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Posted on June 27, 2016April 7, 2017

Mammoth by Douglas Perry

Not quite what I was expecting, which I think is the general feel judging by others reviews. Be warned, this isn’t a creepy paranormal, alien type of thing. I don’t think that’s a spoiler either, I wouldn’t want you to pick this up and be greatly disappointed. If you love character focused novels then this …

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Posted on June 22, 2016April 7, 2017

In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

DNF at 80% I was so ready to love this book! I'd been wanting it forever! So when I finally got my hands on it I got straight to it and starting reading, but oh dear god, how wrong I was to be excited about this. Now I'm not saying this is a badly written book, or …

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Posted on June 21, 2016April 7, 2017

Behind Closed Doors by b. A. Paris

”’Fear,’ he whispered. ‘There is nothing quite like it. I love how it looks, I love how it feels, I love how it smells. And I especially love the sound of it.’ I felt his tongue on my cheek. ‘I even love the taste of it.’”  Welcome to Jack and Grace's perfect life and perfect …

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Posted on June 13, 2016April 7, 2017

The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza

”The black-clad figure ran lightly, streaking through the darkness, feet barely making a sound on the narrow dirt path, ducking and twisting gracefully to avoid contact with the dense surrounding trees and bushes. It was as if the shadow were sweeping silently over the leaves."  Well, well, well, another excellent book from the Erika Foster …

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Posted on June 10, 2016April 7, 2017

The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza

”He gave her a picture he’d drawn, of Erika dressed in a white boiler suit getting into a UFO to go up into space with a group of Minions. It pretty much summed up how she felt.” I went into this completely blind. I’d seen the book floating around and when I discovered it for …

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Posted on June 8, 2016April 7, 2017

The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen

”Because I know the light will always belong to people like him. And those unwilling to look beyond their own little world will be left in the dark.”  There was so much about this book I had not been expecting. To begin with I just imagined this was going to be another kidnapping / captivity …

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Posted on June 6, 2016April 7, 2017

The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley

’”It’s funny, int it?” he said. “How you church people can have more faith in something that can’t be proved than something that's standing right in front of you? I suppose it comes down to seeing what you want to see, dunt it?”’  3.5 stars! I had really high hopes for this book, more because …

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Posted on June 3, 2016April 7, 2017

The Good Kind of Bad by Rita Brassington

3.5 stars! Secrets don't stay secret for long. This was definitely slow to start. After getting into my last read almost instantly (All The Ugly and Wonderful Things) this one didn’t seem like it was going to be my cup of tea, but after I got to around the 20% mark things started getting a little more …

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Posted on May 31, 2016April 7, 2017

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

”Right up until that moment it was sweet and funny. Odd couple that they were, they had a real connection. Then he tugged her boot off and kissed the bottom of her bare foot. I could see him doing that kind of thing to his own kid, but she wasn’t. She was somebody else’s little …

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Posted on May 24, 2016April 7, 2017

Seed by Ania Ahlborn

”Let me guess, that’s a risk yer willin’ t’take, right? People always think they’ve got to be riskin’ something to get to the end of the story. But let me tell ya: it’s your story. The end of the story is gonna get ya whether you want it to er not. You think you gotta …

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