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Fear Street #36
Secret Admirer
FEAR STREET -- WHERE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES LIVE...
Selena has it all. She just scored the lead in her high school play, and everyone adores her. So when she starts receiving dead flowers from a secret "admirer" named The Sun, she just assumes it's a harmless fan.
But Selena soon realizes that The Sun is serious...dead serious. First, her understudy is injured in a suspicious accident. Then, a speeding car almost kills her! Selena doesn't know what this psycho wants.... All she knows is that her number-one fan has become her number-one nightmare.
160 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1996
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June 18, 2019
Este libro forma parte de mi lista de favoritos de la colección de la calle del terror.
R.L. Stine nos da una historia llena de suspenso y plagados de teatro.
Lo que más me gusta de este libro son las cartas que el "admirador" le va dejando a Selena, le dan un toque bastante diferente ya que en el resto de los libros no contiene este formato.
Disfruto estos libros cada que los vuelvo a leer.
Me encanta cuando al fin llegamos a la parte de las revelaciones y podemos saberlo todo.
R.L. Stine nos da una historia llena de suspenso y plagados de teatro.
Lo que más me gusta de este libro son las cartas que el "admirador" le va dejando a Selena, le dan un toque bastante diferente ya que en el resto de los libros no contiene este formato.
Disfruto estos libros cada que los vuelvo a leer.
Me encanta cuando al fin llegamos a la parte de las revelaciones y podemos saberlo todo.
November 25, 2017
Otra historia que me encantó, su trama y la ambientación con la chica del teatro te engancha de inmediato y eso de que como firma deje una calcomanía de sol es super intrigante, necesitamos saber quién es y sobre todo sus intenciones.
October 20, 2022
It's great to see some Fear Street novels getting reissued after the Netflix trilogy.
Whilst this is a perfect example of what you'd expect from a 90's teen horror novel, I feel that there were much better titles that they could have chosen from.
The simple plot sees popular star of all school productions Selena recieve numerous threats throughout as she prepares for the latest production of Romeo and Juliet.
The threats certainly felt plausible but the identity of the stalker was pretty easy to figure out quite early on.
Whilst this is a perfect example of what you'd expect from a 90's teen horror novel, I feel that there were much better titles that they could have chosen from.
The simple plot sees popular star of all school productions Selena recieve numerous threats throughout as she prepares for the latest production of Romeo and Juliet.
The threats certainly felt plausible but the identity of the stalker was pretty easy to figure out quite early on.
July 7, 2017
Nope.
This one just wasn't very fun. A girl has someone stalking her leaving her gifts, notes and trying to kill her.
Is it her crazy ex boyfriend? Is it the new mystery guy who knows way to much about her?
Which by the way was really creepy, really.
Or was it her best guy friend who is going through a rough time at home, and keeps saying "Danny can't have everything that I want!"
But don't worry of course the problem was solved by the killer
This one was just to bland for me, no new ideas, and although the characters were actually not annoying (okay they were a little) they were just so flat. The problem with these books, like always, is I don't care if anybody dies because they all seem like idiots.
I basically just read these for their twists at the end, and this twist was bland and boring.
This one just wasn't very fun. A girl has someone stalking her leaving her gifts, notes and trying to kill her.
Is it her crazy ex boyfriend? Is it the new mystery guy who knows way to much about her?
Which by the way was really creepy, really.
Or was it her best guy friend who is going through a rough time at home, and keeps saying "Danny can't have everything that I want!"
But don't worry of course the problem was solved by the killer
This one was just to bland for me, no new ideas, and although the characters were actually not annoying (okay they were a little) they were just so flat. The problem with these books, like always, is I don't care if anybody dies because they all seem like idiots.
I basically just read these for their twists at the end, and this twist was bland and boring.
August 21, 2021
Not the best story I have read from RL Stine. At times the main character was arrogant and weird. Also the conversations between people was unusual.
September 26, 2021
I can't help it, the Fear Street books are some of my favorite reads. Maybe because I will forever be amused that people live anywhere near Fear Street or Fear Woods. And that the FBI has not just come in and taken over since the Shadyside Police don't seem to have the ability to solve crimes without a teen coming to the solution first.
"Secret Admirer" follows Selena, a high school senior at Shadyside High School. Selena we find out is the best drama student at the school and has successfully finished a role and is now ready to audition for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. However, someone called "The Sun" wants to make sure that Selena does not try out for the play. He keeps warning her that someone will pay if she doesn't back out of the play. But Selena just thinks it's someone messing with her, until the accidents start and someone is murdered.
