Review: Bad Moonlight (Fear Street Super Chiller #8) by R.L. Stine

Title: Bad Moonlight

Series: Fear Street Super Chiller #8 (Can be read as a standalone)

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: June 1995

Published by: Archway paperback

Source: Own paperback

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Synopsis:

She wasn’t just crying wolf...

Danielle Verona can’t believe the band picked her to be their new lead singer. She’s on the road, performing at all the hot clubs. The adoring fans, the bright lights—it’s a dream come true!

But when nighttime falls, Danielle can feel the terror in the darkness. There’s eerie howling outside her window. And then a band member is killed—ripped to shreds by a wild animal. Danielle knows something is out there, lurking in the moonlight. Something savage...and hungry.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

Night time is the right time for terror!

Danielle is in a band, touring and singing with them, but she keeps having these awful “fantasies” of horrible deaths and stuff. She says fantasies, I say hallucinations. Lol. But at least she admits she needs help with her mental health issues. There were no stereotypes in this book about that and I really loved it. Needing help is not something you should be ashamed of. Anyway, Danielle just graduated from high school and her aunt, who she lives with now after her parents died in a car accident, actually encouraged her to get into this band stuff before she went off to college. You know, just a year off of fun before you settle down and focus on your studies. It’s usually the opposite of what parents want their kids to do, but I thought it was pretty cool.

But I got over that fast because I realized it was too good to be true. And it was! So, the aunt, who isn’t even her real aunt, was apparently in on things. The band Danielle is in, yeah, they just so happen to be a pack of werewolves and they were grooming Danielle to be pack leader's werewolf bride! It was disgusting! And she kept having these awful visions because she was connected to the werewolf. It was insane.

So, this Fear Street book had werewolves in it and it was pretty cool! I really liked this iteration of them and how they shift from human to wolf. It was very unique and I liked it.

I also liked Kit—I thought he was very sweet. Joey on the other hand, ugh! He kept hitting on the girls, Danielle especially, and he did not know how to take no for an answer! He was the absolute worst!

And the end was very strange. I think I actually laughed out loud at the ridiculousness that went down with the werewolves. I don’t know if the things that happened were meant to be funny, but it was insane and I could not stop laughing!

Overall, I liked it well enough. I’m not usually the biggest fan of werewolves, but I liked this iteration of them. It was unique and interesting and I really enjoyed it. The characters were okay, but what really got me were those insane plot twists!

The Fear Street connection: Danielle lives on Fear Street with her aunt and little brother, who was the cutest thing ever! He’s fan of the Power Rangers, as was I in the 90s!

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! :)