Labyrinth Lost By Zoraida Córdova Released September 6, 2016; Hardcover, ISBN 9781492620945 Praise for Labyrinth Lost “This work is a magical journey from start to finish… A compelling must-have for teens” –School Library Journal, STARRED review “Córdova’s (the Vicious Deep series) magic-infused, delightfully dark story introduces readers to an engrossing, Latin American–inspired fantasy setting […]
Tag: Death
Book Review: Skeleton Keys by John Klann
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Do the dead still walk amongst us, sharing their old homes, or jobs, with coworkers. John Klann has set about to explore that very question. Skeleton Keys is a collection of terrifying, true tales of workplace hauntings. Most are recounted from the person to whom they happened. […]
Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
This book was purchased for my own pleasure, with no expectation of a review Brown’s Golden Son is a breathtaking followup to Red Rising., book one of the Red Rising trilogy. The second installment takes us two years into Darrow’s future, where he has moved from the Institute to the […]
Book Review: The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea
The Jersey Devil was my first introduction to Shea’s work and I quite enjoyed it! I’ve an interest in cryptozoology, and find the Jersey Devil among the more interesting of the beasties out there. No trope is this one, unlike the vampires, werewolves, and zombies that make their tired ways across the pages of contemporary […]
Book Review- The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
This book was reviewed via Netgalley The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel is a philosophical gem reminiscent of Stephen King. This is the story of the summer of 1984, a summer of shattered illusions and innocence lost. It is the story of two young boys brought together through the most unlikely of […]
Book Review: The Daydreamer Detective by SJ Pajonas
This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours The Daydreamer Detective, by SJ Pajonas, is the first in the Miso Cozy Mystery Series. This was a great read! Much as I love mystery fiction a lá Sherlock Holmes, the appeal of cozy mysteries oft escapes me. Not so with this little gem! Mei, […]
Book Review- Charnel House by Graham Masterton
This book was reviewed for Open Road Integrated Media via Netgalley Masterton’s Charnel House is a horror story that evokes style and story akin to Edgar Allan Poe and to Dean Koontz. Indeed, there are a few parts reminiscent of The Tell-tale Heart. However, it isn’t a murder the house hides, but something far […]
Book Review- What Haunts Me by Margaret Millmore
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review What Haunts Me, by Margaret Millmore, is the first book in the budding Ghost Killers series, and yet another book in my accidental run of books set in San Francisco 😛 I do seem to be inadvertently attracting them […]
Book Review: Ghosts of Mateguas by Linda Watkins
This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite Watkins’ Ghosts of Mateguas is the third in the Mateguas Island series. While the stories are connected, they can be read stand-alone. Later books provide sufficient back information so a new reader won’t feel lost. This story heralds a return to the infamous Mateguas Island […]
Book Review: Soil-Man by Oz Monroe
This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite ‘His dream of going to highschool next year with his big brother had been excised with the blade of a knife.’ Oz Monroe’s Soil-Man is a story quite like any other; a dark song to draw you under, revealing a hidden world few can imagine. […]