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HOME BEFORE DARK | Riley Sager 06.30.2020 | Dutton Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Maggie Holt has lived for twenty-five years in the shadow of Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods that she used to call home. She lived there for only three weeks with her parents until they ended up fleeing … Continue reading Book Review: Home Before Dark
Keeping on trend for this month, I’ve checked off two additional novellas from my TBR that are perfect for spooky season reading! Below are some quick mini reviews for them! DARK HARVEST by Norman Partridge: Halloween 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol’ Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever name you use, what … Continue reading Novella Reviews: Dark Harvest & The Switch House
CAMP SLAUGHTER | Sergio Gomez 08.2019 | Independently Published Rating: 4/5 stars Local legend surrounds Camp Slaughter, an abandoned former camp located deep in the Pennsylvania woods. It is believed that a cannibal calls the land home, stealing those who come to visit and claiming them as victims. There have been multiple people who have … Continue reading Book Review: Camp Slaughter
CUJO | Stephen King 02.20.2018 (first published 1981) | Gallery Books Rating: 3/5 stars Cujo used to be a big, friendly Saint Bernard who was loveable and loyal to his family and everyone around him. He always strived his hardest to be a good dog. All that ends when a nearly 200 pound Cujo chases … Continue reading Book Review: Cujo
THE COMPANION | Katie Alender 08.25.2020 | G.P. Putnam’s Sons Rating: 5/5 stars Margot was the sole survivor of a car accident that killed her family. She has been left an orphan with no one to take her in until one day she receives word that a wealthy family wants to adopt her. Tucked away … Continue reading Book Review: The Companion
GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL | Aimee Molloy 10.13.2020 | Harper Rating: 4/5 stars Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are crazy about each other. They have decided to say goodbye to New York City and start over in Sam’s quaint hometown in upstate New York. Things aren’t quite the way they pictured. Annie spends most of her … Continue reading Book Review: Goodnight Beautiful
BETRAYAL | Lilja Sigurðardóttir 10.01.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Úrsula has decided to return to Iceland after years spent working around the world fighting epidemics and violence. Unable to fully step away from a high-stress lifestyle, she accepts a high-profile government position where she hopes to be able to make a difference. On … Continue reading Blog Tour: Betrayal
MEXICAN GOTHIC | Silvia Moreno-Garcia 06.30.2020 | Del Rey Rating: 5/5 stars An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. A brave socialite sent to uncover the secrets long buried at High Place. Noemí Taboada has been sent by her father to High Place after they received a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin, Catalina, begging … Continue reading Book Review: Mexican Gothic
I recently read two novellas that are perfect for spooky season reading. Below are some quick mini reviews for them! NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS by Stephen Graham Jones: This is a fun, campy horror story about a group of teenage friends who attempt to pull a prank at their local movie theater. The prank goes … Continue reading Novella Reviews: Night of the Mannequins & The House on Abigail Lane
THE ANCESTOR | Danielle Trussoni 04.07.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 4.5/5 stars Alberta “Bert” Monte has received a mysterious letter addressed to Countess Alberta Montebianco and her New York address. The letter claims that she has inherited a noble title, money, and a castle in Italy. Bert can’t begin to imagine how this might be … Continue reading Book Review: The Ancestor
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