This story starts off with Kristy in the club notebook. “Shadow Lake. The name sounds full of mystery.” Sounds like something a poet would write. Nope it’s just Ann. M Martin-Er-Nola Thacker. Yeah, Nola Thacker. One of the ghosties…
The "prologue" of this talks about the club notebook, blah blah blah and how this adventure was like something from their nightmares. Ick. Hate nightmares. The other night, I had a dream about lighting powder on the ground and some of it went through my shirt, so basically whole body was getting electrocuted. True story, bro.
Anyways…
CHAPTER 1 talks about the movie “It came from the snow”, a cheesy B-rated horror film and the Karen and David Michael were watching, that gets a few more references in this book before it gets lost. (How on Earth could K & DM watch this anyways? Even if it’s cheesy, it could still give them nightmares! Geez…)
Kristy talks about her family, blah blah blah, then- BAM!- instant “let’s make fun of poor Mallory moment”! Apparently, last time Mallory went to Shadow Lake, she got tons of bug bites. How mean. Poor Mallory didn’t do ANYTHING to deserve this!
So this leaves Stacey, Claudia, Abby and Kristy left to go. (Takes mental note that Claudia and Abby are NOT a good pairing.)
CHAPTER 2 is a club meeting. Mallory hates insulation (the mentioning of it, not the fact that it keeps you warm). Logan gets called a jock by Jessi-the-ballerina’s mind. Kristy has a top worst movies of all time list. The BSC’s movie could be number one on the cheesiest list, or guilty pleasures…
CHAPTER 3 is from the point of view of Abby. Kristy and Abby (coming home from practice), were just doo-doo-dooing when all of a sudden- BAM!- Stranger attack. A tiny man dressed in dark clothing abruptly jumps out of a window. Kristy and Abby, scared to death, automatically think it’s a burglar. No, it’s a car door! Kristy contacts Sergeant Johnson and tells him about the suspect. Abby also mentions she had a name tag on. Wha?
CHAPTER 4 is when Stacey says that a real, live burglary NEVER happened in New York. Just ANYWHERE but THERE! Yeah, right Stacey. Of COURSE burglaries never happen in New York, not even LIVING and BREATHING ones! Mystery #8 NEVER HAPPENED in NEW YORK! Geesh, gimme a freakin’ break…
So the BSC held a speci-al meeting to talk about this. Stacey’s all like, “OMG! That’s so scary!” and everyone else is like “…”!
Ick, I can take a special meeting any day, but this one was a snore fest! Heck, even talking about FOOD would be more exciting!
“Hey, Mary Anne, how do you eat a Twinkie?” Asked Claudia.
“I start from the end.” Mary Anne coughed.
Kristy gave Mary Anne a Look.
Mallory volunteered. “I start from the middle and dip the cream on one end and eat it like that!”
“Nobody likes you, “ Claudia sneered dryly.
“I hope it tastes CREAMY!” Abby laughed, slapping her left knee hardly.
See, isn’t that more exciting!?
…JK, the meeting wasn’t a special one. I was wrong. Dead wrong.
CHAPTER 5 has a recycled plot. With a “surprising” twist.
Mary Anne was doing whatever when Tigger comes through the door with something in his collar.
A love letter! Gee, doesn’t THAT sound familiar!? What does it say?
STOP CRYING
Aw, see how sweet that was? Gag me. ;6
See, Mary Anne? Just STOP CRYING! And that's not all that happens... Kristy's house got vandalized! Yea! She got a rock (LOL) thrown at her house and someone spray-painted it. It says...
YOU"RE NEXT
Kristy calls 911 (again) and the people come over to her house. Meanwhile, MA is still shaken and decides to stare out the window. Her eyes start to doze for awhile until her eyes lay themselves on a tree.
Behind, there was a dark figure. MA got scared and thought the person was stalking her. Could it be Slender? Dunno. But, really, this is when crap REALLY starts to roll. As in, almost every single freakin' chapter SOMETHING happens.
Crap just got real moments #1 and #2
... Sorry, it's just a parody of the first snark I read!
By the way, MA was really, really creeped out by this letter. I mean, who wouldn’t be? Heck, it was even in Logan’s handwriting? Could it have been written by him?
So anyways (text change!) MA and Claudia got out to shop and come home and, I kid you not, Claudia's house was filled with SMOKE! Claudia calls down Janine and she says something along the lines of "I want to go back on the computer". (Is it just me, or does anyone else imagine her saying it in a whiny kind of tone? No one? 'Kay then.) Where is the fire at? Who did it? More importantly, WHY?
Find out next time on Snarking This Really Creepy Book!
Coming up next...
* The reason for the "fire"
* New clients on Elm Street (?)
* A Shannon Chapter
AND MOAR!
... By the way, who in the world would name a kid Cary Retlin!?