5 comments about The New Year's Party (Fear Street Super Chillers, No. 9).

1. Why does everyone like this book? Just because what happened in 1965 and the present was related? What I was looking for in this book were the chase scenes and the suspicion of the characters. The supernatural part was overacting for me. The part could never happen.



2. I didn't find the book suspenseful. Actually, when I read it, it wasn't what I had expected. The ending was unrealistic. Human beings that become ghosts and suddenly vanish? Come on, that's not a typical Fear Street ending.



3. I started reading R.L. Stine books over a year ago. This was a great one. Well, actually most of them are good! WARNING: DO NOT GET Fear Street Nights. Thos are crapy books. Don't get Feer Street Cheerleaders either. Anyway, I have to admit, it's probably been aout a year since I've read this. I should really start selling my BIG libray of R.L. Stine books. If you ever se my name for buying a book, get it. I do NOT lie about the conditions of my books and most of them look new. All the ones that I didn't buy used, all look brand new- and I'M NOT KIDDING! Anyways, from what I remember, a boy named P.J. and can't tell you much else with out giving anything away. Just buy it :)



4. This book was the best! I loved it. It goes from a party to kids at school to people in the street to a suprising ending. The best part is the ending, it was so unexpected. The murderer was a stone-cold killer, twisting their heads all the way around. I'm REALLY looking forward to reading another R.L. Stine book.



5. Best Book
   The book the New Years Party written by R.L Stein was a thriller book. This book mostly takes place at a party, school and many more. This is the best book I've ever read.
   A Thriller book
   This book is mostly about a couple of people who hang out with the new girl and her brother who seem nice. So they start to show her around. Then they get in a fight later in the story. One person from the group of girls tries to not be in a fight with the new girl anymore. The ending I thought was kind of scary and exciting at the same time. What happened I didn't expect it at all.
   Exciting
   This book had some pretty gross moments. I would recommend that you don't read this book during the night because you might have night mares. I loved this book because it kept you wanting to turn the page. For example when they we're in the restaurant, they went outside and found a body in the trash can. I loved it so much. Another reason I liked it is because when you would stop reading it for 10 minutes, you want to pick it back up and keep reading it. I also thought that the front of the book looked interesting and scary. I thought I would read it because I like scary books and if you do then this book is perfect for you.
   Nice but Not Nice
   Something else I'd like you to know about this book is that the beginning is kind of boring but the middle of the book and the end are great. If you decided to read this book then hears something you should hear just because someone seems nice doesn't mean that they stay nice.
   Good or Bad
   I would give this book 1 millon star if I could but since I can't I would give this book 5 stars. I loved it so much. I hope you read it and enjoy it as much as I did.

5 comments about Don't Look Behind You.

1. this book is terrible. i was forced to read it for my freshman english class. it has a slow plotline, poor character development, and just terribly written overall. the ending is stupid and pointless and completely unrealistic. do not put yourself through the aaonizing experience of reading this book. i had never not finished a book, but i was really close to just saying "screw this" and throwing the book in the trash. just go read harry potter instead, or if you want a book with suspence or mystery, read anything by dean koontz like The Taking. just not this.



2. To me the overall book when I look back on it was pretty good while when I was reading it at first I HATED it! I mean I had to read it and it wasn't HORRIBLE or anything I just didn't enjoy it but the ending was so thrilling and not one ounce predictable (okay maybe a little) and I was so excited my heart was pounding and I was really into the book. So it was worth reading because now I know what a real good book can do to you.



3. Dont look Behind you
   By: lois duncan
   ISBN 0-440-20729-0
   
   once you give your life up you cant get it back.
   
   April Corrigan lives in norwood virgina and has the perfect life. She has a handsom boyfriend and is the star player on the tennis team. She is living the life anyone would ever want. until, one day she is called down to the office to find that her grandma is waiting for her, she has no ideal what is going on. her grandma says that she has to leave. april as a teen thinks that everything is going to be okay and she will ba back at school tomorrow. but that is a whole different story.
   the genre of this book is suspense. It is a page turner and one of those books where you cant put it down. I think that this book was a really good book to read and it wasnt one of those that was just an OKAY kinda book. I think that anyone who likes suspense books would enjoy reading it.Also dont be afraid of the title.
   



4. Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan is a very good book. It is about a teenage girl and her family struggling in life because someone wants to kill her father, so she has to go into hiding with her family. The main characters in this story would be April Corrigan and her family. This story takes place on any other day in Norwood, Virginia. This book was a very good example of a scary story. It really will send shivers up your spine! If you like scary books then you should definitely read Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan.



5. The first time I read this book I was not only tense; I was angry and a little disappointed. I wanted to shake people like George Corrigan, April's weak father and Max, his childhood friend, the FBI agent who talks George into working for him. His comment "I can usually talk George into anything" and George's explanation to April for his actions illustrate the control that a stronger person has over a weaker one. I understand George's actions after his character is revealed, but I still couldn't help saying to myself "What a stupid man!" It is obvious where April gets her naive streak from! As for Max, you would think he'd treat his childhood friend better. I wondered if his attitude is typical of FBI agents.
   
   This book provokes many emotions besides tension and anger, however. There is excitement when a hitman tries to get at them in their hotel room and then later at the house in Florida. And there is sorrow when April reflects on her past life in Norwood with Steve, longing to go back, hence the book's title. The entire family, except for Bram, suffers from what I call Lot's Wife Syndrome. They are constantly "looking behind them" at what they had and becoming pillars of salt. It is only when this stops that they move forward to a somewhat satisfactory conclusion. A great effort by Lois Duncan, it made me sympathize with people who are in this situation.

5 comments about Kit's Wilderness (Readers Circle).

1. This is such a beautiful and poetic book. The characters are so alive and the story is enchanting. I would rank Kit's Wilderness up there with The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and A Wrinkle in Time.



2. David Almond's book was assigned to my juniors for their outside reading assignment. At first, it took me a little while to get accustomed to the author's style of writing but once I got into Kit's Wilderness, I got hooked by the story, the creepiness, suspense, and storylines. Kit Watson is a young man who moves to Stoneygate and gets involved with a bunch of his peers and a strange game called death. Of course, it's only a game but is it? Kit and his new friends are involved in this game. Kit's grandfather recalls stories of his youth and the stories of his past as well as the ghosts of Stoneygate. I found it fascinating that Kit and his friends have this morbid curiousity in contacting their dead ancestors or trying to experience death in this bizarre game.



3. Christopher Watson, nicknamed Kit, is thirteen when his grandmother dies and he and his parents go back to the old mining community of Stoneygate to live with his grandfather. There Kit meets Allie Keenan, the girl who protect him and drives him crazy, and John Askew, a loner most other kids avoid. John is drawn to Kit, though, telling him that their lives are connected, that the two of them are alike. He tells Kit to look at the monument to children who died several generations ago in the mines, and Kit finds that the top line of the monument reads "John Askew, aged thirteen." The bottom line reads "Christopher Watson, aged thirteen." At first Kit thinks that this coincidence means nothing, but then he starts to see the ghosts of the dead children. He writes a story with characters who seek him out in his dreams and leave him feeling they are just a little too real. Is Kit communicating with the dead? Or is everything just in his imagination?
   
   There were some great things about this story. I liked the supernatural aspect; it worked really well. I liked the relationships Kit had with his grandfather and with Allie. I also liked the ending of the book. The beginning, though, was very slow. It took me about twenty pages to get into the story, instead of being hooked right from the beginning.



4. This book is great. It is about kids that play a game that no one would ever imagine. It is very interesting and I did not want to stop reading it. I definately recommend it to anyone who dosent enjoy reading or even people that do.



5. This is one of the most amazing young adult novels I've ever read, and I sincerely hope that it becomes a classic one day. It's narrated by a very imaginative kid named Kit who recounts his adventures in an old mining town called Stoneygate. After his grandfather tells him stories of the history of the mines, Kit begins to "see" children from the past who died in the pit. Are the ghosts real? It's never really clear, just as the ghosts themselves are not clear, flickering at the edges of Kit's vision. It ultimatley doesn't matter. This is not a ghost story, but a testimonial to how certain places can retain an atomosphere from the past, in this case the old mines. Almond uses magical realism to make this very convincing. The images of the ancient children in the pit are not too detailed, challenging the reader's imagination to supply the details.
   
