This is going to sound odd, and you may not get what I mean, but it feels honest. Whatever the reason, Beach Party still feels fresh to me. Perhaps it's because this is an early book of his, or perhaps it's the different setting, or perhaps it's the fact that Point Horror is aimed at a slightly older reader than Fear Street. There are some good titles in the Fear Street series, and also a lot of forgettable ones that feel rushed and lacking in vitality. With the amount of different criminal and supernatural / preternatural elements that he adds to his books, they shouldn't ever feel stale, yet to me they often do. I don't know if it's because I've been reading too many of his Fear Street books over the years, but a lot of his plots seem to be both outlandish and recycled. I feel a little uncomfortable saying that, because it's a pretty old book - 1991, I think - and I like to think that authors improve over the years. Jerry's maybe-girlfriend-maybe-ex doesn't seem to like Karen. She and Jerry really hit it off, but someone starts leaving her messages, warning her to stay away from him. Karen's recently broken up with her boyfriend, so she's thrilled when she meets two new guys: sweet, handsome Jerry and menacing-but-sexy Vince. Karen (California girl) and her friend Ann-Marie (visiting from New York, where she's been living for a few years) are spending the summer at Venice Beach, and are planning to party nonstop. I remembered the main plot points of this book quite well, despite the fact that I probably hadn't read it in fifteen years, but I couldn't remember if I actually liked it or not.
One-Line Review: Ahhh, 1990 was such a great year. We all read different books for different reasons.
Quality is not important here.fun is! And by the way, it would have got a four but the ending was a bit flat for me. Just let the sand and ocean waves envelop you. So yeah, it's cheesy, inconsistencies abound but if you want a short but fun little book, that takes you to the ocean and features murder, mayhem and plenty of screwed people here is your book.ĭon't waste time debating the plausibility of anything. I'll tell ya.there is nothing like an R.L. During this week, she meets two guys she is attracted to, gets various warnings to stay away from one, almost gets killed, has no good very bad shitty things happen to her and starts to suspect everyone. This will be a week of sun and surf and fun on the shores. Karen's buddy Ann-Marie is coming to visit her in sunny California. And given much of it takes place on the beach, that makes it that much more compulsively readable. And it's short.Ītmosphere is everything and this book.I mean it literally IS the perfect mindless beach read. The characters behave in ways that are head scratching at best, batshit crazy at worst. Sooo.I have my reread of this nifty little book from my past.
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