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Crossroads by Laurel Hightower | Review
Crossroads…a fork in the road, a decision to be made, life taking a turn and lives altered. Laurel Hightower has taken a certainty in life, death and given it a complex meaning, a burden, a floating through life trying to grasp the ending but never holding onto that tangible point. Chris is existing through life after the death of her only son. He is taken in the most tragic circumstances well before his time, a car crash. Greif is crushing her, minute by minute, hour by hour. A natural reaction to an unnatural event, but what would you do to have them back? Look at the cover – the desolation,…
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The Deep by Alma Katsu | Review
The Deep is the story of The Titanic re-imagined. The idea that something more sinister was at play during the time of The Titanic’s sinking really intrigued me. However, this was something completely different from what I was expecting. The horror aspect of the story wasn’t what I personally was looking for. I wanted more atmosphere, I just wanted it to be so much more. I’m terribly fascinated by the events that took place during the sinking, we all think we know what happened but what if it was completely different – this idea was what drew me into picking this one up. You can tell that the author was…
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The Easton Falls Massacre by Holly Rae Garcia & Ryan Prentice Garcia | Review
The Easton Falls Massacre was a short, sharp shock to my brain. Sometimes you just come across a book that is inevitably your thing. This is not a book you can define, not a book that you can neatly file away under already established genres. This was a book that deserved to be inhaled, it deserved to be experienced at the rate the events took place. The story is told through the eyes of Henry Miller ex-army veteran. We witness his struggle with civilian street and his frustration at wanting a wholesome life in his hometown. He is the anchor of the story…the humanity. Henry Miller is now on…
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Shadows Of The Woods by Duncan Thompson | Blog Tour
Shadows Of The Woods is like a bullet to the jugular! Holy crap this book was good! The title gives us insight into two sides of the same coin. A shadow instantly made me think of the claustrophobia, the darkness creeping in ready to take us. One misstep, the sound of twigs being snapped underfoot…was it someone out there or our active imagination? My gut feeling whilst starting this book was that shit was going to hit the fan fairly quickly…boy was I right?! The opening was both sweet and utterly destructive. A marriage proposal whilst out camping with the backdrop of fireworks, dead romantic, right? Well, in any other…
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The Bride Stripped Bare by Rob Bliss| Review
The Bride Stripped Bare, a deadly synopsis that threatened to push boundaries and scare the wits clean out of you. The execution however was quite far off the mark. I enjoyed the book to the extent that I believed it was intended to deliver upon. However, some elements just seemed to be injected into the plot for purely shock factor, but it had the exact opposite effect on my reading experience. Don’t get me wrong shocking implications have a place but not in the sacrifice of the plot. You’ve met the woman of your dreams. Stunningly good-looking, money falling out of the sky when she’s around and power that will…
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The Eyes Of Darkness by Dean Koontz|Review
The Eyes of Darkness. A title that gave me chills as I inhaled this spectacular, genre busting novel. A government whose role it is meant to be to protect the citizens of their country. They aren’t meant to cover up a catastrophic accident and keep a grieving mother from finding out the true cause of her sons’ demise. This novel is the best example at highlighting that the human condition is the real monsters lurking in the dark. Their penchant for control, devastation and blood thirsty violence is the main theme played throughout. Sounds intriguing, right? The Eyes of Darkness was magnetic. Every time I put the book down to…
