The Silver Dagger (The Vampires of Crimson Cove #2) by Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Bloody Fangs" Stars

Enter Crimson Cove At Your Own Risk!

A small taste of what lies within:

Brothers Brooks and Cade Coulter are back in this second installment as things escalated in book one as Brooks and Cade were tossed into a vampire nest with things taking a bad turn however the main vampire, Gretchen was supposed to have been laid to rest but vampires are not known for dying easily and Brooks and Cade are thrown right back into the mist of fighting for their lives!

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

Thoughts:

This second book just grabbed me and pulled me right back into this world of Crimson Cove. The story comes alive as vampires start emerging and the Colter brothers are tossed around inside a blender of emotions as both brothers end up on opposite sides as things begin to heat up in Crimson Cove. 

There were some breath-hitching moments with this story as things happen quickly and I had a hard time putting the book down! The story stays at a steady pace throughout the book and really never slows down. The closer I got to the end the more things happened keeping me awake a few nights as the pace picked up speed! Looking forward to book three to see what happens next in the Crimson Cove saga!

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Heirloom by Graham Masterton

 

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Five "Haunted Hell" Stars

What Would You Do With A Haunted Chair?

A small taste of what lies within:

Ricky Delatolla is an antiques dealer. A man by the name of Mr. Grant stops at Ricky's house with a truck load of antiques wanting to sell them to Ricky but Ricky is hesitant about the antiques until he sees a chair that has unusual carvings on it. Mr. Grant is eager to give the chair away but Ricky has a weird feeling about it all but when Mr. Grant leaves the chair in the driveway along with some other antiques then Ricky wonders what is going on. 

Ricky soon finds out that the chair is not just a normal chair but a chair that has evil tendencies and he soon wishes that he never laid eyes on it as whatever is haunting the chair is ready to turn Ricky's life upside down!

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 story grabbed me right away as the author pulled me into the story quickly as I was curious about the chair and what could possibly be in store for the character Ricky. The chair is the focal point in this story and the whole book is pulsing with evil vibes as the characters have to deal with a portal to hell chair that they cannot get rid of!

This book goes deep into the occult themes along with keeping me pinned in my seat as I read half the book in one sitting as I couldn't sleep one night and stayed up a few hours as the story went into overdrive with things happening to the characters because of the evil chair! 

I am never disappointed with a Masterton book and this story not only sunk its teeth into me it tossed me into the throes of hell! 

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Devil Music by Michael Penning

 

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Five "Hell Ride Horror" Stars

How Far Would You Go to See Justice Done?

A small taste of what lies within:

Rowan Pierce wants revenge any way she can for the murder of her daughter as two classmate boys took her daughter's life.  

She blames some of the murder on the metal band Haruspex for their song lyrics, but when Rowan goes to confront the lead singer Cole Abel for what he did to her daughter she finds out that Cole can help her tap into her raw emotions through the metal music and the occult to make the murderers pay for their crimes another way - though that will lead her on a path into hell - but does she want to follow that path? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book was one "hell of a ride" into terror as the character Rowan seeks revenge for her daughter. The author weaves an emotional story of just how far a mother will go to get vengeance for her child. The author, Michael Penning taps into deep emotions in this story and brings everything to a crescendo boil as the story goes deep into the heart of the character Rowan. 

I have been reading this author for awhile now as I am reading a series of books by him and his stories always capture the essence of what is happening within the story. He brings raw emotions to the table in this book and goes deep into the occult theme showing just how far anyone would go to see justice done. 

The pace was fast in this book as I would find myself reading it late into the night as I could not put the book down! Another great book by this author!

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The Ojanox I: Scream in the Dark (The Ojanox Series Book 1) by Daemon Manx

 

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Five "Twisted Terror" Stars

What Has Invaded Garrett Grove? 

A small taste of what lies within:

The small town of Garrett Grove is preparing for Halloween and two friends, Troy and Rob have decided to make a haunted house project to give the kids of Garrett Grove a scare, but something stirs in the small town - something evil has invaded the heart and soul of the town bringing death to the small community. 

The town will need to figure out why the people are dying and what is killing their friends/neighbors as it will consume them all if they don't find out how to stop it! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you are intrigued then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This is my first time reading this author and "WOW" I was pulled right into the story line right away! Read the first 27% of the book within a few hours and could barely put it down! The author gives out visuals of the small town of Garrett Grove making it feel like you are really there experiencing the cool autumn air and the Halloween theme that has come into the town. 

