Just a girl and her books
HALLOWEEN FIEND | C.V. Hunt 02.16.2019 | Grindhouse Press Rating: 4/5 stars This is the story of Strang, a small, isolated town. On the outside it looks like any other town of similar size, however, once night strikes there is one noticeable difference. The residents can be spotted leaving small animals in cages outside their … Continue reading Book Review: Halloween Fiend
ROSEMARY’S BABY | Ira Levin Rosemary’s Baby #1 2011 (first published 03.12.1967) | Corsair Rating: 5/5 stars Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband, Guy, have recently moved into the Bramford. This old New York City apartment building holds a haunted past, an ominous reputation, and is home to a large elderly population. The Woodhouse’s … Continue reading Book Review: Rosemary’s Baby
THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB | Craig Davidson 07.09.2019 | Penguin Books Rating: 4/5 stars Niagara Falls in the 1980’s is a seedy, slightly haunted place where Jake Baker is growing up. The summer Jake turns twelve he forms a close bond with his uncle, Calvin, who is filled to the brim with eccentric tales … Continue reading Book Review: The Saturday Night Ghost Club
DRACULA | Bram Stoker 2018 | Paper Mill Press First published 05.26.1897 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jonathan Harker has recently been sent to Transylvania for a work assignment to assist a man known as Dracula with his move to England. While residing at his home, a castle upon a hill, Harker comes to realize that there … Continue reading Book Review: Dracula
RULES FOR VANISHING | Kate Alice Marshall 09.24.2019 | Viking Books/Penguin Teen Rating: 4/5 stars Once a year a path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons someone to come and find her. Are you willing to walk along this mysterious path filled with traps to find a lost girl? What happens to those … Continue reading Book Review: Rules for Vanishing
VIOLET | Scott Thomas 09.24.2019 | Inkshares Rating: 3.5/5 stars When Kris Barlow was ten years old she experienced the tragedy of saying goodbye to her dying mother. Unknown to Kris for many years, her mother was fighting against cancer. Away at their family lakehouse the moment finally came after many days of suffering to … Continue reading Book Review: Violet
THE GREEN MILE | Stephen King 07.01.2009 (originally published 1996) | Orion Rating: 5/5 stars The Green Mile is the nickname of the long corridor that death row inmates walk before meeting their fate at the electric chair. Those who travel the mile do not return. Cold Mountain Penitentiary is home to some of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Green Mile
A COSMOLOGY OF MONSTERS | Shaun Hamill 09.17.2019 | Pantheon Books Rating: 5/5 stars Noah Turner has a secret he has held close since he was a young boy. He sees monsters and has befriended one for many years. Noah’s father saw them as well. He went on to build an entire immersive horror experience … Continue reading Book Review: A Cosmology of Monsters
‘SALEM’S LOT | Stephen King 04.01.1990 (first published 10.17.1975) | Doubleday Books Rating: 5/5 stars She said there are evil men in the world, truly evil men. Sometimes we hear of them, but more often they work in absolute darkness. ‘SALEM’S LOT is Stephen King’s second book and an absolutely amazing sophomore novel! For starters, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Salem’s Lot
GERALD’S GAME | Stephen King 02.16.2016 (first published May 1992) | Gallery Books Rating: 3/5 stars Jessie and Gerald Burlingame have set off to their secluded summer home for a romantic getaway. When Gerald tells Jessie he wants to play one of his new sex games, she immediately becomes weary. Not wanting to start a … Continue reading Book Review: Gerald’s Game
