Synopsis: Betrayed by the men in their lives, two women seethe with rage and bitterness. When a trickster spirit offers them the gift of revenge, they cannot resist. Chia runs one of the best restaurants in Abuja, Nigeria, and is renowned among the male clientele for her captivating beauty and delicious hot pepper soup. But […]
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Review: The Retreat by Gemma Fairclough
The Retreat is a compelling and riveting read, one that intrigues you with its folkloric mystery!
Review: The Scald-Crow by Grace Daly
Synopsis: Brigid—that’s the Irish Breej, not “Bridge-id,” though it’s not like she’d correct you—has had a rough go of it. Her mother abused her when she was little, her best friend (and secret crush) is too busy chasing some blonde to answer Brigid’s calls, and she lost her job thanks to chronic pelvic pain with […]
Review: Across The Dunes by Dan Soule
Synopsis: SOME LEGENDS ARE TRUE… EVEN IF YOU PRAY THEY AREN’T In a forgotten English coastal town, a sinister fairy tale lies in wait beneath the dunes. When an estranged father and son return to sell the family home, an ancient magical pact between their family and elemental powers of nature is set in motion. […]
Review: King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Synopsis: Bookish dreamer Arthur Oakes is a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters and beautiful buildings. But his idyll – and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot – is shattered when local drug dealers force him into a terrible crime: stealing rare and valuable books from the exceptional college library. Trapped and […]
Review: The Christmas Demon by J.Z. Pitts
Synopsis: Trapped by a snowstorm deep in the Bavarian Alps, Al and Mallory are already unraveling. Addiction. Resentment. Loss.Only one thing keeps them together: their six-year-old daughter, Sadie. Then the chains begin to rattle.Something ancient has awakened in the forest—and it has targeted them. Is this punishment? Is it penance? As the storm worsens and […]
Review: The Culling of Redwitch by Taylor Johnston
Synopsis This spine-chilling tale follows a plague doctor with unique skills as he investigates disappearances in a dreamlike English village in the fall of 1361. Not knowing who to trust, he must rely on his sword, wits, and knowledge of magic and medicine to fight off men and monsters as he attempts to unravel this […]
Review: The Cold House by A.G. Slatter
Synopsis: Writer Everly Bainbridge’s life is left in ruins when her husband takes their child to the supermarket one day and a lorry collides with their car. After the accident, a lawyer appears on her doorstep and tells her her husband was not who he said he was and she is a very rich widow. […]
Review: Demon Song by Kelsea Yu
Synopsis: Places like this have a history. Desires. And this one is famished. Megan and her mom are on the run after narrowly escaping the clutches of an abusive man who dragged them from Portland to Beijing. With few options, Megan’s mom turns to an old friend who offers them room and board in Huihuang […]
Review: The Night Birds by Christopher Golden
Synopsis: Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak years ago, they never expected to see each other again. Now, as part of his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book lives aboard the Christabel, a 19th century freighter half-sunken off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, […]
Review: Itch! by Gemma Amor
Synopsis: Josie is at rock bottom, living a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin.When Josie stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, she plummets into a downward […]
Review: Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon
Synopsis When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy of supernatural terror. There are rumours of a bizarre curse hanging over the hoard of antiques and jewellery within the house. And unbeknownst to the others, one member of the trio […]