Category: Book Reviews
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Brady – by D. W. Hitz – Book Review
“After Karl is forced to put down his beloved pet Brady, he unintentionally releases a beast from another dimenson. If he wants to save himself and those around him, he’ll have to figure out how to put the beast back and accept that none of us is ever really gone.” Hey pals! This is a…
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Voices – by Kit Power – Book Review
This is a spoiler-free review, so enter freely! The “Shadows” books are a series of micro-collections by Black Shuck Books, all written by different authors, and unconnected from each other. Today we’re looking at number 17, Voices, by the criminally-not-as-well-known-as-he-deserves-to-be Kit Power. I’m sure some of you must know that our fearless Goat Leader, Kayleigh,…
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Egor’s Emporium – by Adrian Baldwin – Book Review
This is a spoiler-free review so yippee ki yay motherf***ers. ‘When coin-up machine junkie Zak spots a rare, limited-edition toy figure (that ‘speaks to him’ from inside his local amusement arcade’s new claw-grab machine) he becomes obsessed with winning her – even if it means putting his job, finances, and relationship with increasingly impatient girlfriend…
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The Cabin at the End of the World – by Paul Tremblay – Book Review
Just a horns up before we start, this review does contain spoilers. Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake, with their closest neighbours more than two miles in either direction. As Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears…
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Dear Laura – by Gemma Amor – Book Review
Hello, my little goaties (or kids, I could say) – this is a spoiler-free review, so dive on in! Every year, on her birthday, Laura gets a letter from a stranger. That stranger claims to know the whereabouts of her missing friend Bobby, but there’s a catch: he’ll only tell her what he knows in…
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Pied! – by Adrian Baldwin – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review, because apparently people are sensitive about spoilers. Pfft. TW: I might not recommend this book to people who are sensitive about sexual assault. It might also be a bad idea for those who suffer coulrophobia. When upcoming indie crime author Rex Stevens is kidnapped after a book-signing event and forced…
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Cunning Folk – by Adam Nevill – Book Review
Book: Cunning Folk Author: Adam Nevill (This is a spoiler-free review) Money’s tight and their new home is a fixer-upper. Deep in rural South West England, with an ancient wood at the foot of the garden, Tom and his family are miles from anywhere and anyone familiar. His wife, Fiona, was never convinced that buying…