Party Games - Rambling Readers

Hardcover, 277 pages

English language

Published July 11, 2014 by St. Martin's Griffin.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-05161-5

(1 review)

Her friends warn her not to go to Brendan Fear's birthday party at his family's estate on mysterious Fear Island. But Rachel Martin has a crush on Brendan and is excited to be invited. Brendan has a lot of party games planned. But one game no one planned intrudes on his party—the game of murder. As the guests start dying one by one, Rachel realizes to her horror that she and the other teenagers are trapped on the tiny island with someone who may want to kill them all. How to escape this deadly game? Rachel doesn't know whom she can trust. She should have realized that nothing is as it seems… on Fear Island.

R.L. Stine makes his triumphant return to Shadyside, a town of nightmares, shadows, and genuine terror, and to the bestselling series that began his career writing horror for the juvenile market, in the new Fear …

Her friends warn her not to go to Brendan Fear's birthday party at his family's estate on mysterious Fear Island. But Rachel Martin has a crush on Brendan and is excited to be invited. Brendan has a lot of party games planned. But one game no one planned intrudes on his party—the game of murder. As the guests start dying one by one, Rachel realizes to her horror that she and the other teenagers are trapped on the tiny island with someone who may want to kill them all. How to escape this deadly game? Rachel doesn't know whom she can trust. She should have realized that nothing is as it seems… on Fear Island.

R.L. Stine makes his triumphant return to Shadyside, a town of nightmares, shadows, and genuine terror, and to the bestselling series that began his career writing horror for the juvenile market, in the new Fear Street book Party Games.

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Onlyfiction reviewed Party Games by R. L. Stine (Fear Street Relaunch, #1)

His previous books are better.

1 star

Content warning plot

Like everyone who has read the new Fear Street novels, I am a huge fan of R. L. Stine’s work. The books he has written have been a great part of my childhood. I was excited to relive my childhood through this thrilling adventure. His stories have kept me hooked and engaged for many years. Whenever I read a Fear Street novel, I’m taken away to a completely different world. I'm excited to read the new books and see what else is in store.

Party Games failed to capture my attention, unfortunately. It wasn’t the writing that bothered me - I didn’t mind it at all. Despite passaging time, his writing remained true to the essence of his older books. The storyline itself was what bothered me. This differs from I thought. Some characters were the lamest and most boring I have ever seen, especially Rachel, our protagonist.

I hate the ending, because it’s nauseatingly cheesy, illogical, and half-assed. The fake police save Brendan and Rachel. Really, that’s your only idea? Within seconds, the fake police solved everything. Rachel returns to the island to search for a jacket for no apparent reason, despite being scarred for life. Besides returning to the island, she also walks around by herself. Exactly why? Then at the end, she sees a ghost... really? Wow, what a waste of time.

I read this quick read in one sitting, but the ending was disappointing. This book isn’t my style and is unrealistic, but I can see its appeal. The author's previous books are better.