The Crimson Corset (The Vampires of Crimson Cove #1) by Alistair Cross

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Five "Vicious Vamps" Stars

Vampires Galore! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Crimson Cove is a small town in California that harbors an ancient and evil secret where creatures of the night roam and play. Cade Colter decides to move into town and stay with his brother Brooks but doesn't realize the danger that is simmering within the town as there lies within Crimson Cove vampires that are gearing up for a war and the brothers seem to end up in the middle of the fight! 

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

Thoughts:

This story just grabbed me from the get-go as I do love to read vampire stories and this one has tons of action above the sheets and beneath the sheets as well! Lots of steamy sex action that was making my mirrors in my room foggy! 😆

There is tons of other action too along with lots of suspense, disappearances, and murder. The pace of the story was slow at first with background world building and the introduction of characters as there are quite a few characters within the story but then the book picks up speed and things start rolling along at a faster pace. I was literally up till 4 am one morning reading this story as I just could not put it down! Read about 30% within a couple of hours! 

I loved all the characters in this story as the author goes into some back stories with some of the characters to round them out and the characters begin to mesh well within the story. Looking forward to continuing on with the series as there are a few books to read yet and I own them all. 

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Five Nights in a Haunted Cabin by Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Spooky Boo" Stars

Creepy Haunting!

Thoughts:

I am not doing my traditional small taste with this blog review as there would be spoilers so going to just give out my thoughts on the story. 

This is a true paranormal/haunting tale where the authors, Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross got together to collaborate on a book and decided to work on the book in a haunted cabin out in the backwoods in California. This was kind of a short book but there was quite a bit of haunting happenings within the story that kept me glued to my kindle! 

This book was one creepy story and I love to read about true ghost/paranormal stories. I have read quite a few of them in the last six or seven years. True hauntings always seem to creep me out. From what was told within these pages the story gives off major haunting vibes and everything that both authors experienced brought the visuals of what they were experiencing to life on the pages of the book!  Another great book by these authors and this book will be going on my favorites shelf. So if you want to experience the otherworldly side then go check out this book! 

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Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds by John Everson

 

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Five "Thriller Killer" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

Eve Springer has the opportunity to go to Belgium to play with the musical group the Songbirds and studying under the famous Professor Earnest Von Klein as she has been wanting to be a Songbird her whole life, but when she arrives there is a murder of one of the Songbirds. 

As she gets settled into the campus things go south as there is another murder of one of the Songbirds. Eve wonders what is happening and why are there murders when she just arrives. The murders throw suspicion toward Eve since she is a newcomer as she always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and the police will not leave her alone as things point in her direction but when more murders start happening everyone is wondering who it is and why are they killing the Songbirds!

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

Thoughts:

The author, John Everson pays homage to Giallo the Italian mystery thrillers and this story was one twisted, mysterious, suspenseful, heart beating ride! I love crime thrillers almost as much as I love horror and this story just kept me turning kindle pages with the speed of light as there is so much that happens within this story that there was no time to breathe!

There is tons of suspense and mystery with trying to figure out who the killer is but the author never lets it be known till the end of the book who is responsible for the murders. This book was one of the best crime thrillers I have read in awhile and I read the last half of the book within just a few short hours as I could not put it down! 

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The Stones of Landane by Catherine Cavendish

 

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Four "Magical Mystical Mystery" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

This book follows three timelines: 2023, 1900 and 1967

The 2023 timeline follows Nadia and Jonathan as Nadia loves the Stones of Landane and wants to share her passion of the stones with Jonathan but Jonathan soon learns that Nadia's obsession with the stones do not seem healthy for her mentality. 

The 1900 timeline follows Olivia and Grant as Olivia meets Grant on an archaeology quest with a team from Cambridge University that are interested in studying the stones, but Olivia's father is not happy with her being on an archaeological team as he thinks the stones have an evil influence on people.

The 1967 timeline follows Shelly and Vicki as they want to attend the Summer of Love festival but things become weird as they have odd dreams and do not know what is behind them, but when there are disappearances is when things go awry and they both wonder if it is attached to the stones. 

That is probably more than a small taste but I had to give a small backstory for each timeline to give an idea of what is in store with the mystery of the stones.  If you want to know more and are intrigued by these backstories then go grab this book and let the author take you into a magical mystical mystery of haunting suspense!

Thoughts:

Once again I found myself captured by author Catherine Cavendish as she took me on a mysterious journey into the fictional world of Landane. 

The timelines of all three back stories for the characters goes into a deep depth of history with the stones and what happens when the characters are among the stones. Interesting enough the stories of the characters might be fictional but the history of the stones are real as there is such a place that does exist. 

Another great book by this author filled with haunting tones, suspense, and mysteries. 

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Ghostlords (The Haunted Hamlet #4) by Jeff DeGordick

 

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Five "Spooky Terror" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

Simon Donatti is back in the last installment of The Haunted Hamlet series as his ghost hunter skills are about to be tested with the return of the Ghostlords! Simon along with the townspeople of Harrow's Hamlet are going to need to figure out what they will have to do to rid the town of the evil entities as the Ghostlords (a/k/a Phantom Lords) start laying waste to the town to resurrect one of their own! 

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

Thoughts:

This story threw me back into the heat of things as it has been awhile since I read the series, but once the story took off I could hardly put the book down! The last half of the book had lots of haunting and sorcery action! Yes - there is sorcery/magic within this story and this book rocked with action as the character Simon and the townspeople had to try and stop the phantoms! 

This book kept me glued to my cozy chair as I wanted to see how everything was going to end and I was not disappointed as the author kept the story moving fast and kept me on my toes! It was a great way to end the series as it had like an epic ending. I have a few more books to read by this author which I will be stepping into more of his work soon. 

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The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden

 

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Five "Twisted Thriller" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

Millie is back in the third installment and this time she is married to Enzo and she has two children (Nico and Ada). Millie and her family move to Long Island as they buy a house so that they can get out of their apartment. The neighborhood seems nice and quiet but Millie soon learns that not everything in the neighborhood is up to par and her neighbors are anything but what they seem. Millie wonders if her and her family did the right thing by moving into a new house and she realizes that they might have made a bad mistake with moving there! 

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

Thoughts:

This third installment was one crazy and twisted thriller ride that kept me reading at a fast pace!  The minute I started reading it I felt that I probably wouldn't be getting up from my cozy chair anytime soon and I was right as I was pulled immediately into the story.  

The author once again builds up the suspense of the story and by the time that I got past the 50% mark the story went into a tailspin of a twisted mess that kept me turning the pages of my kindle at breakneck speed! I literally read the last half of the book in about 3 hours as I could not put the book down! 

Another great book by this author and I am hoping that the author will continue with this series as it seems that each book gets better and better!

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