Just a girl and her books
THE TAKING OF JAKE LIVINGSTON | Ryan Douglass07.13.2021 | PutnamRating: 4.5/5 stars Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. As if fitting in wasn’t hard enough, Jake can see the dead. In fact, he sees the dead around … Continue reading Book Review: The Taking of Jake Livingston
THE DARK HALF | Stephen King 10.20.1989 | Gallery Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Thad Beaumont is a writer and for a decade he has secretly published violent crime fiction bestsellers under the name of George Stark. Things have changed for Thad recently and he’s healthier and happier than ever with his wife and infant twins. … Continue reading Book Review: The Dark Half
LAKEWOOD | Megan Giddings 03.24.2020 | Amistad Rating: 5/5 stars When Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies the full extent of her family’s debt is revealed and Lena is forced to drop out of college in order to support her mother. She takes a job in the mysterious and remote town of Lakewood, Michigan. On paper, … Continue reading Book Review: Lakewood
LISEY’S STORY | Stephen King 06.28.2016 (first published 10.2006) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Lisey lost her husband Scott after twenty-five years of marriage, which was filled with profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey knew there was … Continue reading Book Review: Lisey’s Story
THE WHISPERING DEAD | Darcy Coates (Gravekeeper #1) 05.04.2021 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Keira is on the run. She has no memory of who she is or where she’s been. All she knows is that she needs to get away from the man chasing her. She finds refuge in an abandoned groundskeeper’s … Continue reading Book Review: The Whispering Dead
THE REVELATION | Bentley Little 12.01.2014 | Cemetery Dance Publications Rating: 4/5 stars Divine prophecy. Holy terror. Strange things are happening in the small town of Randall, Arizona. The local minister has vanished and his church has been defiled by blasphemous obscenities scrawled in blood. A crazed woman in her eighties becomes pregnant. Herds of … Continue reading Book Review: The Revelation
THE SIREN & THE SPECTER | Jonathan Janz 09.06.2018 | Flame Tree Press Rating: 3.5/5 stars David Caine, a celebrated skeptic of the supernatural, has been invited by an old friend to spend a month in “the most haunted house in Virginia”. He believes the case will be like any other, but the Alexander House … Continue reading Book Review: The Siren & The Specter
THE SHUDDERING | Ania Ahlborn 06.18.2013 | 47North Rating: 4.5/5 stars Ryan Adler and his twin sister, Jane, spent their happiest childhood days at their parent’s mountain Colorado cabin, until divorce tore their family apart. Now, with the house about to be sold, the Adler twins have arranged a gathering with their closest friends for … Continue reading Book Review: The Shuddering
MINI REVIEWS: ANOKA by Shane Hawk: Anoka, Minnesota is a small city located just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Shane Hawk has put together a collection of stories touching many topics that all take place in Anoka. Within this collection you’ll find tales of bone collectors, pagan … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Anoka & Remote Control
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
