recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

Category: Dark

Review: The Cellar

Review: The Cellar

The Cellar by Natasha Preston “ Four vases sat proudly on the side table behind the dining table and chairs; one held roses, one violets, one poppies. The fourth was empty. “ Natasha Preston began her writing career on an online platform called Wattpad – […]

Review: All The Missing Girls

Review: All The Missing Girls

All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda “I couldn’t sleep in the house, worrying that there was something I was missing — someone who’d been in my house, possibly out there right now. I came out to the back porch sometime after midnight for the […]

Review: Dark Places

Review: Dark Places

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn “I was not a lovable child, and I’d grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, and it’d be a scribble with fangs.” Gillian Flynn is best known for her astoundingly successful thriller, Gone Girl – […]

Recommendation: The Witching Hour

Recommendation: The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice “Who in God’s name are you? she thought. The incongruity of it struck her slowly, along with a completely alien thought. This is not what it appears to be. this is some form of illusion I’m looking at! And […]

Review: The Dark Tower 1 – The Gunslinger

Review: The Dark Tower 1 – The Gunslinger

The Dark Tower 1 The Gunslinger by Stephen King “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”  I have, regrettably, only had the pleasure of reading one Stephen King novel – 11.22.63. Before reading that particular book, I’d always avoided King […]

Review: Diary

Review: Diary

Diary by Chuck Palahniuk “When you just cannot stop working. When completing this one project is all you can imagine. Then take a pill. Because Peter’s right. You’re right. Because everything is important. Every detail We just don’t know why yet. Everything is a self-portrait. […]