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“Girls of Brackenhill” by Kate Moretti – Book Review
“Brackenhill stole the sanity of women and the bodies of children.” Hannah Maloney, her fiancé Huck, and their dog Rink, live and work in Virginia. Huck comes from a large and gregarious family, Hannah seems to have no family ties. … Continue reading →
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Tagged ghost stories, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers, Upstate New York
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“The Lingering” by S.J.I. Holliday – Book Review
“We have to be safe here. It’s all that we have.” Jack Gardiner, a former policeman, and his wife Ali Gardiner, a former psychiatric nurse, have elected to rid themselves of most of their worldly possessions and join a commune … Continue reading →
Posted in Book Reviews, ghost stories, Horror, Orenda Books, Psychological thrillers
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Tagged England, ghost stories, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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Some creepy October reads from my TBR #Spooktober #halloweenreads #scaryreads
Back before I began my blog, I read seasonably. By that I mean I would read books that ‘fit‘ the season. Now, one of the unfortunate aspects of review commitments is that those books must be read first, regardless of … Continue reading →
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“The Ghost in the House” by Sara O’Leary – Book Review
“I have broken the natural laws by my return. And there are, as always, consequences.” “I shouldn’t have ever had to see him with someone else, but I have.” When Fay returns to her marital home after being dead for … Continue reading →
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“The Sun Down Motel” by Simone St. James – Book Review #FFRC2020
Fell, New York, is a small town that has somehow escaped progress. A town where the library still has paper archives, cell phone reception is sketchy at best, and a town with a history of dead and missing girls. As … Continue reading →
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Horror thrillers on my TBR #OctoberReads
With myriad review commitments I seldom read the way I used to do before ‘The Blog‘. Then, I often read seasonally. That is beachy reads in the summer, Christmas reads at the end of the year and spooky reads in … Continue reading →
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“The Invited” by Jennifer McMahon – Book Review
A chilling ghost story with a twist. “The Invited” takes place in rural Vermont and tells the story of a husband and wife who don’t simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, … Continue reading →
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Tagged ghost stories, paranormal, stand-alone novels, Vermont
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“The Silent Companions” by Laura Purcell – Book Review
I just had to end the month of October with a ghost story. And WOW, what a ghost story! Creepy, gothic, and utterly unique, this novel will remain in my memory for years to come. With two historical timelines, set … Continue reading →
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Throwback Thursday April 12, 2018
Renee at It’s Book Talk began this meme as a way to share old favorites. This week I’ve chosen “Weathering” by Lucy Wood for my Throwback Thursday post. It was first published January 15th 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing and was, for me, a 5 … Continue reading →
“The broken girls” by Simone St. James – Book Review
“Idlewild was an old place, and the fear here was old fear.” “Idlewild was the boarding school of last resort, where parents stashed their embarrassments, their failures, and their recalcitrant girls.” Idlewild is an old, abandoned boarding school in rural … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime fiction, ghost stories, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers, Vermont
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“The dead house” by Billy O’Callaghan – Book Review
“Ireland is a country haunted by its past. In Billy O’Callaghan’s hands, its terrible beauty becomes a force of inescapable horror that reaches far back in time, before the Famine, before Christianity, to a pagan place where nature and superstition … Continue reading →
Posted in Book Reviews, debut novels, ghost stories, NetGalley, Suspense
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Tagged debut novels, ghost stories, Ireland, recommended reading
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“The doll funeral” by Kate Hamer – Book Review
A well-written, though at times bleak novel, about a thirteen year-old girl who can ‘see‘ the dead. She sees many dead people, but the most constant presence is that of ‘Shadow’, a young boy who has made himself known to … Continue reading →
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Tagged abuse victims, England, ghost stories, stand-alone novels, supernatural
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“The haunting of Haelstrom Cottage” by Tabatha Cross
Do you remember, as an adolescent, hearing ghost stories around the campfire? The kind where those around the fire took turns with a flashlight beneath their chin? Well… this is such a story! “When places are deprived of sunlight, evil … Continue reading →
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Tagged England, ghost stories, haunted house
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“Grief cottage” by Gail Godwin – Book Review
Marcus Harshaw is eleven years old, but he has an old soul. He and his mother lived together in semi-poverty sharing a bedroom. An only child, he was studious and dependable. Serious and academically advanced, Marcus excelled at school and … Continue reading →
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Tagged characters, ghost stories, recommended reading, South Carolina, stand-alone novels
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“The Widow’s House” by Carol Goodman – Book Review
I’ll admit first off that it was the stunning cover that first attracted me to this novel. Then, when I realized I had already read a book by this author that I really enjoyed (“The drowning tree“), the deal was … Continue reading →
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Tagged family secrets, ghost stories, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers, Upstate New York
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