   
   The only reason I didn't give it a five star rating is because the writing isn't as accessible as, for example, Harry Potter. This book isn't for everyone. Only kids who can appreciate imagery and subtleness will want to read it. They are the lucky ones.

5 comments about The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even.

1. Elizabeth Frasier is on track to graduate as school valedictorian, is the editor of the school newspaper, and has already picked out her dream college. All is going according to plan until she encounters the school heartthrob, star football player Stephen Wills. Stephen turns out to be a vampire and promptly turns Elizabeth into one as well. Elizabeth's world is turned upside down as her hopes and dreams are lost, and she has to deal with the problems of undead life. With her best friend Jenny, Elizabeth plans to extract revenge on Stephen and tries to find a way to rejoin the living . The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even is an enjoyable, light read that doesn't take itself too seriously. It is a well-written book that contains both action and mild romance, as well as a healthy dose of humor. It's easy to get caught up in Kenner's writing. The book is lighter in tone than many teen vampire themed books with female protagonists , but fans of the genre should appreciate the break, and readers of teen chick lit who don't normally read vampire fiction will still enjoy The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even . The only flaw is that Kenner does not provide a satisfying resolution at the end, so the book can't really be said to stand alone. The ending is clearly written to set up for the sequel as it is clearly set up for a sequel. Still, The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even is a fun, fast, and appealing read, and is definitely worth a look.



2. These books are pure fast moving enjoyment. We had a lot of dun reading them and are impatiently waiting for the next book. I would recommend these books to anyone who enjoys reading Sci-Fi Fantasy.



3. Edited to note: This was supposed to have been rated three stars, it won't let me edit the stars given.
   
   Believable? Nope, not even as far as vampires go. Quirky? Yup. Funny? Yup. Entertaining? Yes,every bit of this quick and light read is wholly engrossing.
   
   Yet, there isn't much to this YA book from Julie Kenner. It reads a lot like her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom books. The main character, Beth is a sixteen year old borderline geek who gets bitten by a studly vampire and made into a cheerleader type overnight. Beth doesn't take too kindly to this messing up her grades and possible college application. She and a cast of fun secondary characters embark on a plan to get revenge upon her football hero vampire master and thereby make herself human again. This book was definately worth the read and I expect to get the next installment soon. However, a word of warning...apparently 'Good Ghouls Do' leaves some cliffhangers also, and according to Julie Kenner's website, there are no plans to make a third installment. This scares me off a little, but I'm one book in, I figure I will read the next one too.



4. Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
   
   Elizabeth (Beth to her friends) Frasier's junior year of high school was going so well... Until her super crush, Stephen Wills turns her into a vampire! Her parents are divorced, professional, and have no time for her. Beth still manages to strive toward her goals of valedictorian and future NYU student and has good friends who stay true even when Beth gets a pesky thirst for type O-neg.
   Stephen Wills has plans for Beth. He's turned most of the football team already and she could hold the key to what he desires most. All Beth desires is getting even with him, and the popular cheerleaders who lured her into his evil clutches! Well, that and keeping her valedictorian status.
   Beth has to find out if she can become human again, stop a power mad vampire, convince the vampire hunters she's one of the good guys and still get accepted at NYU! Thank goodness she has her best friend and new would-be boyfriend/fierce academic competitor on her side, or she might not make it through to the next night.
   I appreciate Julie Kenner's ability to craft such a well written story with humor and intelligence allowing it to relate well to young adults without talking down to them or resorting to vulgarity. While she captures a teen voice, it's not too trendy. Adults can enjoy THE GOOD GHOULS' GUIDE TO GETTING EVEN just as much as teens. There's the added bonus of being able to read it with your teenager without worrying about turning red in the face!
   I found it to be engaging and laugh out loud funny. Kenner spins a great yarn and her pithy dialog has become her trademark. She has a great way of writing paranormal stories and spinning them in a new, fresh way. I greatly look forward to the next in the series GOOD GHOULS DO.



