How I Met My Monster

Goosebumps Most Wanted #3

by R.L. Stine

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Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's excited to have a new person to out with. But as the boys spend more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again--is there something strange about his new friend?

Genres: Horror, Middle Grade, Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy, Young Adult

129 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2013

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Josiah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Granted, How I Met My Monster is only the third book of the Goosebumps Most Wanted series, but in my opinion it's the best to this point. Fun as it was revisiting popular Goosebumps villains in Planet of the Lawn Gnomes and Son of Slappy, those books didn't make as clear of sense as this one, and the story keeps us guessing until the final page. Most of the best Goosebumps novels have a few careening twists at the end, reversals of paradigm we never saw coming, and How I Met My Monster measures up well in that regard. By the time the final surprise is revealed, you'll realize the story is much different from what you assumed at the start.

Noah Bienstock is a nervous kid who shrinks from the prospect of danger. His fear of monsters is such that he suffers recurring nightmares about a hairy, wild-eyed fiend hunting him down to tear him apart and eat him. Noah doesn't have many friends at school, but a girl named Lissa from his apartment building is nice to him, and when a new boy named Monroe moves into a vacancy in the building, he befriends Noah, too. Their friendship isn't enough, however, to quiet Noah's lingering anxieties about a monster chasing him. His fear is exacerbated by the daily bullying of a huge kid named Harlan, who robs Noah of his lunch money and roughs him up for fun. Lissa suggests that Noah's monster nightmares will never disappear until he stands up to the real monster in his life, but resisting a tormentor like Harlan is easier said than done.

Then one day Noah witnesses the impossible: from a distance, he watches Monroe morph into a hairy, red-eyed monster, a creature of frightening strength and speed. Noah has several similar sightings over the next few days, but can't believe what his eyes are telling him. Is Monroe the terrifying monster his dreams warned him about? No one takes Noah's concerns about his new friend seriously, of course, so it's up to him to find evidence that Monroe is a perilous beast that must be contained. But is there more to the threat than Noah understands? Could his world be about to turn upside down...forever?

How I Met My Monster moves along well and keeps readers on their toes. Most importantly, the plot unfolds in logical accord. Apparent idiosyncrasies of the narrative turn out to be well-placed hints about the twists ahead, the famed cleverness of R.L. Stine made manifest as in many of his classic titles. Whether this is your first Goosebumps or you've appreciated the series for years, I'm confident you'll enjoy How I Met My Monster. It's good fun for any generation who appreciates a quality story.

[Zoey De Leon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I give this one a high 2 star, I've read worse, this one is just formulaic but a bit enjoyable nonetheless

[Owen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got too repetitive throughout the whole story. So I'm going to give this a 2 star max disappointed in these most wanted books not good r.l stine.

[Christine (KizzieReads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A couple of nice twists at the end. One I saw coming, one I didn't. My son was equally shocked and loved it.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the plot twist

[Jules Inman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really had a good time reading this. Saw one twist coming and another I didn’t.

[Moon Shine Art Spot ~ Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I chose this book because of my little brother's intense love of Goosebumps when he was 10 & younger. I loved this book. I liked that it was scary without going over the edge & I loved that it made me recall my own younger brother when he was sweet, young, & beggin me to buy these Goosebumps books for him constantly.

The book was filled with mystery, mayhem, & a little mid grade drama. I was a little anxious myself to see what was going on & who was doing what. Reading the book took me back to simple days when I was a child and could read a good story and have everything turn out pretty good after all. I really enjoyed this book because of the "brought back" good feelings from my brother's childhood & from my own at that age testing the waters of the "scary" book.

I am so glad Goosebumps is still around for new generations of kids to enjoy & get a little shock & mystery out of. I received this book free before it's release date in exchange for an honest opinion.

[Stephanie Dickinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second most wanted book that feels like the aurhor just reused stuff he has written before. Wasn't terrible but we have gotten a similar ending about three times in the original series.

[Tor Domay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was a lot of fun. It always gets bonus points from me when there's a decent amount of edge and stakes, and this had it. It had a solid twist and was very well rounded.

[Avery Hoskins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book did have some fun twists in it but it was pretty obvious that in the end Monroe and Lizzie would be monsters. Also I would not suggest this book to animal lovers. But I did like Murray.

