Category: 4 1/2 stars

HEL’S EIGHT by Stark Holborn – Review

HEL’S EIGHT by Stark Holborn – Review
Posted March 27, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 17 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An excellent sequel, Hel’s Eight brings readers more of Ten Low‘s desolate and dangerous desert setting and larger than life characters, with just the right balance of action and emotion. Last year I read Stark Holborn’s Ten Low and loved it, and I’m so happy that the author decided to continue Ten’s story. […]

WEYWARD by Emelia Hart – Review

WEYWARD by Emelia Hart – Review
Posted February 20, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A multi-generational story of the ties that bind a family of women together, with a bit of magic thrown in for good measure. “She looked happy, hand in hand with her husband. Perhaps she was, then. Or perhaps I was standing too far away. A great many things look different from a distance. […]

WORLD RUNNING DOWN by Al Hess – Review

WORLD RUNNING DOWN by Al Hess – Review
Posted February 18, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 17 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A feel good story with lovable characters, World Running Down is an engaging dystopian that offers plenty of food for thought.  Despite the gloomy title, World Running Down was a breath of fresh air, an upbeat and optimistic story that tackles some heavy themes in an accessible way, and it was simply a […]

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix
Posted January 9, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Domestic drama, a vengeful puppet and a family mystery come together in Grady Hendrix’s latest, a fun and bloody must-read for all Hendrix fans. “Your mom’s puppets are watered down copies of copies,” he said. “They’re off-brand Muppets. Put real puppets in a church and they’d burn it down. Puppets unleash anarchy…Puppets are […]

EPISODE THIRTEEN by Craig DiLouie

EPISODE THIRTEEN by Craig DiLouie
Posted January 5, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A clever twist on the haunted house trope, Episode Thirteen is both weird and terrifying. Craig DiLouie is one of those authors who never writes the same book twice, and Episode Thirteen is a great example of that. What starts out as your typical haunted house story—creepy old house, strange noises and lights, […]

THE HOLLOW KIND by Andy Davidson

THE HOLLOW KIND by Andy Davidson
Posted October 31, 2022 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 22 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A family legacy of blood sacrifice infuses Andy Davidson’s folk horror tale with atmosphere and dread. Max stops in his tracks, as if the old house rearing up before them has teeth, claws, is a thing alive. A dragon in the midst of a long slumber. It sees us. A fresh sweat springs […]

LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward – Review

LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward – Review
Posted October 17, 2022 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A beautiful, horrible tale of inescapable family ties. Above, the castle sighs and shifts. Creaks, cracks, sound and movement as if with the passage of vast dark coils. The thing from Dinah’s dream is down here, too. It crawls up through the trapdoor. Catriona Ward has a gift for creating characters who are […]