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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: 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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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…
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Book Review: Murder at Black Oaks | Phillip Margolin | Robin Lockwood #6
I’ve had the Robin Lockwood series by Phillip Margolin on my radar for a few years now and have been wanting to try out the series. I was particularly interested in Murder at…
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Mystery Review: The Curse of Penryth Hall | Jess Armstrong
I’m continuing to love gothic settings now that winter has set in. They just make me want to cozy up with a book by the fire while the world outside is dark and…
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Book Review: There Should Have Been Eight | Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh’s psychological thrillers are always a hit for me. Dark, gothic, atmospheric, and suspenseful—There Should Have Been Eight is a new and captivating nod to the closed circle mysteries made popular by…
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Psychological Thriller Review: Good Girls Lie | J. T. Ellison
I have enjoyed everything I’ve read by J.T. Ellison. Her books are dark, her characters are compelling, the settings are top tier, and I have never read a book of hers that didn’t…
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Book Review: Madam | Phoebe Wynne
A gothic novel with a strong feminist message, Madam by Phoebe Wynne features a young classics teacher who takes a position at a girl’s boarding school off the coast of Scotland and finds…
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Book Review: The Stranger Diaries | Elly Griffiths
In her first standalone novel, popular author of the Ruth Galloway series Elly Griffiths brings a dark, haunting mystery that is a surprise standout for me in 2019! There is a gothic feel…
