Book Reviews

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The Road To Saratin #ReadersFavorite #Review

In my email this morning, I found a link to a review from Readers’ Favorite for The Road to Saratin. I always get a little...
October 6, 2020
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Black Bayou by Sara Clancy #HorrorNovel #Review

Black Bayou: Scary Supernatural Horror with Demons (Dark Legacy Series Book 1) actually scared me, which is saying a lot. From the beginning, the terror...
September 2, 2020
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Dead Wave by Bryan Tranka #DarkFantasy #Review

Dead Wave (The Naysayer’s Trilogy #1) is one of the most intricate stories I’ve read in many years. There are so many characters and character...
September 1, 2020
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Two Mothers: A Ghost Story Novella by K. Kris Loomis #Review

Two Mothers is one of the most spine-tingling stories I’ve read in a while. I had a hard time putting it down because I wanted...
August 11, 2020
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Breathless: A Short Story by Yvette M Calleiro #Review #RRBC

Breathless is a short story by Yvette M Calleiro and brings a wonder-filled tale that kept me guessing with each paragraph. The detail of the...
August 9, 2020
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Real Skin by E.A. Green @Bear513251 #Horror #Mystery

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up a copy of Real Skin but based on the book blurb I was intrigued so...
July 28, 2020
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The Last Wrong Turn by Amy Cross #Horror #Story Review

The Last Wrong Turn by Amy Cross isn’t much different from the film franchise Wrong Turn, however, there is a weird supernatural twist that I’m...
July 24, 2020
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The Johnsons (The Maydale Hauntings Series) by Wisteria D. Jones #Horror #ShortStory Review

The Johnsons is a quick frightening ghost story that I stumbled upon and thought I should tell you about. Short stories sometimes leave me feeling...
July 22, 2020
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Crows by Grace Harney #HorrorNovel Review

Crows by Grace Harney, I assumed when I started reading, was a Young Adult novel, but it turns out that is not actually the case....
July 21, 2020
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The City by S.C. Mendes #HorrorNovel Review

The City by S.C. Mendes has been on my “to read” list for a while, and I’m a little disappointed in myself for not reading...
July 17, 2020
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Hell inc. (Hell inc Series Book 1) by Dick Wybrow @42FordPrefect #BookReview

I don’t know how many times I’ve come across a book that I expected to be horror and it turned out to be something else....
June 6, 2020
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Think Murder (Adina Donati, Accidental Sleuth Book 1) by Cassidy Salem #RRBC #BookReview

Mysteries are always fun to read with the heartbeat of the book intensifying with every turn of the page. I wish Think Murder had more...
June 5, 2020
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Book #Review The Murders On Staines Road #PromoteHorror @VerwayneAuthor

I like to read a wide range of books, and when I came across this one, I wasn’t sure what I was getting, but I’m...
December 8, 2019
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#Zombie #HorrorStory Review – Zombie Dawn by Rhani D’Chae @rhanidchae #RRBC #PromoteHorror

I’d read a snippet of Zombie Dawn during a recent blog tour and was intrigued, so I had to get it. I’m glad I did....
November 6, 2019
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#YA #Zombie #HorrorNovel Review – Turning Grace (The Turning Series Book 1) by J.Q. Davis #PromoteHorror

It seems that everything I’ve read in the last six months has been zombies in one shape or another. While Turning Grace (The Turning Series...
November 5, 2019
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#HorrorNovel Review – The Long Red Trail by Jarred Martin #PromoteHorror

November 1, 2019
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#HorrorStory Review – Fevered Hills (The Fever Trilogy, Book 1) Keith Deininger @keithdeininger #PromoteHorror

October 30, 2019
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#Zombie #HorrorStory Review – Biter (Rise of the Dead Book 1) by Donna Burgess @horrorgirldonna #PromoteHorror

October 29, 2019
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Review of Feeders: Madeson Reid, PI: Paranormal Short Story by Wendy Jayne #RRBC #Vampires @WendyJayneScott

October 15, 2019
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Review of The Haunting of Cabin Green: A Modern Gothic Horror Novel by April A. Taylor #RRBC #PromoteHorror @aprilataylor

October 14, 2019
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#Gothic #Horror #LGBTQ+ #Book #Review – The Haunting of Holden Castle by Ben Tousey

I’ve not read many LGBTQ+ novels because they tend to be romance or flat out porn, which is just not my thing. When I found...
August 28, 2019
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#B-Movie #Book #Review – Cannibal Nuns From Outer Space by Duncan P Bradshaw @DuncanPBradshaw

Yes, you read the post title correctly. Cannibal Nuns From Outer Space is a B-Movie in book format. Confused? I was a little at first...
July 26, 2019
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#Book Review – Broken Revelations: Horsemen Rising by Albert Scott

Lately, I’ve had the luck of finding some excellent books about Fallen Angels, and Broken Revelations: Horsemen Rising reaches levels I didn’t expect. Albert Scott...
May 4, 2019
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#BookReview – All That Remains by Al Barrera

