The first third of the book is the novelization of the movie. I love the movie, but this was unnecessary. It didn't bring anything new to the story (except for one tiny detail that is the driving force for the sequel) and even had all the same dialog. While reading it, i just kept thinking about the movie. I have limited reading time and I felt that it was a waste to be reading it when I could have just been watching the movie. It did give me the nostalgia feels, which was its saving grace.

The sequel.... Ah. Well, the sequel is like all of the new modern remakes/reboots of shows that we love, but that no one wanted or asked for with a sequel. I did not enjoy the sequel from the start. It was trying too hard with keeping it "modern 2018," and making sure the reader knew we were in 2018. This caused it to fall flat and feel of touch with the original. It felt like glorified fan fiction that was riding on the coat tails of the movie and its fans.