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Incidents Around the House

Can I Go Inside Your Heart? Author: Josh Malerman Eight-year-old Bella’s imaginary friend just won’t stop asking her a question: “Can I go inside your heart?” Other Mommy started out in Bella’s closet, then she floated around the room, then she sat on the bed. Now, she is everywhere. In the bedroom. In the bathroom. On the playground. And her question just won’t stop. She needs an answer. The answer has to be yes . . . or else. It started with only Bella seeing Other Mommy. A charming childhood friend. Then Mommy saw the entity. And Daddo. And Grandma Ruth. And guests [...]

Frances Carden2024-11-05T14:13:29-07:00November 5th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading|

Only Good Indians, The

When Prey Becomes Predator Author: Stephen Graham Jones Have you ever been afraid of dinner’s vengeance? I’m not talking about indigestion or comically bad stomach times . . . but about beef getting revenge the old-fashioned way – by resurrecting itself as a basketball playing Elk Headed woman monster with the intention to kill. Not high on your fear list? Well, put down that Big Mac and saddle up for The Only Good Indians, where dinner shows up ten years later with some supernatural murder plans and a whole lotta dribbling. I’ve been avoiding this surprisingly acclaimed book for years because [...]

Frances Carden2024-11-04T18:27:31-07:00November 4th, 2024|Tags: book review, folk lore, horror, read, reading|

Star-Touched Queen, The

Fate, Love, and Demon Horses Author: Roshani Chokshi Maya’s horoscope has kept her sequestered. She is hated in the harem. Outcast by the other women. After all, her doomed future could spill over onto them, onto their children. She is destined to bring death and destruction, and many think that the kingdom would be better without her presence. Her mother is already dead. Who else is next? The weird thing about prophecy, however, is the twists and turns you take to arrive at a final destiny. On the eve of the destruction of her empire, as Maya prepares to end her [...]

Frances Carden2024-10-27T09:27:27-07:00October 27th, 2024|Tags: book review, fantasy, fate, legend, read, reading, romance, young adult|