5. Sixteen year old Beth Frasier is a junior in high school and has one goal in mind - to get into a great college and become a Hollywood director. She's already gotten early admission to one college, but her goal is the Tisch School at NYU. To get in she needs a perfect college application. She already has the grades, but she needs some more extra curricular activities. She aims for the drill team, but the cheerleading squad wants her to join. Not only that, but the star quarterback, Stephen Wills wants to meet her after school. She thinks he wants to ask her out on a date, but he has something else in mind and turns her into a vampire. He has his reasons and if she doesn't do what he wants, he threatens to make her undead forever. Beth wants revenge and she, along with her friends Jenny and Clayton, sets out to get that revenge.
   
   "The Good Ghouls Guide to Getting Even" is a nicely done young adults novel. Beth narrates it and author Julie Kenner does a good job of capturing Beth's voice. Beth is a well written and believable character - extremely intelligent, high achieving, not part of the popular crowd, and determined to not only be class valedictorian, but to get into her dream college. While she is excelling in school, her home life is a mess - her parents are divorced and she is shuttling back and forth from living with her mother to living with her father, both of whom are too wrapped up in themselves to pay attention to her, a situation which makes her a more real and sympathetic character. Her friend Jenny is one of the best characters in the book, a good friend, unpopular, but in control over the kids in school in ways they don't even know. Beth's rival for class valedictorian, Clayton Greene, plays an integral part in the book and is another nice character. The popular students - Stephen Wills and his friends and the cheerleaders - all seem like cliches at first, but that changes when the vampire elements come into the book. The vampire parts are okay; Kenner has to explain how the vampires can attend high school during the day and it works but isn't quite believable. In fact, with everything going on at the high school, it's kind of hard to believe the teachers and other adults have no idea there is something going on. Still, the idea of vampires taking over a high school is a fun concept and good reading.
   
   "The Good Ghouls Guide to Getting Even" is part of a new series and ends in a cliffhanger. The next book Good Ghouls Do is now available.

5 comments about Wounded #1 (The Wereling).

1. I have read all three books in the series. At first, Wounded (book #1) started off slow. Eventually, the pace picked up, and then I couldn't put the books down. I wish there was more between Kate and Tom in terms of describing their feelings, but when you have a homocidal maniac after you, there must not be enough time for romance. Overall, the book isn't really that bad if you like werewolves.



2. This book was really great and i think that all young adults should read this at some point in time.



3. Sixteen-year-old Tom Anderson is a typical teen. Ticked off to be spending his summer vacation with his parents and younger brother, Tom storms out of their rented cabin in the Seattle forest, needing some time to himself. Next thing he knows, he's wading in a fast-moving river, with a bear between him and freedom. After being tossed unmercilessly down-river, Tom passes out--and awakes in a strange bed in a strange house.
   
   Tom's now at the mercy of the Folan family--mom Marcie, a former nurse, dad Henry, an author, son Wesley, and strange daughter Kate. The family (minus Kate) informs Tom that he's now on an island, cut off from the mainland, with severe injuries sustained from his trip down the river. In terrible pain and totally weak, Tom spends what he believes is a week in the Folan home, recuperating from his wounds yet somehow feeling stranger as every day goes by.
   
   Then a shocker from the strange but lovely Kate--Tom's been in the Folan home for a month, not a week, and Marcie, Henry, and Wesley aren't normal family members. They're werewolves, and they're doing everything within their power to change Tom into one to act as Kate's mate.
   
   Suddenly, Tom is in fear for his life, and not from the raging river than wounded him. He realizes that Kate Folan may be his only chance for salvation from the beast that now resides within him, and the two set off in the dead of night after a deadly confrontation with Wesley to find a mystery man named Jicaque in New Orleans, who just might be able to cure Tom of the beast he's now living with.
   
   WOUNDED is a great, fast-paced read! Touted as young adult book, probably because the hero is sixteen, this story will appeal to any lovers of the paranormal, especially those who enjoy werewolf stories. I've already ordered the final two books in the series, Prey #2 (The Wereling) and Resurrection #3 (The Wereling), and am looking forward to getting started on them.
   
   Definitely a recommended read!



