Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Review: The Babysitter IV (The Babysitter #4) by R.L. Stine

Title: The Babysitter IV

Series: The Babysitter #4

Previous books in this series: The Babysitter | The Babysitter II | The Babysitter III

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: June 1995

Published by: Scholastic

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis: Don't live in the past, they say. And Jenny's trying to forget all of the horrible babysitting experiences that landed her in the hospital last year. Now Jenny lives in a new neighborhood, and the neighbor has asked her to babysit. If only she could say no. Because someone is watching Jenny—someone who hates babysitters.

My rating: ★★★★☆

Jenny is back... And she’s babysitting again 😬 She wasn’t going to, but she was almost forced into it by her new neighbor. The poor girl.

Jenny spent some time in a mental hospital after she had a mental break and pretended to be Mr. Hagen, the guy who tried to kill her back in the first book, and then literally KIDNAPPED a baby in the last book! Anyway, she’s back home now, in a new house. Unfortunately for Jenny, the horror is far from over. There are no more creepy phone calls, but there is definitely someone watching and threatening Jenny.

One thing I liked was that Jenny finally got a new doctor. I don’t think her last therapist helped her all that much—especially not his receptionist who tried to freaking MURDER her in book two! Jeez. Lol. But I feel like Jenny has made a lot of progress since we last saw her. When something bad or slightly weird happens, she’s like, “No, it’s NOT Mr. Hagen.” Which is good! She stops and thinks things through, not rushing to think it’s Mr. Hagen and just being sure of herself. This was great!

I have to feel completely safe when I’m the only one around, she told herself. I don’t need someone else to make me feel safe.

But then things do take a terrible turn in Jenny’s new life. It all starts when her neighbor needs to run to the store real quick and needs someone to watch her kids for like 5 minutes while she’s away. Hey, I have a better idea: take them with you! If they don’t behave when you guys go out, that sounds like a you problem 🙃 So Jenny starts babysitting these kids at their house, and the whole thing gave me strong haunted house vibes, which I loved! It was just very different from the last three books, and I enjoyed that. However, poor Jenny keeps thinking that all these vibes are just inside her head.WERE they all in her head? Or was there actually someone there lurking and watching? 👀



I really enjoyed this book! I loved seeing the progress Jenny has made and how she handled things after she got proper care. I also really enjoyed the plot twist there at the end!


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! 😊

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