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You May Now Kill the Bride Audiobook Summary

Read the books behind Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy!

Two sisters, divided by time. Each with a terrible resentment she can barely contain.

Two Fear family weddings, decades apart… Each bride will find that the ancient curse that haunts the Fears LIVES ON. It feeds off the evil that courses through their blood. It takes its toll in unexpected ways, and allows dark history to repeat itself.

In this Fear Street story, family ties bind sisters together–till DEATH do they part.

R.L. Stine’s Fear Street trilogy is:

  • You May Now Kill the Bride (Return to Fear Street, Book 1)
  • The Wrong Girl (Return to Fear Street, Book 2)
  • Drop Dead Gorgeous (Return to Fear Street, Book 3)

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You May Now Kill the Bride Audiobook Narrator

Cassandra Campbell is the narrator of You May Now Kill the Bride audiobook that was written by R.L. Stine

R.L. Stine has more than 350 million English language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written other series, including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Minnie. Visit him online at www.rlstine.com.

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You May Now Kill the Bride Full Details

Narrator Cassandra Campbell
Length 6 hours 35 minutes
Author R.L. Stine
Category
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date July 24, 2018
ISBN 9780062841858

Subjects

The publisher of the You May Now Kill the Bride is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION

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The publisher of the You May Now Kill the Bride is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062841858.

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Goodreads Reviews

Justin

August 14, 2018

You May Now Kill the Bride isn't the glorious return to Fear Street some fans might have hoped for, but it is a great comeback. The historical Fear Street novels were always my favorite so I was thrilled when the first 30% or so takes place in the 1920s. The modern segments aren't quite as riveting, but it all comes together nicely in the end.Stylistically, Stine moves the plot at a slower pace than usual and with less cheesy cliffhangers. I suspect this was a publisher demand, thinking that teens want longer works and wouldn't go for 100-page novelettes like they did back in the day. Maybe that's so, but the clear nostalgia appeal makes me wonder why they wouldn't prefer the original formula. Stine's talents work best in brevity, so it's really an injustice. The mystery can only sustain itself for so long before it gets exhausting. The last Fear Street revival novels had the same problem. They were too long.Anyway, despite some flaws, Fear Street once again delivers a suspenseful ride and plenty of dead teens, so I'm well satisfied. Keep 'em coming!

Ashley

December 13, 2020

I will never get tired of Stine’s writing. Whether it’s Fear Street or Goosebumps, I just can’t get enough of it! I was thrilled when I saw this new series and I knew I had to get my hands on it. And of course it did not disappoint in classic Stine fashion. I loved this story so much, it had me wrapped around its finger and I’m not mad about it! It’s entertaining and fun with a spooky twist which is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I was worried I wouldn’t enjoy it as much as older Stine novels but it most definitely holds up to his other works and I can’t wait to continue with the series!

