Behind These Walls by Jed Kent

 

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Four "Twisted Terror" Stars

What Kind of Entity Has Invaded the House?

A small taste of what lies within:

Matthew Weiss along with his son Andrew are trying to go through the grieving process of losing part of their family - Matthew's wife, Hannah and son, Elijah. Both Matthew and Andrew are steeped so much in grief that they do not know how they will make it through. Matthew decides that he is going to renovate the house and starts working in the bathroom. He finds an old antique picture of a man that is standing in a coffin behind the wall in his bathroom. This picture becomes something more than just a picture as there is something that slowly worms its way into the lives of Matthew and Andrew, but how far will it go to destroy their lives? 

That is about all I can hand out on a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book has a little bit of everything - a haunting, an entity, and it has some graphic details with blood and splatter, but it also has quite a bit of an emotional upheaval as well with the grieving process that the characters, Matthew and Andrew endure. This was my first time reading this author and I was drawn into the story quickly as the pace of the story just rolls right along. 

There is quite a bit to process with everything that happens in the story but I was able to stay on top of reading it as I kept wanting to see what was going to happen next. I have found another author to add to my horror author list and am looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

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Book Nook Retreat - In Depth Bio

 

I thought I would do an in depth bio about me and my passion for books along with why I decided to do a book blog. 

I will start out by saying that I have been reading books since I was little. My parents would buy me books all the time and I started out with Nancy Drew which I ended up with tons of those books. Then they bought me the Black Stallion book series so I read those. The only reason they bought me those books was because at the time my dad had horses and we would go riding quite a bit so I guess he thought it was fitting for me to read a book series about them. 

The spookiness though of the Nancy Drew series is what turned me toward reading horror but it was more light ghost stories - nothing graphic. But my first real taste of horror came when one of my brothers let me borrow a book called "Cujo" by Stephen King.  If I remember correctly I think I cried some with reading that book as what happens to Cujo turning rabid. But it instilled in me my love for horror from that book. After reading Cujo I was on the hunt for books by King and I found out that my library had quite a few of his books which I devoured. I read so many of his early stuff that I would have to wait till a new one would come out to read more by him. King wasn't the only one though - I would ask the librarians what other books are out there compared to King and that is when I found John Saul plus some other different horror authors. This was all back in the late 80's and early 90's. So from that point of reading Cujo I was stuck in the horror realm. 

I would still read other books from other genres - mystery, etc. but I always came back to horror. The next place for grabbing horror books was thrift stores as they would have one whole wall of nothing but horror books and they were usually cheap like $.25 or $.50 a book. Not a lot of people read horror books it seems back then so I would just load up. 

So I have read tons of books in my lifetime - more horror than anything. Later years I started reading some other genres like fantasy, science fiction, mystery, etc. I have even read romance and western stories back in the late 80's and 90's. I just wanted to try different genres to see what they all were like but my true love was and always has been horror. 

About the middle 2000's one of my friends that I have known for many years got me hooked into the website Goodreads. Once I got on there and started finding different books - that opened up a new world for me as I could look up other books and see what they were about. Also I could see what friends were reading and what they thought were good books. I have found tons through that website. Which then I started joining horror groups and getting involved with other readers that were into the same likes as me. 

That is when I discovered more books that I could sink my teeth into and then I became friends with authors through those groups. That was cool to me as back in the day authors were elusive in the book world - you only saw them on the back of book cover jackets. lol   But chatting with them and reading their books opened up a whole different world. 

As time went on over on the Goodreads website I learned how to do book reviews. I would read reviews from friends to see how they would do their reviews so I tried to see if I could do them too as at first I would just rate the books and not do actual reviews as I didn't know really how to do them.  But I learned eventually how to write reviews that would give the readers a peek into the books I read without giving away spoilers and then give some thoughts on how the book made me feel.

