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The Knife (Fear Street, No. 14)

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I read this story in the course of 2 days. It is so good and you dont want to put it down. It is full of suspense and mystery, and the ending is the best as well. Get this book today, TRUST ME, you won't be disappointed!

"The Knife" is my favorite Fear Street book, tied with "Runaway." I really enjoy the plot and the characters, too. The clues are kinda obvious...so obivous you wouldn't guess! You'll probably be just like me and once the culprit is revealed you'll slap your head and say "I can't beleve I missed that!" The ending is great! R.L Stine is my favorite author of all time! Once I started I couldn't put the book down. I read it in like 2 hours. Thanks for an amazing book R.L

It seems to be a trend in my reviews lately that the books I'm reading tend to deal with real issues that are important to society. This one is no different, even if it is an older book. The issue touched in this book is one that will always be relevant as long as there are power-hungry people in the world.

An illegal adoption ring is being operated inside the hospital and Laurie has her pretty nose in the middle of it because her heart has gone out to a poor little 2 year old who seems to have been left alone with his misery and a very scary nurse. The plot unfolds with all the delicious fun of YA books from the 90s with a hint of possible romance and a snarky best friend too. All elements of a good, fast read.

The characters are a little cookie-cutter in some respect. Laurie feels like many other of Stine's leading ladies who are quite, intelligent, but insatiably curious and caring. Her best friend felt equally similar to past sarcastic, funky best friends. And of course, the possible romantic interest is just like other mysterious, possible serial killers that popped up in many of Stine's works. They are all likable however and interesting so it's more like being among good friends than being bored.

What really makes this work, better than many of Stine's books, is that it had the feel of a more adult plot structure. There were subplots (which don't always crop up in Stine's books from the 90s) and twists that not even I could figure out until the final reveal. Not that this was any cerebral read. No, it was just finely crafted and a head above shoulders read among the rest of 80s & 90s YA thrillers.

If you are looking for a super fast read, snag this one from the library or Amazon.com. It's a nice change of pace from some of the ponderous current YA books which take a while to get to the action and have scenes that feel inflated to elongate the book to contemporary lengths of 350+ pages. Then take a peek at my other Retro Reads for more fast reads from the 80s & 90s.

Laurie is a student volunteer at Shadyside hospital. When she meets scared little Toby, he says that the woman who claims to be his mother isn't really his mother. She decides to check things out. Something is going on in the new wing. Records disappear.
She's on to something, but someone is also on to her and wants her out of the picture.

The story isn't bad but I had expected something way more exciting considering that we're talking about *Shadyside* hospital here.

this was seriously a wonderful book! it's one of my fav fear street books!!!!! R.L Stine is AWESOME

With all the deaths and occasional botched murders, you'd think I'd be aware that Shadyside has a hospital. But I'd never really thought much of it - however, I wasn't surprised to find that the Shadyside hospital has something seriously wrong behind its doors.

That's what Laurie has accidentally found out. Except she's not sure how the puzzle pieces fit. She's only a student volunteer, but she keeps encountering weird and frightening things. A desperate child. A nurse with a scalpel stuck in her throat. Disappearing people, records, and items. There are secrets going on in that hospital that no one wants Laurie to know about, and they're willing to kill in order to keep it that way.

Very interesting though, how a perfectly innocent teenage girl could get involved in such horror. I did put it down however. I suppose readers would enjoy it but it's not R.L.'s best!

This book I found chilling and very scary.I liked this book because it wasen't boring it always keped you wondering what would happen next.When I began to read this book I didn't put it down until I was done!

This book holds all the excitement and horror there is to find. If I were a chicken, I wouldn't read it. But if you're not, here's my dare!!

"The Knife" was a book filled with mystery and murder. It had everything to make it a perfect book. You wanted to know what wound happen so you could not put it down. At night, you could not put it down thinking what is going to happen. You never know what is going to freak Laurie out in this book. It starts out, Laurie is student help at the hospital during the summer. She always wanted to be a doctor or be in the medical field. She finds her self-getting in to nothing but trouble when she tries to help a little boy. I can not tell you any more with out giving away too much. The cover even gives you chills when seeing a man holding a knife behind his back. Read to see how Laurie is thrilled, romanced, and scared in the "The Knife."