All That Remains is like no other post-apocalyptic book I’ve ever read. It’s filled with believable characters and tells the story of their plight. The...
March 19, 2019
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#HorrorNovel Review – Maniac on the Loose by Steve Hudgins @BigBitingPig

Maniac on the Loose by Steve Hudgins hit my radar from a 13 Horror Street newsletter; they always have a great list of Horror Novels,...
March 12, 2019
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#Book #Review The Fall of Lilith by Vashti Quiroz-Vega @VashtiQV #RRBC

The Fall of Lilith is a fantasy marvel that I wasn’t expecting to be almost guttural and feral as it was in places. Vashti shows...
March 7, 2019
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This Second Chance by D.L. Finn #RRBC @dlfinnauthor

In This Second Chance D.L. Finn combines Romance and Paranormal Thriller and in return the reader receives a wonderful experience. The story is about a...
January 8, 2019
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She Dies at the End (November Snow Book 1) by A.M. Manay @ammanay

I haven’t read a Vampire themed book in several years, I think I was cleansing my palate for this superb work. The story is about...
December 26, 2018
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#BookReview #Mystery #RRBC – Race Into Murder by Karen Black @KarensStories

I have not read a traditional murder mystery in quite a while, and it’s always nice to break away from what I normally read to...
November 19, 2018
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#HorrorNovel #4Star Review – Second Chances by Aaron D. Brinker @aarondbrinker #RRBC

Second Chances is listed as Horror, however, in my opinion it is not, it’s a Thriller; I know, I know the fine line. That is...
June 30, 2018
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#HorrorNovel #Review #5Stars – Hounded 2 by Ellie Douglas

Of all the book series I’ve read, this is the first that I couldn’t stop thinking about and absolutely could not wait to read the...
June 7, 2018
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#HorrorNovel Review – Hounded by Ellie Douglas #RRBC #4Stars

When I started reading Hounded, I thought I was in deleted scene from Cujo, but it didn’t stay that way long, it got so much...
May 20, 2018
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#HorrorNovel #5Star Review – Death and Rebirth by Christian Boustead @csboustead

After being on my reading list for more than a year, I finally read Christian Boustead’s short story collection, Death and Rebirth, and I’m sad...
March 31, 2018
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My #5Star Review of In The Shadow of Lies by M.A. Adler #RRBC

I was hooked from the first sentence. The beauty of Mary’s words brought me the world of World War II era California with unpretty things....
March 26, 2018
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#BookReview – Weight of Shadows by Karl Holton #RRBC

This book surprised me. At the beginning, I must be honest, I wasn’t sure it I would finish because there was so much being shown...
March 12, 2018
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Craven Manor by Darcy Coates 5Star #review

Craven Manor is about Daniel, who is down on his luck, finding work wherever he can to pay the rent, then one day, he receives...
January 14, 2018
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My #4Star Review of Wham! (Timewalker Book 1) by Carol Marrs Phipps & Tom Phipps @Car01am #RRBC

Wham! is an exciting fantasy with Trolls and Fairies and other amazing people. I enjoyed the tempo of the book and the imagery. It has...
December 10, 2017
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My #5Star Review of ANCIENT EVIL by Brent J Griffiths @brentjgriffiths #RRBC

Ancient Evil takes the reader on a journey that is fantastic and strange during three points of time; distant past, past, and present. Each setting...
November 19, 2017
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My #5Star Review of The Glade by Harmony Kent @harmony_kent #RRBC

Why it caught my attention: Whaaaat? I love the cover for this one, and am pulled in with questions running in my mind; who did...
August 3, 2017
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#Review – The One Discovered – Yvette M Calleiro #RRBC

I just finished reading THE ONE DISCOVERED by Yvette M Calleiro, which I won in last month’s Rave Reviews Book Club Springtime Blog and Block Party,...
May 10, 2017
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My 5 Star Review of Subnormal by Stuart Kenyon – #RRBC Author

Subnormal is a Political Thriller, or is it Science Fiction? Either way, it’s about the Unity Party in the UK making strides to ensure everyone does their part...
January 7, 2017
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#5Star #Review PLANET PURGATORY by Benedict J Martin @Benemartben #RRBC

Planet Purgatory is about David Eno, a farmer/chikka brew-master, who gets it into his head that the planet he and many others live is Purgatory,...
December 23, 2016
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#RRBC Review – Waterlilies Over My Grave

Waterlilies Over My Grave to me was a gothic romance, having most of the elements of the classic genre. The plot and tempo of the...
October 21, 2016
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The Devil’s Prayer #Review #RRBC

To say The Devil’s Prayer is exceptional is an understatement. I’ll start with how I found this book. While going through the list of offerings...
September 13, 2016
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My #Review of Dying For A Living – Kory M. Shrum

For whatever reason, I haven’t posted this until now. Sorry, Kory for the delay; I guess better late than never. Like this review, I held...
September 3, 2016
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You Can Run – Greg Smith #Review

In the last week, I had the pleasure of reading You Can Run by Greg Smith as a Beta Reader. It is a crime novel,...
April 23, 2016
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Naming of the Beasts – Review

The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey My rating: 4 of 5 Stars This book was a little far fetched with some stuff. I won’t...
October 30, 2011
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