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[Latasha]

I won't get mine in time. sorry about that.

[Latasha]

do you all want to continue this next year or was this enough Fear Street for ya? I'm ok either way.

[Tyler]

It's ok :)

I'm ok either way as well

[Alice]

I would love to continue. I have so many R L Stine books it isn't even funny. Plus if we wanted to we could branch off into his Point Horror if we run out of Fear Street. (or do other 80s/90s cheesy teen horror)

I'll start First Date today or tomorrow.

[Ashley]

I started First Date last night. I love how self absorbed teenagers are, even though I think that's hormonally normal.
I would like to continue with Stine. I love rereading Fear Street and their are some of his adult books we could do.

[Alice]

Just started First Date and here we are again with body shamming, and shaming curly hair again as well (come on, what is so wrong with curly hair R.L Stine!?) and also rape culture with the boys in the car and that scene. A pretty scary real-world situation that no person wants to be in. I still love these books; yeah, I have a blind spot for them. I know they are outdated and problematic by today's standards.

Chapter 2: what mom said about her weight & wearing makeup
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The mom going "you're attractive... if you lost a bit of weight...and put on lipstick"

Um NO... you can call a person pretty, regardless of their body weight. That is a good way to mess your kid up. I can relate to having someone in the family always bringing up weight, even before I was ever "obese" and now I am an adult with image issues and a bad relationship with food.

I can also relate to having someone always trying to get me to put on makeup. "Oh hey, if you just put on a little makeup." or "Here, let me show you how to fix your hair." No, mom, you might mean well, but I'm fine the way I am, thanks. I'm an adult now, so I think I can figure out how I want to do my hair or if I want to wear makeup or not. (Spoiler, I don't 99% of the time!)
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Chapter 3: the boys in the car
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I'm not writing this word for word... but you get it.

Boy: How about a date?
Other boy: Plenty of room in here.
*boys laugh and make kissing sounds*
Boy: We're great. We're really great.
Other boy: Bet you're great, too.
Chelsea: Leave me alone!
Boy: Aww, that's not friendly?
Other boy: Don't you want to be friendly?
Chelsea: I'm warning you!
Boy: Aww, she's getting steamed
Other boy: That's not friendly!

This is rape culture. You know what these boys are doing and what they wanted to do to Chelsea, whether they would go through with anything or not is beside the point. It is disgusting that anyone would act like this.
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I've read this one before, but I can't remember the twist or how it ends.

Okay, maybe something was wrong with me as a teen, but I can't remember thinking "Oh alas, I need a boyfriend to feel complete... boo hoo!" Also do any of you know of any local teen makeout spots? Or are those just made up for teen books and movies? hahaha

[Ashley]

I never knew of any teen makeout spots Leigha. Also I was definitely not that clingy or needy with the guys I dated in high school.

[Ashley]

I just finished First Date. I'll give it three stars. It is definitely entertaining but I'm not sure Chelsea is mature enough to be dating anyone.

[Tyler]

I've started

I had issues with that part of Chapter 2 as well. (view spoiler)[Nice way to screw up a kid for sure! When Chelsea apologized I was just thinking "Why?! Her mom should be the one apologizing!" Sure teens are hormonal, that's part of puberty, but weight shaming (and no makeup shaming?) isn't a good thing to do to, well anyone, but especially a teen. I feel bad for Chelsea (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[Yeah it's disgusting that people act that way but i'm sure they still do. Freaking rape culture. Disgusting...but, sadly, realistic. (hide spoiler)]

I can't remember any makeout spots either. I think that's made up for books and movies.

[Melanie]

Leigha's Life wrote: "I would love to continue. I have so many R L Stine books it isn't even funny. Plus if we wanted to we could branch off into his Point Horror if we run out of Fear Street. (or do other 80s/90s chees..."

I'd love to join in on this if you can include the 'Point Horror' books as the Fear Street ones are pretty hard to get hold of here and expensive to boot!

[Latasha]

I never knew of any make out spots. I don’t mind including them in next year Melanie. We already have the rest of this year planned out.

[Melanie]

Latasha wrote: "I never knew of any make out spots. I don’t mind including them in next year Melanie. We already have the rest of this year planned out."

Excellent, it'll give me time to work on the rest of my TBR....Hahahahah ROTFL

[Ashley]

I'm good with including his point horror books. Maybe we should change it to the R. L. Stine Challenge?