[Marley]

I'm familiar with RL Stine but had never read any of his books. I picked up this one from my neighbor's Little Library box, and loved it. I saw part of the ending coming, but not the entire twist. I agree with it.

[Ulises Reyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

i found the book in the library because it was recommended to me from my brother he said it was a really good book and the book gave you emotions both scared and happiness. I Really liked the book because every page was full of suspense .I liked how the author put in a lot of detail to make the reader scard for the boy because of the monster wanted to make him his meal. Someone who would enjoy the book is some one who likes suspense and scary because the book how i met your mother is full of those emotions it also has worrieness and concern for the parents because the son was talking about monsters

[Kieran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like how the apartment is called sternom house.

[Wolverinefactor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This new series has not only become predictable but the twist has been the same :-/

[Mary Grace Nakao · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it though I must admit, there were scenes which annoyed me completely XD

[Alejandro Joseph · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the most bland pieces of shit I’ve ever read. Story felt like a massive waste of time and the final fourth of the book falls flat and isn’t spectacular in any way. The story is just “you gotta believe me” with every trope in the book. Final 2 chapters were quite shocking, and sucked harder than a hooker at the glory hole. Yeah. There is also a little detail in the book that pissed me off, involving characters saying “Deal with it” and it went literally nowhere. It was pointed out, too, and still went nowhere at fucking all. Oh, there is also a really gross scene where a certain character’s swim trunks fall down, and he is… butt ass naked in front of a bunch of peers. Say Cheese and Die—Again flashbacks. I will praise the book for that pool scene, though. That was really good, and a top tier Goosebumps moment. And I also liked the nightmare sequences, they were neat even if they went to the horrible twist. 3/10.

[Rachel Shoults · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can’t help being so shy and nervous he s always been like that. His best friend Lisa lives in the same building but aside from her Noah isn’t very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbour Noah s excited to have a new person to hang out with. But as the boys spends more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again is there something strange about his new friend. He is different and turns into a monster . And Noah starts having these dreams too . About the monster.

[Chulandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give this book a 3.5 ⭐️ rating because of the fact that there are so many inconsistencies in it like when Harlan pulled down beans pants and when he is telling Monroe about what happened he said the teachers back was to him how could his back be to bean if he was looking and talking to him. Another reason why I took off points is because of some grammatical issues that lead to confusion while reading the book I know that I’m not a grammatical expert but for real it seems like the editor didn’t even read the book to notice all the inconsistencies.

[Ayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book wasn't my favorite but it is still a really good book and I'd recommend it to anyone who is in to scary and mystery. Though it was a really good twist at the end. One reason why the end was good was because from the whole story we thought that his friend was the monster. Though at the end we see that it was both his friends who were the monster.
Another reason why this end was good was because it talk more about the hotel. This was also showing some foreshadowing at the end.

[Victoria Zigler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought some of the scenes in this one were a bit too disturbing, even for a Goosebumps book. Most of the story was excellent, and was the good kind of scary/creepy/weird. But there were a couple of scenes that pet lovers especially may find upsetting.

[Michael Kitazaki · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my personal favourites in the Most wanted series. The twists at the end don't come out of nowhere like they do in other books, and the "monster is actually feared because he attempts to murder Noah. Good pick if your looking for a quality goosebumps story.

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Coyer Summer Bash

A young boy has recurring dreams of monsters and starts to see them in everyday life. As the dreams get worse its hard to tell friend from foe and even best friends seem monstrous.

[Leander · Rating 2 out of 5]

A cliche from Stine.
The I'm afraid of demons, and then I ended up being a demon myself. And I oop- sksksksks

Sorry. I thought I was being in the groove with it, but in hindsight it's just irritating.
Anyway, an okay-ish book, as are almost all by Stine.

[Micah Witter · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the main character figured out that he was a monster and that Sternom House was Monster House.

[Evan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

You got to release your inner self. Or you may be next!

[Anita Swanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Good 👍👍👍👍👍 book
Lots of action and surprises I recommend that you read this book.
Read it read it read it

[Alice English · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn’t even finish this book didn’t like it at all

[Ozy Dinky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this one. Had the old goosebumps feel and touch to it and the plot was interesting and kept me reading on for longer than I expected.

[TheCultureVulture]

Follow your dreams kids.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

yuurrr i loved this book