe with regret, either.
   
   Don't take that the wrong way. The book isn't bad. But with the quality of work available to young adults and tweens nowadays, it simply can't stand as high as it used to. The characters are flat, the plot is benign, and the style was apathetic and cold this time around.
   
   Bottom Line: It's not good. It's not bad. It's average, but in a 1992 sort of way.



2. Corky and Bobbi Corcoran are newcomers to Shadyside. Together, they become cheerleaders in Shadyside High. Bad things start to happen. Jennifer Daly is throw out of the bus and lands at Sarah Fear's grave. Fortunately, she survives. Unfortunately, worse things start to happen.



3. Whooa, I think I still have all three parts of this series. I was a big R L Stine fan. I started off with goosebumps, and quickely moved to the fear street series. I had ALL of the books in the fear street series (this was in 92-97). I gave alot of them to my younger cousins or family friends, but reading some of these reviews, I may just have to locate one and take a hour (thats all it takes now lol) to read one(sad thing is, that I am an 26 yr old) LOL. I like the fear street cheerleader sage (even though I didnt know they had a fourth installment), and the Fear Street Saga (The very first 3, but I see they added ALOT MORE to the fear street history. Reading some of these reviews is like going back in a time machine LOL



4. The Fear street cheerleaders, is about a group of cheer leader (Boobi,Jenifer,Corky,Kimmi, Debra) and them fighting an evil spirit. Corky and Bobbi are new comers to the squad, makeing Kimmi resent them, because they get her friend kicked off the squad(Ronnie). One day, while on the way to a football game, Corky and Bobbi make the bus driver go to fearstreet to pick up the Fire battons. While on the way, Jenifer, the captin of the squad, falls out of the bus. She lands on Sarah Fears grave, and apears to die. She lives, but is unable to walk.
   The next day, Bobbi, much to Kimmis distress, is the captin. She then hooks up with Kimmis ex boy friend, Chip. After that thoug, wierd things happen. Bobbi hears screaming in the halls, doors open and shut, and Chip, in mid quater back football toss, freezes. Nobody, not even Corky, belives her.
   A few days later, the Cheerleader are doing a jump. Kimmi jumps of one girls shoulders, and Bobbi catches her, but Bobbi freezes. Kimmi jumps off, and hurts her wrist. Practise ends, and Bobbi goes to see Jenifer. Jenifer acts normal, but while leaving, Bobbi watches as Jenifer stands up and walks. Corky thinks she is insane.
   The next day, Bobbi is thrown off the squad. She goes to take a shower, and gets cought in boilling hot water. Bobbi tries to escape, but gets cought in boilling water. Bobbi then boils to death. Corky was late for practise. While looking for Bobbi, she finds a neckless that Kimmi wears. She then findsa Boobis broilled body.
   Cory first thinks it was Kimmi, because of the neckless. Kimmi said that she gave it to Jenifer though. Corkys goes to see Jenifer, but finds out she is at the grave yard. Corky sees her walking, and Dancing around Sarah Fears grave. Jenifer turns out to be possed by the evil spirit, who possed Sarah Fear. Corky defates the evil, and Jenifers two month dead body is reviled. Corky knows the evil isn't gone forever.



5. Corky and Bobbi Corcoran are the two new girls on the cheerleading squad at Shadyside High.When they cheer everyone finds out how good they really are.What will Jenifer Daly do to Bobbi when she finds out that Bobbi is the new cheerleading captain?Now some of the strangest things are happening to Bobbi,Corky,and other people of Shadyside High,who could be to blame for the murders?The strange noises,the weird thoughts,and akward actionsof people.What's going on?Could it be the evil spirit of Sarah Fear agian? This book was very interesting and suspenseful I gave it five stars.

5 comments about Companions of the Night.

1. "When Ian came into Kerry's room to ask for a favor, it never occurred to her that her four-year-old brother could ask her to do something that might get her killed."
   
   Ever since her mother gave up on family life and headed to Florida with a younger man, the one thing 16-year-old Kerry Nowicki absolutely cannot bear is to see her little brother cry. Which explains how she ends up driving to the 24 hour laundromat even though it is getting on for midnight and she only has a learner's permit. A simple favor for her brother - retrieve the beloved stuffed Koala Bear he left there earlier in the evening - and now Kerry's life is spiraling out of control.
   