[Tyler]

I finished and gave it a 3.25, I liked it and in the second half it became quite the page turner! Notes I took while reading

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ Oh, the poor kitty!! :'( And what kind of mother does that?! Takes one child and runs and leaves the other behind to be beaten by an abusive father? No wonder he has issues, obviously that doesn't make any of it ok, not in the slightest, but jeez. Honestly I can't even believe that a mother would take one child and leave one behind like that. I could believe all or none but 1 out of 2? Seriously? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[I think Sparks is the murderer. Of course my first guess is usually wrong. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[A secret date? That doesn't sound romantic, it sounds sketchy, or like he's ashamed of you at best, sketchy at worst. I'm now questioning both Doug and Will, especially Will though. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[Well well well, what do we have here..Will (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 13 (view spoiler)[ You don't seem really capable of thinking about others either Chelsea. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[You aren't the only one that wants to punch Nina Chelsea (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[Sparks might not be the murderer but he's still a dangerous a-hole. "Be friendly", be friendly to you my butt. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 19 (view spoiler)[Ding ding ding! We have a winner! (hide spoiler)]

I think that'd be great, the R.L. Stine challenge, he certainly has plenty of books to keep one busy for quite awhile!

[Latasha]

ok in January i'll change it to the R.L. Stine challenge. we'll keep the original order and add Melanie to the end so it will go - Ashley, me, Stephanie, Leigha, Melaine if that's ok with everyone.
i'll probably keep to fear street books since I've bought almost all of them now. whenever y'all make your choices, send them to me and i'll add them to the top post.

[Melanie]

Latasha wrote: "ok in January i'll change it to the R.L. Stine challenge. we'll keep the original order and add Melanie to the end so it will go - Ashley, me, Stephanie, Leigha, Melaine if that's ok with everyone...."

Thanks Tash! :)

[Alice]

I finished too. Gave it a 3 star. I think the "twist" could have been hidden longer, but that is just me. Also, it becomes so obvious too soon who the bad guy is. I'm ready for a book to have a supernatural force as the "bad" thing the main character is facing and not stuff that is real world scary.

For next year, I vote we finish reading the Cheerleader series!

[Latasha]

I want to read the 99 fear street trilogy! Or at least the first 2 😝

[Latasha]

got my book today. rrrrr! paper stickers! it's missing the bottom right corner but other than it looks ok.

[Alice]

Latasha wrote: "got my book today. rrrrr! paper stickers! it's missing the bottom right corner but other than it looks ok."

Is it the kind of sticker that can come off with goo gone? Don't quote me on this, but I read that people have been putting their books in the microwave for 30 seconds and stickers come right off. They warn not to open the book for a while because the binding glue will be loose, too. I haven't been brave enough to try that yet!

Well, I'm glad you got it within October at least! I hope you enjoy it.

[Latasha]

This one came off easy and didn’t rip but omg I fuss about those freakin stickers. Im getting ready to start reading it.

[Melanie]

Latasha wrote: "got my book today. rrrrr! paper stickers! it's missing the bottom right corner but other than it looks ok."

Who puts stickers on books???!! That's up there with folding page corners, or, wait for it..bending the spine back all the way !!! Sacrilege.

[Latasha]

These crazy people over here in the states lol. They even do it at the used book stores. There has to be an easy peel off variety.

[Latasha]

Have any of you seen the documentary, killer legends? They explore the truth behind a few urban legends. It’s awesome. But the 2nd time I watched it, it scared me. I’m a single woman living alone & i has to stop watching.

[Latasha]

I bet Chelsea is a Capricorn.

[Latasha]

I thought the chapter 3 was terrifying! that shit would have scared me so bad. it still would.

[Latasha]

I updated the reading list so whenever you pick one, let me know so I can add it to the list.
I added my pics- the new boy, one evil summer & 99 fear street. I'm staying in Shadyside.

[Tyler]

I shall choose
Moonlight Secrets for March

and for August The Wrong Number

[Latasha]

Stephanie wrote: "I shall choose
Moonlight Secrets for March

and for August The Wrong Number"

Added them. Thanks Stephanie.

[Tyler]

Latasha wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I shall choose
Moonlight Secrets for March

and for August The Wrong Number"

Added them. Thanks Stephanie."

Looking forward to more R.L. Stine buddy reads :)

I think I read Moonlight Secrets when I was a teenager.

