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John's Review : The Fearing by John F. D. Taff
The Horror event of 2019 officially kicked off in July, with the release of The Fearing Book One: Fire & Rain. John F.D. Taff has unleashed part one of an apocalyptic serial novel that will have readers enthralled until the final page.
With book one, Taff introduces us to a handful of well-written characters. We witness the onset of the apocalypse through the eyes of a trio of teenagers, a group of elderly people on a bus to Phoenix, and a man named Adam who is somehow central to...
Kallie's Review of Gwendy's Button Box by Richard Chizmar
"Wanting to know things and do things is what the human race is all about."
Gwendy Peterson is a slightly chubby 12 year-old girl nicknamed "Goodyear." Yes, because of the blimp. She is set out to lose weight before she starts middle school, so she runs up a steep set of stairs every day that are known as the Suicide Stairs in the town of Castle Rock. During one of these runs up the killer steps, she meets a strangely charming man by the name of Richard Farris. Wearing a small black hat that will come...
Cassie's review- The Switch House by Tim Meyer
Title: The Switch House
Authors: Tim Meyer
Edition: Paperback
Page Count: 185 pages
Rating: 4.5 / 5 ✨
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This was my first book by Tim Meyer, and I’d been seeing it around on bookstagram almost as long as I’d been a part of the community. The cover and premise were both intriguing to me, so when I finally got my hands on a copy, I pushed it way up on my TBR list! I love a good creepy...
Marcy's Review- The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
"I'll race you to the sun."
Have you ever just identified with a book so deeply that you just can’t stop thinking about it day in and day out? Well, this is the case with The Rust Maidens. Here I am seven months later and this book is still ripping my heart out.
So you might be wondering "Marcy, how can you identify with a book that turns girls into broken glass and metal?" Of course, I myself am not turning into a Rust Maiden but the feel and atmosphere of this book have crept...
A Side by Side Review- An Army of Skin by Morgan K Tanner
Editor's Note: I'm really excited about this Side by Side Review and we hope to do more of them. This book seemed like it was going to be a little too much for my sensibilities but the author was so professional in his review request that I wanted to be able to get his book reviewed somehow. I knew that Donnie and Alex would be down for this and I was curious to see how their experiences would line up. Their reviews follow.
-Sadie
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