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Daughters of Darkness by Derwin et al | Book Review
I’m going to put all my cards on the table – Women in horror are nailing the genre with a razor-sharp cleaver right now. Daughters of Darkness was an anthology that was read quickly and with ease. The authors created characters that I had instant connections with, characters that I loved to hate, and these women are consummate storytellers that bridged the gap and allowed me to walk straight into their worlds. The authors that contributed are ones that I will always read, in fact I have purchased anthologies containing these authors and I have never been disappointed. Theresa Derwin knows how to deliver a short sharp shock with her…
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The Nurse by J.A. Corrigan | Blog Tour Review
J.A. Corrigan is just one of those authors that just command your attention. The Nurse is a testament to her skill. Immediately upon putting it down I knew it had a compulsive energy to it. Think Nurse Ratchet vs Silence of the Lambs. Her characterisation is a crescendo to the senses. The validity, the moral dilemmas and the utter humanness leaves you in awe with the realism. My introduction to this author’s work has left me salivating for more and I can’t wait to try more of her delights. The Nurse is a book that I fell for because of the blurb! The cover stopped me in my tracks, but…
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Both of You by Adele Parks | Book Review
Wow. I went into Both of You blind, and boy am I glad I did. I thought it was going to be another psychological thriller that I would anticipate the twists and turns…I was wrong. I needed to dig further, examine everything closer, be prepared to have my mind peeled apart. This story has the capability of encasing your heart in ice, its harrowing and captivating and pushes ice cold water through your veins. Be prepared for the author to give you a remarkably unique journey through your worst fears and leave you rocking in the corner by the closing of the final page. Both of You investigates the disappearance…
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The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain | Book Review
The Perfect Lie started off with a bang. Holy hell, I quite frankly had to put my kindle down for about ten minutes so I could catch my breath. Its been a long time since an opening chapter has absolutely blew my mind. I love impactful openings, and this really did kick it up a notch. Erin moved to the US from Ireland after the death of her sister. She didn’t expect to fall in love with her perfect match, Danny. They marry and everything is fairytale perfect until that fateful day that she won’t ever forget. Danny is a detective in Homicide in New York City. He’s been working…
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The Apocalypse Strain by Jason Parent | Book Review
Funnily enough I really enjoy reading about viruses and the potential of how these can wreak havoc upon our world. Our world is hospitable to a deadly virus, you only must examine the spread of Covid-19 to see that we have the conditions that allows deadly viruses to destroy our way of living, our health and oftentimes take away our lives. The Apocalypse Strain enforces that knowledge when scientists in a Siberian Research Facility discovers a potent Pandora virus, something that we have never experienced before. Sergei is the lucky scientist to have discovered it but since then memories of his daughter’s death have been haunting him…alongside the voice of…
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The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird | Book Review
The End of Men is a truly unforgettable book and its insane ability to make you feel everything. The intensity and the raw and gritty edge this story has over other epidemic related narratives, gah, it just leaves you feeling wrought out. Imagine running a marathon – you’re out of breath and gasping…but whatever you do, don’t breathe on your fellow man! This is a book that I’m going to go back to, it deserves a second and third outing, its masterful and bleak and it certainly gets thoughts whirling around your head. The End of Men have some of the most badass, strong and awe-inspiring women ever to grace…