   First, there are the three men who burst into the laundry dragging the bloodied and beaten young college student, Ethan Bryne. Obviously `grade-A-crazies,' Kerry privately decides after they tell her that Ethan is a vampire. They plan on torturing him until he tells them where they can find others of his kind, then videotaping him as the next morning's sunlight destroys him. All Kerry has to do, they tell her, is sit and watch. Right. Then things really get bad.
   
   If you've never read a book by Vivian Vande Velde, you're in for a treat. This is `can't wait to turn the page' storytelling at its finest.



2. 16-year-old Kerry is a nice, responsible, normal teenager. She takes care of her brother, gets along with her dad, and though she isn't insanely popular, she's got good friends. Perhaps a little melancholy, she's a cheerful, likeable person.
   
   One night, her baby brother starts crying; he's left his beloved stuffed animal at the laundromat. Attached as she is to him, Kerry can't refuse him. Figuring she'll be back in a couple of minutes, she takes off, enters the laundromat...
   
   And walks in on a ritual murder.
   
   The victim is named Ethan Bryne. The killers believe he is a vampire; that is why they want to destroy him. Terrified and furious, Kerry manages to save his life, and hers; they take off to safety.
   
   Strangely, given what has happened, Ethan won't let her call the police.
   
   Stunned, Kerry has no choice but to let him go.
   
   She's a little glum over the next few days, but she slowly returns to normal. A couple of days later, something odd does happen: unable to drive, Kerry relies on her father, neighbors, and friends to get to and from work. When her father doesn't show up to pick her up, she thinks she's screwed--until, lo and behold, she runs into Ethan, who obligingly drives her home.
   
   But nobody is home.
   
   Her brother and father are gone; a threatening message is painted on the wall. Knowing exactly what this means, Ethan spirits her away. This time, they're both on the run.
   
   It turns out Ethan IS a vampire. Kerry is initially scared and disgusted, but as Ethan bares facets of his weird personality, she slowly warms up to him, and he to her. As they run from their pursuers, seeking Kerry's family all the while, a strange relationship develops between them. It isn't love--that's part of what I love about this story, they don't fall instantly in love, and they don't become each other's sole reason for living, as in most other vampire books-- but it is a bond. Also, Kerry is a surprisingly strong heroine; she doesn't let him beguile her. She remains who she is, is confident that she can definitely live without him, and even though she's sad--even though he's sad--they do what's best for both of them in the end.
   
   
   "Companions of the Night" is a brisk, gripping story. Even you're not into vampires or paranormal stories, it's good. It's not great; the writing, while lean and skillful, is a bit juvenile at times, and we never get to hear all of Ethan's motives for doing what he does, which is disappointing. However, both characters are likeable--even if Ethan is cause for wariness-- the plot is tight, there are no gaping holes, and it moves steadily toward an an exciting, but believable, climax. "Companions of the Night" is definitely recommended.



3. I love to read YA fantasy, and was told this book was different but still good. As I read I kept thinking it was going to get better, that something juicy was right around the corner. After I read the last page I was so disappointed, their was almost no climax, and the ending was just well boring!



4. I loved it. I love Kelly's mind, characteristics, and stupid mistakes. I love Ethan (or Michel) most of all. His charms, his amazing acting skills, and how he's a romantic even if he doesn't show it much. The open ending made me give it the extra star.
   
   I do wish that the author could suggest a little bit more on their relationship at the end. It sounded very final and a bit... like a final good-bye even if I knew it wasn't. Also, the thing with Regina and more character development with Ian and the father.
   
   If you want to read a vampire novel, but is fed up with the "I don't want to be a monster" quote, you should definately try this. Or even if you love the quote, STILL read this. It's a delightful read.



5. Thumbs up for a decent storyline with plenty of things going on. A very quick read - thankfully.
   
   Thumbs down to the author for the delivery of the story. Very poor character development and just a very *boring* writing style in this book. Reads more like a high school student wrote it. Ending wasn't satisfying though I do think Kerry made the smarter choice.
   
   This book is very weak on romance as well. As other reviewers have said, I am not buying into it for a second. They are not in love. Ethan is just indebted to Kerry and on the rebound (needs a new "Companion of the Night") and Kerry is intrigued, perhaps infatuated, by Ethan at most.
   
   I'm glad I borrowed this book from the library so there was no money wasted. This book has not earned the close to 5 star rating given here.
   
   PARENTS: There is one small scene where young prostitutes and a sex shop are involved. Its nothing terrible, but I wouldn't recommend it for younger or less mature children. There is also a good amount of blood and death in the book and it was a teensy bit scary. The mom in me feels compelled to mention this.