As one of my friends on Twitter says this series is so bonkers but you got to love it. The reasons behind some of these murders are sometimes the most petty things ever. And this one I thought was no different, but with a slight twist to it. I liked following Selena and of course her fear that her ex (Danny) her close friend (Jake) and her new love interest (Eddy) may be The Sun.
The other characters are given bare bones back development (come on, at this point you know how Stine writes so it's not a shocker). I will say though that Stine writing Eddy as way way too obsessed with Selena did not endear the character to me. He was creepy.
These books are always a fast read, and I do enjoy reading them at this time of the year when the days are getting shorter and the evenings longer. This was a great spin again with Fear Street.
I read this for Halloween Bingo 2021, "Trick or Treat" square.
"Secret Admirer" follows Selena, a high school senior at Shadyside High School. Selena we find out is the best drama student at the school and has successfully finished a role and is now ready to audition for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. However, someone called "The Sun" wants to make sure that Selena does not try out for the play. He keeps warning her that someone will pay if she doesn't back out of the play. But Selena just thinks it's someone messing with her, until the accidents start and someone is murdered.
As one of my friends on Twitter says this series is so bonkers but you got to love it. The reasons behind some of these murders are sometimes the most petty things ever. And this one I thought was no different, but with a slight twist to it. I liked following Selena and of course her fear that her ex (Danny) her close friend (Jake) and her new love interest (Eddy) may be The Sun.
The other characters are given bare bones back development (come on, at this point you know how Stine writes so it's not a shocker). I will say though that Stine writing Eddy as way way too obsessed with Selena did not endear the character to me. He was creepy.
These books are always a fast read, and I do enjoy reading them at this time of the year when the days are getting shorter and the evenings longer. This was a great spin again with Fear Street.
I read this for Halloween Bingo 2021, "Trick or Treat" square.
May 20, 2023
Secret Admirer follows the typical formula of a Fear Street story that deals with an unknown stalker but not considered a killer as nobody dies in this book, just threats and critical injuries, kinda disappointing since I am expecting atleast a body count on every Fear Street book I read.
This also lacks with the over horny teenagers presented throughout the other Fear Street books and it may seem irritating when it's always present, I kinda missed those character thoughts as there's nothing to be find here.
All in all, it's an alright and mainly a bland Fear Street book it's kinda disappointing because of the lack of what I expected common tropes especially the killings, atleast it was never boring and it's just irritating at times.
I also want to note that it's funny that the climax reminded me a bit of Scream 2, just a little bit because of the setting of the climax and this book was relased one year before the Scream sequel was shown
This also lacks with the over horny teenagers presented throughout the other Fear Street books and it may seem irritating when it's always present, I kinda missed those character thoughts as there's nothing to be find here.
All in all, it's an alright and mainly a bland Fear Street book it's kinda disappointing because of the lack of what I expected common tropes especially the killings, atleast it was never boring and it's just irritating at times.
I also want to note that it's funny that the climax reminded me a bit of Scream 2, just a little bit because of the setting of the climax and this book was relased one year before the Scream sequel was shown
April 23, 2022
Secret admirer starts with a prologue, so you no it's going to be good .The prologue is really a letter written to a girl named Selena, whose nickname is Moon . It's a weird creepy, stalkery letter. After this we get the main story. It begins with Selena, a girl who used to be overweight but is now super popular with everyone because of her acting skills .She just ended a play with all of her other friends that are in the play, or stage hands. Some of her friends ask her if she's going to the after play party and she decides to go, but not before she gets a letter and some dead flowers. she assumes it's just a prank. There's a little yellow sun sticker on the card and is signed by the sun. She brushes It off as a prank presumably by this guy named Danny who used to date her and wants nothing more to get back with her. They get to the party and she meets this guy named Eddie ,who she is attracted to. but she can't help but wonder why he looks so familiar to her .They find out that there's another play coming up Romeo And Juliet. Selena and a girl named Allison are both auditioning to be Juliet. There's a couple of guys auditions to be Romeo including one of her friends named Jake Jacoby which is a really stupid name . She ends up getting more letters and other stuff in the mail intending to hurt her including poison ivy flowers and a dead rat. There are also people getting hurt because of Selena ,accidents intended for her. The story follows a similar formula that we've seen countless of times with Stine. A bunch of red hearings and a very engaging plot ,and some very good atmospheric moments and generally creepy ones.I honestly did guess the killer, but I didn't expect it really be that person .Secret admirer was a really fun book, up until the end. It was very left feild with a rushed climax . I still had questions that I wanted answers for. Other then that the book was just fine. I give it a three out of five stars.
