Tag Archives: ghost story

Mx3 Review: This House Is Haunted by John Boyne

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Other Press (October 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 1590516796 Source: Publisher Twenty-one year old Eliza Cain lives alone with her father. The two share a fondness for the writing of Charles Dickens and, despite her father’s ailing health, … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Dolly-A Ghost Story by Susan Hill

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Profile Books (October 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 1846685745 Source: Personal copy Two young cousins,  Leonora and Edward, are sent to stay with their spinster aunt at her home, Iyot Lock. Edward, an orphan, becomes his aunt’s ward … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Haunted by James Herbert

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:240 pages Publisher:Pan Macmillan (May 4, 2007) ISBN-10: 033045157X Source: Personal Copy David Ash is called to Edbrook, an isolated English house, to investigate an alleged haunting. An investigator from Psychical Research Institute, Ash is a psychic…and also a skeptic. … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: The Haunted by Bentley Little

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured book is The Haunted by Bentley Little: Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Signet; 1st edition … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: What Lies Beneath

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Jenn

The second movie review for today comes from Kate of I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read. Kate enjoys reading YA fiction and adult paranormal/fantasy, chick-lit, and contemporary fiction. Today Kate is writing about the movie that scares her the … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: The Uninvited

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Jenn

My guest reviewer today is Colleen from Col Reads. Here’s a bit about Colleen: Colleen is a wife, mom, professor, foodie and booklover – a combination she has parlayed into a scandalous cookbook collection. When she’s not reading, cooking, watching … Continue reading →

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Review: Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Sandpiper; Reissue edition (April 21, 2008) ISBN-10: 0547028644 Source: Personal copy When twelve-year-old Molly  and her brother, Michael, are forced to move out to the country with their mother, step-father, & step-sister, … Continue reading →

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