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Joyland

Coming of Age and Killers Author: Stephen King Devin Jones is having a strange summer. It’s half magical, and half deadly. His long-time girlfriend has recently dumped him, and now that he is growing up, still a virgin, he is experiencing his first heartache. Everywhere at the college reminds him of the girl who left, and so this summer, instead of working at the college, he goes to a small-town amusement park in North Carolina, named Joyland, to get away from it all. He is seeking isolation, but what he finds is a strange kind of magic. Some of it is [...]

2022-09-17T21:03:10-07:00September 17th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Landfall

Revelations & Revenge Author: Dawn Lee McKenna With a hurricane just offshore and Wyatt hours away in the hospital, preparing for surgery, Maggie is on her own. She must prep her house, lock up her chickens safely (including the difficult to catch Stoopid), and shoo her two children into the car. They must leave Apalachicola before the hurricane hits. So far everything is going according to plan. During Wyatt’s last phone call Maggie was already packed and settling just a few of the last-minute necessities before hitting the road. But when the next day comes, and Maggie and family aren’t there [...]

2022-09-17T10:39:05-07:00September 17th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

Paris Apartment, The

Another Generic Thriller Author: Lucy Foley Jess is a stranger in Pairs, a girl on the run from a job turned sour, looking for her pretentious brother and a place to crash. Instead, she finds an elaborate, empty apartment, a spot of blood, and a building full of strange people with secrets. In the darkness of shadows and wealth, Jess is alone, and she doesn’t know if she can trust anyone. This is my first venture into the hyped world of famed mystery/thriller author Lucy Foley. I have some of her other books on my shelves, curtesy of Book of the [...]

2022-08-26T09:41:43-07:00August 20th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |
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