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Aug 05, 2023
Steve
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Probably more like 3 1/2 stars, but I'm rounding up because I really enjoyed "Joyland." "Joyland" is part of the Hard Case Crime series, and there is crime (murders most foul), but there is more than a whiff of the supernatural. A haunted amusement park (the Horror one, natch), along with some fortune telling and second sight. As Horror stuff goes, it's pretty mild, but nevertheless "Joyland" makes for a very satisfying summer read. Reading this book is the way to go.
The story is somewhat shaki ...more
The story is somewhat shaki ...more
Devin Jones is a college kid who gets a job working for the summer at Joyland amusement park in North Carolina. A woman was murdered in the tunnel of terror at the park and it said to haunt the ride. The book is mainly about Joyland and Devin and his relationship with a handicapped boy named Mike. Not really a scary book. More a sweet book that made me cry in spots.
Mar 09, 2020
Keeley
marked it as to-read
Apr 22, 2023
Katie
marked it as to-read
