Category: Books
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Book Review| The Warlord: A Novel by Gena Showalter
Book Review| The Warlord: A Novel by Gena Showalter The Warlord is the first book in a new series by Gena Showalter called Rise of the Warlords. As a long time fan of her Lords of the Underworld series, I was eager to see what this new series would offer. But even without having the…
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Book Review| The Darkest King by Gena Showalter
Book Review| The Darkest King by Gena Showalter I have been a faithful reader of the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter after a reading suggestion by fans of the Immortals After Dark series. The character of William has always been the mysterious, suave, Casanova character at the outskirts of each of the…
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Book Review| Will by Will Smith with Mark Manson
Book Review| Will by Will Smith with Mark Manson I grew up watching Will Smith on the silver screen and thanks to my father, enjoying his music on long car trips to see my grandmother. Will represented the wholesome entertainment that could be enjoyed by a nuclear family like mine. So when I learned that…
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Book Review| The Girl in Cabin 13 by A.J. Rivers
Halloween Reads| The Girl in Cabin 13 by A.J. Rivers The Girl in Cabin 13 by A.J. Rivers is a suspense filled mystery that is heavy in ominous atmosphere and ends in a stomach churning Halloween worthy reveal. What’s It About? Emma Griffin is an FBI agent who is back in action after getting in…
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Book Review| The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
Halloween Reads| The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling is a truly bloody and gruesome haunt. If you are looking for a mystery tinged in gore and the supernatural (and a touch of romance), then this book is for you! What’s It About? In post war…
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Book Review| The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Halloween Reads|The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson is the first of a new series and the next entry into my Halloween Reads series. The concept of being excluded because of being mixed is what originally drew me to check out this book because I identified…
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Book Review| The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Halloween Reads| The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic that I just couldn’t forget after reading it in school. Granted, most know the Tell Tale Heart with its’ iconic heart beat but this is an often overlooked noteworthy story as well. It’s an…
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Book Review| The Haunting of _____ by Darcy Coates
Halloween Reads| The Haunting of _____ by Darcy Coates The Haunting of _____ series by Darcy Coates is the fourth entry into my Halloween Reads selections and they are one of my scarier choices. Rather than go into each one separately, I had to put them all into one review. Because if you’re like me,…
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Book Review| Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
Halloween Reads| Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine Goosebumps by R.L. Stine were my introduction to scary books back when scholastic book fairs were the highlight of our week. We would wait to read them when it got dark and rainy on school days. These were a fun thrill and even more so when eventually they…