Gothic
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Book Review: No Road Home | John Fram
Toby Tucker and his sister Willow grew up spending hours every Sunday with their guardian, Uncle Exra, watching The Prophecy Hour. The televangelist program is hosted by a fire-and-brimstone televangelist preacher named Jerome…
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Book Review: When We Were Silent | Fiona McPhillips
When I was invited to participate in the blog tour for Fiona McPhillips’ debut novel, When We Were Silent, they had me at “dark academia” and “Ireland”. I knew this was sure to…
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Book Review: The House That Horror Built
A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets in Christina Henry’s latest novel, The House That Horror Built. What is The House That Horror…
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Best of Psychological Thrillers: The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins (book review)
As I’ve been pondering on what books make my list of “Best of Psychological Thrillers,” I’m looking for the ones that stand out in my mind, even years later. When I think about…
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Book Review: One of Us Knows | Alyssa Cole
A genre-bending gothic thriller centered around a woman with dissociative identity disorder serving as the caretaker at a gothic estate, when she finds herself trapped on the island with a murderer. Chilling! Over…
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Book Review: The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton
I’ve been a fan of New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, ever since I was introduced to her writing in Reese’s Book Club pick, Next Year in Havana. I’ve come to expect…
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Book Review: The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
Opening up a new Ruth Ware book has to be one of my favorite things ever. It’s like getting ready to eat a delicious meal or take a nap—the anticipation of something you…
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Psychological Thriller Review: The New Couple in 5B | Lisa Unger
I’ve been a big fan of Lisa Unger since I read In the Blood. I’ve gone on to read most of her books and my favorites have been The Stranger Inside and Confessions…
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Mystery Review: How to Solve Your Own Murder | Kristen Perrin
It’s one thing to try to solve someone else’s murder, but do you think you could solve your own murder before it even happens? In Kristen Perrin’s latest mystery, How to Solve Your…
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Horror Book Review: Island Witch | Amanda Jayatissa
Amanda Jayatissa’s latest novel, Island Witch is an atmospheric, gothic horror novel set in the 19th century in Sri Lanka. A tense story about a young woman and the truths she uncovers about…
