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Side by Side Book Reviews: THE NIGHT STOCKERS by Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding

Side by Side Book Reviews: THE NIGHT STOCKERS by Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding

 

THE NIGHT STOCKERS by Kristopher Triana & Ryan Harding

 Sadie's Review

 

 

Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding prove that not all horror is created equal. NIGHT STOCKERS gets double the gore, explicit sex, and graphic violence BUT as a counterweight, Triana & Harding heap on the character development--making this a dangerous reading experience. I'll explain:

Splatterpunk or Extreme Horror tends to lean into the shocking depictions of violence as the driving force to...


Side by Side Book Reviews: CRUEL SUMMER by Wes Southard

Side by Side Book Reviews: CRUEL SUMMER by Wes Southard

 

CRUEL SUMMER by Wesley Southard

 

Janine's Review:

There were several themes in Cruel Summer which grabbed me by the throat. And that’s not even including that horrific yet wholly enticing cover art. The first was that it was set in Florida which is one of my favourite places and there was even a reference to Disney World. Tick.

It delves deep into the relationship between a mother and her child. Gulp but tick.

And the abstract main character...


Side by Side Reviews: LATER by Stephen King

Side by Side Reviews: LATER by Stephen King

I'm so excited to introduce to the blog, my parents! They are both HUGE Stephen King fans, Constant Readers and we all got King's Hard Case Crime book, LATER because of Night Worms, so we buddy read it. They only got one copy and took turns reading it so they co-authored their review. I don't really know the process behind how they did that because it sounds like one voice, so I'll just copy & paste what my mom said when she emailed it:


"Hi Sadie, you can edit this as you like. Dad sat down with me...


Side by Side Book Reviews: CLEMENTINE'S AWAKENING by Jennifer Soucy

Side by Side Book Reviews: CLEMENTINE'S AWAKENING by Jennifer Soucy

 

CLEMENTINE'S AWAKENING by Jennifer Soucy

 

“ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ, ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ.”


If I could think of anything to relate this book to it would be true blood but in Savannah,GA with ghosts instead of vampires. Sounds interesting, right? 


Clementine is trying to open her wings and get out from under her drug...


Side by Side Book Reviews: SHARDS by Ian Rogers

Side by Side Book Reviews: SHARDS by Ian Rogers

SHARDS by Ian Rogers

 

Ian Rogers is the author of one of the best short story collections for the genre. It's titled, EVERY HOUSE IS HAUNTED and if you don't have it, get it! And if you have it, read it! And if you've read it, read SHARDS, because the man has seriously leveled up (if that's even...