Book Reviews
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“I’m hungry and it’s two in the morning. The fridge is empty. And Mom is dead on the couch.” Right from the first paragraph, Liz Kerin yanks you into her world and keeps you there with her juxtaposition of simple phrases – “Fifth grade started last week” – with heart-stopping ones like “The couch is…
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My third Natalie Haynes book after the Children of Jocasta and 1000 ships, and to be honest, my least favourite of the three. I had high expectations about what she would bring to the tale of Medusa and Perseus, but I wasn’t ready for the pure, raw hatred of Perseus that permeates this story, or…
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I found Ruth Anna Evans through Twitter and have become a quick fan. Her work is always dark and upsetting, but cathartic in that special way good horror is. Accidental Death, her latest short, is a heavy, but engaging read. I blasted through it in one sitting and even though I knew something horrible was…
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A Death at the Party is a murder mystery with an unusual twist. The killer is revealed immediately, but the identity of the victim is left unknown. Stuart opens her novel with the killer watching their victim’s last breath exit their body. A bold, enticing opening, which unfortunately does not set the pace for the…
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Set in a faraway future where humanity no longer lives on Earth, but in domed cities on Mars, Venus, and the moon, All the Children Shall Lead is a short sci-fi thriller from C. Marry Hultman. The set up reminds me vaguely of the Expanse, where different factions jockey for control over the spaceports and…
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“Eighteen terrifying tales of what lurks behind the veil.”I’ve now read several collections from Eerie River and even with one theme, they always deliver a wide variety of stories, characters, and chills. In our daily lives, the veil separating us from death seems strong, but in this collection, the curtain is little more than thin…
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When Erin’s Great Aunt Maggie passes away, Erin returns to Ireland to look after her estate and property, except Maggie’s will has an unusual clause: Erin must unravel the mystery of an old diary belonging to her ancestor, Bridget. However the diary is more than just words on a page and Erin is pulled into…
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The last remaining post from my long-defunct “Stephen King in Order” project. Original review written March 7, 2015: This one is a re-read you guys. I read this book years ago and my memories consisted of “depressing”. After a reread I can safely say that “depressing” is right. What inspired this reread? Why my…
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Jack and his brother, Dan, have had a difficult life. Both of their parents died and the brothers were placed with foster parents, who aren’t cruel, but tend to be absent. This has driven them to rely primarily on each other to navigate life. That’s why when Jack starts noticing supernatural monsters in their small…