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Book Review By Rebecca
Sunburn by R.L. Stine

Claudia is asked to spend the weekend at her rich friend's house. She and her other friends go along for the ride. Weird things start to happen while they are there. It seems like someone is after them, someone who wants them dead!


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - depressing/sad -
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Murder of certain profession?
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual forms of death - frying (electrocuted) - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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