“The Princess Diarist” By Carrie Fisher Review

When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved–plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Before her passing, her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon was indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford.

Ever since I’ve found out that this book was in the process of writing, I was dying to read it. Because a die hard fan of star wars as I am, I need to get my hands on everything star wars themed and this memoir of Carrie Fisher who plays Leia was on that list.

A huge part of this book is about Carrie’s life while filming the first Star Wars movie. And there is a lot of talk about Carrie’s affair with Harrison Ford, but don’t get too excited because we only get fed a cracker on this without getting know much. But to be honest I didn’t know about Carrie’s affair with Harrison Ford until I read this book.

We get to know more about Carrie Fisher and her journey through the first star wars movie, and her thoughts on the process of becoming one of the well known actress almost over night after the first star wars movie was released back in 1977. 

The writing style here, was very easy and simple to read. Which really made this whole book to a quick read. 

In this book we get to read a little bit of Carrie’s journal which she kept while filming the star wars movie in 1976. Which was really amazing and fun to read. Because we get to learn what it was like to be a part of the greatest franchise of all time.

A part of me wished that this book was longer, and that we got the chance to read more of Carrie’s journal. which might be the reason for a low rating.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Beast from the East” By R.L. Stine Review

Ginger Wald and her identical twin brothers, Nat and Pat, are lost in the woods. No problem. After all, Ginger did go to that stupid nature camp. Still, there’s something odd about this part of the woods. The grass is yellow. The bushes are purple. And the trees are like skyscrapers. Then Ginger and her brothers meet the beasts. They’re big blue furry creatures. And they want to play a game. The winners get to live. The losers get eaten

Damn, this book really surprised me because this book was about playing tag with some forest creatures. I didn’t expect that. 

But I really came to like this book, it was very far from a good book but it was enjoyable and interesting.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The main characters here are twins and their older sister. To be fully honest here I wasn’t the biggest fan of the twins but I really liked the older sister in this book. She was really relatable but the twins were very annoying at the beginning of this book because they were either arguing or doing something which they shouldn’t.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Monster Blood” By R.L. Stine Review

Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. But then he notices something weird about the slimy green ooze. It keeps growing. And growing. And growing. And all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite.

To be fully honest here, this has to be the weakest goosebumps books so far. But of course I only read 10 of them so far so a lot of things can happen until I finish all 62 books in the goosebumps book series. 

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The characters here were really annoying in my opinion, there really weren’t anything good to say about the characters in this book.

I really were bored throughout this book. It was interesting at times but I really struggled to keep my attention while reading this book.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

However this book has a little twist at the end, which really made me give this book some extra points because I wasn’t expecting the twist to come. 

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

“Say Cheese and Die!” By R.L. Stine Review

Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out different. When Greg takes a picture of his father’s brand-new car, it’s wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car. It’s like the camera can tell the future–or worse. Maybe it makes the future! 

The entire plot in this book is about a polaroid camera and when you take a picture of someone with this camera then this person will disappear or die. And to be fully honest here I wasn’t the biggest fan of this book.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The characters here were meh. To be fully honest here. I just didn’t care for any of them. Which really made me take away some points from this book.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 2 / 5

“Legend of the Lost Legend” By R.L. Stine Review

Nobody loves a good story like Justin’s dad. He’s a famous writer and story collector. That’s how Justin and his sister, Marissa, ended up in Brovania. Their dad is searching for an ancient manuscript called ‘The Lost Legend’. Justin and Marissa want to help. But instead of finding ‘The Lost Legend’, they get lost. And the woods of Brovania are filled with the strangest creatures. Like hundreds of squealing mice. Silver-coloured dogs. And terrifying Vikings from long ago.

This book has adventure in it, Vikings and horror. Which really makes it to a perfect horror story for children. 

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The plot here is very good, because there is something eerie about 2 children going to a forest at night to seek a treasure. 

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

The characters here were very good to be honest. Because they were very relatable. 

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“A Night in Terror Tower” By R.L. Stine Review

All locked up and no place to go! Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can’t find their tour group. Still, there’s no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower.