November 10, 2023
I’ve read one other book in this series and it had the exact same twist. Can’t wait to read a third and see if they’re all the exact same book
May 3, 2022
This book wasn’t too bad. The main character was a little bit weird and it wasn’t my favorite.
December 4, 2007
Secret Admirer, by R.L. Stine is a book about Selena. Selena is a senior with a great talent. After getting in drama and taking parts in big roles she has become the star of the whole school. Everything in her life seems just fine then the night of her play someone leaves her a gift. This gift isn't like any other. She comes to find a bouquet of black dead roses. She is so angry and disgusted by what she finds. To her surprise there is a note in it. At first she thinks this is all a sick joke. Selena thinks it could be one of her friends who has known her for a very long time. She as well thinks it could be her ex-boyfriend. At a point she is so confused because they both tell her that they would never do that.
That very same night she is going to a party. Everything seems fine till her and her friend get chased. At this point they are scarred and don't no what to do. When they finally arrive to the party they see it was just someone playing a joke on them. At this party they see this one guy who they have never seen before. When she finally gets to meet him she is a little frightened on how much he knows about her. So many weird things happening to her but it doesn't stop there. She keeps on finding all these sick gifts and feels like she is being stalked with all the things that are going on around her. Who could it be her dear old friend, Her ex-boyfriend, Or the oddly new guy who knows a little to much about her.
This book is a great book. Stine is one of my favorite authors. He really knows how to keep me on my toes. I would really recommend this book to anyone why likes suspense. The author is trying to say in this book is to trust the people you know. They may seem like they might do so many things to you but then again you may be wrong. Also that whenever you are in this kind of things that maybe you should tell some one. You should also be a little protected because you never know who may be watching you.
That very same night she is going to a party. Everything seems fine till her and her friend get chased. At this point they are scarred and don't no what to do. When they finally arrive to the party they see it was just someone playing a joke on them. At this party they see this one guy who they have never seen before. When she finally gets to meet him she is a little frightened on how much he knows about her. So many weird things happening to her but it doesn't stop there. She keeps on finding all these sick gifts and feels like she is being stalked with all the things that are going on around her. Who could it be her dear old friend, Her ex-boyfriend, Or the oddly new guy who knows a little to much about her.
This book is a great book. Stine is one of my favorite authors. He really knows how to keep me on my toes. I would really recommend this book to anyone why likes suspense. The author is trying to say in this book is to trust the people you know. They may seem like they might do so many things to you but then again you may be wrong. Also that whenever you are in this kind of things that maybe you should tell some one. You should also be a little protected because you never know who may be watching you.
December 10, 2021
Selena is the star of the school's drama department. While she does have a couple different boys fighting for her attention, it's her new secret admirer that really frightens her.
Not only does her admirer send her disturbing gifts and threatening letters, they also seem to be behind the deadly accidents at the school's theater.
High school drama at it's finest in this Fear Street book. While I did think the story itself was okay, there were a couple of things I didn't like so much...
The way the guys behaved towards the girls by grabbing them and getting angry when told no is a bit disturbing. Also there was quite a bit of fat shaming in this one.
I do realize though that back when these books were published it wasn't such a big deal to put those kinds of things in books so I'm not going to hold those things against the book.
I was also however able to figure out who the admirer was almost right away.
Overall I have to say I LOVE these Simon Pulse shiney covers! They are by far my favorite!
Not only does her admirer send her disturbing gifts and threatening letters, they also seem to be behind the deadly accidents at the school's theater.
High school drama at it's finest in this Fear Street book. While I did think the story itself was okay, there were a couple of things I didn't like so much...
The way the guys behaved towards the girls by grabbing them and getting angry when told no is a bit disturbing. Also there was quite a bit of fat shaming in this one.
I do realize though that back when these books were published it wasn't such a big deal to put those kinds of things in books so I'm not going to hold those things against the book.
I was also however able to figure out who the admirer was almost right away.
Overall I have to say I LOVE these Simon Pulse shiney covers! They are by far my favorite!
January 11, 2022
I miss when YA books took an hour and change to read and were horror instead of fantasy. This one was a good palette cleanser after The Night Circus, which, while enjoyable, was incredibly slowly paced and pretty long at over 500 pages. Fear Street books are quick and dirty gut punches, devoid of insight or character development, every chapter ending with a scream or a dead body. As usual I found myself wishing there was just a tad more to cling to--relationships are bare-bones, and you wish you knew a bit more about the characters. The identity of the stalker becomes obvious within ten pages. But our main character almost gets hit by a car, and that's pretty exciting.
