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A review by millennial_dandy
Půlnoční přízrak by R.L. Stine
2.0
Unfortunately, I sat on this one too long to be able to give a super in-depth review, but the details I do still have enforce my lukewarm impression of this installment in the Goosebumps series.
The set-up had potential, and we got some good use out of the 'my parents don't believe me' tension. And frankly, I didn't even really have a problem with our protagonist. But so much of it felt derivative of Fever Swamp to really stand on its own.
I assume to combat that comparison the climax drags the reader sideways into what feels like a totally different story that's just too goofy compared to everything that came before to feel cohesive.
Not my favorite, though it did make me want to crack open Fever Swamp to see if my suspicions are correct.
The set-up had potential, and we got some good use out of the 'my parents don't believe me' tension. And frankly, I didn't even really have a problem with our protagonist. But so much of it felt derivative of Fever Swamp to really stand on its own.
I assume to combat that comparison the climax drags the reader sideways into what feels like a totally different story that's just too goofy compared to everything that came before to feel cohesive.
Not my favorite, though it did make me want to crack open Fever Swamp to see if my suspicions are correct.