There are a lot of things happening in this book. There is horror, time travel and magic. If you ask me this is the perfect mix for a children horror book which this book is.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The town main characters are very good, because they feel like real human beings. And they feel very relatable even thou they are children. 

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book (and the rest of this series) is very short. Which means that you can read it in one sitting. But also reading this entire book won’t take you around 1 hour to finish it, if your reading speed is average like mine.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 4 / 5

“Why I’m Afraid of Bees” By R.L. Stine Review

Gary Lutz needs a vacation from himself. Bullies are constantly beating him up. His only friend is his computer. Even his little sister doesn’t like him. But now Gary’s dream is about to come true. He’s going to exchange bodies with another kid for a whole week. Gary can’t wait to get a new body. Until something horrible happens. And Gary finds out his new body isn’t exactly human. 

To be fully honest here, this one really surprised me, because there is a life lesson in this book. And that life lesson is that even if you are hate your life, you always could have a much worse life than you do. 

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

The main character here is okay, he is 12 years old and he doesn’t like his life because he is bullied and he doesn’t have any friends. For me personally he was very relatable which really made me like him more.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“The Haunted Mask” By R.L. Stine Review

How ugly is Carly Beth’s Halloween mask? It’s so ugly that it almost scared her little brother to death. So terrifying that even her friends are totally freaked out by it. It’s the best Halloween mask ever. It’s everything Carly Beth hoped it would be. And more. Maybe too much more. Because Halloween is almost over. And Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

I need to give this book some extra points for being creepy at times. 

The characters here was okay for the most part. The main character here is very pathetic. Because she got way too easily scared. Which really made me dislike her a lot. 

The writing style here was decent, but it disappointed me in a way because I was expecting it to be better. 

I Give This Book 2 / 5

“One Day at Horrorland” By R.L. Stine Review

The Morris family gets lost trying to find the Zoo Gardens theme park. But it does not matter. They find another amusement park. It’s called Horrorland. There are no crowds in Horroland. There are no queues. And you can enter for free. It looks like a nice place. But that’s before the mind-blowing ride on the Cursed Slide and the terrifying House of Mirrors experience begins. Because there is something strange in the attractions of Horrorlandia. Something too chilling, too real.

This book is another book from the Goosebumps book series.

The plot in this book takes place at a amusement park. I personally love horror stories which take place at amusement parks. So this book was a treat for me. And I had a lot of fun with this one.

The plot in this book wasn’t a masterpiece, but I know that if I read this book and this entire series as a child it would have given me some very good scares and probably some nightmares.

But reading this book as an adult is less impressive, and less scary. Because if you read this book and the series as an adult you won’t be scared but you will for sure love this book and series for other reasons especially if you grow up while watching the Goosebumps TV show as I’ve did.

This book has a huge nostalgia, because it reminded me of the OG tv shows I grow up watching. And of course the OG tv shows I’m talking about are “are you afraid of the dark?”, “Goosebumps” and “tales from the crypt”.

This book is the 3rd book I’ve read from the goosebumps series. And I’ve noticed that I won’t get too old from goosebumps.

The action here was for sure eerie. And it gave me chills at times which I really enjoyed because in these moments it was like this book took me back to childhood again.

I Give This Book 3 / 5

“Grey” By E.L. James Review

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him—past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.  

I need to say that the story line of this first book is much better from Christian Grey’s perspective than from Anastasia’s.

I gave the original first book from Anastasia’s perspective a 2 star review, because her perspective didn’t engage me or interested me so much as from Christian Grey’s.

However its important to say that I’m not a fan of this series. Because its way to overrated and it isn’t as good as people claim it to be.

The book is interesting because we get to learn what is going on through Christian’s head. There is something unique and interesting hearing this story from Christian’s perspective. And it for sure adds much more to it.

The plot here is the same as the first book in the original fifty shades of grey trilogy. But there are some differences because it’s from Christian’s perspective and we follow his life during his relationship with Anastasia. 

The writing style here was okay for the most part. The writing style didn’t improve from the first book in the original trilogy. But to be honest I didn’t expect it to improve. 

The characters here are good. I liked the characters much more than I did when I read he first book in the original trilogy because I found Anastasia’s perspective very annoying and Anastasia herself wasn’t better.

I Give This Book 3 / 5