The Library Ladies

November 01, 2018

(originally reviewed at thelibraryladies.com )In time for Halloween, this week I am doing something a little different. Instead of reviewing a classic “Fear Street” book, I’m taking on the first book in R.L. Stine’s newest “Fear Street” series, “Return to Fear Street”! Just to make a note right off the bat: I am not going to treat “You May Now Kill The Bride”, or any other future “Return to Fear Street” books, like I’m treating my retro “Fear Street” re-read. Stine is approaching these books differently than he did back in the day, and therefore I am going to approach them like I would any other non-“Fear Street” novel.“Fear Street” is back, guys, and for the most part it is not the “Fear Street” you remember from your youth. This is something of a second comeback for “Fear Street”, as before HarperTeen picked it up St. Martin’s Press did with books like “Party Games” and “The Lost Girl”. I’m not completely certain why a second reboot with a new publisher happened, but “You May Now Kill The Bride” is the inaugural novel. Now that publishers and authors know that teens are able/willing to read books that are more than one hundred and twenty pages long, and that have complex characters, “Fear Street” has to up it’s game. And “You May Now Kill The Bride” accepts that challenge, repackaging “Fear Street” for a modern teen audience.There are two narratives in this book: the first is the story of Ruth-Ann and Rebecca Fear, two sisters in the 1920s who are part of the illustrious and wealthy Fear Family. Ruth-Ann is jealous of her beautiful and popular older sister, who is about to get married to the man that Ruth-Ann loves. As you can imagine, the wedding has disastrous results, all because of a family curse that the Fears have upon them. The second narrative is about Harmony and Marissa Fear, two sisters in modern times who are having similar problems. Marissa is about to get married to her high school sweetheart Doug, and while Harmony isn’t in love with Doug, she and Marissa have been at odds ever since Harmony messed up Marissa’s relationship with a different guy named Aiden. In a really horrific way, I should mention. The similarities don’t end there, however: not only is Harmony a witch, like Ruth-Ann was (seems that all Fears have the ability to be), but Marissa’s wedding is going to be at the same lodge that Rebecca’s wedding was. While this does sound like a pretty standard “Fear Street” tale (and in a lot of ways, it is, but more on that later), Stine has reworked the old set ups and tropes, and has improved upon the long trotted out formulas of the past.The pacing is far more drawn out in “You May Now Kill The Bride”. Stine isn’t in any hurry to get to the action points, and he lets the characters slowly explore the scenes they are in just as he lets the exposition flow at it’s leisure. “You May Now Kill The Bride” isn’t rushing to get to action moments or cliffhangers, so when these moments do arrive they have more oomph. There is also more complexity to the plot, and the threads that exist between the 1920s story and the modern story take a lot more time to come together, with the hints and puzzle pieces being dropped throughout both timelines. Stine trusts his audience a bit more to be able to parse out the nuance and the implications, and because he trusts his readers, the book rarely feels like it’s being spoon fed. He also has a pretty good grasp on the fact that people like me, former “Fear Street” junkies turned horror aficionados, are probably going to pick this up, so little nods, winks, and references are dropped throughout the book. The one that actually made me shriek out was a character who was staying at the lodge, and what room was he in? Room 237.That isn’t to say that it doesn’t fall into familiar “Fear Street” traps. While I think that the characters are definitely more rounded in this book than previous characters have been, and while I did enjoy how Harmony was complex and sometimes morally ambiguous, there are still obvious and beaten down tropes in others. There’s the loutish uncle character we’ve seen before, the familiar sparring sister relationship, the clueless parents. And there are a number of huge plot holes, and confusing moments that I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around. There are even still some kind of dumb cliffhangers at the end of various chapters (though he has definitely toned it down from the past). But these weaknesses are kind of just what you have to expect to come with the territory when it comes to “Fear Street”, and in some, odd ways it vaguely adds to the charm of this reboot, if only because it feels familiar and comforting that some things never change.I didn’t really go in expecting much from “You May Now Kill The Bride”, and I ended up enjoying it. If this is what “Fear Street” is going to be for this new generation of teenagers, I am very excited for the kind of horror fans it is going to nurture.And with that, Horrorpalooza has come to an end! From me to you, I am hoping that you all have a FABULOUS Halloween tomorrow!

Aneta

July 09, 2018

There is nothing better to read during a thunderstorm than a R. L. Stine novel, filled with horror, drama, and a family tragedy. I absolutely adored You May Now Kill the Bride, and cannot wait to read more from this series.The worst thing a sister can do to another, is steal her boyfriend. Set in 1923, Rebecca steal's her little sisters boyfriend Peter, Ruth-Ann can't help but engage her time in the dark arts and begin practicing magic. Ruth-Ann swore that her sister will never get married to Peter, but on their wedding day a tragedy strikes that brings a new curse on the Fear family and the place the wedding takes place. Fast forward to current time, Marissa Fear is getting married in the exact same place the tragic wedding of 1923 took place. Harmony Fear, Marissa's younger sister wants nothing more than to play a few pranks using her magic to ease the tension of the wedding, but doing a little magic in a cursed place can have repercussions, and when Marissa goes missing on her wedding day, Harmony must find her and stop the curse from taking another life.I honestly think this book was really well written. The part set in 1923 had a great use of old language and the setting felt absolutely perfect. R. L. Stine really made me feel like I was back in the 1920's with the clothes, cars and the choice of slang and behaviour from the characters. I also think it was a great addition to the story, rather than just having someone explain what happened in the past to one of the main characters, we actually got to read through it ourselves.The present story was also good. I enjoyed this Fear family a little bit more, mostly because we got to see a lot more from the parents, and Harmony actually got along very well with her brother so it wasn't just her against her family like Ruth-Ann was. All of the characters in this book were very different but enjoyable at the same time. Although I will admit that the second part of the book did drag on a little too long for my taste.Overall, I loved the characters, I loved the change in the timeline and I love the horror and thriller side to the novel. You May Now Kill the Bride is a fairly quick read, but it definitely has enough action to capture your attention. I definitely recommend this novel to all R. L. Stine fans and/or fans of mystery/thriller novels.Happy Reading,Aneta

Jack

July 25, 2018

The excitement I felt reading the original Fear Street books (which don't really hold up nowadays) was back and in full effect with this revival! The deliciously scandalous drama of Ruth-Anne and Rebecca satisfied all my 1920s cravings, and Harmony and Marissa's mystery was perfect for my twist-loving heart. There are a few questionable plot points and the ending is quite abrupt, but overall, I was hooked and couldn't stop reading. A must-read for any nostalgic fans of the original Fear Street books!

