SuitabookMonster Blood Is Back
Robert Lawrence Stine
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the growing slime trouble feels exciting or too much. You can pause there and decide whether to continue together or let your reader carry on.
- Themes
- Competition and cheating: Sascha and Nicole compete in a school cooking contest alongside Ashli and Nathan, described as school cheaters. The synopsis establishes the rivalry and labels the other contestants cheaters, but does not show how the story judges or resolves their conduct.
- Friendship and a risky ingredient: Friends Sascha and Nicole buy mysterious Monster Blood as a cooking ingredient, and the trouble associated with it grows. The premise puts their shared enthusiasm for cooking alongside a problem that may be difficult to control; the story's judgement of their choice is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The synopsis mentions a slime that may get out of control and potentially swallow the competition. If gooey or escalating peril tends to bother your reader, check how that element is handled together.