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BLACK SHEEP by Rachel Harrison – Review

BLACK SHEEP by Rachel Harrison – Review
Posted September 11, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 25 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An unexpected and bloody homecoming awaits the protagonist of Black Sheep, Rachel Harrison’s latest, a thoroughly entertaining surprise of a story. “All happy families are alike, I thought. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Once again, Rachel Harrison has surprised and delighted me with an outstanding story that did not […]

SCHRADER’S CHORD by Scott Leeds – Review

SCHRADER’S CHORD by Scott Leeds – Review
Posted September 7, 2023 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Horror, music and nostalgia combine in surprising ways in this chilling debut. “A sound unlike anything any of them had ever heard bloomed through the air like black ink on wet paper. It no longer came from the PA speakers; it came from everywhere. It came from the floor, the ceiling, from the […]

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando – Review

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando – Review
Posted September 5, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Beware the month of September, when the ghosts come out and the walls bleed, in this outstandingly creepy and heartfelt story about coping with all of life’s challenges. “I put my hand in hers and saw the whole scene from the night she died—the candles and the dining room and the laughing man […]

WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus – Review

WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus – Review
Posted August 24, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 41 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A heartbreakingly beautiful story with an unrelenting sense of danger, Whalefall surprised me in every possible way. “Hope collapsed every morning at six a.m.: Sleepers, arise! Jay began to see Dad’s siren as the opening punch of a boxing match, Mitt Gardiner versus his life. Dad didn’t want the house, not really. He […]

MISTER MAGIC by Kiersten White – Review

MISTER MAGIC by Kiersten White – Review
Posted August 21, 2023 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A long-running, mysterious children’s television show is the catalyst for emotional trauma in this intriguing but uneven and confusing story. “What did Mister Magic look like? He was tall and enormous. He was slight and lithe. He didn’t have arms or legs. He was all arms and legs. He was a person. He […]

VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Cañas – Review

VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Cañas – Review
Posted August 15, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Romance, history and horror combine in this well written and dramatic tale. After hearing so many good things about Isabel Cañas’ last book, The Hacienda, I was very excited to dive into her latest. And I can see what all the fuss is about! Vampires of El Norte is an engaging historical romance/drama […]

LOOKING GLASS SOUND by Catriona Ward – Review

LOOKING GLASS SOUND by Catriona Ward – Review
Posted August 14, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Truth and fiction blur together in Catriona’s Ward’s latest, a complex tale about death, love and stories. “Friends can break your heart, it seems, just like love.” I never know what to expect from a new Catriona Ward book, other than it’s sure to be complex and different, and Looking Glass Sound is […]