I loved reading those old Choose Your own Adventure tales as a kid. The Creepy House is the latest in a plethora of such adventures from DM Potter, who's a very talented artist of the craft.
That said, the reason for my three-star rating comes from, what I believe, is the author's decision to write two stories within a story. It starts off like this: you and your family just move into a new house that's next door to a creepy, abandoned one. Your cat, Ghost, sneaks away into the house next door, forcing you to chase after him. From then on, the story takes a lot of unpredictable turns. You can find yourself being trapped in an alternate dimension or eaten alive by alligators or a tiger! It was fun exploring the creepy house.
Now here's where I scratch my head some. There is a part in the creepy house where to escape boredom or quite literally, death, you decide to read a story. From that moment on, you lose yourself in said stories which involve you either taking part in an outer space adventure or an exotic island for pirate treasure. I was left asking, "Wait, I came here to read about a spooky house, not pirates or alien planets." These segments go on for much longer than is necessary to the point where it felt like ht author was attempting to write three completely unrelated stories at the same time. There was no need for those massive detours. I almost thought I donwloade the wrong book at one point, for the pirate and space segments went on for many, many pages.
I felt like the author was trying to cram to much into a single story. I really enjoyed the "Lion Country" Choose Your own Adventure because it was straightforward, concise, and full of adventure. I wanted to remain in the spooky house, but somehow got whisked away to different settings altogether. A decent read, but I would recommend other books in the series first.
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