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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Classic's Quick Questions interview.)

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The Weight of Blood

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

October 8, 2022 by Classic 2 Comments

Wow, that a fun retelling of “Carrie” by Tiffany D. Jackson. She did her own spin on it, and incorporated many different elements that make it more updated. I have to say though, I wish that Jackson had followed along with how King chose to end Carrie. The ending on this one didn’t really work for me and it was honestly not realistic. It took me out of the story a bit. “The Weight of Blood” follows a podcast that decides to take on the […]

Filed Under: Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: Tiffany D. Jackson

Classic's CBR14 Review No:217 · Genres: Horror, Young Adult · Tags: Tiffany D. Jackson ·
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Vampire

Vampire by Richie Tankersley Cusick

October 2, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

A solid YA horror novel with some elements that at times had me going what is happening a few times. The only thing that gave me pause was our heroine (Darcy) possibly getting involved with a relative in the end [read the book if you want to know about all of that]. I loved Richie Tankersley Cusick books as a teen and I still like them now even though I noted some minor things here and there. The main reason why I gave this 4 […]

Filed Under: Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: Richie Tankersley Cusick

Classic's CBR14 Review No:216 · Genres: Horror, Young Adult · Tags: Richie Tankersley Cusick ·
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The Sundial

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

October 2, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

If this had been shorter. I am sure I would have loved it. But it just went on and on and it took me most of last night and this morning to get through. I loved the plot, and even the opening by Victor LaValle. But the whole book just wanders and then eventually we get to what I consider an odd and open-ended ending. At least I had a chance to read this while I had candles burning nearby. “The Sundial” with an introduction […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery Tagged With: classics, gothic, Shirley Jackson

Classic's CBR14 Review No:215 · Genres: Horror, Mystery · Tags: classics, gothic, Shirley Jackson ·
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Halloween Carnival Volume 1

Halloween Carnival Volume 1 by Brian James Freeman

October 2, 2022 by Classic 2 Comments

All in all, the stories work and are 5 star reads. There is just one that felt a bit unfinished and honestly way too goofy to be in this collection. But this is a nice little appetizer if you want to read something to get you in the Halloween mood. “Strange Candy” by Robert McCammon (5 stars)-What to say. This man can write anything and even if not all of them work for me, he can still get you in the feels. I loved this […]

Filed Under: Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Brian James Freeman

Classic's CBR14 Review No:214 · Genres: Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Brian James Freeman ·
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The New Evil

The New Evil by R.L. Stine

October 1, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

Bless. There’s a point in this book when you want to shake Corky, Debra, and Kimmy. And I just shook my head. But honestly though, most of the book works. I do love that when I think of Christmas these days, my first thought goes to crazed killers though. Reading R.L. Stine as a teen will do that to you. This is the fourth book in the Fear Street Cheerleaders series. Just a continuation of the prior installments with Corky and her friends trying to […]

Filed Under: Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: Cheerleaders, Fear Street, Fear Street Cheerleaders, R.L. Stine

Classic's CBR14 Review No:213 · Genres: Horror, Young Adult · Tags: Cheerleaders, Fear Street, Fear Street Cheerleaders, R.L. Stine ·
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The Suffering

The Suffering by Rin Chupeco

October 1, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

The second book in “The Girl from the Well” series was solid. I think the end dragged a bit and honestly the ending didn’t really work for me. I think I would have preferred if Chupeco had gone another way. Once we read about one ritual that a strong priest or priestess could do, I kind of saw the ending coming a mile away. That said I loved the overall plot of Tark and Okiku returning to Japan to save Kagura well as fight against […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well #2

Classic's CBR14 Review No:212 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well #2 ·
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