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Growing and Changing: Exposure to Toxins Will Do That

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

April 30, 2024 by Melina 1 Comment

I’m pretty sure I purchased this book when it first came out. The only problem was, I purchased it as an Spanish language ebook and I don’t speak or read Spanish.  I tried to fight with Barnes & Noble about an exchange but gave up quickly.  When I saw the opportunity to purchase it on a discount just recently, I took it.  The cover intrigued me just as it did when I first purchased it, and the summary was equally tantalizing. The book begins after […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: #YAFiction, infection, rory power, tox, wilder girls

Melina's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: #YAFiction, infection, rory power, tox, wilder girls ·
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A very funny book with an unnecessary jab at Creedence Clearwater Revival

May 6, 2014 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

Goodreads has this PSA for you: “WARNING: You may have a huge, invisible spider living in your skull. THIS IS NOT A METAPHOR. You will dismiss this as ridiculous fearmongering. Dismissing things as ridiculous fearmongering is, in fact, the first symptom of parasitic spider infection-the creature secretes a chemical into the brain to stimulate skepticism, in order to prevent you from seeking a cure. That’s just as well, since the “cure” involves learning what a chain saw tastes like. You can’t feel the spider, because […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, comedy, David Wong, epidemic, gore, horror, infection, paranormal, Suspense, zombies

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: alwaysanswerb, comedy, David Wong, epidemic, gore, horror, infection, paranormal, Suspense, zombies ·
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