Review: Wonderful collection of four middle-grade horror novels.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2013
Bottom line:Wonderful collection of four middle-grade horror novels. Recommended for fans of Goosebumps. Very enjoyable!Full review:Peter and the Vampires is a collection of four stories:- Peter and the Dead Men- Peter and the Vampires- Peter and the Changling- Peter and the Swamp MonsterEach story stands alone, but the later stories do make a couple of references where it makes sense to read the books in order.Initially I was confused because no vampires appear in the entire first story. That was when I realized this was actually a collection, not a single book. It might have been more aptly named "Peter and the Monsters". It looks like the author did decide to make that change, perhaps at a later date. In any case, regardless of a little naming confusion, this is a wonderful collection to own.Peter and his family move away from his home in California to live with his grandfather while his mom looks for a job. Along the way, creatures from dead men to swamp monsters are drawn to Peter, perhaps the result of a centuries-old curse.Each action-packed chapter takes only a few minutes to read, but the collection took me about a month to finish. There's just that much good material there. I'd recommend this to lovers of Goosebumps or other middle-grade horror.* Note: I received an evaluation copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my rating.