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A review by liamunderwood
It Came from Beneath the Sink! by R.L. Stine
2.0
Following The Stand with It Came from Beneath the Sink! maybe did this book a disservice, but I'm not convinced. Compared to other Goosebumps books, this entry is not of particularly good quality. The plot has a few inconsistencies, and once again Stine's tendency to include utter nonsense that ultimately goes nowhere and seems to serve no purpose other than increasing the word count is well and truly present. The cliffhanger chapter endings are also very poor.
It's not all terrible though - I liked the protagonist, Kat. The actual concept of a living sponge-like bad luck charm is also promising, although not brilliantly realised here. The book was never a chore to read, but it did lack a certain polish (which, admittedly, I've come to not always expect with Goosebumps books but it's still disappointing). Ultimately, it just wasn't a very exciting book. There were a few tiresome tropes that Stine managed to minimise (for example, no-one believing Kat), but sadly this was not enough to make this an enjoyable read.
2/5
Goosebumps Ranked
1) One Day At Horrorland - 4/5
2) Stay Out of the Basement - 4/5
3) Attack of the Mutant - 3.5/5
4) Welcome to Dead House - 3.5/5
5) The Phantom of the Auditorium - 3.5/5
6) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - 3.5/5
7) Night of the Living Dummy - 3.5/5
8) The Girl Who Cried Monster - 3.5/5
9) The Werewolf of Fever Swamp - 3.5/5
10) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - 3/5
11) The Haunted Mask - 3/5
12) The Ghost Next Door - 3/5
13) Ghost Beach - 3/5
14) Monster Blood - 3/5
15) Deep Trouble - 3/5
16) Say Cheese and Die! - 3/5
17) A Night in Terror Tower - 2.5/5
18) Why I'm Afraid of Bees - 2.5/5
19) The Cuckoo Clock of Doom - 2.5/5
20) Be Careful What You Wish For... - 2.5/5
21) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb - 2.5/5
22) Monster Blood II - 2/5
23) My Hairiest Adventure - 2/5
24) Go Eat Worms! - 2/5
25) Monster Blood III - 2/5
26) It Came from Beneath the Sink! - 2/5
27) Return of the Mummy - 2/5
28) Let's Get Invisible! - 2/5
29) Welcome to Camp Nightmare - 2/5
30) You Can't Scare Me - 1/5
It's not all terrible though - I liked the protagonist, Kat. The actual concept of a living sponge-like bad luck charm is also promising, although not brilliantly realised here. The book was never a chore to read, but it did lack a certain polish (which, admittedly, I've come to not always expect with Goosebumps books but it's still disappointing). Ultimately, it just wasn't a very exciting book. There were a few tiresome tropes that Stine managed to minimise (for example, no-one believing Kat), but sadly this was not enough to make this an enjoyable read.
2/5
Goosebumps Ranked
1) One Day At Horrorland - 4/5
2) Stay Out of the Basement - 4/5
3) Attack of the Mutant - 3.5/5
4) Welcome to Dead House - 3.5/5
5) The Phantom of the Auditorium - 3.5/5
6) Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - 3.5/5
7) Night of the Living Dummy - 3.5/5
8) The Girl Who Cried Monster - 3.5/5
9) The Werewolf of Fever Swamp - 3.5/5
10) The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight - 3/5
11) The Haunted Mask - 3/5
12) The Ghost Next Door - 3/5
13) Ghost Beach - 3/5
14) Monster Blood - 3/5
15) Deep Trouble - 3/5
16) Say Cheese and Die! - 3/5
17) A Night in Terror Tower - 2.5/5
18) Why I'm Afraid of Bees - 2.5/5
19) The Cuckoo Clock of Doom - 2.5/5
20) Be Careful What You Wish For... - 2.5/5
21) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb - 2.5/5
22) Monster Blood II - 2/5
23) My Hairiest Adventure - 2/5
24) Go Eat Worms! - 2/5
25) Monster Blood III - 2/5
26) It Came from Beneath the Sink! - 2/5
27) Return of the Mummy - 2/5
28) Let's Get Invisible! - 2/5
29) Welcome to Camp Nightmare - 2/5
30) You Can't Scare Me - 1/5