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Royal Blood by Aimee Carter

Posted 03/12/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I’m a sucker for thrillers and if it’s a YA thriller, then all the better. Don’t ask me why I like YA so much better than adult books, but I do. I mean, yes, I read adult books, but I have a strong preference for YA over adult books. So when I saw this come up as one of the blog tours, I knew I had to sign up. Now if you know me, you know that I’m not usually a fan of anything that involves royalty, but the description of the book sounded so good, I had to read it. I’m so glad I did. Characters I’m going to be honest, there’s a ton of characters in this book and it can be tough to get a feel for all of them – especially since we don’t see a lot of all of them. So if I missed a […]

Suburban Monsters by Christoph..

Posted 03/05/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Ok, so we know I love horror. I’ve said it a million times. So when I saw Suburban Monsters, a horror short story collection by Christopher Hawkins on NetGalley, I had to give it a try. Unfortunately, I wasn’t as thrilled with the collection as I’d hoped. Read on to see my thoughts on the various stories. Suburban Monsters – The Stories Green Eyes This story isn’t too terribly scary or creepy. It’s more sad than anything, with just a touch of horror at the very end of the story. It only takes a few minutes to read (less than 30) and it’s a nice story to start Suburban Monsters off. I rather liked it. Moonrise Over Water With Sargassum, 2022. Oil on Canvas Again, this story in Suburban Monsters isn’t terribly scary or creepy. It’s more sad and perhaps a cautionary tale of what can happen when a husband […]

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

Posted 02/28/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I’m back with my third review of a Holly Jackson book. This time it’s for Kill Joy, the prequel novella to the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a big fan of Holly Jackson’s books. So suffice it to say, yes, I liked this one a lot. So let’s get into the review. Kill Joy – Characters There are several characters in Kill Joy – seven characters that we’ll be dealing with for the majority of the story. Pip Pip is our main character. She’s one of those super serious, super studious girls that if you ask her what her idea of fun is, she’ll tell you doing her homework or planning out a project. She’s that annoying girl who has to be right all the time, but yet you still manage to like her. I like Pip – she’s […]

Tell Me What Really Happened b..

Posted 02/23/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

We all know I love a good mystery/thriller, especially YA ones. Well believe me when I say Tell Me What Really Happened is a good one. A really good one. In fact, it is done in a really neat format – it is all interviews with the victim’s friends. Intrigued? Read on for my review. CW: Death, Guns, Shooting, Murder, Blood Tell Me What Really Happened: Characters In Tell Me What Really Happened we have five characters to go with – the victim and her four friends. Let’s start with our victim. Maylee We don’t actually get to meet the real Maylee. She only speaks when one of her friends tells about something she said. From what I could gather, she’s kind of a pain in the ass. She can be rude and abrasive, manipulating and cold. But she can also be warm and loving as well. She’s definitely a […]

Zoomers vs Boomers by Sawyer B..

Posted 02/19/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Today’s book review is for Zoomers vs Boomers by Sawyer Black. Read on to find out what I had to say about this very interesting horror novel. CW: murder, blood, gore, mentions of racism, bullying, homophobia We all know I love a good horror novel – but when you pit Gen Z against the “Boomers”, I have to stop and take notice. I’m going to do the usual CAWPILE but I’m not going to detail specific characters because there’s just too many. Zoomers vs Boomers – Characters Our characters in Zoomers vs Boomers range from “we are rooting for this guy” to the “please just kill this dude already, seriously, before I jump in and do it for you”. For me, this was not an exaggeration. There were people – on the bad guys’ side – that I was wishing someone would hurry up and just off them so I […]