WORRY BOX by Chris Panatier – Review

WORRY BOX by Chris Panatier – Review
Posted August 10, 2026 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 2 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Chris Panatier captures the slow collapse of a close-knit family in Worry Box, a tense, terrifying horror story steeped in emotional heartbreak. “Whenever he tried to visualize what family meant, he saw the woman who he’d loved as his mother strobing in and out of existence behind the roller rink wall. Family was […]

CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE by Christopher Golden – Review

CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE by Christopher Golden – Review
Posted August 7, 2026 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Relentless pacing, thrilling action and heartbreak combine in Christopher Golden’s latest, a violent but satisfying horror tale. This is my first experience reading Christopher Golden, and I’m not sure why I waited so long. Carry Me To My Grave was surprisingly well written, tense and unexpectedly horrific. Golden gives readers a unique, very […]

SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst – Review

SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst – Review
Posted August 3, 2026 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 16 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Filled with memorable characters, enchanting creatures and a touch of romance, Sea of Charms offers thrilling adventures and feel-good emotional moments. Sea of Charms is the third book in Sarah Best Durst’s interconnected series of cozy fantasy romances, and you can definitely read this as a standalone (in my opinion, it doesn’t really […]

What’s On My Plate – August 2026

What’s On My Plate – August 2026
Posted August 1, 2026 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 28 Comments

August is the last month of Summer of Horror, and it went by so fast! I feel like I haven’t participated much this year, so I’m hoping to make August much more horror-centric than last month. Luckily I have quite a few horror review books on my plate:-) Take a look at the books I’d […]

July 2026 Reading Wrap-Up

July 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
Posted July 31, 2026 by Tammy in Monthly Wrap UP / 26 Comments

July was a very mixed month and included two five star books, two DNFs, and a few three-star books as well. Favorite books of the month? Without a doubt The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy and The Farewitch of Foxe Holler (both equally good in different ways). July was also a very “Summer of […]

BESTIARY by Patrick Rutigliano – Review

BESTIARY by Patrick Rutigliano – Review
Posted July 30, 2026 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An uneven story with top notch body horror, Bestiary gets an A+ for the horror elements, but a C- for execution. Bestiary has some great ideas and plenty of gruesome body horror, and in that respect it worked well for me. Patrick Rutigliano is a solid writer (despite some awkward phrasing here and […]