When 2020 rolled around I was itching to maybe try my hand at creating a book blog as I was wanting to share my passion for the books I read. I hemmed-hawed around with it for about a year before trying to figure out if I really wanted to dive into doing a book blog. I didn't really know how much time and energy it would take to create one and keep up with it.  Two of my author friends kind of talked me into it - lol.  Kept encouraging me and supporting me on starting one. I am thankful to them both as they helped me get moving on it and stop circling the mulberry bush trying to decide what to do.  

So I chatted with two of my friends from Goodreads that was actually doing book blogs at that time. One of them was a moderator for a horror group over there (if you know who you are then you know who you are as I am not name dropping here - lol) and I found out some info about book blogging. Actually joined a website that was for blogs (my friend was on there too) but the website just didn't work for me really. Then I found Blogger and started chatting with my other Goodreads friend who used Blogger for their book blogs. This person helped me tremendously as they had been on Blogger a few years and knew the "ins and outs" of the website.  I had to start from scratch on this website as it was kind of easy to work with but then there were some things that were a pain. I spent lots of energy corresponding with my friend to figure out how to do things and I am eternally grateful for all their help, support and all the messages back and forth for months! :) (If you know who you are then you know who are - lol - I know I drove you crazy my friend! - lol) 

So 2020 this book blog was born and it took me near a year to get everything set up right and to understand how everything worked - formatting blogs, etc.  

Also in 2020 I had another friend on Goodreads that was doing background artwork for her book reviews. She taught me how to get the book covers on the backgrounds. For awhile I helped her with her website on finding her backgrounds for the book covers so she could put them on her blog website and in her reviews on Goodreads.  So that is how I came to do my own for the books I read. All my background artwork is the free public domain artwork and I just add the book covers on there to spice up the book blog. I saw that my friend had her own gallery on her blog website for all the books she had read and the artwork she used so that is when I decided to do the same thing. 

All in all I am happy to say that I love doing the book blogs - I love reading books and then sharing my passion of what I read with the world. I love getting on here and creating the blog along with creating reviews that help other readers want to go out and grab the book. 

So that is a little bit about me and what I am about. My thanks to everyone I have come in contact with through reading books. I want to thank everyone that has supported my blog and thank you to everyone that has stayed with me all these years. Thank you all for sharing this blog and the reviews I do. It is much appreciated. Without books, without authors, without friends this book blog would not exist. Thank You All!!!

The Wolf Society (Book of Shadows Vol III) by Michael Penning

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Five "Fur & Fang Action" Stars

What is Watching From the Woods?

A small taste of what lies within:

Abigail Jacobs along with her daughter Anna Jacobs become entangled in a mystery within a small village in Vermont as women are missing and no one knows what has happened to them. 

So begins the investigation of mother and daughter as they try to solve the puzzle of the missing women but what they find is beyond their wildest dreams as it seems the women are tied somehow into a secret sect of werewolves! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book is the third installment in the series Book of Shadows. It could be read as a stand alone but to understand the background of the Jacobs family I would read the books in order as there is background information that ties in to previous books. 

With this story there was plenty of suspense, mystery, action and lots of twists and turns that lie deep within the story. I actually read half of this book within a few hours as I could not put it down! The author takes the reader and slams them into the story with lots of weaving and spinning tendrils of the words wrapping them around the reader pulling them into his world!

Another great book by this author and looking forward to reading the next installment in this series. 

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The Exorcist Code by William Massa

 

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Five "Demonic Danger" Stars

What Lies In Store For Exorcist Priests? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Father Callum, a renowned exorcist priest has been partnered with an unusual young priest (Michael) that seems to have veteran capabilities of being an exorcist that can withstand any type of demonic warfare. 

The Vatican has created Michael behind closed doors to be able to deal with any type of demonic force and is immune to possession. Father Callum is wary and skeptical of what Michael can really do in the forces of battle so he will need to test his abilities in true form, but the question remains, will the Vatican regret their decision of creating Michael for such a purpose? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book starts out with a bang and doesn't let up throughout the whole story! The author, William Massa pulled me straight into the story and kept the pedal to the metal down all the way to the end of the book!

