It has been a very long time since I have read a Goosebumps book.
In May, I went to a garage sale and a few first printings of a few Goosebumps books from the early 1990s. I’m a part-time reseller, so my intent for buying these Goosebumps books was to flip them on eBay for a profit. At fifty cents per book, I bought a few, along with a first printing of Cat in the Hat. Since then I sold one of the Goosebumps books, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Goosebumps #5) for a 93% profit margin after fees and shipping.
Recently, I found more Goosebumps books for sale on Facebook Marketplace. I jumped at the opportunity to buy more to flip on eBay. While I was going through the books, I began to feel a bit of nostalgic energy as I remembered certain titles and characters.
I decided that while they are waiting to sell* that I would (re)read as many as I could, so Monster Blood happened to be the first one that I finished.
Monster Blood became R.L. Stine’s third book in the Goosebumps series. It’s gone on to have several sequels and appear in a few of the Goosebumps movies that have been made over the years.
I did not recall this book as I read it, so I believe it was my first read of it. Monster Blood was a quick read. I enjoyed R.L. Stine’s suspenseful chapter endings that led right into the next one. I did not see the ending coming either as to the creator of the Monster Blood, which I found refreshing.
Book Stats
Enjoyed between July 24 to July 27, 2023
Genres – Horror Fiction, Fantasy, Children’s/Young Adult
Pages – 128
23 in 2023 Reading Challenge List
- Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- To Kill a Mockingbird: The Screenplay by Horton Foote – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Monster Blood (Goosebumps #3) – R.L. Stine – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (this post)
*Monster Blood is part of a five book lot that I’ve listed on eBay. As of the time of publishing, it is still for sale. You can view the listing here and view the five books in the lot below.
