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The House on Devil’s Lane

Book Tour Author: S. L. IrelandPublisher: Red Fern PressDate Published: September 24, 2024 Kat Riley has a horrible home life. So when the taxi driver who drove her to the hospital while she was in labor asks her to move in with him, she barely hesitates before accepting. She doesn’t love him, but maybe she could…
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I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

Author: Jamison SheaPublisher: Square FishDate Published: August 27, 2024 There will be blood. Well, I dipped my toe into dark fantasy and it didn’t kill me, lol! Was I thirst-trapped by the cover? I’m not gonna lie – it is truly mesmerizing. But beyond that, Jamison Shea understands the beauty of words and the power they…
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The Gathering

Author: C. J. TudorPublisher: Random House Publishing Group – BallantineDate Published: April 9, 2024 This book was a great example of how to scare me without really scaring me! I really liked C. J. Tudor’s other books so I must have skipped over the vampyrs bit in the synopsis! But this is vampires done right –…
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The Girl Who Heard Maggots

Author: Abby DaviesPublisher: Apple Loft PressDate Published: December 5, 2023 Ivy has the best of intentions. She’s protective of her six-year-old charge Wren, and she likes her employer enough to dress up in a Victorian maid’s outfit. She’s not too sure about the other inhabitants of the house. Then there is the chauffeur, Maddock, who…
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Her No. 1 Fan

Author: Abby DaviesPublisher: Apple Loft PressDate Published: September 28, 2023 I was happy that the author acknowledged Stephen King’s Misery as the inspiration for this story. Misery was one of those stories that just stayed with me and I think possibly Her No. 1 Fan will as well. This is the story of how a…
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Angel Maker

Author: Alex NorthPublisher: Celadon BooksDate Published: February 28, 2023 Fate…or just pure evil When I first started reading The Angel Maker, I was convinced I was delving into a YA story about a romance between two teenagers. But when the question arose, “If you could see into the future, would you want to?” I was…
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How to Survive Your Murder

Author: Danielle ValentinePublisher: Razorbill (Penguin Random House)Date Published: August 30, 2022 My initial thoughts looking at the bloody spatters on the cover of How to Survive Your Murder were that it looked like a darkly interesting book, but not in my genre, so would I really enjoy it? Chainsaws in a cornfield freak me out because…
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Such a Pretty Smile

Author: Kristi DeMeesterPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: January 18, 2022 Before we even talk about the riveting story in this book, let’s talk about the language. Such a Pretty Smile is a beautifully written book, full of keen observations of the human condition and the world around us. Though horror is not my typical genre,…