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Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

The promise of dark and twisty family secrets is what led me to this particular title.  I was not at all disappointed.  It’s actually quite difficult to relay my opinions without giving hints at “the secret.”  I kind of had … Continue reading

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Review: Ill Will by Dan Chaon

We all have the experience in which we think back on a childhood memory and wonder at the accuracy of that memory.  In our case, it may be small in trivial. In Dusty/Dustin’s mind, however, it put his adoptive brother behind … Continue reading

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Review: The Nightwalker by Sebastian Fitzek

What an incredibly twisty read!  Told from the point of view of Leon himself, the reader is forced to come to terms with an incredibly unreliable narrator.  Just as one thinks the path they are following is the accurate (and … Continue reading

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Review: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Never before have I uttered so man “WTF’s” while reading. First, let me start by saying I’ve been a fan of Pinborough’s for over a decade.  My first introduction to her work was via her horror. She excels at writing the … Continue reading

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Review: The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian

While I’m aware of parasomnia, or sleepwalking, I don’t suppose I was quite as familiar with its severity or symptoms. Without relaying too much of the plot, Bohjalian digs deep into this sleep disorder and the various versions of its manifestations. … Continue reading

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