ARC Review: The Poor and the Haunted

The Poor and the Haunted

by: Dustin Mckissen

From Goodreads

As a child Jimmy Lansford and his sister Kelly suffered crushing poverty, their father’s unexplained and frightening suicide, and their mother’s constant abuse and cruelty. Having grown to be a successful adult, Jimmy must contend with the sudden re-emergence of memories from his childhood in Oklahoma and unexplainable events occurring inside his own home. Is it more than memories that haunt Jimmy? Did his parents suffer from mental illness and addiction, or were they possessed by something even worse—and has that presence arrived to take Jimmy?

My Review

I received this book as an ARC from the Publisher Netgalley and the Author Dustin Mckissen for an honest review.

Expected publication: October 31st 2019 by Black Rose Writing.

I would not really say this novel is a horror story but it will pull at your heartstrings.  Jimmy and Kelly was raised in an abusive home with both parents being alcoholics and drug addicts and being very poor.  When the children's father committed suicide when Kelly was just 12 yrs old their life did not get better.  Jimmy and Kelly formed a great bond that got them through their every day life with a mother that did not care about them at all.  Jimmy grew up and got married and when his daughter turned 12 yrs old Jimmy started to experience strange things happening to him.  That just made Jimmy start to question if evil was in his father and if that evil is now with him.  Jimmy started to see things and feel stuff that was not natural.  Jimmy is convinced that the devil took over his parents bodies and is questioning if the devil is trying to take over his.  

The Author Dustin Mckissen did a wonderful job with this debut novel.  I look forward to seeing what other novels he will write in the future.

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ARC Review: Midnight in the Graveyard

Midnight in the Graveyard

From Goodreads

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind, that the moonlight is playing tricks on your eyes, that it's only the swirling mist you see. But when you hear the graveyard gate clang shut, the dead have something to say. Here are their stories…

My Review

 

I received a copy of the book as an ARC for an honest review from Netgalley.

This book has 25 short horror stories. I found most of them well written and I enjoyed the book. The stories I did not enjoy is because it was one of those moments when you are in ahh and have not figured out what you just read. If you enjoy short horror stories this book would be for you. In the introduction Johnathan Janz wrote that this book would be as good as a Stephen King book and that is not the case. I could not compare this book at all to Stephen Kings writings.

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Review: Wait Until Twilight

Wait Until Twilight

by Sag Pak

FromGoodreads

A debut coming-of-age novel about a motherless teenage boy who discovers a terrifying secret in his small Georgia town, and finds that sometimes the most gruesome monsters are those inside ourselves.

What I need to do, needs to be done before it gets too dark . . .

Sixteen-year-old Samuel confronts his own inner monster when he discovers a set of deformed triplets whose mother believes they were immaculately conceived. Soon, the babies have taken hold of his waking and sleeping thoughts, and, unable to escape them, he decides to save them, but their shut-in mother and violent older brother want nothing to do with him.

Samuel must fight the trouble within him and the trouble he sees around him to determine who he will become in a year that forces him to grow from motherless boy to self-defined man. Set in a small Georgia town, this psychologically complex story of survival and self determination explores the dark, often contradictory worlds of young contemporary life, laying bare the ugly truths and secrets that haunt all of us.

My Review

Samuel is a 16 year old who lost his mother a year ago.  He is still death, she died of a brain tumor.  

David, Samuel's friend wants to make a video for a school project, the only problem is he wants to make it about these 3 gruesome looking triplets.  When they go out to the house, Samuel sees these babies and they make him sick.  So now all Samuel can think of are these babies.  He becomes obsessed about them.  He discovers that someone is trying to kill those babies and he is determined to stop them.

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ARC Review: Quiet Neighbors

Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I received this book from the Publisher: Midnight Ink As an ARC for an honest review.
Expected publication: April 6th 2016

I don't even know what to say about this book. The first few pages grabbed my attention but after that it all seemed to go down hill. Its not what I expected at all. I guess you can say its a dark read.

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Mailbox Monday #5 & Its Monday What Are You Reading #8?

I'm combining In My Mail Box #5, and Its Monday What Are You Reading #8?

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for reads to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week.

Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish list

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Review: No One Knows

No One Knows

by J.T Ellison

From Goodreads

The day Aubrey Hamilton’s husband is declared dead by the state of Tennessee should bring closure so she can move on with her life. But Aubrey doesn’t want to move on; she wants Josh back. It’s been five years since he disappeared, since their blissfully happy marriage—they were happy, weren’t they?—screeched to a halt and Aubrey became the prime suspect in his disappearance. Five years of emptiness, solitude, loneliness, questions. Why didn’t Josh show up at his friend’s bachelor party? Was he murdered? Did he run away? And now, all this time later, who is the mysterious yet strangely familiar figure suddenly haunting her new life?

My Review

I received a copy of this book as an ARC from the Publisher Gallery Books and the Author J.T. Ellison for an honest review.  
Expected publication: March 22nd 2016

I thought the book started out a little slow but about a 1/3 of the way into it the story picked up.  I really admire Aubrey, I would never have been able to go through what she does.

Aubrey Hamilton’s husband just disappears.  It looks like he was murdered but no body was ever found.  After 5 long years the State of Tennessee declares him dead.  Aubrey lived a long 5 years with out Josh.  Sometime she thought she would see him in some strangers face.  On the 5 year anniversary she goes out for drinks with a friend.  Earlier in the day she met a stranger that she would of sworn was Josh, it turns out it was not.  She ended up drunk and took this man home with her (Chase).  She started seeing Chase on  regular visits. He lived in Chicago.   Chase had his own plan when he met Aubrey, on his part it was no accident.  He was a journalist just chasing a story, but what they did not plan on doing is falling in love.


After 5 long years someone starts to torment Aubrey.  She starts to connect the dots to Josh disappearance.

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Feature & Follow Friday

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• The goal is to increase blog followers, make friends and have something to post.
• You create your own post using the post prompt.
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TEN REASONS YOU READ YOUR FAVE GENRE?

Hmm I can not come up with 10 reasons.  I like to read a lot of YA paranormal books but lately it seems I have been reading Horror and Mystery/Thrillers.

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