June 28, 2023
4.5⭐️
“Gott sei Dank ist diese Vorstellung jetzt vorbei!“
“Hey,sag das nicht!“/“Vielleicht war das auch nur der erste Akt!“
Mir gefällt das eher offene Ende, sodass man sich selber ein Bild machen kann von dem was als nächstes geschieht. Zum Beispiel:
Was passiert mit Katy? (Schafft sie es sich zu befreien? Stürzt sie sich womöglich aus dieser Höhe um den Konsequenzen zu entkommen? Oder wird sie ordnungsgemäß der Polizei übergeben?
Was ist mit Eddy? (Ist er vielleicht ein Verbündeter von Katy? Plant er selber etwas?)
Um ehrlich zu sein vertrau ich diesem Kerl nicht ganz, alle Charaktere haben sich sonderbar verhalten und ich habe jeden mal verdächtigt, aber Eddy war mir am meisten suspekt. Ich dachte wirklich fast bis zum Ende das er und Katy unter einer Decke stecken und dieser Verdacht steht bei mir immer noch im Vordergrund, ich meine so viel wie er über sie wusste, wie er sie manipuliert hat als er sie vor das Auto gestoßen hat + wie er sie ständig angestarrt hat🤨
Ob Machenschaften oder kranke Besessenheit, Selena sollte schleunigst die Beine in die Hände nehmen und Adieu zu ihm sagen.
Und auch wenn ich verstehe das dass Buch sonst vielleicht nur 3 Kapitel lang wäre, verstehe ich nicht wie sie nicht schon ein bisschen in die richtige Richtung denken konnte, ich meine komm schon Selena, du erzählst Katy als einziger Person das du Jake treffen willst und als du ankommst ist er tot?🤨
Zudem dachte ich auch Katy wäre einfach nur hinter der Rolle von Julia her, und nicht das sie so wütend ist über eine Situation über die man hätte reden können.
Der Schreibstil war gut, an manchen Stellen hat er etwas nachgelassen, aber trotzdem ist es einfach zu verstehen.
“Gott sei Dank ist diese Vorstellung jetzt vorbei!“
“Hey,sag das nicht!“/“Vielleicht war das auch nur der erste Akt!“
Mir gefällt das eher offene Ende, sodass man sich selber ein Bild machen kann von dem was als nächstes geschieht. Zum Beispiel:
Was passiert mit Katy? (Schafft sie es sich zu befreien? Stürzt sie sich womöglich aus dieser Höhe um den Konsequenzen zu entkommen? Oder wird sie ordnungsgemäß der Polizei übergeben?
Was ist mit Eddy? (Ist er vielleicht ein Verbündeter von Katy? Plant er selber etwas?)
Um ehrlich zu sein vertrau ich diesem Kerl nicht ganz, alle Charaktere haben sich sonderbar verhalten und ich habe jeden mal verdächtigt, aber Eddy war mir am meisten suspekt. Ich dachte wirklich fast bis zum Ende das er und Katy unter einer Decke stecken und dieser Verdacht steht bei mir immer noch im Vordergrund, ich meine so viel wie er über sie wusste, wie er sie manipuliert hat als er sie vor das Auto gestoßen hat + wie er sie ständig angestarrt hat🤨
Ob Machenschaften oder kranke Besessenheit, Selena sollte schleunigst die Beine in die Hände nehmen und Adieu zu ihm sagen.
Und auch wenn ich verstehe das dass Buch sonst vielleicht nur 3 Kapitel lang wäre, verstehe ich nicht wie sie nicht schon ein bisschen in die richtige Richtung denken konnte, ich meine komm schon Selena, du erzählst Katy als einziger Person das du Jake treffen willst und als du ankommst ist er tot?🤨
Zudem dachte ich auch Katy wäre einfach nur hinter der Rolle von Julia her, und nicht das sie so wütend ist über eine Situation über die man hätte reden können.
Der Schreibstil war gut, an manchen Stellen hat er etwas nachgelassen, aber trotzdem ist es einfach zu verstehen.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 12, 2023
Similar to the other Fear Street book, it’s nice to be in the same world and have a sense of familiarity. Predictable outcome from the beginning but a bunch of twists to attempt to throw you off. I suppose it is written for kids/teens so may surprise them.
Again characters aren’t particularly likeable but I enjoyed this book slightly more. Not an overly original or intricate story but a short and fun read. Silly character names again.
Again characters aren’t particularly likeable but I enjoyed this book slightly more. Not an overly original or intricate story but a short and fun read. Silly character names again.