I loved all the characters in this book and they each have their own personality - I could feel their bewilderment of what was taking place in their town and could feel the horror weaving its tendrils around each of them as they tried to figure out what was going on. 

The pace of the book never lets up as it careens along at a high rate of speed! I would find myself reading late into the night with this book and even stayed up till near 3 am one morning as I just could not put the book down! 

This is a four part series and I am looking forward to stepping foot into book two here soon as I want to see what happens next! 

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Darling Girls (The Vampires of Candle Bay and Crimson Cove) by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Bloody Fangs" Stars

What Happens at the Biting Man Festival?

A small taste of what lies within:

The Biting Man Festival is coming to Eternity, California and the vampires are coming out in full swing to attend. Vampires from Candle Bay and Crimson Cove are planning on having some fun at the festival but someone is planning on thwarting their plans - a vampire hunter is going to attend as well causing some chaos in the process! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers as there is so much that happens within this story that I cannot divulge anything else so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book is sort of a companion book to the book Candle Bay by Tamara Thorne and Crimson Cove by Alistair Cross and it sort of fits in between both books as it brings together vampires from both series into this book so to understand background on the vampires within this story it might be best to read those other two books first to understand what takes place in this book. 

There is quite a bit of vampire action that lies within this book along with some suspense and intrigue. Both authors come together and bring these characters to life within these pages. Lots of edge of the seat tension when everything picks up speed the story barrels along quickly. This book is a hefty one though but the story pulled me back into the lives of some of the vampire characters from the other books I have read by these authors! Looking forward to reading the rest of the books that these authors wrote that are weaved around the vampires! 

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Dying for Daddy: The True Story of a Family's Worst Nightmare by Carlton Smith

 

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Four "True Terror" Stars

Thoughts:

I am not doing my traditional small taste as I am just going to give out my thoughts on this true crime story.

The story is wrapped around a man by the name of Jack Barron who "supposedly" murdered his wife, two children and his mother but everything that happened was all based on "circumstantial evidence" and Jack never cracked under pressure from the interrogations by the police as he stayed as a cool as a cucumber with no confession. Everyone knows he did it but they could not "prove" that he did it up until after his mother was murdered then they finally went after him! 

How could they wait until the fourth murder to do anything?! Are you serious! This story just shell shocked me on how they could not have thrown him in prison after the murder of his wife and then him killing his children but they didn't proceed to do anything "till" the murder of his mother with finally seeing justice done and even then it took them forever to sentence him as it was years later before he finally went to prison! At least justice was finally served but I felt that it took forever for him to be tossed in a prison cell! 

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The Trinket Box by John Kaden

 

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Five "Memory Terrors" Stars

What Really Lies Within the Past?

A small taste of what lies within:

Milton Brooks still grieves for his wife that passed away five years ago and he clings to a cigar trinket box that holds memories of the past. Milton's neighbor Ralph gives Milton a memory jolt though that drives Milton out of the house and into the past trying to find those memories that are stored deep into his mind, but where does the road take him and what does he find when he gets there?  

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

Thoughts:

This was my second book by this author and I barreled through it at a high rate of speed with it being a short story it went fast with the pacing! I read it all in one sitting as I couldn't put it down! Once the story started there was no way I was moving out of my cozy chair as I wanted to finish the story to the end! I loved the characters in this one - there were not many either - the main focus of the story was on Milton and his memories that were fading. 

I wish this author had more stories out there as I would dive into them all but alas the author only has two horror ones and a fantasy that I need to read at some point. All in all a great short story with a twist that gave me a "jolt" near the end of the book! 

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The Devil's Doorway by Steven Pajak

 

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Five "Demon Danger" Stars

What Kind of Doorway Has Been Opened?

A small taste of what lies within:

Kate is called home to be with her father who seems to have had a stroke. She soon realizes that it is more than that as it seems her father was dabbling in the occult with trying to reach out to the spirit world to contact her mother who passed away. 

Kate hooks up with an old friend, James and they both try to seek answers on what her father was doing and what has invaded his home. They find more than they bargained for when they realize that their father brought forth a demon and now they wonder what they will need to do to get rid of it! 

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:

Wow! First time reading this author and it won't be last as I loved this book! The story was saturated in the occult/demon world but the writing style of this author drew me right into the story line quick and kept me there for the duration of the book! 

