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Review: The House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (July 15, 2014) ISBN: 9781250041272 Source: Library copy Catherine’s life is in shambles. Loss of her previous job forced her to leave London. With a new job, she thought her … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, St. Martin's Press
Tagged dolls, haunted house, puppets
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Vote for the Scariest Ghost Story!
As Murder, Monsters & Mayhem nears the end, I was thrilled to see all the entries for scariest ghost story! My initial plan was to select the winner myself, but as the entries continued to come in, I found it … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem
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Review: Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday
Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: EgmontUSA (September 9, 2014) ISBN: 9781606844632 Source: Library copy After her mother passes away, Annabel Lee is summoned from Siam to Philadelphia to live with her father. Never knowing him growing … Continue reading
Posted in Egmont USA, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review
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Week in Review: October 26, 2014
With family in town last weekend, despite my attempts to participate in the readathon I was pretty AWOL from the blog. I have two weeks of posts to catch you up on! We’re coming in on the last week of … Continue reading
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Review: A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson & Jeff Rovin
Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Simon451 (October 7, 2014) ISBN: 9781476776521 Source: Publisher When Maanik, the daughter of India’s ambassador to the United Nations, starts experiencing fits of screaming and terror, child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is called in for consultation. Maanik … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, Simon & Schuster, Simon451, Thriller
Tagged techno-thriller
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Review: The Penguin Book of Witches, edited by Katherine Howe
Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics (September 30, 2014) ISBN: 9780143106180 Source: Publisher Our country has had a long-lasting obsession with witches, dating back to the infamous Salem witch trials. The animosity and fear toward witches, however, reaches even further … Continue reading
Audiobook Review: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Program Type: Audiobook Listening Length: 13 hours and 24 minutes Publisher: Hachette Audio (September 16, 2014) Source: Library Detroit Detective Gabriella Versado is used to unusual cases. Her latest, however, goes beyond anything she’s ever seen. The body of a teen … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Crime Fiction, Hachette Audio, Horror, Review, Science Fiction
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Review: Sanctum by Madeleine Roux
Series: Asylum Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (August 26, 2014) ISBN: 9780062220998 Source: Library Dan, Abby, and Jordan are still traumatized after the summer they spent at New Hampshire College Prep, formerly Brookline asylum. Despite their attempts to return to their “normal” … Continue reading
Posted in Harper Collins Publishers, Harper Teen, Horror, Review, YA
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Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon: October 2014
Tomorrow, Dewey’s 24-Hour read-a-thon officially kicks off! This is my favorite of the two read-a-thons; there’s something about the cool fall weather and the idea of curling up under a nice, warm, blanket that appeals to me! When I heard … Continue reading
Review: Eat Him If You Like by Jean Teulé
Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Gallic Books (October 14, 2014) ISBN: 9781906040390 Source: Publisher Alain de Monéys is a twenty-nine year old man who, unlike others in his social class, refuses to buy his way out of military service. Instead, he … Continue reading
Posted in Gallic Books, Historical Fiction, Review, Short story, Thriller
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