4. I thought this book was awsome! It had everything a good book needed. you should read this book!



5. here it is. I love werewolf books like 'Blood and Chocolate' by Klause and 'Bitten' by Armstrong and I think you would probably enjoy this one. The book sends you on a journey with Kate and Tom. As they try to run away from what they are they run into many obstacles . . .and I won't say anymore. I really did enjoy this book and I didn't give it 5 stars mostly because I don't want to 'over hype' the book which I believe sometimes happens and then readers are dissappointed. Well, I already purchased the 2nd book to this wereling series and if your willing to take a chance on a book then why not purchase this one.

5 comments about The Last Vampire.

1. I really enjoyed part one of this collection, but part two spirals off into insanity. I couldn't finish it.



2. Best vampire story ever. Sure, some might argue that some of our blood-sucking heroine's feats are ridiculously far-fetched, but c'mon, it's fiction. I just like that the plot is really fast-paced, engaging, and has a solid foundation. Pike's interpretation of the vampire makes more sense than some other vampire characters. Plus, she could probably kick their butts. The Last Vampire rules!



3. Sita, the main character of the book is a 5,000-year-old vampire, who looks 20, and believes she is the last vampire. Sita goes by many names but chooses the name of Alisa Perne as she walks among the humans on Earth. She soon realizes that she is being hunted by someone who knows what she is. She thinks it might be the client of a detective she killed in self-defense. The detective had found out her secret and was a threat.
   
   To figure out who is hunting her, she goes to high school and makes friends with the detective's shy son Ray and then falls in love with him.
   
   She begins to think Ray is actually her old love Rama reincarnated.
   
   Another person from her past, her old enemy Yaksha, is actually following her, trying to kill her to atone for his sins. Yaksha is her creator and the most powerful Vampire ever. Sita was led to believe that she had killed him long ago.
   
   Then there's Seymore. Seymore is a student who wants to become a vampire, after he figures out Sita's secret.
   
   Can Sita and Ray be together and be happy? What will happen when Sita meets up with Yaksha after all these years? Will Seymore become a vampire? Can Sita ever be free of her past? Read The Last Vampire to find out!
   
   
   
   
   I especially liked...
   
   The way Sita was made to be just a regular person with hopes and dreams and feelings just like us. Not All moody and dark like other vamp novels.
   
   I didn't like...
   
   There was nothing that I did not like about this book.
   
   When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
   
   To write the author and tell him to make some more about this wonderful character
   
   This Book made me feel...
   
   Very upbeat and pumped up with adrenaline.
   
   The author of this Book...
   
   Christopher Pike: is one of my favorites even thought he writes books for teens I have tried to keep up with his books as an adult.
   
   I recommend this Book because...
   
   It is a good read with all the makings of a movie. The romance did not outwiegh the suspense and the action.
   
   Further Comments...
   
   I was so glad to find out that he made 5 more books in this series and the 2nd was just as good if not better than the 1st.



4. I read The Last Vampire series when i was 13, which i am now 22, and the story still affects me today. I have to say that this series is still a favorite of mine, and I remember that when i finished the last book I felt an emptyness for it being over, so I read it again. Sita goes through things that no vampire in any other story has gone through (I dont want to ruin it), and it is an emotional ride. Read this series and you will never forget it!



5. The Last Vampire is a good horror novel, but fails to draw you in completely. The main character, Alisa Perne, or Sita, is a stunning, petite blonde who has lived as a wandering vampire for five thousand years. It gets tiring hearing her talk about how beautiful she is, and how she knows men love to look at her body. It is also tiring as she lists endless super-human traits she owns that make her invincible. Pike seems like he just couldn't stop listing abilities. His writing is flawed in places.
   
   What makes this story interesting is that Pike has removed the setting from Transylvania to a place no one associates with vampires - India. And he works in Krishna as a character. You know - the blue dude with the flute whom Hare Krishas worship.
   
   I will read the rest of the series, but Pike has failed in creating a heroine that readers can relate to and root for. I get tired of all the men eating out of her hand.

5 comments about Summer of Fear.

1. I finished this book in 3 days. I could not put it down. This book is filled with suspense till the very end. Another master-piece by Mrs. Duncan.



2. I think this is a very good book because, Rachel feals that Julia wants to take over her life and Rachel thinks that Julia is a witch. Rachal feals a diconection with her familie because when Julia came to the house they all just wanted Julia more than Rachel.



