Review: Goodnight Kiss (Goodnight Kiss #1, Fear Street Superchiller #3) by R.L. Stine

Title: Goodnight Kiss

Series: Goodnight Kiss #1 | Fear Street Superchiller #3

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: June 1992

Published by: Archway Paperback

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis: Matt, his girlfriend April, and best friend Todd look forward to a summer of sun and fun at the beach. But as dark shadows flutter over the sand, they soon find themselves plunged into a horrifying world of endless night.

"What's happening to April and Todd?" Matt wonders. "Why are they so pale, so weak, so...changed."

The twin puncture wounds on their throats give Matt a clue. The menacing bats hovering over the beach offer another.

April has been lured away by the kisses of another boy - strange, intoxicating kisses that leave her weak, hungering for more. The kisses of a vampire.

Can Matt rescue April in time? Only he realizes that her next goodnight kiss may be her last.

My rating: ★★★★★

This book was so much fun! Which surprised me because I'm not super into vampires anymore. But I was pleasantly surprised!

We start off the book with this couple, and we think one character is a vampire, but then there was this really fun plot twist! Then, two vampires make a bet to see who can turn a human into a vampire first. I really enjoyed this game Gabri and Jessica played and the way they tried to sabotage each other... it was so fun!

Our other main characters—the humans—are April, her boyfriend Matt, and his friend Todd. Basically, Matt is the one who sees that his best friend and girlfriend are acting weird and he sort of tries to save them.

Anyway, that doesn’t work out too well because not only does Jessica kill Todd, but PLOT TWIST! Gabri managed to turn April into a vampire there at the end! And that is how the book ends. With that revelation. Yikes. Lol.

I really enjoyed this book! This is one of the books I read back when I was in middle school that I remember enjoying, so I’m glad it lived up to that memory! I’m really looking forward to reading the sequel!

The Fear Street connection: They go on vacation to the beach, but they’re all from Shadyside and Todd lives on Fear Street. Across the cemetery, no less. Yikes.

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