July 26, 2024
I just don't like RL Stine's writing. I want to. I try to. I keep reading him thinking I'll find the thing that everyone else sees that I'm missing. But no, I just think he's weird and trite and bad at emotions and bad at women and not actually creepy or eerie or spooky unless you're very, very, very young. I hated his Man-Thing run, but I thought maybe I'd like him better on his own turf. I WANT so badly to like Fear Street! I really do! Maybe I just started with a bad one.
July 31, 2023
I loved this book especially since it’s the first fear street book I’ve read I thought it was a fun read and would recommend for beginners it was a fast paced book with understandable characters and overall a good read the only thing I did kinda guess who the killer/bad guy was at the end but atleast I didn’t guess that in the middle.
May 24, 2021
سکوت میکنم که این سکوت منطقی تره :||||
January 21, 2024
Oh this book makes me angry. I hate everyone in this book. I don't even know what to say. I mean it had me going "one more chapter" but bro...
May 8, 2023
Selena Goodrich is one of Shadyside High's star actresses since she has lost weight and ditched the glasses and pretty much gotten the lead in every production the last two years. Her friends since childhood, Katy Jensen and Jake Jacoby, are in drama too with Katy more behind the scenes and Jake more into character roles but her friend Alison Pearson is no slouch either in the acting department even though Selena always gets lead roles. The next play the drama teacher, Mr. Riordan, has planned is the staple of any Shakespeare high school production: Romeo & Juliet.
Selena is psyched to be able to perform Juliet when the teacher lets it slip that a drama coach from Northwestern University will be at the play and Selena hopes to get a scholarship to the school. Things have been tough since Selena's father died and her mother works so hard to make ends meet that Selena needs the scholarship if she wants to pursue her dream of being an actress but her mind turns to other things when she finds a bouquet of dead roses in her drama locker and a note from someone who calls themselves "The Sun" signing the creepy note with a sticker of the sun. Katy thinks it is again creepy but Selena treats it as a joke that might be Jake's work with his warped sense of humor or even a joke by her ex-boyfriend Danny Morris, who always annoys Selena every chance he gets.
The girls are followed to the cast party at Mr. Riordan's house and Katy thinks she and Selena are being followed by her stalker but it's just Danny being obnoxious. Things start to go better when Katy points out a "major babe" who we soon find out is Eddy Martin, a second year drama major from nearby Waynesbridge Junior College who will be an intern during the spring play tryouts of Romeo & Juliet. Eddy immediately takes an interest in Selena that makes her both tongue-tied and embarrassed but not as much as Danny when he pulls a prank that bruises her ego. Waiting for Katy to leave with her, Danny tries to talk to Selena again and ends up getting in a fight with Jake, who can't stand Danny even more than Selena. Danny leaves with a bloody nose and Jake apologizes to Selena for fighting with Danny but promises he won't let Danny get the lead as Romeo.
That surprises Selena the next day at try-outs when Jake does indeed go out for the role against Danny and when he snaps at her, Selena can't understand why her friend is being so strange. Selena doesn't have time for that when the wardrobe cabinet falls on top of Alison, nearly crushing her to death but she survives luckily! When Selena finds a sun sticker on the dresser and realizes Alison was sitting where Selena always rehearses her lines she knows the accident was meant for her and she begins to believe that Katy's stalker theory may be right. So things seem to have a good and bad theme going on when Eddy calls to ask Selena out on a date but then she finds a dead rat on her back porch with another calling card from The Sun admitting that Selena was supposed to be the one hurt to take her out from doing the spring play.
Selena has no intention of quitting the play, despite Katy thinking she should, and not even Danny winning the part of Romeo is enough to scare her off but when the lights fall on the stage almost crushing her and Katy getting hurt pushing her out of the way...Selena starts to become even more paranoid. On her date with Eddy, Selena learns he has been crushing on her for a long time and she tells him about her stalker to try and ease her worries. That doesn't last long when a car almost mows Selena down and Eddy claims he was trying to push her out of the way even though they were walking on the wrong side of the tunnel. Selena dismisses the thought of Eddy trying to hurt her when a bouquet of live red roses appear at her house the next day but they end up being bundled with some poison ivy leaves, which Selena is extremely allergic too...The Sun strikes again!
Now at the end of her rope, Selena's ready to find out who is behind all of this and what she finds out next will only make the situation worse as it leads to what could be her final curtain call if The Sun is able to black out this shining star...permanently.
Some characters in these Fear Street stories are pretty awful people so it's even more heartbreaking when nice characters get caught in the crossfire. If that kind of spoils it for you I'm sorry but you can get the point I'm trying to get across.
