Tag: mystery
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Book Review: Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak From Jason Rekulak, Edgar-nominated author of The Impossible Fortress, comes a wildly inventive spin on the classic horror story in Hidden Pictures, a supernatural thriller about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job as a…
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Book Review: The Hacienda
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas Synopsis: Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches… In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don…
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Book Review: William
William by Mason Coile Synopsis: Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read — a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI. Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home lab, has achieved the breakthrough of his career — he’s created an artificially intelligent consciousness.…
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Book Review: Something Wicked
Full round of applause to the author on their debut novel. This book is filled with lush descriptions of the manor and all the emotions of our teenage protagonist, Darryl. Thrust from her ‘normal’ teenage life in the city – moving to the country manor after her grandmother’s passing isn’t the only culture shock. This…
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Book Review: A House with Good Bones
LBPS (Long Blog Post Short): This book was really good. I got to hand it to T. Kingfisher, she really did an excellent job with this novel. I love a good well rounded novel, everything from the characters, the plot, the little science and pop culture tidbits, and down to the vocabulary was a literal…
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Book Review: The Haunting of Ashburn House
I was so sure I would be obsessed with this book, but unfortunately reality didn’t live up to the hype in my head. The main character, supporting characters and the whole story just left me feeling ‘blah’ by the end. And I was ready to put it down and go to the next book. Which…
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Book Review: The September House
Overall I cannot say enough about this book – and I really want to read it again! I hope this author writes another book at some point. I would love to read more from her. Her writing style was just a chefs kiss for the genre. It pulled all that I adore from the horror/supernatural…
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Book Review: The Haunting
The Haunting by Natasha Preston Synopsis: Haunted by the past . . . Penny’s trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil’s Night last year. Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not…
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Book Review: What The River Knows
What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Synopsis: Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one…
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Book Review: Ghost 19
Ghost 19 by Simone St. James Synopsis: Is there something wrong with Ginette Cox? It’s what everyone seems to think. When a doctor suggests that what she might need is less excitement, she packs up and moves from New York City to a house in suburban NY: 19 Howard Ave. The town offers Ginette little…