[Latasha]

I did not. I didn’t read any from that series.

[Tyler]

Latasha wrote: "I did not. I didn’t read any from that series."

I think it might be the only Fear Street book I read when I was younger...I only vaguely remember reading one, and the synopsis sounds like it.

I also read Dangerous Girls 1-2 when I was a teenager but that's not a Fear Street book (and I read it again, the bind up of 1-2 called Bitten, last year).

Apart from the one barely remembered Fear Street book and Dangerous Girls I just read his Goosebumps books when I was younger. I read a couple Stephen King novels as a teen, Bag of Bones and Black House (I had no idea it's a sequel but I don't remember squat about it now anyway)

[Latasha]

I think I read dangerous girls but I don’t remember anything about it.

[Latasha]

This book!! I swear! First Date- this girl is being left alone way too much after the robbery. And she goes on dates with guys that give her a creepy feeling. I hope she learns to trust her gut instinct one day. If she lives that long.

[Latasha]

Finished! This one kinda made me angry. Everyone always making remarks about Chelsea’s weight and all the absent adults! I don’t remember it from my teenage years so I can’t tell you if I liked it then or not. Nina wasn’t a very good friend either. This poor girl. I hope she goes to college somewhere far away from Shadyside & her parents.

[Melanie]

So it's okay if I'm choosing Stine books from the Point Horror collection? If so I'm choosing Beach Party and The Baby-Sitter for May and Oct.

[Latasha]

Ok thank you, I’ll add them. Yep, those are fine. Next year anything goes as long as it’s R.L. Stine.

[Melanie]

Latasha wrote: "Ok thank you, I’ll add them. Yep, those are fine. Next year anything goes as long as it’s R.L. Stine."

Yipee!

[Alice]

April = The Second Evil
Sept = Blind Date

Those are my picks!

[Latasha]

Thank you Leigha. I’ll put the on our list.

[Latasha]

Ashley, don't forget to make your selections for next year.

[Ashley]

My picks for next year are: Jan. - A New Fear, June -Red Rain & Nov. - Runaway

[Tyler]

I have ordered A New Fear, because it's January's, as well as The New Boy, Beach Party, One Evil Summer, Blind Date and The Baby-Sitter as I had to get used copies of those.

I like used books just never know what's going to be available so I got them asap. The rest are all available on kindle as well so I'll get the rest next month and be all ready for next year! :D

[Alice]

Putting this here for my future reference. Also, are we starting The Stepsister soon?

Books I Still Need:
Moonlight Secrets
Beach Party
Red Rain
One Evil Summer
The Wrong Number
Runaway

Can I make a bold suggestion, that we read two books for December? Silent Night 2?

[Tyler]

If you want to. I can start The Stepsister at any time

I wouldn't mind reading Silent Night 2 as well. I'd have to get it next month but that wouldn't be a problem :)

[Alice]

Stephanie wrote: "If you want to. I can start The Stepsister at any time

I wouldn't mind reading Silent Night 2 as well. I'd have to get it next month but that wouldn't be a problem :)"

Awesome! However, it is a trilogy, so I would be so bold as to say anyone who wants to join me this December to read all three... hehe

[Tyler]

Leigha's Life wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "If you want to. I can start The Stepsister at any time

I wouldn't mind reading Silent Night 2 as well. I'd have to get it next month but that wouldn't be a problem :)"

Awesome! ..."

^_^ I should be able to join you. I've already used my book money this month but should have no issue getting Silent Night 2 & 3 next month. I have Amazon Prime so the latest I should have them is the 12th/13th. So it'd be perfect timing right around Christmas. I already have the first. (and both 2 & 3 are available on kindle anyway and I read in physical or ebook formats)

[Alice]

Stephanie wrote: "Leigha's Life wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "If you want to. I can start The Stepsister at any time

I wouldn't mind reading Silent Night 2 as well. I'd have to get it next month but that wouldn't be a ..."

Cool. I have all three in a bindup. (My only option for getting the first one) We can talk further closer to December and see if anyone else wants to read all three books. They are quick reads at least!!

[Tyler]

Awesome! And yes, they are quick reads at least!

[Alice]

Stephanie wrote: "Awesome! And yes, they are quick reads at least!"

<3

Oh, and I am thinking of starting The Stepsister on Sunday/Monday for anyone else who wants to join in. If the rest of the group wants to wait, I'm fine with whatever time.