Secret Admirer is an okay book. It has a good amount of suspects for who "The Sun" truly is and you may spot who quite early on from a throw away line. Selena's an okay heroine and the plot sounds like many other books with an obsessed stalker and accidents so it's not particularly unique and it has one of those cheesy endings despite a good amount of action beforehand which just grinds to a halt.
I recommend this Fear Street book if you have yet to read it and I still can't help but give it five stars.
Selena is psyched to be able to perform Juliet when the teacher lets it slip that a drama coach from Northwestern University will be at the play and Selena hopes to get a scholarship to the school. Things have been tough since Selena's father died and her mother works so hard to make ends meet that Selena needs the scholarship if she wants to pursue her dream of being an actress but her mind turns to other things when she finds a bouquet of dead roses in her drama locker and a note from someone who calls themselves "The Sun" signing the creepy note with a sticker of the sun. Katy thinks it is again creepy but Selena treats it as a joke that might be Jake's work with his warped sense of humor or even a joke by her ex-boyfriend Danny Morris, who always annoys Selena every chance he gets.
The girls are followed to the cast party at Mr. Riordan's house and Katy thinks she and Selena are being followed by her stalker but it's just Danny being obnoxious. Things start to go better when Katy points out a "major babe" who we soon find out is Eddy Martin, a second year drama major from nearby Waynesbridge Junior College who will be an intern during the spring play tryouts of Romeo & Juliet. Eddy immediately takes an interest in Selena that makes her both tongue-tied and embarrassed but not as much as Danny when he pulls a prank that bruises her ego. Waiting for Katy to leave with her, Danny tries to talk to Selena again and ends up getting in a fight with Jake, who can't stand Danny even more than Selena. Danny leaves with a bloody nose and Jake apologizes to Selena for fighting with Danny but promises he won't let Danny get the lead as Romeo.
That surprises Selena the next day at try-outs when Jake does indeed go out for the role against Danny and when he snaps at her, Selena can't understand why her friend is being so strange. Selena doesn't have time for that when the wardrobe cabinet falls on top of Alison, nearly crushing her to death but she survives luckily! When Selena finds a sun sticker on the dresser and realizes Alison was sitting where Selena always rehearses her lines she knows the accident was meant for her and she begins to believe that Katy's stalker theory may be right. So things seem to have a good and bad theme going on when Eddy calls to ask Selena out on a date but then she finds a dead rat on her back porch with another calling card from The Sun admitting that Selena was supposed to be the one hurt to take her out from doing the spring play.
Selena has no intention of quitting the play, despite Katy thinking she should, and not even Danny winning the part of Romeo is enough to scare her off but when the lights fall on the stage almost crushing her and Katy getting hurt pushing her out of the way...Selena starts to become even more paranoid. On her date with Eddy, Selena learns he has been crushing on her for a long time and she tells him about her stalker to try and ease her worries. That doesn't last long when a car almost mows Selena down and Eddy claims he was trying to push her out of the way even though they were walking on the wrong side of the tunnel. Selena dismisses the thought of Eddy trying to hurt her when a bouquet of live red roses appear at her house the next day but they end up being bundled with some poison ivy leaves, which Selena is extremely allergic too...The Sun strikes again!
Now at the end of her rope, Selena's ready to find out who is behind all of this and what she finds out next will only make the situation worse as it leads to what could be her final curtain call if The Sun is able to black out this shining star...permanently.
Some characters in these Fear Street stories are pretty awful people so it's even more heartbreaking when nice characters get caught in the crossfire. If that kind of spoils it for you I'm sorry but you can get the point I'm trying to get across.
Secret Admirer is an okay book. It has a good amount of suspects for who "The Sun" truly is and you may spot who quite early on from a throw away line. Selena's an okay heroine and the plot sounds like many other books with an obsessed stalker and accidents so it's not particularly unique and it has one of those cheesy endings despite a good amount of action beforehand which just grinds to a halt.
I recommend this Fear Street book if you have yet to read it and I still can't help but give it five stars.
