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|date=April 02, 2013 |
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Revision as of 22:14, 29 October 2014
Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun is the second book of the Ghoulfriends book series, written by Gitty Daneshvari. It was released on April 02, 2013.
Summary
- Chapter One
On a hot morning at the start of the second semester, Venus and Robecca get up early to accompany Rochelle to the gates of Monster High. They intend to welcome Skelita Calaveras and Jinafire Long, two new international students, to the school and give them a tour. Rochelle met them during a trip to Scaris and promised to be their tour guide when they parted at the airport. As they wait, they find their minds drifting off to the events of last semester and voice their worries the whisper will either return or act up again, as they still don't know if Ms. Flapper deceived them all or truly is innocent. They are freed from their unpleasant conversation with the onset of their fellow students returning to campus. They greet the many friends they've made last semester, happy to see them again. Rochelle is particularly happy to see Deuce again, but though she and Garrott have broken up, she is aware Deuce still is with Cleo and that she only shares a friendship with Deuce. The final arrival of note is Toralei, who takes a dig at Cleo by calling her rotten on accoun of being undead. Rochelle impulsively corrects her, noting that mummies don't rot, earning her Toralei's scorn and a dig at her fashion choice for that day. Backed by her friends, Rochelle is not too bothered by it. In fact, all three, now alone again, are more concerned about the usualness of their fellow students' behavior - like there was no mass hypnotism holding the school in its grasp the previous semester. They theorize that, because the others have not consciously lived those days, they do not have the experience to worry like the three girls do.
- Chapter Two
As the trio continues to wait, they are approached by two trolls who demand to know why they aren't inside yet. Rochelle retorts that since the bell has not yet rung, they aren't obliged to be in the building. Before the trolls can respond, Headless Headmistress Bloodgood and Nami walk by and greet them Bloodgood notes that she's glad to see and remember them; she's still suffering from Muddled-Mind Syndrome, but her thoughts are now a lot clearer than last semester. She too advises the girls to go inside already, prompting Robecca to explain they are waiting for Rochelle's friends Skelita and Jinafire to arrive at Monster High. To the trio's surprise, Nami informs them the girls arrived last night already. Robecca and Venus, realizing they've gotten up early and waited all that time for nothing, demand answers. Rochelle nervously explains that when they shared goodbyes at the airport, Skelita and Jinafire how happy they were to have someone to show them around at Monster High. She gathered from that herself that she was to welcome them, as showing one around logically occurs immediately. Robecca and Venus are furious, but after telling Rochelle of her error, they agree to let it slide and finally head into the building. They spot D'eath at a distance. Venus asks if Rochelle's project is still going, but she reveals that she's given up on it, as unhappiness is in D'eath's nature and it is not up to her to change that.
- Chapter Three
Walking on, Robecca catches scent of the school's auto shop and recalls Captain Penny is overdue for an oil change. Saying goodbye to her friends, she heads over to the room and calls out for Sid Borg, the mechanic responsible for the equipment.
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
Characters
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Notes
References
- The title of the book is a pun of the 1983 song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".
- "Feral Streak" is a reference to Meryl Streep.
- "That was weirder than a turtle winning a marathon," is a reference to the Aesop's Fable The Tortoise and the Hare.
- "Gillary Clinton" is a reference to Hillary Clinton.
- "Tina Hay" is a reference to Tina Fey.
- "The Hex Factor" is a play on the 2004-launched television series The X Factor.
Continuity
- Robecca mentions "the trip to Scaris" as the moment Rochelle befriended Skelita and Jinafire. This means events similar to "Scaris: City of Frights" happened in the Ghoulfriends continuity between the first and second semester.
- Rochelle and Garrott have broken up, which is a development unique to the Ghoulfriends series. The break-up was tied to the April Fools' Day joke of 2013 on Tumblr.
- Robecca's father is said to have disappeared into the catacombs as per her 'Between Classes' diary.
- The book notes that Hexiciah was fully human when he disappeared, but working on mechanical replacements for organic material. This is either retconned by or different in the cartoon continuity, which establishes him to have mechanical parts well before disappearing.
Milestones
- Jinafire Long, Skelita Calaveras, and Mummy make their book debuts.
- Sid Borg makes his fiction debut.
- Though not appearing, Hexiciah Steam is given a name for the first time. It is consistently spelled "Hexicah Steam" though.
Errors
- The book consistently refers to Robecca's father as "Hexicah Steam", but the trademark reads "Hexiciah Steam". Either a slightly different name was decided on later, as the trademark was filed some months after the book's release, or there was a miscommunication between the Monster High team and the writer.
- "Mosstralian" is misspelled as "Mosstrailian" in Chapter 1.
- "Robecca" is twice written where Rochelle's name should be in Chapter 3.
- Roux is identified as male at one point in the book.