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A review by thegrimhobbyist
Monster Blood II by R.L. Stine
2.0
First and foremost...there's continuity problems with this one. It did NOT make sense after what we learned in the first one. Heck, it didn't make sense that it even continued or what the twist is at the end of this one. Doesn't make sense that there's going to be more Monster Bloods in the future either. I don't know if Stine was encouraged to make more and retcon some things in the first one or what, but it bothered me that certain things were ignored.
There's also nothing spooky about this story. Just kids being dumb, Andy is acting different than the first book, and naturally there's yet another bully Evan has to deal with. This was more about bullies and troubles at a new school than it really had anything to do with Monster Blood, and when it did get around to that part, I was already annoyed and already squinting at the illogical reasoning for Monster Blood being back to enjoy it.
The only reason why I'm giving it two stars is for certain scenes I enjoyed, if I ignore the logistics of it. Real shame about the Monster Blood series, I feel like my star rating will continue to drop for the next ones. Good thing I'm taking a break from Monster Blood to read Say Cheese And Die instead.
There's also nothing spooky about this story. Just kids being dumb, Andy is acting different than the first book, and naturally there's yet another bully Evan has to deal with. This was more about bullies and troubles at a new school than it really had anything to do with Monster Blood, and when it did get around to that part, I was already annoyed and already squinting at the illogical reasoning for Monster Blood being back to enjoy it.
The only reason why I'm giving it two stars is for certain scenes I enjoyed, if I ignore the logistics of it. Real shame about the Monster Blood series, I feel like my star rating will continue to drop for the next ones. Good thing I'm taking a break from Monster Blood to read Say Cheese And Die instead.