Category Archives: Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem

#Mx3 Guest Post: The First Book To Terrify Me (A Clockwork Orange and Nineteen Eighty-Four)

In today’s edition of The First Book to Terrify Me, I am pleased to welcome Sarah Woodberry, who blogs over at WordHits! The Book(s) That First terrified Me: A Clockwork Orange and Nineteen Eighty-Four There are two books that first … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Review: The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (September 10, 2013) ISBN-10: 0375868771 Source: Publisher The citizens of the small town of Oleander, Kansas call it the killing day: five people with seemingly no connection commit murders, killing 12 … Continue reading

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Murder Monsters & Mayhem: Week 4 Wrap-Up

I can’t believe we’re down to the last week  of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem. I’ve certainly enjoyed it; I hope you have too! Before we start the final week, let’s do a wrap-up of last week: Review: Suburban Legends: True … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Review: Suburban Legends: True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans by Sam Stall

Print Length: 240 pages Publisher: Quirk Books (October 1, 2013) Source: Publisher (via Edelweiss) In this collection of horrifying true stories, Stall proves that living in the suburbs isn’t as quiet or calm as one would tend to believe.   In … Continue reading

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Mx3 Guest Post: The First Book To Terrify Me (The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood)

Welcome to yet another edition of The First Book to Terrify Me! Today’s guest poster is Nicole Wolverton. Nicole  (pictured here at the age of 14 on a day when she was not horrified, except perhaps by her awesome 80s … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Review: Delia’s Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (September 17, 2013) ISBN-10: 0765331829 Source: Personal Copy Delia Martin is a wealthy young woman living in early 20th century San Francisco.  She holds a unique gift; she can see, and … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Guest Post: The First Book That Terrified Me (.44 by Jimmy Breslin and Dick Schaap)

For today’s edition of The First Book That Terrified Me, I am pleased to welcome author Matthew Dicks! Matthew is the author of three novels, his most recent being MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND, published in the United States in August of … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Review: Parasite by Mira Grant

Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Orbit (October 29, 2013) ISBN-10: 0316218952 Source: Publisher (via Netgalley) Sal nearly lost her life after being struck by a vehicle, so close that her family was days away from pulling her from life support. Then … Continue reading

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Murder Monsters & Mayhem: Week 3 Wrap-Up

Yet another week of Murder, Monsters, & Mayhem has come to an end! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Here’s a quick recap: Review: The Raven’s Gift by Don Rearden Guest Post: The First Book That … Continue reading

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#Mx3 Review: The Raven’s Gift by Don Rearden

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Pintail (June 25, 2013) ISBN-10: 014318749X Source: Library copy John Morgan and his wife, Anna,  are excited to start their next adventure in life as new teachers in a Yup’ik Eskimo village in remote Alaska.  While … Continue reading

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