Rating: 5 / 5 KNOCK KNOCK, OPEN WIDE by Neil Sharpson is a horror novel bringing Celtic myth into family drama. As the book opens we are following Etain, a young woman driving home in the middle of the night who finds a body on a country road. She takes the body to a farmhouse… Continue reading KNOCK KNOCK, OPEN WIDE by Neil Sharpson
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME by Alex Finlay
I received an eARC of IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME by Alex Finlay from Minotaur Books! Publication Date: 5/28/2024Rating: 3.5 / 5 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME centers on the disappearance of Ali. Five years ago, she and her boyfriend Ryan made a stop on lover's lane. Ryan remembers the car door being opened and… Continue reading IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME by Alex Finlay
WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth
I received a complimentary ALC of WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth thanks to Tor, Macmillan Audio and Netgalley. Publication Date: 5/14/2024Rating: 4 / 5 WHEN AMONG CROWS is a fantasy novella based in Slavic folklore, but set in Chicago. Dymitr is from a family of hunters, called upon to sacrifice their souls to take… Continue reading WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth
THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT by Christina Henry
I received a gifted eARC and audiobook of THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT by Christina Henry for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing and PRH Audio! Publication Date: 5/14/2024 THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT follows Harry, a single mother struggling to make ends meet. Both she and her son are big horror movie… Continue reading THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT by Christina Henry
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday book friends! I hope your weekend was fantastic and I hope all my bookish mom friends in the U.S. were properly spoiled for mother's day. My weekend was very busy with preparing for mother's day and actually going out for mother's day so I'm really not sure where all the time went! Unfortunately… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
SHE LEFT by Stacie Grey
I received a gifted ALC of SHE LEFT by Stacie Grey from Dreamscape Media. Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 5/14/2024 SHE LEFT begins with Amy Therese as a teen. She has an argument with her friends and decides to walk home. When she gets there she finds out that the other five teens she left… Continue reading SHE LEFT by Stacie Grey
THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS by Lisa M. Matlin
I received a gifted copy of THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS by Lisa M. Matlin from Bantam / Random House. Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS follows Sarah, a woman in need of the opportunity to start her life over. She's recently bought Black Wood House, a home known to be the scene of a horrible… Continue reading THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS by Lisa M. Matlin
THE GUNCLE ABROAD by Steven Rowley
Thank you to Putnam Books for the gifted eARC of THE GUNCLE ABROAD by Steven Rowley! Rating: 4 / 5Pub Date: 5/21/2024 THE GUNCLE ABROAD is the follow up novel to THE GUNCLE, following Patrick, a man known as Gay Uncle Patrick (affectionately shorted to GUP) by his niece Maisie and nephew Grant. In the… Continue reading THE GUNCLE ABROAD by Steven Rowley
THE DANGEROUS ONES by Lauren Blackwood
I received a complimentary audiobook copy of THE DANGEROUS ONES by Lauren Blackwood thanks to Macmillan Audio. Publication Date: 5/14/2024Rating: 4 / 5 THE DANGEROUS ONES is a historical romantic fantasy. It is set during the American Civil War, but with vampires and other supernatural creatures. Jerusalem is a Saint, someone with demigod-style abilities that… Continue reading THE DANGEROUS ONES by Lauren Blackwood
THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett
I received a gifted copy of THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett from Del Rey / Random House. Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE TAINTED CUP is part fantasy and part murder mystery. We are following Dinios Kol, the new assistant to the eccentric investigator, Ana Dolabra. Din is an engraver which means he has… Continue reading THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett