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It’s Bad When You Don’t Think A Crazy Guy is Crazy Enough, Right?

June 1, 2015 by Melina Leave a Comment

Regarding the question in my title, that could be on me…I like to read dark stuff. I’m used to it and I like it.  This? Not so much. The premise of Jack of Spades is very similar to Stephen King’s Dark Half except without any (possible) supernatural elements.  The fact that Stephen King gets referenced throughout this book made it all the more strange to me but in a good way.  Where Dark Half is brutal and scary (or maybe it’s not now that I think […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR7, Jack of Spades, Joyce Carol Oates, Melina

Melina's CBR7 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR7, Jack of Spades, Joyce Carol Oates, Melina ·
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