Just a girl and her books
COLD MOON OVER BABYLON | Michael McDowell 02.24.2015 | Valancourt Books (first published 1980) Rating: 4/5 stars Babylon is a sleepy Southern town in the heart of Florida filled with throbbing sun and fog-shrouded swamps. Margaret Larkin has been robbed of her innocence and her life. Her body has been found shortly after she fails … Continue reading Book Review: Cold Moon Over Babylon
THE DEAD ZONE | Stephen King 08.2018 | Gallery Books (first published 08.30.1979) Rating: 4/5 stars Johnny Smith wakes up after a five year coma following a car accident to discover that he can see people’s futures and pasts if he touches them. While many consider his talent to be a gift, Johnny feels cursed … Continue reading Book Review: The Dead Zone
THE HUNGER | Alma Katsu 03.06.2018 | G.P. Putnam’s Sons Rating: 4/5 stars Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That’s the only logical explanation for the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the … Continue reading Book Review: The Hunger
THEME MUSIC | T. Marie Vandelly 07.23.2019 | Dutton Books Rating: 5/5 stars Dixie Wheeler’s life is defined by her past. She has carried the trauma and stigma associated with her family for decades. Dixie is “Baby Blue”, the lone survivor of her father’s murderous rage that left her mother and brothers butchered. Twenty-five years … Continue reading Book Review: Theme Music
HOLIDAY MINI REVIEWS PT. 2 KRAMPUS: THE YULE LORD by Brom: In a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker is about to have his life change before his eyes. Christmas Eve is supposed to be a time spent with loved ones, however, Jesse has recently separated from his wife. He … Continue reading Holiday Mini Reviews Pt. 2: Krampus & Ghosts of Christmas Past
HOLIDAY MINI REVIEWS PT. 1 THE LIGHTS by Carrie Pack: Molly Monroe and her family have gone out to enjoy the town’s Festival of Lights along with her girlfriend Chelsea. As the lights go on, the town’s children start to act strangely, especially Molly’s brother, Roger. When the Monroe’s next door neighbors are killed in … Continue reading Holiday Mini Reviews Pt. 1: The Lights & ‘Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
THE LUMINOUS DEAD | Caitlin Starling 04.02.2019 | Harper Voyager Rating: 4/5 stars Gyre Price has lied her way into a caving expedition where she is under the impression she will be mapping mineral deposits. The massive paycheck waiting for her at the end far outweighs the threat of cave collapses and gear malfunctions. At … Continue reading Book Review: The Luminous Dead
SECRET SANTA | Andrew Shaffer 11.10.2020 | Quirk Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lussi Meyer has been out of work for months and is desperately looking for a new job in the publishing industry. Prestigious Blackwood-Patterson isn’t a perfect fit, but thanks to a bizarre series of events, Lussi finds herself hired. There’s one catch, in … Continue reading Book Review: Secret Santa
RING SHOUT | P. Djèlí Clark 10.13.2020 | Tordotcom Rating: 5/5 stars Maryse Boudreaux has a magic sword, a head full of tales, and the gift of sight. She can see what the Ku Klux Klan have hiding under their hoods. D.W. Griffith is a sorcerer and he’s using The Birth of a Nation as … Continue reading Book Review: Ring Shout
THE HAUNTING OF ASHBURN HOUSE | Darcy Coates 03.03.2020 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Tucked away on the hilltop sits Ashburn House. Everyone in this small community knows the house and it’s famous owner. When Adrianne inherits the mansion she views it as a fresh start. She’s desperate, low on funds, and in … Continue reading Book Review: The Haunting of Ashburn House