3. Do you believe in witches? Well, Lois Duncan's story may just make you a believer if you're not. This little saga has one of the creepiest female villains in teen literature by the name of Julia, but is Julia REALLY a witch? I don't want to give too much of this spooktacular funfest away, but I will tell you that I felt for Rachel and her dog Trickle because nobody else believed them except us readers. Watch Rachel lose everything and get most of it back in this great teen thriller that's sure to give you the creeps and also cheer on one brave and determined young girl who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. One of my favorite teen books thus far, and a responsibly good one for young readers who like their stories just a bit on the dark side.



4. I enjoyed this book. It has a little of everything: thrilling parts, emotional parts, supernatural stuff, and romance.
   
   A girl, Rachel, has to live through a summer where her couisn, Julia, has to stay with Rachel and her family. Julia's parents died in a car wreck. But Julia's weird. She takes over Rachel's best friend, her boyfriend, and her clothes. She goes to the dance that Rachel was supposed to go to but couldn't because she had hives. Julia goes to the dance in the dress that Rachel made herself for herself. Rachel's dog bit Julia once, and Julia she yelled at the dog. Next thing that happened is Rachel's dog is sick. Rachel eventually thinks that Julia is a witch.
   
   I thought this book was good. It's very creepy and gives you chills.



5. I read this book last summer and I couldn't put it down. This book has all the elements of an awesome horror thriller with suspense and action around every corner. It has likeable characters, and Lois Duncan leaves you hanging onto every word. I love this book and I hope you read it too.

5 comments about Sweetblood.

1. I came across this book and was semi-intrigued by the plot summary on the cover. So I decided to give it a try. It had an Abe Award sticker on the spine and had the words 'vampire novel' on the front. It couldn't be too bad right?
   
   The novel itself was interesting, with a new take on vampires being diabetics. It was, however, focused too much on the 'diabetic' aspect and not very focused on the 'vampire' aspect. There was very very little action with vampires and I was pretty hopeful of the character named Draco. Utter disappointment to find him to be a middle aged man.. but I won't give too much of that away.
   
   The narrator is quite snappy and gets a bit annoying at times. She dresses in all black with heavy black eyemakeup and refuses to believe that she is 'goth'. Thumbs up to the author for not believing in stereotypes... but really. Come. On.
   
   I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would but it is sort of interesting. I think it would be a very interesting book to read if you are a diabetic or interested in more medical stuff. Not a book to read for those who love vampire novels.



2. This book is awesome! It is such a fast read, I couldn't put it down! Anyone who is interested in vampires would love this book, it gives great info, has humor, love, everything a good book needs.



3. Oh, and also awesome.
   
   There's been more than a fair share of "vampire stories" coming out recently. Hundreds of books about beautiful vampires sucking on beautiful maidens. Well, here's a "real" vampire story, one that is plausible, fascinating, amusing, and overall just an excellent read.
   
   Lucy has diabetes, and she doesn't really control it all too well. Lately, she's been obsessed with her belief that she herself is a vampire - diabetics in the middle ages driven so far that their gums receded, their skin turned pasty (from being hidden in the house), and finally resorting to drinking blood just for the insulin. She sits on all sorts of chatrooms, spreading her theory (even writing an essay about it in English, and involving counselors and "concerned teachers") and conversing with vampire obsessed youth, and one man who claims to be a real vampire.
   
   When Lucy befriends a "goth" boy, she's introduced to a world that is almost like hers, but isn't. She goes to parties with vampire loving "goths", is the source of intrigue of an older man, and becomes more and more careless.
   
   The vampire theory itself is reason alone to read this excellent book. Lucy is a character that can be stubborn and frustrating at times, but she is still easy to relate to and her life will suck any reader in. This book deals not only with the increasing vampire-obsession among teens, but also with diabetes, changing, growing up, and a few other things tossed in as well, though never cluttered or poorly done. Hautman is a very good, clear writer and he presents Lucy's story in a believable way that will be enjoyable to youth and adults, to boys and girls, and to fantasy fans and realism lovers as well.
   
