Tag: Paranormal/ Supernatural
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i am the monster under the bed by Emily Zinnikas
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 0/5 Summary & Review Willa Renfri Greene had a heck of a childhood. A friend who lived under her bed and taught her how to read, parents who didn’t believe her and thought she was weird, a predator as a teacher, and oh, did I mention? She was…
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Gingerbread Bones, by Lindsay Lovise
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review Okay, well I absolutely loved this. Being YA, I kinda thought this would be just a cute little retelling. But no, it’s so much more than that! I was pulled in right away. I loved the writing. It was so easy to get into…
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Warden of the Dark: The Wrath of Ira, by A.D. Lewis
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: None Summary & Review Well this one I had the pleasure of reading while trying out OnlineBookClub.org (review of my experience here). I don’t usually pick such short books because I love having a ton of world building and character development, which is often difficult with…
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The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant – by Drew Hayes
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: No spice Summary & Review That title drew me in the moment I read it. I was SOLD. I love funny and weird book titles, and this one fit the bill perfectly. 😂 So, this story was actually broken down into several small stories, each one…
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Ask for Andrea, by Noelle W. Ihli
It’s time for our next joint review! This book club pick was Ask for Andrea, by Noelle W. Ihli. This story follows 3 women (Meghan, Brecia, and Skye) starting from the moment they were murdered, all by the same man. They haunt him, trying to find a way to stop him from killing again while…
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All Your Bloody Lies (Book 1), by M.L. Burns
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Let me start by saying my 5 year old saw me put in my earbuds and asked, “Are you listening to a book?”. I said yeah and she asks, “What’s it called?” So I read the title and her response was, “Is it a…
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Stolen Tongues, by Felix Blackwell
Since our book club thoroughly enjoyed The Sorrowstones, we decided to try out another book by Felix Blackwell – Stolen Tongues! Another unique horror story with interesting characters and a chaotic plot. Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 I think I loved this book more than The Sorrowstones, up until the end. I…
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Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow
For our book club, we settled on a fantasy book this time. Starling House follows Opal and Arthur’s story. Opal is a poor, orphaned woman with crooked teeth (I know because this was mentioned 10 bazillion times). She is trying to provide for her 16-year-old brother and save enough money to get him out of…
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The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson, starts off strong with a violent massacre. Immediately, we’re transported into a story where white settlers decide they need to kill 250 Wiyot tribe members, sparing no one, not even women or children. It was…
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The Sorrowstones, by Felix Blackwell
We decided to try something new in our book club and chose something from the horror genre, rather than a thriller or fantasy. The Sorrowstones, by Felix Blackwell. This story follows Cole Graves, who starts receiving little statues/ figurines throughout the years from an unknown person. He quickly learns that these little statues have extraordinary…