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Little Crazy Children by James..

Posted 02/17/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Ok, so whether you want to believe it or not, I actually do like true crime books. I don’t read a lot of them, but I’m picky about them . Honestly, I’m not even sure what made me decide to request to read Little Crazy Children by James Renner. Now for this book, the usual CAWPILE review isn’t going to cut it, so this time around you’re just going to get my thoughts. CW: Murder, suicide, mentions of rape, drinking, drugs About Little Crazy Children Little Crazy Children takes on the 1990 murder case of 16-year-old Lisa Lee Pruett. The book details how the Shaker Heights police honed in on one suspect despite there being other suspects. My Thoughts First off, this book is very well written. It makes sense, and the investigative work done to ensure that the facts are presented was excellent. I particularly enjoyed the final few […]

Tales From an Exorcist by Reve..

Posted 02/12/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

CW: Religion, Suicide/Suicidal Thoughts, Demonic Possession, Abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental Illness When I saw this book on NetGalley, I chose to read/review it because I recognized Reverend Bean. I’d actually seen him on an episode of Ghost Nation that featured a plantation that was purported to possibly have demonic activity going on in the house/on the property. While I wasn’t overly impressed with his methods on the show, I thought it would be interesting to read about some of his cases – because that’s what Tales From an Exorcist is – recountings of a selection of the exorcisms he’s performed. I’m going to come right out and say it – I’m still not impressed by Reverend Bean. The entire book gives me the impression that he doesn’t actually believe in mental illness, addiction, etc. as actual issues/conditions, but instead believes that demons are to blame for these things. This is […]

The Broken Places by Blaine Da..

Posted 02/10/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

When I first saw this book as a “Read Now” on NetGalley, I passed it up as honestly, I haven’t had the best luck with “Read Now” horror books from NetGalley. But then I saw an ad from Wicked House Publishing on Instagram for The Broken Places by Blaine Daigle and suddenly I had to give it a try. I’m so glad I did! In the book’s description they say it is The Ritual meets Dan Simmons’ The Terror. Well, I haven’t read either book but I’ve seen the movie The Ritual and let me tell you, it’s not a bad description at all. But let’s get down to our CAWPILE review… Characters I’m only going to detail our three main characters because they’re the ones we deal with during the majority of the book. All three have their own baggage and each person’s baggage is unique to them. I’m […]

Finding Harmony by Amy Kaybach

Posted 12/10/2022 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Ok by now we all know I’m a sucker for Amy Kaybach’s books – and this series in particular, so it should come as absolutely no surprise that I loved the book. Characters Viola (Vi) If you’ve read Blending Chords, you’ve met Viola before and you know who she is. If you haven’t read Blending Chords, Viola is Arista’s older sister. Arista is Callum’s wife – please, read Blending Chords for that story. Viola is having a time of it – she made some mistakes in her past, but most of them weren’t really her fault. I love Viola because in some ways, I’m like her. I don’t have a POS ex-husband, but I do have some pretty crappy ex-boyfriends. And I’m definitely in the “I’m too old for this guy” category because most of the guys I find attractive are younger than me. So I get it. I love […]

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Posted 11/29/2022 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Welcome back everyone! Today we’re doing another blog tour with a book review attached, this time for Holly Jackson’s new novel, Five Survive. I love Holly Jackson’s books – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is still one of my favorites. Read on to find out what I thought of Five Survive. Content Warning: guns, death threats, mob violence, death, injury When I had the chance to join the blog tour for Holly Jackson’s newest novel, Five Survive, I knew I had to take it. I own A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and loved it – I also own the second and third books in the trilogy, although I haven’t read them yet. You’ve already seen my star-rating for this book, so let’s get into why I gave it 5 stars. Characters There are six main characters we’re going to focus on here – Red, Maddy, Oliver, Simon, Arthur, and […]