Tag Archives: small town

Audiobook Review: Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Jenn

Why yes, this is the second horror novel by Michael McDowell read in one month. Once I got a taste of his “classic” style of horror writing I had to have more.  Much like The Elementals, this novel is once … Continue reading →

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Review: Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (July 31, 2014) ISBN: 9780670016389 Source: Publisher Ten years ago, Janie Jenkins was convicted for the death of her murder. Now, released on a technicality, Janie alters her appearance and goes on a rouge … Continue reading →

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Review: The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (March 11, 2014) ISBN-10: 081299520 Source: Publisher Seventeen year old Lucy Dane lives in the small town of Henbane, deep in the Ozark Mountains.  She knows loss personally and deeply,  for her own … Continue reading →

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Review: Ransom River by Meg Gardiner

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (July 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 0525952853 Source: Publisher Rory Mackenzie has reluctantly returned to her hometown of Ransom River, California, now unemployed. She’s now serving as a juror in a high-profile murder case: two policemen … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauff

Posted on June 29, 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 One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauff: Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Harlequin MIRA; Original edition (June 26, 2012) … Continue reading →

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Review: A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: William Morrow (April 17, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062088149 Source: Author Nine-year-old Jesse Hall and his older, mute brother Christopher “Stump” live in the small town of Marshall, North Carolina. Jesse is very protective of Stump, a child … Continue reading →

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Review: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Mira; Original edition (January 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0778328791 Source: Publisher   Allison Glenn is about to be released from jail after serving time for committing a horrible crime: killing her own child moments after birth. Now … Continue reading →

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