I loved all the characters and there was quite a bit of raw emotion with this story as well that was centered around some life choices that the character Kate had to make concerning her father. I loved how quick the pace was set as well and I would find myself reading this book late into the night as I could not put it down! Looking forward to reading more books by this author as I have found another horror author to add to my ever growing horror list! 

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Helloween by Duncan Ralston

 

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Five "Twisted Halloween Terror" Stars

What Happens in Crooks Corner Stays in Crooks Corner!

A small taste of what lies within:

A few high school students are assigned a task of working on a film project that is reminiscent of something like the Blair Witch project and as they get together to work on it things go south with crazy stuff that starts to happen in the town of Crooks Corner on Halloween night! When things go from happy to bad is when you need to look out! 

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:

I had to stay focused on this book quite a bit as so much happens within the storyline that I had to make sure I was able to grasp it all. The book started a little slow for me though but it was mainly because of world/character building but around the 30% mark it busted wide open and there was so much going on that it was off to the races with keeping up with it all! 

The author, Duncan Ralston threw everything into this horror book to keep the reader's attention and it worked as I had a hard time putting this book down! As with anything that Ralston writes you will have graphic blood, gore and crazy twisted stuff going on that will keep you on the edge of your seat and this book was no exception as I was "definitely" on the edge of my seat throughout the book! Another great book by this author and looking forward to more of his twisted mind! 

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Fatemarked (The Fatemarked Epic #1) by David Estes

 

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Five "Sword Clashing" Stars

Thoughts:

I am not going to do my traditional taste within as there is just too much involved with this story so I am just going to give out thoughts.

There are four kingdoms that are wanting to rule and a slew of characters that are involved. Main characters are Roan, Bane, Annise, Arch, Tarin the Armored Knight, and they all cross paths within this story. All the characters have their own background and you learn about each one along with how they affect the story as it moves along. There are also tons of supporting characters too which are involved in the story that keeps this book moving at excited speeds! 

This book was a fun and exciting story as there is tons of action that lies within including dragons that make an appearance. I was impressed by how easy the book is to read - the author makes the story simple so that the reader can understand what is going on. Usually with high end fantasy stories it takes lots of concentration to focus on what is happening within the stories but not this book - the author has a simplicity about him that just flows along in the book. The author is also visual meaning everything that happens in the story I could visualize it happening on a movie screen. 

The author also includes maps of the kingdoms and gives detailed info on the kingdoms and the characters. I was impressed by how fast I read this story but I just became caught up in it and had a hard time putting it down! The pace is fast and there are tons of sword clashing and fighting within this book as well. I am looking forward to continuing on with the series at some point as this story has set the tone for the rest of the series I am sure as I want to see what happens next! 

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Lightkeeper by David Kempf

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Five  "Ghostly Beacon" Stars

Is the Lighthouse Real or Imagined? 

A small taste of what lies within:

A woman has decided that she wants to take the easy way out as there is nothing left to live for but she finds something she doesn't expect when she comes upon an old lighthouse while she is out at sea. 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste as this story is super short so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This was a different type of ghost story and there was a little bit of emotion with it as well as you think about how the woman feels when she sees a beacon of light in the distance. The pace is fast as I read the book within 10 minutes. Another great short story and book by this author. 

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Tombstones by J.D. Allen

 

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Five "Tombstone Terror" Stars

Curses and Tombstones!

A small taste of what lies within:

Mava Vawn an old witch of the town of Luna Vista has died but with her death has come a curse that she had cast upon the town for them taking her land years ago. 

Now the town is dealing with random tombstones that pop up in the cemetery before the death of the person actually happens and everyone is on pins and needles of who will be next! Can the curse be stopped? 

No spoilers here as if you are intrigued and want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

Another great book by this author as I have read a few of his books in the past. This story has a few different stories of the people that become victims of the curse which gives an great deal of insight into the characters and the town. 

The pace of the story is fast as right away in the book something happens so there is no time to breathe as the story barrels along into the unknown. There is quite a bit of blood splatter that lies within this story as well so in times like that I have to grab my gore suit! Looking forward to more stories by this author as I have a few more on my kindle.

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Night Creepers by David Irons

 

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Five "Creepy Critter" Stars

Exploring Underground Might Not Be A Good Thing! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Seven people that were connected to a man named Gregory Blitzer end up at his funeral but things don't go as planned when they find out that Blitzer is not in his coffin and that underneath his coffin is a giant hole that leads to subterranean catacombs. They could not leave by the way they got in so they have to take the underground route, however that ends up being a mistake as what lies below is far worse than anything they could have ever imagined! 

