Category Archives: Horror

Review: Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Jenn

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 | 2 Comments

Audiobook Review: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Jenn

  Program Type: Audiobook Listening Length: 13 hours and 24 minutes Publisher: Hachette Audio (September 16, 2014) Source: Library Detroit Detective Gabriella Versado is used to unusual cases. Her latest, however, goes beyond anything she’s ever seen. The body of a teen … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Crime Fiction, Hachette Audio, Horror, Review, Science Fiction | 2 Comments

Review: Sanctum by Madeleine Roux

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Asylum Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (August 26, 2014) ISBN: 9780062220998 Source: Library Dan, Abby, and Jordan are still traumatized after the summer they spent at New Hampshire College Prep, formerly Brookline asylum.  Despite their attempts to return to their “normal” … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Collins Publishers, Harper Teen, Horror, Review, YA | 2 Comments

Review: Red Hill by Jamie McGuire

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Jenn

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 →

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Review: Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Locke & Key (Book 1) Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: IDW Publishing; Reprint edition (August 18, 2009) ISBN: 978-1600103841 Source: Library The Locke family’s life is shattered after their father is murdered by a high school student. The three children … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novel, Horror, IDW Publishing, Review | 3 Comments

#Mx3 Review: The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Jenn

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 , | 6 Comments

Mx3 Review: Brood by Chase Novak

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Jenn

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 | 1 Comment

Review: Party Games: A Fear Street Novel by R. L. Stine

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Jenn

  Grade Level: 7 – 12 Series: Fear Street Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (September 30, 2014) ISBN: 9781250051615 Source: Publisher When Rachel Martin is invited to Brendan Fear’s birthday party at his family’s home on Fear Island, … Continue reading →

Posted in 8-12 years of age, Horror, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review, St. Martin's Griffin | 3 Comments

Review: Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jenn

Age Range: 12 – 18 years, 7-12th grade Series: Bloody Mary Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9781423185192 Everyone is familiar with the Bloody Mary urban legend. Teenage friends Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna have researched the … Continue reading →

Posted in Disney-Hyperion, Horror, Review, Supernatural, YA | 2 Comments

Review: The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Orbit; First Edition edition (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 0316278157 Source: Publisher Melanie is a unique girl. She spends most of her day locked in a cell. When she is moved, she is restrained in a wheelchair, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Orbit Books, Review, Thriller | Tagged , | 2 Comments