   No, this is not a cliched story of the hot vampire and his beautiful prey. This is a funny, wonderful read about a girl.
   
   Highly recommended.



4. Have you ever felt different, like no one understands you? That's how Lucy feels in the book Sweet Blood by Pete Hautman. Lucy is a sixteen year old girl suffering from diabetes. She has done a lot of research on diabetes and now believes that in the olden times "vampires" were really just people showing signs of diabetes. She writes a paper, explaining her theory, for a class and it gets her in trouble with her parents and school. Her parents begin to believe that maybe she is getting to weird and they seek help for her.
   Here parents take away her computer so she is no longer able to get on a Transylvanian chat room where her name is "Sweet Blood". In the chat room she talks to many people who have an interest in vampires. One is a man named Draco who is a self proclaimed real vampire.
   At school Lucy becomes friends with a guy who takes her to a "Goth" party. Where she meets a man who shares her interests in vampires. He seems to know way too much about her, he seems to be the only one who understands her, and she begins to wonder if he may be a real vampire. Lucy continues coming to these parties and before she knows it her life is spiraling downwards and she can't control it. It almost ends in death.
   I'm not much into the vampire and gothic culture but Sweet Blood is an amazing novel that I really enjoyed reading. It is a fast read that I recommend to teens who may feel a little different from everyone around them and whom may feel like no one quite understands them.
   
   Ashley Clair
   Block 3



5. This book takes away from the mystery, darkness, and romance behind what a vapire can really mean. Its a very good theory that is expressed in the book. But i believe most teens are looking to get into a good Teen Vampire Romance...not hear about every reason why vampires arent real but their are freaky people who want to be like them....its still a good read, but not the typical vampire novel.

5 comments about Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

1. Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary
   
   Robert Joseph Levy (2006)
   
   RATING: 5/5 Stakes
   
   SETTING: Season Three
   
   T.V. CHARACTER APPEARANCES: Faith, Kakistos
   
   MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: Diana Dormer (Watcher); Faith's Mother; George Lehane (Faith's Father); Kenny (psychic & boyfriend); Vanity Collins (social worker); Alex (imaginary friend/Slayer soul?)
   
   BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "Faith has always been a loner. Growing up in a broken home in South Boston, shuffled from relative to relative, her only companion was an imaginary friend named Alex, who helped her escape into a fantasy world of monsters and the supernatural, far from the real-life horrors of the waking world. Now, taken away from her mother by social services and shipped off to a foster home, Faith learns that some nightmares are all too real, that the inventions of her childhood really do haunt the night, hungry for blood. Enter Diana Dormer, a Harvard professor and representative of the Watchers Council who has come to tell Faith of her destiny, to train her, to prepare her for what is to come: Faith is the Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. But she's not alone. When Alex, her childhood companion, returns in her dreams, she warns Faith that someone else is coming to her, a force so deadly and unforgiving that it has inspired fear in the underworld for a thousand generations. Its name is Malice. As memory and fantasy begin to merge, Faith's two worlds collide, with cataclysmic results. A violent battle for the Slayer's soul is staged, winner take all. This is her story. . . ."
   
   REVIEW
   
   The stylistic conceit behind Go Ask Malice is that it is the diary of Faith found in an archaeological expedition of Sunnydale after the end of Season Seven (though the last entry takes place just prior to Season Three). The concept works beautifully, as Faith has a strong first-person voice and seeing events from her perspective offers insight in to her character and background that would be much harder to achieve in normal third-person storytelling. The television show hinted that Faith had a troubled upbringing, but this book really fleshes it out as we encounter Faith's frequently-absent mother (who becomes a prostitute), her incarcerated father, her bouncing around foster homes, and more. We're also introduced to Faith's first Watcher, Professor Diana Dormer and learn much more about the backstory of Kakistos, the demon responsible for killing Dormer and driving Faith out of Boston. Kakistos was polished off in a single episode in Buffy (and probably wasn't handled very well), but here the demon has a nice menacing aura and build-up through prophetic dreams that Faith is having. The fact that the reader already knows that Kakistos kills Dormer lends a pall of impending tragedy over the book that works very well because the reader is constantly kept guessing as to how and when it'll happen.
   
