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Prisoner, The

An Unbelievable Thriller Author: B.A. Paris It began in the dark, in fear. But it didn’t start that way. Amelie married Ned Hawthorne, her billionaire boss, for money; it was a pure business deal, unconsummated, brief, uncomplicated. Ned’s motives, however, were not as straight forward as he promised. Now, Amelie has been kidnapped and locked in a dark room. She has plenty of time to look back over her mistakes, at the man her fake husband turned out to be, and to wonder how she can let her captors know that she does not sympathize with or support Ned. As days [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-30T13:12:16-07:00April 30th, 2023|Tags: book review, read, reading, thriller|

Walking Alone

27 Bizarre Little Bites Author: Bentley Little Short stories aren’t my go-to in general. I prefer the length and depth of a novel, the ability to create an evocative atmosphere and realistic characters. In particular, I love Bentley Little novels where he morphs the everyday and ordinary into something sonorous and spooky. When I saw Walking Alone free with my Audible membership, I downloaded and then started it without checking-in, without realizing that it was not the usual Bentley Little novel, but instead a collection of 27 short stories. However, my disappointment soon merged into joy as each taut, weird little [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-29T17:55:23-07:00April 29th, 2023|Tags: Bentley Little, book review, horror, read, reader, reading, Short Stories, short story|

Frankenstein

Made a Monster? Author: Mary Shelley Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a young, ambitious man who has used science to unravel the deepest, most impenetrable mysteries of life and death. His own ambition has destroyed him, and the walking testament to his hubris has become vengeful and half-crazed from rejection. Thus begins Mary Shelley’s tale of a man who did not respect the bounds of nature and God and now must contend with the horror of his own creation. Most of us hear the word Frankenstein and we think of mad scientists, sizzling lightning bolts, shouts of “it’s alive,” evil laughter echoing [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-22T20:09:05-07:00April 22nd, 2023|Tags: book review, classic, Frankenstein, horror, read, reading|