I was only planning on reading just a few chapters as this book is steeped heavy into the occult and demons as it is wrapped around exorcist priests and possession but I ended up reading more than a few chapters as I stayed up to the early hours of the morning with reading over 70% of the book as I just could not put it down! Another great book by this author as I have read a few of his books in the past including two complete series! Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

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Candle Bay by Tamara Thorne

 

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Five "Sultry Saucy Vamp" Stars

What Really Lies Hidden Within Candle Bay Hotel and Spa?

A small taste of what lies within:

Amanda Pearce starts a new job working the desk at the Candle Bay Hotel and Spa and as she settles into her new job she is stunned by the owners as they seem dark and mysterious. The hotel and spa are run by the Darlings who seem to keep to themselves. Amanda begins to wonder what secrets lie within the hotel as the Darlings seem to hover around the edge of her consciousness as possibly being vampires but that cannot be right, can it? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This story is steeped in mystery and suspense with quite a few vampire characters that lie within the pages of this book. I loved all the characters within the story and there were some different happenings that took place which set the tone for this book as I would stay up late some nights reading it and I would be flipping through my kindle pages wanting to see what was going to happen next!

There is a second book that follows this one - a sequel called "Darling Girls". So I will be jumping into it soon as I want to see what else lies within the walls of the Candle Bay Hotel and Spa! 

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FOOD: The MVP Room (Food #3) by Jeffrey Caston

 

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Five "Splatter Gore Platter" Stars

Dinner is Served!

A small taste of what lies within:

The Royal family of Pacifica wants the finest meals set before them as they rule their kingdom and everything better be up to standards as if not someone just might end up on the menu. Garren oversees that the harvesting of the donors is done right and as much as he really dislikes his job as being the overseer, he cannot complain ever as something might happen to his family or him. Either keep his mouth shut or suffer the consequences. Best to keep his mouth shut.

That is about all I can give on a small taste as this book is super short and basically a 30 minute read.

Thoughts:

I read this book back in early 2021 and it took me deep into the stomach pits of hell!

This book was really a rough read as there are more emotions in this book as you can feel the thoughts of the character, Garren as he has to deal with the situation before him.

The author, Jeffrey Caston, just weaves his magic of pulling you right into the story and keeping you literally encased in the book. As much as you want to look away as the events take place in the book you just cannot as you have to keep working your way forward to see what will happen next!

Also this book follows on the heels of the first book and I was able to get more of a sense of the storyline as the author goes into more detail of what exactly is taking place through this series.

The descriptive details of the storyline along with the gore and blood splatter will make you want to run to the closet for your gore suit! Yes you need a gore suit and you better be well covered in one as when the blood starts to fly you are going to feel it!

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FOOD: All Hate the King (Food #5) by Jeffrey Caston

 

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Five "Twisted Tasty Terror" Stars

"Do You Really Want to Know What is in the Gravy?"

A small taste of what lies within:

The Kingdom of Pacifica is slowly simmering in the hot sun as the staff within the kingdom realize that things are not what they seem and there are dark secrets that lie buried within the kingdom.  Most of the staff know what is laid out on the table for the family of the king but as time goes on there are murmurings throughout the kingdom of what is to be done for the future of the kingdom and not everyone is agreeable with the king!  

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book and series!

Thoughts:

This is the fifth installment in this extreme horror series. The author, Jeffrey Caston goes deep into this book with tons of twists, turns, mystery, suspense, and lots of extreme icky moments of what kind of food is prepared for the characters within the family of the king.  

Where the fourth book left off this one picks up and the pace is fast throughout the story as lots of things fall into place and come together as the inner workings of the kingdom goes into overdrive! As always with this series I had my gore suit on and ready as I knew that the author was going to be taking me deep into this story with lots of blood and bone trailing along behind me! This was another great book in this series. Looking forward to the final installment and ending of this series! 

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