Review: Deadly Games (Fear Street Collector's Edition #7) by R.L. Stine

Title: Deadly Games

Series: Fear Street | Fear Street Collector's Editions

Books in this omnibus: The Fire Game | Night Games | Truth or Dare

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, mystery thriller, horror

Publication date: August 1998

Published by: Archway Paperback

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis: Three books that show that even a simple game between friends can turn deadly!

"The Fire Game:" Setting fires on a dare is exciting--until Jill and her friends are the ones who get burned.

"Night Games:" Diane loves sneaking out in the middle of the night and playing pranks. Then one of the pranks leads to murder.

"Truth or Dare:" Someone isn't playing fair--and they would rather kill than tell the truth.

My rating: ★★★★☆
It’s all fun and games until someone dies 💀

The Fire Game

This book was okay and had okay characters. I could not get behind the whole fire game thing, but I think that’s just because I’m a rational adult. Lol. The mystery behind who was behind the fire that killed someone was interesting enough, and I had my suspicions about everyone! But I ended up guessing correctly who the culprit was before the climax even started—it was very obvious to me. The reason why they did what they did was also dumb. But overall, I enjoyed this book well enough. The characters were dumb, but I liked unraveling the mystery of the killer and their past. There were also some pretty funny parts in the book, so that’s a plus.

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Night Games

Right from the start, I knew this was going to be dumb. Why? Because this book was filled with dumb pranks and terrible choices in general. Lol. I didn’t have high hopes for this book, but I was hoping it would surprise me. But it was fine. I was not expecting that supernatural twist though, and I really enjoyed that!

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Truth or Dare

Truth or Dare was SO good! It had many great plot twists I did not expect at all! Who the murderer was and their motive, a twist about the murder itself, and even twistier twists surrounding the secret, the “truth,” that actually set off this person... it was insane!! Truth or Dare was suspenseful, had a great setting, and an even better mystery! This is definitely one of the best Fear Street books I have read!

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