Carter Phillips has everything going for her; she's smart, she has the perfect boyfriend, Dan Mason, she has her best friend Jill Bancroft, her dad is the criminal court judge in Shadyside...well, almost everything. Her father keeps pressuring her to get a score of 700 or above on her math achievement test so that she can get into Princeton. Carter tries her best, but knows she cannot get a score like that. One day, a guy named Adam Messner overhears her cry for help, and tells her that he will take the test for her, in return for a date with Carter. Carter feels that it is an easy compromise and agrees. At first things seem to go well, and Carter actually finds herself a little attracted to Adam. But Adam wants more...much more! From dragging Jill into Adams gang, and putting an animal's heart into her bag, to blackmailing for money, Carter feels that Adam has total control over her. No matter what Carter does, Adam blackmails her further, to the point where Carter starts thinking of murdering him. Is she capable of doing this, and will all her troubles actually come to an end?
This book started off well, and when Adam showed up, it became even more interesting. But I felt like the ending was a big let down. Because the story worked its way up more and more with suspense and intrigue, you feel like the ending will be great! However, after you finish reading this book, you feel like R. L. Stine gave up towards the end of the book, and found the easy way out by just trying to make a lame ending. True, there's nothing wrong with this ending, and it did provide a good moral, but I just didn't get the same thrill out of it, like I did when reading other Fear Street books like `Wrong Number' or `The Surprise Party".
In conclusion, I wouldn't put this book among my favorite Fear Street books, but if you feel bored and you have nothing else to do, then this is a good read.