Melody Writes

(Currently under construction – until this note is gone, you may find some broken links. I am working quickly to fix them all, please be patient with me.)

Book Reviews

  • Hollow by Rhonda Parrish

    I got this book as part of the “Crossing the Veil” bundle from StoryBundle.com. In the span of only a few months, Morgan has suffered through two life-altering traumas. One is a car accident that killed her young brother and paralyzed her mother, as well as a second incident that is revealed later in the…

    Read more →

  • The Shining by Stephen King (from the archives)

    Another review from my unfinished “Stephen King in Order” project. It was posted on my old blog and is still on Goodreads. The Shining was the 3rd book in my series, after Salem’s Lot. Sadly, I seem to have lost my Salem’s Lot review somehow. Please note that these “reviews” are more discussion than true…

    Read more →

  • Book Review: It Calls from the Sky

    A chilling collection of short horror stories featuring creatures that come from the sky. This is the first book from the It Calls series by Eerie River Publishing that I have read, and I hope to read more. Each story here is dark, twisted, and well-written. Despite the common theme, there is a wide variety…

    Read more →

  • Book Review: Forgotten Ones: Drabbles of Myth and Legend

    Published by: Eerie River Publishing A Drabble is a type of flash fiction that is exactly 100 words, not including the title. As you can imagine, presenting a complete, well written story in such a short piece is a challenge. Since reading this collection, I have been inspired to try my hand at writing a…

    Read more →

  • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

    Most of the time growing up I was happy to live in the country. There were plenty of forests, creeks and places to explore. However, every time I read Harriet the Spy, I cursed our remote existence. I longed for a “spy route” of my own, but there was no one to spy on except…

    Read more →

  • Carrie by Stephen King

    I have been a fan of Stephen King for a long time and as part of my original blog, I attempted to read/reread all of his work and look at how it developed over time. Eventually, I had to scrap this project because King wrote so many books and I found I was missing out…

    Read more →

Instagram / TikTok / X

Designed with WordPress