Tim’s dream is to become a magician. When his all-time favourite hero, Amaz-O comes to town, Tim is desperate to go and see him. Things start to take a turn when he becomes part of the act and he realizes who the true Amaz-O is. This was a fun story with a lot of exciting twists and turns. The plot was fast-paced and kept the reader engaged as the characters set out to do things they knew they shouldn’t be - that really kept the story on edge. The way this ended didn’t feel resolved and the reader didn’t like the way it ended. It felt rushed and it didn’t really make sense. It did in one aspect, but not in another. The story was doing so well until that last chapter; the reader was shocked to find there was only one chapter left and that it jumped years into the future. Stine is great at endings, but this one didn’t work. 

One of the few Classic 62 Goosebumps books that I didn't read growing up. 

Tim is an aspiring magician, but his lack of funds for proper equipment and his pesky little sister mean that he can never put on a proper show. When he is snubbed by his idol, Amaze-O, backstage after a performance, Tim steals Amaze-O's case of magic tricks. The tricks turn out to be more than he can handle.

This is one of the Goosebumps books that doesn't try to be scary. Some off-putting and inconvenient things happen, but no one's life is really jeopardized and nothing creepy goes on. It also has one of the classic abrupt endings that even as a kid left a bad taste in my mouth. As an adult, I love how terrible his parents are and the concept that his sister has become a menace thanks to a Woman's Right to Defend Herself.

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