Tag Archives: circus horror

Hide, by Kiersten White

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Amanda

I’m not going to give a real description of this book because the more you don’t know, the better it will be. Here are the bare minimums: horror genre without tons of gore, social commentary, a competitive hide-and-seek tournament, and … Continue reading →

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She is a Haunting, by Trang Thanh Tran

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Amanda

From Storygraph: When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She’s always lied to … Continue reading →

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City of Nightmares, by Rebecca Schaeffer

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Amanda

From Goodreads, because this is hands down one of the most intriguing descriptions for a book that I’ve ever laid eyes on: Ever since her sister became a man-eating spider and slaughtered her way through town, nineteen-year-old Ness has been … Continue reading →

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Horror Hotel, by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Amanda

Elisa Lam meets Scooby Doo meets RL Stine. TBH, I’m not sure how this book got on my TBR, but it someone landed on my library hold list, possibly based purely on the cover. And somehow, I got the impression … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Amanda

Triss knows that something is wrong. She doesn’t remember falling into the river. She only remembers waking up, soaking wet, and being cared for by her overly-concerned parents. Her sister seems to hate and fear her, Triss’s stomach is screaming … Continue reading →

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Two Last-Minute Mini-Reviews

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Amanda

So the year is almost over, and I’m pretty much done with anything I might read in 2020. Tomorrow, my end-of-year book post will go up, and I wanted to have everything reviewed beforehand. Thankfully, the last two books I … Continue reading →

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The Blood Card, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Amanda

In this third volume of the Magic Men series, Edgar Stevens and Max Mephisto are called in by the military to investigate the suspicious death of their former commander. Only no one is who they appear to be, everyone has … Continue reading →

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Smoke and Mirrors, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Amanda

In this second book of the Magic Men** series, two children are found dead in the snow, a line of candy leading to them as if in parody of Hansel and Gretel. Fairy tales play a major thematic part of … Continue reading →

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The Zig Zag Girl, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Amanda

From GoodReads: Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend … Continue reading →

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Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Amanda

Mexico, 1950s. Noemí travels out to check up on her newly-married cousin after some strange letters arrived from her at home. She’s “welcomed” into a decrepit old house by a family who believes they are superior to the “local” population … Continue reading →

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