Give the Dark My Love (2018) When seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy, she has only one goal in mind: learn the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, … Continue reading Series Review – Beth Revis
These two haunting books by Rin Chupeco, would be perfect for reading on Halloween. They are both very dark and twisty. The Japanese mythology that they are based on is fascinating as well. And the dolls, well they are just plain creepy. Here are my thoughts about both books. To see their summaries on GoodReads, … Continue reading Series Review
When The Sky Fell on Splendor by Eily Henry Publication Date: March 12, 2019 Summary from GoodReads: Almost everyone in the small town of Splendor, Ohio, was affected when the local steel mill exploded. If you weren’t a casualty of the accident yourself, chances are a loved one was. That’s the case for seventeen-year-old Franny, … Continue reading Strange Happenings in a Small Town
These two books were fairly short and seemed to go together. I decided to do them both now in October, because they were both scary and creepy. The Inn Between by Marina Cohen From the cover you think this is going to be a sweet story about friendship. And on one level it is, but … Continue reading Two Middle Grade Book Reviews
The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger Publication Date: September 17, 2019 Summary from NetGalley: Even good people are drawn to do evil things… Twelve-year-old Rain Winter narrowly escaped an abduction while walking to a friend’s house. Her two best friends, Tess and Hank, were not as lucky. Tess never came home, and Hank was held … Continue reading Dark Obsessions
