Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of HEAD CASES by John McMahon! Publication Day: 1/28/2025Rating: 4 / 5 HEAD CASES is the first book in a new PAR Unit series following a group of FBI agents in a Patterns and Recognition unit. The narrative follows Gardner, an agent with a penchant for… Continue reading HEAD CASES by John McMahon
FEVER HOUSE by Keith Rosson
I received a gifted copy of FEVER HOUSE by Keith Rosson from Random House. Rating: 4 / 5 FEVER HOUSE begins with Hutch, an enforcer visiting an apartment in Oregon to collect overdue drug money. In searching the place he finds a severed hand instead of money, a hand that seems to cause uncontrollable violence… Continue reading FEVER HOUSE by Keith Rosson
THE VESSEL by Adam L.G. Nevill
Rating: 4 / 5 THE VESSEL by Adam L.G. Nevill follows Jess, a mom who is struggling to make ends meet. She's separated from a husband who doesn't want to let go and raising a daughter who is often picked on for their poverty. She takes a job as a caregiver for an elderly woman… Continue reading THE VESSEL by Adam L.G. Nevill
LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy of LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel! Publication Day: 2/4/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER centers on Calla Williams and her two brothers. When their mother was deemed to be an unfit parent, Calla took in her younger brother Jamie and became his… Continue reading LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel
FINAL CUT by Charles Burns
I received a gifted copy of FINAL CUT by Charles Burns from Pantheon. Rating: 4 / 5 FINAL CUT is a graphic novel compiling volumes one through three of Dedalus. We are following Brian, an artist who has made sci-fi / horror films with his friend Jimmy. The two are joined by a few more… Continue reading FINAL CUT by Charles Burns
HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois
I received a gifted copy of HAMPTON HEIGHTS: ONE HARROWING NIGHT IN THE MOST HAUNTED NEIGHBORHOOD IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN by Dan Kois from Harper Perennial. Rating: 4 / 5 HAMPTON HEIGHTS is set in the 80s, following a group of young paper delivery boys and their manager over the course of one evening. The boys… Continue reading HAMPTON HEIGHTS by Dan Kois
The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi
I received gifted copies of THE BATTLE DRUM and THE ENDING FIRE by Saara El-Arifi from Del Rey / Random House. The Ending Fire Trilogy begins with THE FINAL STRIFE which is set in a world divided by blood. Those with red blood are the elite, those with blue are the working class, and those… Continue reading The Ending Fire Trilogy by Saara El-Arifi
Monday Reading Check In
Happy Monday, friends! I hope your day is going well so far! Sadly, I'm at work, but at least it is quiet given that all of our government agencies we get a lot of calls from typically are closed. I spent the weekend working on a very fun weekend challenge (vlog for this to come… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In
BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke
Rating: 4 / 5 BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke is a horror novella following Steve Brannigan, a man struggling with grief in the wake of his baby daughter's death. With his wife unable to face coming home to the house where she died, Steve is left to try to hold himself together and make his… Continue reading BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke
MISERY by Stephen King
Rating: 4 / 5 MISERY by Stephen King was a January buddy read organized by Monica @_alilbitofmonica_ and it was perfect timing to fulfil my Winterween prompt for a book with a house on the cover since this cover is the one that first comes to mind when I think of this book! MISERY follows… Continue reading MISERY by Stephen King