Of all the people that were shitty, I think I hated Uncle Bill the most. She needed some good community support but everyone around her just sucked. She’s not a dick to Holly, but she never really stands up for her either. ![]() She’s mostly caught up in the fact that John, her crush from last summer, is no longer into her. At least Holly has Thea, her best friend. Sandy is the only counselor that doesn’t seem to have some kind of stank around him, which sets off all kinds of red flags in the world of Fear Street. When she rejects him for moving too fast, he loses his cool and joins Geri’s click of mean girls. Mick seems cool at first, but Mick has a crush on Holly and feels entitled to her affection. Kit is like a puppy following Geri’s every whim, even though she would never date him. Holly can’t do anything right by Debra’s standards. Debra is an uptight asshole to Holly from the jump. Geri is now best friends with Holly’s senior counselor, Debra. Her ex-best friend Geri has turned a number of the councilors against her, all because Holly didn’t lie to cover for her years earlier. On top of being the only person who is picking up on this red feather sabotage plot, Holly also has to deal with a ton of bullshit from the other councilors. This becomes a frustrating theme throughout the entire book Holly is the only person who isn’t a self-centered asshat caught up in her own shit. She thinks someone is trying to sabotage the camp and Uncle Bill, but no one will listen to her. At each crime scene, Holly finds a red feather. Then one of the bunks collapses in Holly’s cabin, hurting one of the young campers. Next, on the first day of camp, someone sinks most of the canoes. Uncle Bill is almost crushed by a rack in the equipment room where someone deliberately removed the bolts. Things get off to a bad start right away. A camper drowned at the Camp Nightmoon the previous summer, and one more incident could be the end of the camp. She’s no the outdoorsy type, but she loves her uncle and the camp is in some dire straights. Holly takes on a job at her Uncle Bill’s summer camp to help him out. There wasn’t much else here worth taking. Its influence did not extend far beyond that… and I am very OK with that. Lights Out will likely now become most notable for giving us Camp Nightwing the setting for the upcoming Fear Street: 1978 movie. ![]() ![]() I will give the book some credit for containing the most gruesome Fear Street murder at the time of its publication. I appreciated that Holly does show some growth by the end, but I really wanted her to reach a higher level of not giving a fuck. The villain at the end actually had a great motive, but their “plan” for vengeance was exceptionally stupid. The misdirected suspicion being cast on some of the councilors was a bit too heavy-handed. There wasn’t anything technically wrong with the plotting, but some of the character placements felt really contrived. I suppose some of the pettiness among the camp councilors felt like real teenage drama, but it was way too one-sided. ![]() Holly’s experience was more infuriating than it was scary. Even her one good friend Thea was OK at best, and not very supportive. I felt really bad for Holly throughout the book. Unfortunately, it felt stale as a result. Stine has written some excellent mysteries with a slasher horror flair in this series, and Lights Out doesn’t stray far from the proven formula. Fear Street #12: Lights Out Spoiler-Free Review
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