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Let's Party!

por R. L. Stine

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Josh Maxwell is skeptical of his stepsister Josie's vision of their senior year, in which she saw the whole Shadyside High senior class lying in coffins.
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Fear Street #129

This was the last great hurrah for the 'Fear Street' franchise. Once the 12-book 'Seniors' series was over there would be no more 'Fear Street books until the 'Fear Street Nights' trilogy in 2005. I gather there were problems with the publisher. That means that not only were no books published after this series wrapped up, the other surviving 'Fear Street' series 'Ghosts of Fear Street' and 'Fear Street Sagas' were abruptly canceled as well. Three between them were advertised, but never written, causing endless angst for the devoted fan. Also, this means that it can be difficult to get your hands on some of these titles.

The concept here is ambitious (for Stine). One book would be published a month and, while each can be read independently, they would share the same characters. Readers can follow the "doomed" Class of 1999 and find out who survives to graduate.

'Let's Party' begins with the final bell of the 1998 school year. We meet a bevy of typical Stine douche-males. The A-Plot is Josh Maxwell obsessing about girlfriend Debra Lake and whether or not she's gonna leave him for Clark "Count Clarkula" Dickson. Meanwhile, his stepsister Josie Maxwell, Queen of the B-Plots, is upset about a bad grade she receives from Mr. Torkelson and that Marla Newman, the class overachiever, has taken her summer job away from her out of spite. At Jennifer Fear's house later she finds a spell-book that may help her get her revenge. Meanwhile, Trisha Conrad - who's dad built the Division Street Mall - has one of her psychic visions. She sees the entire class rotting in their graves!

At this point, I'm gonna let you in on a spoiler. So, beware.

As much as you may wish it, nobody dies in this volume. There are plenty of scares, but 'Let's Party' focuses on introducing (most) of the seniors we're gonna care about for the next year and sets up some future action. It works really well. A fun feature of the series is that in the front of each book there are pages from the Shadyside Yearbook that gives a photo and a few Yearbook-esque details about the character. There are likes, hates, memories, and a personal quote. They give some hints as to what's going to happen, too, so pay close attention! As the characters succumb to their dooms, future books print their photo in negative and stamp "REST IN PEACE" across the rest of the entry. In hindsight, some of the blurbs are really mean considering that someone on Yearbook staff must have written it for them, and I'm here for it.

I have to say that these books can get pretty pricy and I ended up skipping a few titles. If you don't mind spoilers and you wanna see what you missed I highly recommend checking out 'The Mummy Reads' on Wordpress and reading their recaps. Pitch-perfect: https://themummyreads.com/category/fear-street-seniors/

The previous book in the franchise I read and reviewed was 'Caution, Aliens at Work'

Fear Street in Publication Order

Next #130: 'Attack of the Vampire Worms', Ghosts of Fear Street #33

Previous #128: 'Faces of Terror', Fear Street Sagas #13 (SKIPPED) ( )
  ManWithAnAgenda | May 18, 2021 |
Fear Street Seniors: Let's Party (Book 1)
by R.L. Stine
3 Stars

As a teenager I used to devour the "Fear Street" books. I would go to the Muncie Mall bookstore and always turn the corner to the young adult section looking for one of these books that I hadn't previously acquired. I would devour them in no time at all and wish that I could read the next one. There are some good memories attached to these books thus I decided to purchase them again as an adult.

I never had the opportunity when I was reading the series previously to read the Senior series, so I wanted to start my trip back down Fear Street with it. One of the important things that it has been important for me to recognize is that I am not the same reader that I was when I used to read these horror books. I can spot bad writing or a bit lousy writing better than I could back then. Stine is not bad writing, but he uses a formula at the end of every chapter that gets frustrating to read. He always had to finish the chapter with some horrible thing happening only to reveal that it wasn't what you thought in the beginning of the next chapter. This takes away from the writing, but it also is what makes the Fear Street books unique. They try to keep in invested and guessing what is real and isn't.

Some of the joy of the books obviously has waned with the passing of time, which is only natural. I was shocked that I still enjoyed them as much as I did. They still hold my interest enough to get through roughly 200 pages, but now I do so with a few eye rolls. Eye rolling is not always a bad thing in fiction writing, especially with a horror element.

This first book in the series mainly sets the stage for the upcoming books. We are introduced to numerous members of the Shadyside High Senior class. This feels appropriate and not at all confusing since there are 11 other books featuring these characters. Stine did the intelligent thing by having the characters go to a party. This feels natural for high school students and allows us to gain a lot of names at once without being too concerned about who each of them are just yet.

Stine made a solid first book in this particular series for young adults. Do I recommend this for the more adult reader? Probably not. There is better stuff out there to read, but for those that just want a short horror book this will keep you entertained. You won't gain any deep meaning about life, but you will be wondering if anyone will die. That is the ultimate question though in this series: Will the senior class make it to graduation? Welp, I guess I have to continue reading to find out for sure. ( )
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