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GODDESS OF FILTH by V. Castro: One hot summer night, best friends Lourdes, Fernanda, Ana, Perla, and Pauline hold a séance. It’s all fun and games at first, but their tipsy laughter turns to terror when the flames burn straight through their prayer candles and Fernanda starts crawling toward her friends and chanting in Nahuatl, … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Goddess of Filth & Tribesmen
THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND | David Sodergren 09.27.2018 | Independently Published Rating: 5/5 stars Ana Logan is trying to reconnect with her estranged sister, Rachel, on a holiday to Thailand. When they end up stranded on an island with no radio and no food, reconciliation turns into a desperate fight for survival. Hidden away on this … Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Island
FANTASTICLAND | Mike Bockoven 10.11.2016 | Skyhorse Rating: 4.5/5 stars Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!”. When hurricane Sadie ravages the Florida coast, it leaves the park isolated and filled with employees who find their situation anything but fun. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors … Continue reading Book Review: FantasticLand
THE SUMMONING | J.P. Smith 09.07.2021 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Kit Capriol lost her husband when the North Tower went down on 9/11. Over the years she has scraped by as an actress, barely supporting herself and her daughter. But now her daughter, Zoey, is in the hospital, bills are due, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Summoning
September has arrived, which means it's time to pull out all of the Halloween decorations and buy all the new things for the house! I read spooky all year long, but there's something about the temperatures dropping that signals a shift in what sort of books I pick up. My mood is definitely on darker … Continue reading September TBR!
THE HAUNTING OF LEIGH HARKER | Darcy Coates 09.07.2021 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Leigh Harker’s quiet suburban home was her sanctuary for more than a decade, until things abruptly changed. She can feel a presence invading her home. Curtains open by themselves. Radios turn off and on. A dark figure looms in … Continue reading Book Review: The Haunting of Leigh Harker
Read: The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones 3⭐ (🎧) Paradise Club by Tim Meyer 5⭐ The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin 4⭐ The Steal by C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose 4⭐ Fat Camp by James Sabata 4⭐ The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson 5⭐(🎧) Tribesmen by Adam Cesare 4⭐ Bag of Bones by Stephen … Continue reading August Wrap Up
THE WOODS ARE ALWAYS WATCHING | Stephanie Perkins 08.31.2021 | Penguin Teen Rating: 4/5 stars Best friends Neena and Josie spent high school as outsiders, but they’ve always had each other. Now, with college and a two-thousand-mile separation looming on the horizon, they want to have one final hangout to mark this milestone. They decide … Continue reading Book Review: The Woods Are Always Watching
THE DEEP | Nick Cutter 01.13.2015 | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars A strange plague called the ‘Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget -- small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things, like how to drive. Their bodies forget how to function … Continue reading Book Review: The Deep
THE KIND WORTH KILLING | Peter Swanson 02.13.2015 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kitner. Over one too many martinis, the strangers decide to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted shares about his … Continue reading Book Review: The Kind Worth Killing