February 2, 2024
This book was a real page-turner. It really did keep me hooked. But unfortunately I already guessed the ending 50% into the book. For me it was kinda obvious🤷♀️
My favourite character was definitely Jake. Just pointing that out😂
2.5⭐️
My favourite character was definitely Jake. Just pointing that out😂
2.5⭐️
June 27, 2024
I unfortunately saw the plot twist coming but that aside I still really enjoyed it, Selena was a good character but a little ehh at some points
July 22, 2022
As a victim of stalking IRL, you would think this one would have been a bad one for me to be reading, but I gave it a chance. I don’t really think you could say that the main character is being stalked. The “stalker” leaves some notes and kills someone but that’s kind of about it. Pretty weak for an alleged stalker. If anything, the main character is just being harassed. She’s not even technically followed since the majority of her time is at school and obviously the “stalker” happens to go to the same school. Being in the same place at the same time because you both are *supposed* to be there isn’t technically stalking.
At any rate…
I figured out who the “stalker” was pretty early on in this one. And okay, no big deal since these are usually predictable for most readers, but I’m generally pretty bad at guessing so that says a lot. My guesses are usually way out into left field, and for once I would like to be right about it being someone no one would ever suspect, because that would make things more interesting. This one just wasn’t it. You know it’s not someone random. It’s glaringly obvious.
There’s no draw to any of the characters because they are flat and boring. The twist ending isn’t much of a twist and it just ends weird. Culprit is caught, someone may or may not be dead but we aren’t going to check on them to make sure, make out session in front of culprit instead of calling the cops, end of book.
At any rate…
I figured out who the “stalker” was pretty early on in this one. And okay, no big deal since these are usually predictable for most readers, but I’m generally pretty bad at guessing so that says a lot. My guesses are usually way out into left field, and for once I would like to be right about it being someone no one would ever suspect, because that would make things more interesting. This one just wasn’t it. You know it’s not someone random. It’s glaringly obvious.
There’s no draw to any of the characters because they are flat and boring. The twist ending isn’t much of a twist and it just ends weird. Culprit is caught, someone may or may not be dead but we aren’t going to check on them to make sure, make out session in front of culprit instead of calling the cops, end of book.
March 17, 2008
Secret Admirer is written R.L. Stine. So there is this girl she used to be a normal girl not much friends and a little fat. It all cahnged she lost weight and became popular. It was all because she started doing plays. She had a best friend her name was Kathy. They have been best friends since elementary. She was involved with her plays.
She has been the star of every play. She does it perfect. There is going to be another play which is Romeo and Juliet. Of course this is a good opportunity for her because a professor is going to watch and give a scholarship. The problem is that there is someone wanting her to quit or else. "It" is watching her every move. The auditions came and this guy showed. He was really cute well she actually met him in some party that was held after the play.
The guy and her liked each other. He asks her out on a date and she says yes. The stalker is following more and more because she did the audition for the part of Juliet. She can't trust anyone. When she thought she figured out who it was he dies. So who is it now. Everyone close to her is getting killed or hurt. The thing is she doesn't suspect of who it really is.
Secret Admirer is a really good book. It keeps you guessing and guessing who the "admirer" is. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense and horror. Thumbs-up to everything about the book.
She has been the star of every play. She does it perfect. There is going to be another play which is Romeo and Juliet. Of course this is a good opportunity for her because a professor is going to watch and give a scholarship. The problem is that there is someone wanting her to quit or else. "It" is watching her every move. The auditions came and this guy showed. He was really cute well she actually met him in some party that was held after the play.
The guy and her liked each other. He asks her out on a date and she says yes. The stalker is following more and more because she did the audition for the part of Juliet. She can't trust anyone. When she thought she figured out who it was he dies. So who is it now. Everyone close to her is getting killed or hurt. The thing is she doesn't suspect of who it really is.
Secret Admirer is a really good book. It keeps you guessing and guessing who the "admirer" is. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense and horror. Thumbs-up to everything about the book.
October 1, 2015
Fear Street: Secret Admirer by R. L. Stine Is a horror book about a girl named Selena who Is a theater star in her hometown Shadyside. One day after a performance she gets a note saying that that performance would be her last and she would be with the ¨Sun¨ forever that was attached to dead flowers. She thought it was a prank from her friend Jake or maybe her old boyfriend Danny who was still in love with her. She and her best friend Katie are trying to figure out who sent the flowers and well they are searching Selena gets more notes and horrible gifts and she gets another role in the new play and well she is practicing lines the other person going for the role gets severely hurt. Even Though she got the part she was in severe danger because the other girl getting hurt wasn't an accident. The ¨Sun¨ hurt the girl supposing it was Selena. People getting hurt wouldn't stop the ¨Sun¨ they wouldn't stop until selena was with them for the rest of their lives.
