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Witching Hour, The

A Generational Story of Evil Author: Anne Rice There are generations of witches and behind them is one insidious entity, carefully gathering power and information, who rules them all. Rowan Mayfair knows nothing of her history, of the being that has crafted it. She knows only that she is adopted as an outcast from her people, sworn to never go back to her roots, to never ask questions. She knows that she has a strange power, one that has life in it but also much death. She knows that she has killed and that she is trying to repent. Meanwhile, Michael [...]

2022-08-26T09:32:18-07:00August 22nd, 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: , , , , , , |

Bunny

Mean Girls Meets Tales from the Crypt Author: Mona Awad Samantha doesn’t fit in. Not at her fancy ivy league MFA program and not with her brainless and brainwashed classmates whose saccharine clique, the Bunnies, is closed to her. But it doesn’t matter. Because Samantha is here to write, to write like she never has before. Pity she hasn’t scrawled a word since moving into this ostracizing world. But it’s ok, because Samantha has Ava, her fishnet gloved, coolly punk, avant-garde friend. Together their nights are filled with dreams, their days relishing not belonging. But what if Samantha could become a [...]

2022-08-26T09:44:13-07:00August 14th, 2022|Tags: |
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