Monday, March 22, 2010

Review - Fear Street Nights: Moonlight Secrets


Moonlight Secrets (Fear Street Nights #1)Fear Street Nights: Moonlight Secrets
BY: R.L. Stine
PUBLISHED BY: Simon Pulse
PUBLISHED IN: 2005
ISBN: 978-0-689-87864-0
Pages: 174
Ages: Teens & Up
Reviewed by Billy Burgess

After a brief hiatus, R.L. Stine returned to his “Fear Street” series with book one in a new trilogy back in 2005. Lewis, Jamie, Nate and other teenagers begin sneaking out at night - giving them the freedom to do anything the want. They hang out at the old Fear mansion that is soon to be demolished. The mansion is said to be cursed by the spirit of Angelic Fear. One night the kids discover a hidden room filled with valuables. They steal several of the objects.

A year passes by and the Fear Mansion has been torn down. Several shopping stores have been built over the ruins, including a bar called “Nights.” The bar stays open late at night and serves beer to the teens. Strange accidents soon occur, and it eventually ends up with one of the teens being murdered. Is the curse of Angelic Fear true?

I grew up reading the “Fear Street” series. I quit reading them in the late 90’s when I could no longer find in the stores. After I did some research online, I found out that there are dozens of “Fear Street” books that I don’t have. In 2005, I was looking forward to this new series, but I could never find them at my local Walmart or at the Barnes & Nobles in the city. I never thought about the books again, until late one night I typed in “Fear Street” in the search engine at Overstock.com. That’s were I found the “Fear Street Nights” trilogy. “Moonlight Secrets” is under 200 pages and is an easier and faster read than the new supernatural style teen books that are out today. There’s not very many thrills in the first book. It mostly just introduces the characters and sets everything up for the second and third books. Fans of the original series will get a kick out of the return of Simon and Angelic Fear. This is a must read.

2 comments:

  1. I haven't tried these new RL Stines. I'll have to give it a try.

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  2. Sounds like a fun one. I have to check it out.

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