I really like this book because it has a lot of suspense like well I was reading all I could think about was who was the “Sun” is it this person or is it that person. Or I was thinking Why did they kill/hurt that person and who will he kill/hurt next. This was an amazing book
I really like this book because it has a lot of suspense like well I was reading all I could think about was who was the “Sun” is it this person or is it that person. Or I was thinking Why did they kill/hurt that person and who will he kill/hurt next. This was an amazing book
March 4, 2020
Secret Admirer is my second book that I've read in R. L. Stine's Fear Street series. This was an interesting read about a high school female stage actress being stalked by a homicidal anonymous fan. The story is set against the backdrop of the school's play of the very appropriate Romeo and Juliet, where presumably the stalker has been watching the protagonist.
To the positive, Stine really crafted a very readable, compelling story. I already like this book more than the previous Fear Street book that I read, "The Face". It has the right amount of intrigue and suspense, and coupled with the locations and drama, the speed of the story flows very well, as Stine's novels typically do. The book features a colorful cast of characters that made it initially challenging to figure out who our heroine's stalker might be.
To the negative, I figured out who the stalker was about halfway through the book, which was something I actually didn't do when I read my previous Fear Street book, "The Face". But honestly, a great nostalgic read - worth adding to your shelf of 90's teen screams books.
I just can't say no to those retro 90's Fear Street covers - watch out Ebay! I'm coming for your Fear Street books!
To the positive, Stine really crafted a very readable, compelling story. I already like this book more than the previous Fear Street book that I read, "The Face". It has the right amount of intrigue and suspense, and coupled with the locations and drama, the speed of the story flows very well, as Stine's novels typically do. The book features a colorful cast of characters that made it initially challenging to figure out who our heroine's stalker might be.
To the negative, I figured out who the stalker was about halfway through the book, which was something I actually didn't do when I read my previous Fear Street book, "The Face". But honestly, a great nostalgic read - worth adding to your shelf of 90's teen screams books.
I just can't say no to those retro 90's Fear Street covers - watch out Ebay! I'm coming for your Fear Street books!
January 14, 2009
In the book Secret Admirer there is a killer who calls himself the sun. The sun is obsessed with Selena. The sun threatens Selena to quit acting or he will kill her. Selena doesn't know whether she should do what the sun says or keep acting. You never know who to trust.
I can connect this book to the world because many people can threaten you to do something you don't want. They may threaten you like kill you or killing your family. But you also never know who to trust or who is right that way you give up and you lose. But there are some people in the world who overcome they're situation and have a friend they can trust.
I gave this book 5 stars because it was interesting to see what the characters were feeling. I didn't put this book down because i wanted to see who the killer was. It kept me entertained because of all the killing. All the characters were acting weird so i didnt know who the killer was or what was the character going to do next.
I can connect this book to the world because many people can threaten you to do something you don't want. They may threaten you like kill you or killing your family. But you also never know who to trust or who is right that way you give up and you lose. But there are some people in the world who overcome they're situation and have a friend they can trust.
I gave this book 5 stars because it was interesting to see what the characters were feeling. I didn't put this book down because i wanted to see who the killer was. It kept me entertained because of all the killing. All the characters were acting weird so i didnt know who the killer was or what was the character going to do next.
January 30, 2022
I don’t really read r.l. Stine books. I grabbed this because a horror story around being stalked is an interesting topic to me. There are a lot of things happening to our mc, Selena, to make her confused as to who her stalker really is. Which is pretty good but Selena is a little too annoying at times! Girl, someone I giving you dead animals and trying to kill you, tell your mom!
Otherwise the school play being Romeo and Juliet also made me roll my eyes. Can we get one book/tv show/movie where the teenagers or kids are doing literally any other play besides Romeo and Juliet?!
But overall it was not bad, might read the other fear street books soon.
Otherwise the school play being Romeo and Juliet also made me roll my eyes. Can we get one book/tv show/movie where the teenagers or kids are doing literally any other play besides Romeo and Juliet?!
But overall it was not bad, might read the other fear street books soon.
June 6, 2017
Terrible story, worst ending.
Starts just fine, i even was scared at first. Then you realize the bad characters development. The plot is so obvious that at the climax you already know who is The Sun, it's not a suprise. Then, an action scene is suddenly cut out by a poor end
Starts just fine, i even was scared at first. Then you realize the bad characters development. The plot is so obvious that at the climax you already know who is The Sun, it's not a suprise. Then, an action scene is suddenly cut out by a poor end
October 18, 2019
This book has all the good old regular Stine tropes. Men who are the reason we have a #metoo movement. Two best girl friends, and one who turns against the other. I hate when the women are always pitted against each other in these books. Overall this one was okay, but these guys who will not take no for an answer have GOT. TO. STOP.
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