ElphaReads

September 06, 2018

So..... this was actually pretty good! R.L. Stine is back to writing FEAR STREET in a more traditional sense (as opposed to the Fear Street Relaunch series, which was distributed under St. Martin's Press as opposed to HarperTEEN), with pulpy covers and earnest plot lines. But YOU MAY NOW KILL THE BRIDE doesn't feel nearly as rushed or thin as the old school books do: he's writing for teens in the way that publishers now see teens. Aka, as readers who want a decent story and don't necessarily care if the book is longer than 130 pages. YOU MAY NOW KILL THE BRIDE still falls into familiar pitfalls that old FEAR STREET books have (melodramatics, somewhat two dimensional characters), but now that he can let the story grow at a steadier pace, it felt more like a YA thriller than the old FEAR STREET books ever did. Welcome back, Shadyside!

Merewyn

July 18, 2020

☺a fun quick read ☺this was a fun quick read that I started around 6am this morning and finished by noon (and all with a nice big breakfast too). 😊good spooky fun in the classic R L Stine manner that I loved reading as a teen.

Lexie

March 05, 2018

** spoiler alert ** This DID NOT END how I expected and gosh am I happy.As are the Fears. You heard me. FEAR CHILDREN ARE HAPPY. What universe is this?? A Fear chose peace over evil! Love over revenge (ok well not quite).My brain doesn't know how to process this and I'm quite frankly PLEASED by how this turned out.There's some minor spoilers below, with any major ones behind an actual spoiler tag.--Y'all know how upset I was about the majority of the "Fear Street Relaunch" titles*, like to the point that I called into question my very sanity for continuing to read them (then again I continue to read Sara Craven romances and ho-boy do they hurt my brain). So I was...skeptical about this one. Even with the nostalgic cover (which I do approve of) and the inclusion of the actual Fear family doing actual Fear family things I wasn't sure this would go down well.I was so prepared to be angry I had a box of goldfish at my side to throw at my kindle.So see my surprised face when, despite some minor continuity problems and character motivation weirdness I was really really enjoying this book.Picture this: you're a Fear kid - honest to goodness child of the Family Fear who is very aware of how EVIL your ancestors were, of how much DARKNESS your family brings to everyone they know and how ACURSED the entire family seems to be no matter what they do. Your reaction? To of course dabble with all that Dark Arts of the Fear Family to play hijinks on your somewhat estranged older sister during her not exactly happy wedding.This is after possibly ruining her life a year ago when you kind of sort of (view spoiler)[accidentally made mincemeat of her boyfriend's hand after getting somewhat tipsy and flinging yourself at him for a kiss which he rejected (hide spoiler)]. Guys we definitely got ourselves a Fear kid here. Harmony Fear embodies literally everything wrong with the Fear Family while still giving me a surprising ending that left me smiling. She's cool with manipulating people, judging them on their appearance, wrecking folks' lives for petty revenge, using the Dark Arts of the Fear Family to enact even pettier acts of perceived slights and in general giving the finger to wholesome (or even polite) attitudes.Oh and she likes to build cabinets in her basement because she's really good with woodworking. (view spoiler)[ this random bit of info shoved in our faces brought to you by the fact its important to know when she accidentally makes mincemeat of her sister's boyfriend's hand but has no real actual bearing on her personality otherwise (hide spoiler)]You see Harmony is sort of jealous of her perfect golden child older sister. They're not close, but they're not really enemies - well they weren't until last year when Harmony DID THAT THING and ruined Marissa's life for like point 2 seconds. After doing some minor dark spells to liven things up and freak out the guests/her family, Harmony resolves to do better by her sister and help her because in the end she really loves her.Then Marissa disappears and immediately the patriarch of the family (who also used to dabble in the Dark Arts of the Fear Family, in his youth at least) accuses her of doing something. you see the venue for Marissa's magical day is CURSED. Nearly 100 years earlier another set of sisters - alike in jealousy and inability to emphasize with each other - died thanks to the Goode Family scion sneaking his way into the affections of BOTH daughters and this led to their death. For reasons.Mad props to Stine for bringing back that old Goode Family feud. Demerits for making it too convoluted to be useful.The first part of the book is actually written with the 1923 Fear Sisters as the main focal point. Then we jack-knife to the present day and let me tell you there is nothing more jarring then reading a very nostalgic feeling/sounding/written Fear Street novel that includes modern every day things like Twitter. There's your typical red herrings that occurred, as well as "omg is this supernatural or just the case of overly creepy humans taking advantage of the fact the Fear Family has a lot of superstition and dark secrets in their history" bits plus the ubiquitous ending each chapter on a OMG WHAT DID YOU DO sort of exclamation that makes you think someone is hacking up kittens while eating puppies but really is just they wore black and blue together with brown boots.In the end though Harmony did something that surprised me. While we've had other Fear Family members do the right thing in the past. Not all of them were the Root of all Evil in Shadyside. They usually found themselves either stuck in the same curse as the Evil Ones (and eventually becoming Evil themselves, sorry Sarah Fear) or being killed in service to the Evil Ones, but some of them did do honest to goodness GOOD things. Law of Ratios. Harmony, who I twigged as being on the road to Evil Fear Status with a gleeful cackle and jaunty wave...took a left turn and did the right thing out of LOVE.But the ending doesn't really hang together when you think about it (view spoiler)[ ok so Robby's girlfriend was really with Aiden, Marissa's ex who Harmony maimed so horrifically a year ago and together they were plotting and scheming to destroy the Fear Family (as most people attempt to do if they live in Shadyside long enough). Cool. My question is, how did Harmony going back in time to save the 1923 Fear Sisters prevent the murders of the present day so that Marissa could have her happy day? Aiden's entire motive was tied to Harmony destroying his future. Literally that was the ENTIRE REASON that he was coming at the Fear Family. It had nothing to do with the 1923 Fear Sisters or the Goode Family Curse on the Fears or hell that the Fears are the root of most evil doings in Shadyside. That entire plotline was basically a HUGE RED HERRING. Also was Aiden dead? If the only reason why Marissa was able to disappear/reappear (as well as the 1923 Fear Sisters) was because of the Goode Family Curse on the Fears...why did Aiden seemingly do the same thing? (hide spoiler)] am I thinking about this too hard? Probably. I can recommend this though for a fun, quick paced way to spend an afternoon. Please Mr. Stine - please continue like this and don't go back to the worst of the Relaunch titles (looking at you GIVE A K-I-L-L).*need a refresher? Here you go: GIVE ME A K-I-L-L reviewThe Dead boyfriend review Can You Keep a Secret? reviewThe Lost Girl review Don't Stay Up Late review Party Games review

