Stinetinglers 2: A Collection of Creepy and Comical Short Stories by R.L. Stine

Another fun-tastic set of 10 short spine-tingling stories. Read them before bed, if you dare! "The Stopwatch" is one of my favorites from this collection. When the kid in that story gets a stopwatch that freezes time around him, what will he do next? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley, but was not required to leave a positive review.

As a kid I would collect and read R.L. Stine Goosebumps books and since then my kids have read and collected them also. And now this book which as soon as I seen it on available I requested it for me and my kids to read of course. There is ten different stories all unique with scary humorous, stories so if you are a RL. Stein or goosebumps fan I recommend picking this one up. This would be a great book to read with your kids or to give away as a gift

This book was a page turner from beginning to end. Love this group of short stories. Brought me back to childhood. Especially loved the mirror one. Love how all stories make you reflect you think your life can be better another way but that is usually not the case. Think black mirror but for younger kids. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I enjoyed these 10 stories within this book.  All of  the characters were fun to read about. If you like horror and somethings scary these 10 stories will be right up there. And with each story comes an personal introduction from the author. Tell you how the story can to his mind to white about. Some of the stories are more scary than others. There was one with spider in it that gave me the shivers a bit. Because I'm not so found of spiders.

This was a fun to read or listen to. All of the stories had action, adventure and suspense throughout. There were a few giggles within each stories.

I received a complimentary copy and audio copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinions.

Stinetinglers 2 are ten short stories designed to poke you in your Fear bone. R.L. Stine delivers the scares and I was happy to receive them.

I have not read a R.L. Stine book in about 20+ years, and when I saw this, I jumped at the chance to get to read it. These stories take you back to your childhood with nostalgia with his writing. You’ll giggle like a child, you’ll learn lessons with each story - some obvious and others you have to think about more. Kids will absolutely love this. As an adult reading this, I can appreciate being transformed back to simpler times.

Because of the age range recommended for this book, I can absolutely see this as a beginner book for a child wanting to read a bit of a spookier set of stories. And it’s short enough with small chapters to keep children engaged and focused on the story and lesson.

If you know any children ready to delve into spooky season with some R.L. Stine books - this is a fantastic place to start.

This was another great book by R L Stine. The stories are very similar to the Goosebumps series but much shorter and more modern. It was a good book that I just blew through. I enjoyed the little introductions at the start of each story as well.

I've been a big fan of Stine since I was a kid so I was really excited to get my hands on his new anthology of short stories. Stinetinglers 2 has ten stories that start with a forward by Stine about what inspired the idea behind each one.

The stories are geared towards young readers in the 6-12yo age group with every story from the POV of a child, but it can easily be enjoyed by every age (especially us elder millennials that were raised on Goosebumps). Every story was entertaining and only a couple felt predictable with their plots.

I loved this anthology. Thank you NetGalley & the publisher Macmillan for the ARC. I'm leaving an honest review voluntarily.

The 10 short tales are vintage Stine, dishing out twists that are creepy or comical in turn—such as “Lucky Me,” which serves up a reminder that there are two kinds of luck, and “The Stopwatch,” about a timepiece that allows a bullied lad to exact revenge by freezing his tormenters (until, that is, the watch stem breaks). There are even more unexpected creepy stories.

Stine’s humor and nightmarish fun, Stinetinglers 2 is perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Stine’s own Goosebumps books who want even more scares. These chilling tales prove that Stine’s legacy in the horror genre is justly earned. I love Stine’s books. His humor is “one of a kind” and his stories are creepy. To me he is the “Stephen King” of stories for juveniles. I’m an adult and enjoy his stories. I believe all ages would enjoy these stories. Don’t let your age keep you from reading them.

Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book from the author/publication from Netgalley. I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own,

Stinetinglers 2 by R. L. Stine was received directly from the publisher and I chose to review it. Like most people above the age of 40, this author has been around my entire adult life, with my children reading his stories and TV shows, etc. When I saw he was "coming back," I asked for and received the opportunity to read and review these short stories. I tend to enjoy short stories as authors' abilities to keep me interested have waned significantly over the years. These stories held my attention but some annoyed me in that they ended too abruptly. That being said, if you or persons you buy gifts for like young adult horror stories and want to introduce others to these type stories, give this book a read.

4 Stars