Out of the 10 stories, I liked 8 of them, so I am rating this 4 stars.
The book was pretty great, the stories are typical R.L. Stine though, and they often also have such an ending. The two stories I didn't like (and one I skipped) were How to Bargain with a dragon and Losers.
I didn't care for Dragon stories in this one, it just didn't feel fitting and I also wasn't interested in it, so I skipped it. The other one was Losers, I felt disgusted throughout most of the story, especially nearing the end. It was just horrific. And while I am all for teaching kids a lesson, this one was just too much, too horrific and too traumatic for anyone.
The other stories were great. I really liked The Halloween Dance and Are we there yet? With a good mention to My Imaginary Friend. All of these had good endings and in case of Are we there yet?, an ending I didn't see coming. That was a really fun one.
Each story is accompanied by one (2 page) illustration and also with an introduction with some information about the story or how the story was made. I really liked that these were added, they gave extra dimension to the book and at times made it a bit more scary.
But, like I said, quite a few of these stories have the typical R.L. Stine ending. Something happens, things are solved, but are they???? And at times I was just a bit annoyed with them. I just want the story to end, not have some kind of cliffhanger.
All in all though, I would really recommend this one to everyone. Be prepared to be scared. These stories are perfect if you have a short break and want to read something, each story is around 10 to 20 pages, so you can just read on and then continue with whatever you were doing.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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