Becca

August 19, 2019

3.5 rounded up! Admittedly, You May Now Kill the Bride was my introduction to Fear Street; when I was younger, the only R.L. Stine books I consumed were the Goosebumps series. I have a lot of catching up to do. However, I’m still very excited to see R.L. Stine return to his Young Adult horror series with Return to Fear Street!You May Now Kill the Bride definitely has the R.L. Stine ~vibes~ that a lot of us grew up with & it’s a perfect R.L. Stine introduction for the newer generation. A lot of the reading was cheesy & I laughed out loud multiple times, but that definitely was expected with this reading material. R.L. Stine manages to write proper teenage dialogue; at one point, Harmony’s twin brother retorts with, “I’ve got eyes.” & listen, I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve used that rebuttal & thought that I was clever as a teen.R.L. Stine’s You May Now Kill the Bride is filled with so many twists & turns. In general, it was clear who the big bad would be; yet, it was other minor things here & there that caused me to gasp & keep me on the edge of my seat. Destiny & I had a daily schedule breaking down the chapters for our buddy read & each day, I was left on a cliff-hanger.I absolutely adored a little The Shining shout-out in You May Now Kill the Bride; or at least, I can assume it was a shout-out to the Stephen King novel, as one of the characters actually stays in a room 237. Me, a constant sucker for a horror reference.You May Now Kill the Bride by R.L. Stine is a book I’d recommend you keep on your radar. It’s not very long & the pages go by so quick. It’s a perfect book if you’re looking for something not too heavy, but still a good time.

Jennifer

January 25, 2020

I loved visiting the world of RL Stine's Fear street again! One of my favorite series growing up. The author's words still flow so nicely. I always get sucked in and binge read them! I loved the bond and rifts between the Fear sisters and what happens in the end. Good story and I can't wait to get another one!

Tanya

July 31, 2018

Quick, classic read from Stine, loved the ghostly aspects and the fast pace, brought back plenty of memories from my Fear Street days!!

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