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Side by Side Review: UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND by Glenn Rolfe

Side by Side Review: UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND by Glenn Rolfe

UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND
Glenn Rolfe
Publisher: Flame Tree Press
Janelle's Review:

Thank you Flame Tree Press for my gifted copy. 

Glenn Rolfe’s UNTIL SUMMER COMES AROUND is an all-consuming, 1980s coming-of-age, nostalgic, vampire extravaganza of a story. I “summer breezed” right on through this entire book, and much like the vampires in this story, I...


Side by Side Review: DEAD GIRL BLUES by David Sodergren

Side by Side Review: DEAD GIRL BLUES by David Sodergren

Dead Girl Blues

by David Sodergren

Janelle's Review:

The cover of David Sodergren’s DEAD GIRL BLUES tickled my pulp horror aesthetic obsession perfectly. Its eye-catching yellow cover spoke to me on many levels and tickled my 70’s pulp horror nostalgia...but then I opened the book. Once I started reading, I was overwhelmed and even further impressed.
Sodergren’s protagonist, Willow Zulawski, has found herself deep in the dangerous world of snuff films...


True Crime Tuesday with Janelle & Ashley

True Crime Tuesday with Janelle & Ashley

True Crime Tuesday: THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE

 

Crime Summary:

 

In 1994, three teenage boys were arrested for the murder of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The boys went missing on May 5, 1993 and were found dead in a muddy creek the following day, naked and hogtied with signs of mutilation. Two lead law enforcement officers stated the crime presented “cult overtones”, playing on the fears of satanic panic, which was prevalent in the 1990s.

 

Victims:

 

Neighborhood friends and eight-year-old boys, Steve Edward Branch, Christopher Mark Byers, and James Michael...


Side by Side Review: THE UNSUITABLE by Molly Pohlig

Side by Side Review: THE UNSUITABLE by Molly Pohlig

Title: THE UNSUITABLE

Author: Molly Pohlig

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Janelle's Review

Thank you to Henry Holt for my free copy.  
THE UNSUITABLE is a bloody, outlandish gothic tale set in the Victorian era. It’s full of dark scenes and even darker thoughts.
Iseult is twenty-eight, a spinster, and her father is desperately trying to marry her off. Even though her father is a cruel man, she resists the idea of getting married and keeps a black book detailing her unsuitable suitors. Iseult...


What Type of Reader are You? (Horror Edition)

What Type of Reader are You? (Horror Edition)

What Type of Reader are You? (Horror Edition)

 

In the Bookstagram and reading communities, like anywhere else, there are a variety of people trying to live their best lives while immersing themselves in the lives of the characters within the tomes they are perusing.  While there has been some sense of discord in how fast or "incorrectly" people read, we can all at least agree that everyone does it their own particular way.  Let's take a look at some different types of readers, shall we?

  • Watch out for Jigsaw, the intellectual reader that devours information from mainly...