Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review #27: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
The Love, Actually of dark mystery novels. Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, Dark Objects, follows protagonist Libby Day as she tries to find her family’s murderer. During the Satanic Panic of the 1980s (which I discussed with extreme incredulity in my Unmask Alice post), Libby’s mother and two sisters are murdered in their farmhouse in the…
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Book Review #26: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I want to begin this review by saying that it will be extremely spoiler heavy. This book came out OVER a decade ago (2012), and the movie came out NEARLY a decade ago (2016). If you’ve managed to avoid the spoilers and big reveals so far, I’m assuming it’s because you really don’t care about…
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Book Review #25: Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier
I’ve certainly mentioned before that I’m a huge fan of Daphne du Maurier. I like her descriptive and mysterious writing style, her focus on tragic female characters, and her tantalizing plots. Frenchman’s Creek, published in 1941, has most of the markers of a signature du Maurier novel. While Frenchman’s Creek is one of du Maurier’s…
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Book Review #24: Ariel by Sylvia Plath
Welcome to my first ever poetry review! To start, let it be known that I don’t read very much poetry. This is actually the first time I’ve read an entire collection cover to cover. Typically, if I’m reading poetry, it’s a singular poem that Rattle has sent me in my email. I initially bought Ariel…
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Book Review #23: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Today I’m reviewing a recent book! It’s quite rare that I stumble upon a recently published book because my TBR list is SO backed-up, but I managed to snag this 2022 release from the library last week. One Dark Window is about a young woman with a secret. Taking place in a mystical Victorian setting,…
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Book Review #22: Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson
After finishing Unmask Alice, I am in shock. In this book, Rick Emerson gives a detailed account of the history behind what would now be considered a “viral” novel, Go Ask Alice. For those who are unfamiliar with this book, it was initially published as the absolutely true diary of a real-life, troubled teen. The…
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Book Review #21: Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
By now, I think it’s safe to say that you all know I’m a pretty big Leigh Bardugo fan. The Six of Crows duology is one of my favorite YA book series (that feels more “adult” than YA anyway), and I am always excited to read anything Bardugo puts out. Because of this, I was…
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Book Review #20: Misery by Stephen King
What. A. Ride. Before I delve into this review, I feel I should mention that I am a big Stephen King fan, so I’m generally biased when it comes to his novels. There are some that I have felt just weren’t for me, but for the most part I know that when I pick up…
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Book Review #19: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
It’s been a while. Some time ago I wrote a post about how to motivate yourself to write when you really don’t want to. As you can tell by my months-long absence, I did not take my own advice. I would like to add a quick tip, though: Another great way to make yourself write…
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Book Review #18: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Today I’m coming at you with some slight controversy. I didn’t hear about this book when it came out (because I don’t pay attention to these sorts of things), so I didn’t have very much background about it before going into this read. However, it was pretty apparent from the synopsis of the story that…