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

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and I was drawn right into the storyline as not too far in I was grabbed by the flow of the story. One thing leads to another and the author introduces a little bit of background on each of the seven characters. The story picked up pace more when the seven characters get to the funeral and then this book turns into a "twisted wild ride of insanity" after the characters end up underground! 

The story picks up speed at that point in the book and it was off to the races as this book fueled my insomnia with so much action that I could barely put the book down! I read the last half of the book within about four to five hours as I just could not let it go. Another author added to my ever growing list of discovered horror authors! Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future!

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Authors I Have Discovered - Part XIII

 

This is my next list of 10 authors discovered within the last five years. The authors with their books are listed in no particular order. 

M.J. Mars (Horror)

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Book Read:

The Suffering

Thoughts:

This book I had been seeing circling around on Facebook so the cover drew me in and then after reading the synopsis of the story it sounded great so I dived into reading it. I was not disappointed as it was the most intriguing and unique ghost story I have read in awhile. I am planning on reading more work by this author in the future. 

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Raven Dane (Horror/Dark Fantasy)

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Book Read:

Drwg Stones

Thoughts:

This book I saw circulating around on Facebook and it kept popping up in my feed so I checked it out. It has a little bit of horror mixed with fantasy and science fiction which I love. This author has some more books out there that I am going to step into in the future. 

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Jeremy Eads (Horror/Thriller)

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Book(s) Read:

The Lodge 

Reptile

Thoughts:

The book, The Lodge kept popping up in my feed on facebook so I decided to check it out and I wasn't disappointed as it kept my attention span affixed on the story. I loved the book so much that I read another book by this author called Reptile which was an unique horror/fantasy story. Looking forward to reading more by this author in the future. 

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D.E. McCluskey (Horror/Thriller)

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Book Read:

The Twelve: A Ghost Story

Thoughts:

This book I have had in my kindle for a long time until I decided to step into it last year as I was looking for a ghost story and this one sounded great. I loved it so much that I am planning on reading more books by this author in the future. 

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George Adamczyk (Horror/Fantasy/Science Fiction)

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Book Read:

Lost Minds, Wandering Souls (A Collection of Short Horror Fantasy Stories)

Thoughts:

I had been seeing this book and others making their way around on Facebook a couple of years ago and so I decided to check one of the books out and really liked it. I have other books by this author that I will be stepping into sometime this year. 

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Jed Kent (Horror/Thriller)

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Book Read:

Behind These Walls

Thoughts:

I had been seeing this book making its way around social media sites and the synopsis sounded good so I checked it out. Really enjoyed the book and now I am going to read more of this author in the future. 

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David Wellington (Horror/Science Fiction)

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Book(s) Read:

13 Bullets (Laura Caxton #1)

99 Coffins (Laura Caxton #2)

Thoughts:

This vampire series of books I started reading a couple or so years ago and really enjoyed them. So I added this author to my discovered list and I plan on finishing the series soon plus add his other books to my tbr. 

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Glen Frost (Horror/Extreme Horror)

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Book Read:

Devil Board

Thoughts:

This book had popped up over on Goodreads a few years back as a horror comparison to some other horror books I was reading at the time. The book synopsis looked great so I decided to check it out to see how I liked it and it was a great spooky story. Looking forward to checking out more books by this author. 

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Sergio Gomez (Horror/Suspense)

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Sergio Gomez

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Book Read:

Camp Slaughter

Thoughts:

This book was making its rounds over on Goodreads about three years ago and it looked really good so I decided to dive into it as well. I liked it so much that I grabbed the second book as well. I plan on reading the sequel here soon. Looking forward to anything else this author has coming out in the future.

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Jonathan Ayecliff (Horror/Science Fiction)

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Book Read:

A Shadow on the Wall

Thoughts:

This book, A Shadow on the Wall came up as a ghost horror comparison over on Goodreads a few years back so I grabbed it at that time. Just decided to step into last year and I was not disappointed. Loved it so much that I am planning on reading more by this author in the future. 

Final Thoughts

So that is my wrap up of "Authors I Have Discovered" this time around. I will put up another ten authors within my "Authors Discovered Series" soon. 

Till next time - Happy Reading folks!

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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Michael Penning

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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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William Massa

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