Recap #23: The Train by Diane Hoh
Title: The Train by Diane Hoh Summary: Hannah and her friends are on a train trip that begins as a
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trope: Mental health: with tact and sensitivity
Essentially, “crazy” is a blanket term for a bad person with no qualms about killing anyone and everyone. Often because they are “crazy”. Because that’s how mental health works.
Recap #22: Defriended by Ruth Baron
Dove recaps Defriended by Ruth Baron, which was written by the one person on the planet who has never heard of catfishing, and actually expects us to believe that the dead use Facebook. In a series known for being a massive tease when it comes to the supernatural. Ruth Baron can just fuck off. I hate this book.
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Recap #21: Beach Party by R.L. Stine
Title: BEACH PARTY by R.L. Stine (Not to be confused with BEACH HOUSE, which we already recapped. Unfortunately.) [Dove: What
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Recap #20: The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Dove recaps The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick, which is literally the best and worst thing Cusick has ever written. This causes Dove to explode with rage. Several times.
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Recap #19: The Witness by R.L. Stine
Title: The Witness Summary: This summer’s going to be a real killer… Sand, surf sun… Roxie lives for the summer
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Recap #18: April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Dove recaps April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick, wherein we meet the worst characters Cusick has ever dreamed up, Hildy and Frank. And then we pray for their deaths.
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Recap #17: Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Dove recaps the garbled mess that is Teacher’s Pet by Richie Tankersley Cusick. It may suck, but at least it has a cat in it.
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Recap #15: The Diary by Sinclair Smith
Title: The Diary by Sinclair Smith Summary: Was she going to die… again? Delia can’t stop reading the old diary
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Recap #14: The Window by Carol Ellis
Dove recaps The Window by Carol Ellis, which was awesome back in the 90s, because of the cool location, the big cast, and my low standards. Is it still awesome now, or is it as dull as being forced to sit in a cabin in the mountains alone every day thanks to a broken ankle?
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Recap #13: Weekend by Christopher Pike
Title: Weekend by Christopher Pike Summary: The weekend in Mexico sounded like a dream vacation. Four guys, five girls–and a
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Recap #11: Arcadia 3: The Pool by T. S. Rue
Dove recaps the very best in the Arcadia series, #3: The Pool by T. S. Rue, where we have irresponsible lifeguards, slack work ethics, surprise returned-from-the-dead characters, and also MOTHERFUCKING PIRANHAS. Yes, you read that right. PIRANHAS. This book is the greatest.
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Recap #9: The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Dove recaps The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick, a book so painfully obvious, it practically announces the killer on the first page. But, you know, red herrings, hot cheerful boys, intense quiet boys, and people who run away to privately owned islands. Your standard baffling Cusick fare.
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Recap #1: Funhouse by Diane Hoh
Dove recaps Funhouse by Diane Hoh, wherein the lead character isn’t a wet rag with the intelligence of rotten milk, the setting is pretty cool, and Gina, the BFF, rocks. Sadly, this will be the last time we enjoy such luxuries. Bit of a shame this is the case on recap #1.
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