Category Archives: Review

Review: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Jenn

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

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Jenn

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

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jenn

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

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Jenn

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

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Jenn

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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