   Suffice it to say, Go Ask Malice is a very dark book--something the too-sacharine Buffy novel line desperately needed. If you only like happy endings or can't stand Faith, this isn't the book for you. Otherwise, I highly recommend it (and hope the author can get talked into writing some stories for the Buffy comic).



2. Interesting look into the mind of one of the most complex Buffy characters. She's not all bad. She wants to do the right thing, she just doesn't always know what it is or how to accomplish it.
   
   The whole thing's written diary-style, a la Louise Rennison's Georgia Nichols books (like "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging"). So it's all from Faith's POV.
   
   Definitely worth a read.



3. Curious about the last name of our evil slayer? Then you should definitely read this book. The whole book is all about Faith before she came to Sunnydale. It starts out with learning about her drunk mother, the horrible guys she dated, and how she discovers she is a potential slayer.
   
   I just really enjoyed this book because it gives a lot of insight about Faith. You kind of feel and see why she is the way she is. It's written in her point of view and it actually looks like a journal so you kind of feel what she feels.
   
   In the end, if you want to read about Faith and discover things which were left out on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then you should read this book. I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down until I finished it.



4. when i heard of this book, i was a little skeptical. i mean, why would faith write a journal? but anyways once i got into it, i couldnt stop reading. the way faith described her boyfriends, mom and "prof" was totally the way Eliza would do it. i highly recommend this book to anyone, and not just buffy fans.



5. This book was EXCELLENT. It really gave a solid history on Faith and allowed the reader to really understand why she had a dark side. The author really captured her essence. I recommend this book to any Buffy or Angel Fan!

5 comments about Bad Dreams (Fear Street, No. 22).

1. 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, an attractive swimmer moves into a run down house on Fear Street after her dad dies. She and her sister are a lways at each other's throats competing over everything, and when a beautiful antique bed is left in the house, they fight over it as well. However the sister who gets it is soon plauged by disturbing nightmares and weird things happening to her at every turn.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.



2. I read a lot of R.L books and loved almost all of them. This book was no exception. It had a great plot line great cliff hanger great everything. And the ending like all R.L Stine books was a twist. If your looking for a suspense book i would highly recommend this book



3. This was my first Fear Street book I read and it scared me! I was scared of going to sleep! If I would have a dream that would keep repeating I would stop sleeping! But I love this book anyway.
   
   Sweet dreams...



4. I liked this book, I thought the idea was original-having bad dreams about girl being killed in your bed.
   
   I don't really get scared by RL Stine's books, but I have to admit, it was kinda creepy. I like how he describes how Maggie is trying to fall asleep and it's scary. We all can relate to that. I know sometimes when I'm trying to fall asleep, and I hear noises outside, it freaks me out.
   
   The ending is kinda hard to believe for me, but I still never really saw it coming. Well I like the way he ended it, because I hate when the killer turns out to be a ghost or a vampire or something like that. this way, it was more realistic.



5. My book "bad dreams" is about a girl named Maggie Travers who is moving into a new house with her mom and her sister, Andrea, and her dog Gus. ever since her father died they became very poor and had to move to a house on Fear Street Ave. they get to their new house and as maggie gets inside depressed because of the move. she walkes to her room and inside she sees a beautiful canopy bed. she calles her mom and her sister in to see the new bed mom andrea! maggie shouted come in here quick hurry!as they walk in her sisters jaw drops in jealousy. her sister Andrea was always extremly jealous of maggie because she was much better at everything. maggie pleaded her mom to let her keep the bed. her mom says yes and maggie is very happy. that night maggie goes to sleep and while she is sleeping she has terrible dreams of a girl getting tourcherd and stabed by someone. maggie has these dreams every night and stars to wonder if she is having these dreams as a warning that something bad is going to happen.
   This book is just really to scare you it doesn't have a message it is just a thrilling story. i think other kids reading this will think it is a great book and will be looking farward to readin the rest of the R.L Stine books.
   my oppion on this book is that it is very saspenceful and thrilling. Other kids reading this book will think it is a great book and will want to keep reading. and im planning on reading the rest of his great books.
   the author did a very good job writing this book. he made it so that you want to keep reading it is vey thrilling a saspence ful and i hope he writs more in the future.