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September 20, 2013
Book Review: Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Title: Ghost Story
Author: Peter Straub
Genre: Horror, Supernatural Horror
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 5 stars
In life, not every sin goes unpunished.
GHOST STORY
For four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. Now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past — and get away with murder.
Peter Straub’s classic bestseller is a work of “superb horror” (T...
September 19, 2013
Book Review: Rose by Holly Webb
Title: Rose
Author: Holly Webb
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Age Group: Middle Grade
Rating: 4 stars
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The grand residence of the famous alchemist, Mr Fountain, is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose has left behind. For the house is positively overflowing with sparkling magic—she can feel it. And it’s not long before Rose realises that maybe, just maybe, she has a little bit of magic in her, too. . . .
T...
September 18, 2013
Book Tours: Starter Day Party All Hallow’s ABC
I’m happy to host the starter day party today for picture book/alphabet book “All Hallow’s ABC”. I’ll be reviewing this cute little book on September 27th. Stay tuned for the review, and meanwhile, visit the other tour stops! 
Tour Schedule
September 18th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
September 19th: Book Excerpt, Review and Giveaway @ Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys
September 20th: Book Review @ Rambling Voices In My Head
September 22nd: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
September 24th:...
September 16, 2013
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (36)
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. It’s where book bloggers gather to talk about what books they read and reviewed last week, what books they’re currently reading and what books they’re planning to read. This is a great way for me to plan my reading week, and to take a sneak peek at what others are reading.
Finished Reading
Nightmare Man by Alan Ryker
Tropic of Darkness by Tony Richards
by Luke Walker
Currently Reading
En...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Trapped
I’m hosting a starter day party for “Trapped” today, a romantic suspense novel. I’ll be reviewing the book on my blog on October 8th. Meanwhile, you can visit all the other tour stops!
Tour Schedule
September 16th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
September 18th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
September 20th: Book Review @ Bookish Madness
September 22nd: Book Excerpt @ Brooke Blogs
September 24th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog
September 26th: Book Excerpt @ The Book Daily
September 28th...
Book Review: The Cross of Santiago by Evie Gaughan
Title: The Cross of Santiago
Author: Evie Gaughan
Genre: Historical Fiction / Time Travel
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
“One cross will bind two couples across four centuries”
An ancient love story, locked in the heart of a sunken treasure, is destined to find its happy ending… even if it takes four hundred years to do so.
Amanda Morrison does not believe in love or destiny, but when a longlost aunt leaves her a m...
September 13, 2013
Guest Post The Granite Key
I’m stepping aside today and offering a spot on my blog for N.S. Wikarski, the author of archaelogical thriller “The Granite Key”.
TIPS FOR WRITING YE OLDE HISTORICAL FICTION
“My God, they can’t expect to put ‘Ye Olde’ in front of anything they want and get away with it.”
If, like me, you’re a fan of The Big Bang Theory, you’ll immediately recognize Sheldon Cooper’s complaint about the historical inaccuracies of a Renaissance Faire, California-style.
As much as I’d like to distance myself from mo...
September 9, 2013
Book Review: This House is Haunted: True Encounters with the World Beyond by Hans Holzer
Title: This House is Haunted: True Encounters with the World Beyond
Author: Hans Holzer
Genre: True Haunting, Non Fiction
Rating: 3,5 stars
Review copy provided by the publisher through Netgalley.
Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous, and infamous, real-life haunted houses
Perhaps no other paranormal situation captures our imagination more than a haunted house. The idea of sharing a home with the dead is unsettling...
Book Review: Battling Demons of Darkness by Brandon Boston
Title: Battling Demons of Darkness
Author: Brandon Boston
Genre: True Haunting, Non-Fiction
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Publication Date: September 8th, 2013
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon, Llewellyn Publications
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
During a seemingly ordinary Sunday church service when he was a young child, Brandon Boston experienced his first encounter with the paranormal–an exorcism. After that life-changing day, demons and dark spirits...
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (35)
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. It’s where book bloggers gather to talk about what books they read and reviewed last week, what books they’re currently reading and what books they’re planning to read. This is a great way for me to plan my reading week, and to take a sneak peek at what others are reading.
Finished Reading
Rose by Holly Webb
The Hole by William Meikle
Sometimes It Is Rocket Science by Kara Thorpe
Currently Reading
Nightmare M...
