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Category Archives: Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem
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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Review: Red Hill by Jamie McGuire
Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Atria Books (October 1, 2013) ISBN: 9781476759524 Source: Personal copy When an outbreak hits without warning, everyday people are forced to do the extraordinary if they are going to survive. Scarlet is a divorced, single mom … Continue reading
Posted in Atria, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review
Tagged apocalypse, survivors, zombie outbreak
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Murder, Monsters & Mayhem Contest: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
My teen son turns fifteen next week (!!) and we’re in the midst of planning a ghost-hunting adventure for his party. It’s generated oodles of questions from his friends and their parents about the existence of ghosts. I do (obviously) … Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (June 3, 2014) Listening Time:14 hrs and 22 mins Narrator: Will Patton ISBN: 9781442371347 Source: Personal copy Hundreds of unemployed, desperate for job placement, line-up in the predawn hours for a job fair. … Continue reading
#Mx3 Review: The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Picador (October 7, 2014) ISBN: 9781250057150 Source: Publisher Nearly three years ago, ten-year-old Jack Peter Keenan nearly drowned in the ocean. As a result of this near-death incident, Jack Peter is deathly afraid to leave the … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Picador, Review, Supernatural
Tagged asperger's, monsters
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#Mx3 Review: No Time to Die by Kira Peikoff
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Pinnacle (August 26, 2014) ISBN: 9780786034895 Source: Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. Zoe Kincaid isn’t your typical college student. Despite being in her twenties, Zoe’s body still resembles an early teen; her growth … Continue reading
Posted in Kensington, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, Thriller
Tagged genetic disorder, medical thriller
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Mx3 Review: Brood by Chase Novak
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (October 7, 2014) ISBN: 9780316228008 Source: Publisher Twins Adam and Alice are reaching their teenage years. Normal children would be joyful of this monumental change in life, but not Adam and Alice. With the … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Mulholland Books, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review
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Announcing: 2014 Murder, Monsters & Mayhem (Mx3)!
Halloween is here! Well, almost! Anyone who has followed this blog for any significant period of time understand just how much I love Halloween (and Fall in general)! To celebrate my obsession with the macabre, each year I host … Continue reading
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2013 Murder, Monsters & Mayhem Wrap-Up
Yet another year of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem has come to an end! Its always a lot of worth but well worth it in the end! This year I introduced a new series of guest posts, The First Book to Terrify … Continue reading
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#Mx3 Guest Post: The First Book to Terrify Me (The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs)
I know, I know. Halloween is over! That said, I received so many great contributions to The First Book to Terrify Me! series that I couldn’t turn them away! I will continue to feature them over the next few Saturdays! Today’s guest … Continue reading
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