Book Reviews
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After a difficult confrontation, Miriam enters a reality show contest to win money, fix her life, and prove to her daughter that she is a mother to be proud of. Except, before she reaches the remote island where the show takes place, but after it’s too late to turn back, she learns that there is…
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I have a soft spot for debut books and when I had the chance to read an ARC for Rowan Hills’ debut novella, I was excited.. and not disappointed. I was also not prepared for this one. After a painful separation, Sarah is alone in her arctic home when she starts hearing and seeing strange…
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Jordan has been working as a reporter for two years, but nothing has prepared her for the story she faces today. While covering a house fire, she sees a vision of a black-eyed girl. Soon she starts seeing the little girl everywhere – and the bodies keep piling up. Soon Jordan realizes that the…
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Welcome to my first post of Women in Horror Month 2022* To start us off, I read and enjoyed my first Women of Horror Anthology by Kandisha Press. Each story in this collection falls under the theme of “Graveyard Smash”, but still offers plenty of variety. While these are horror tales, none were too…
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Years ago, I attempted to read all of Stephen King’s books in order and blog about them. I eventually gave up because there are just too many. Below is one of the posts I wrote. Original Review from January 3, 2015: Rereading The Stand showed me just how faulty our memories can be. This is…
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Years ago, I attempted to read all of Stephen King’s books in order and blog about them. I eventually gave up because there are just too many. Below is one of the posts I wrote. Original Review written in 2014: Rage was technically written before Carrie and is King’s actual first novel, but was published…
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This past summer, temperatures broke records across North America. Towns had to be evacuated from the resulting fires. Even the ocean itself was aflame when an oil pipeline burst in the Gulf of Mexico. Startling reminders that the damage we do to our planet has real consequences. But will we listen and change our…
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It’s been a while since I read a Stephen King book. Typically, I read a couple of his books a year, sometimes more. Lately, I’ve been so busy reading other work and writing my own that I’ve drifted from my Constant Reader status. I was starting to wonder if I were moving on in my…
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As a child, the darker elements of the Peter Pan story eluded me. There was a tv show adaptation that gave me nightmares and I remember getting chills when Peter’s children are kidnapped in Hook, but it was always Captain Hook that scared me. Him and that relentless crocodile. It wasn’t until I read the…