Category Archives: Review

Review: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

Interesting factoid: the setting of the city in one building is actually based on the city of Whittier, Alaska. I learned about this city one one of the weekend news programs.  When I learned about this title and the setting, … Continue reading

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Review: Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman #murdermonstersmayhem

If you’ve read Chapman’s previous two books, The Remaking or A Whisper Down the Lane,  you know he can weave a completely terrifying horror novel.  This one may be the darkest, not just due to the horror aspect, but the … Continue reading

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Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

It seems like it’s a new tradition to kick off a summer of reading with the latest Riley Sager! Once again, he doesn’t disappoint.  Never could I have imagined the route this book was going to take! Sager leaves you … Continue reading

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Review: Child Zero by Chris Holm

I’m not going to sugar coat it; Holms’ latest novel is terrifying.  As I closed the book, the first word I uttered had four letters. The cause of this exclamation was two fold: First, this novel is absolutely brilliant.  Holm … Continue reading

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Review: Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

I absolutely LOVED this book!   Fun characters, supernatural sexy times, and curvy, self-confident main character.  I’m thrilled that it’s just the first in a new series because I can’t get enough! If this isn’t enough, Asher creates a “safe … Continue reading

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Review: To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames

The spook factor is high with this one! Abandoned town, deadly mines, mysterious happenings.  All of these have my spooky senses tingling! Ames has crafted a truly terrifying setting.  Haunted mines that have defied the investigations of numerous paranormal investigators.  … Continue reading

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Review: The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

What a creepy fun read!  I devoured this one in just a few hours. I especially appreciated the character Marsh created in Dare.  A young girl, just getting over a break-up with her boyfriend.  She just happens to have Type … Continue reading

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Review: Mary, Will I Die? by Shawn Sarles

I’m a sucker for urban legends. I recall playing this very game at slumber parties when I was younger, and scaring myself so much I was afraid to look in that mirror even during the day! While Sarles’ take on … Continue reading

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Review: Getaway by Zoje Stage

Stage’s books are instant-buys or reads for me; her two previous novels (Baby Teeth and Wonderland) were chilling horror titles that left me reeling long after I finished read them. This novel is more of a psychological thriller, but it’s … Continue reading

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Review: My Heart is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

What a brilliantly crafted homage to slasher films! This may be my favorite of Jones’ novels. His books aren’t ones that I recommend to everyone. Sure, on the surface it seems like just another piece of slasher fiction. Beneath, however, … Continue reading

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