Haunted Nights by Ellen Datlow My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Anchor Books for providing me with an ARC of Haunted Nights in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist One can always tell when I have had enough of summer and I’m ready for the cozy autumn season. This usually happens around the beginning of August and takes the form of me watching spooky movies and reading Halloween stories. I had Haunted Nights on my NetGalley to-read shelf for an eternity and thought now was an excellent time to start getting into the Halloween spirit. Generally speaking, I find the…
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Earthbound Bones
Earthbound Bones by ReGina Welling My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Willow Hill Books for providing me with an ARC of Earthbound Bones in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I already had this entire review mapped out when I decided to double check a fact before giving my two-cents’ worth. It turns out that this new series by the author is a spin-off her previous series called Psychic Seasons. To most readers, who are familiar with Welling’s work this isn’t really news, but I think it’s important to point out to anyone interested in this new series Earthbound, familiarity…
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Fangs
Fangs by Sarah Andersen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC of Fangs in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I hear about Anderson’s new comic story from her Instagram account. She posted weekly – I think – snippets of the whole story until it was complete on her website. I meant to keep track of them, but lost track of time. So, when I saw the entire story was available for request on NetGalley, I jumped at the chance. I enjoyed all of Anderson’s previous work and was curious what she…
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Lipstick Voodoo (Kincaid Strange, #2)
Lipstick Voodoo by Kristi Charish My rating: 2 of 5 stars I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I had trouble reading this one. It was very difficult to get into the story, I think partially because I read The Voodoo Killings (part 1 of the series) almost a year and a half ago and the second part picks up right where the first one left off. I couldn’t remember the details of how it ended, and I kept getting distracted by trying to piece together what little I still knew. A lot of characters carried over from the first…
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Girl at the Grave
Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.I have to start out by saying I couldn’t read this story during my commute, because I got so invested in it that one time I only made it home through sheer muscle memory. At one point I found myself on a bus and only hoped it went to my destination.What a journey this story was! If I remember correctly, one of my favourite authors wrote a review on Girl at the Grave and I immediately had to read it. I was so…
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Odd & True by Cat Winters
Odd & True by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by NetGalley in return for an honest review.With all Cat Winters’ books, I read them in one or two sittings, trying to swallow them whole and then mope that I have to wait for her next book to be published. Odd & True is no exception, I loved every page of it.The main characters, two sisters are very different, yet joined together in a fantastical adventure that has the reader question what is reality and what is myth.The author’s talent and skill creating not only two very interesting young women to follow along their…
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Yesternight by Cat Winters
Yesternight by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I missed the publication of Winters’ latest book and did not purchase it until the Valentine’s Day weekend, after my husband insisted on getting it for me as quickly as possible. Just like with all of Winters’ book, I could have read it in one sitting.I truly enjoy Winters’ decision to write each book in a different time period and this story, set in the 1920’s was just as engaging as all of her previous stories. The paranormal aspect had me turning page after page as the story unfolded.The main character was a well crafted multidimensional young woman, stuck between the…
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The Uninvited by Cat Winters
The Uninvited by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This may sound a bit forward and weird, but this author’s stories I could just swallow whole, because I can’t get enough of her wonderful story telling and read fast enough to discovery another gem that she created.The main character was such a mysterious reading pleasure to get to know. She was easy to identify with, partly because I saw a little bit of myself in her, but mostly because the author’s ability to create multidimensional characters is just absolutely amazing. The interaction she created between the protagonist and the secondary characters is superbly executed. She is part of the…
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The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I never judge a book by its cover. I don’t care, if there is a pretty picture on the front cover, trying to allude to the contents of the story or if it is just wrapped in brown paper. But something struck me when I looked at this book the first time. I had to read it without even perusing the synopsis. It was a strange and enticing feeling being drawn to a book with such intensity. This strange and enticing feeling continued throughout the entire reading of the story. It was dark, sad, infuriating and powerful.Being an…
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was so impressed with the author’s writing after reading The Cure for Dreaming that I could not wait until I got my hands on her first book, In the Shadow of Blackbirds and I was not disappointed.The mood created was perfect. It was grey and full of gloom and hopelessness, yet the reader could not help cheering on the protagonist as the plot unfolded.The introduction of the protagonist in the first few pages was one of the best introductions I have ever read. It established the foundation of growing interest that is based on a character…
