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1922 by Stephen King

Posted 01/03/2025 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

If you know me, you probably know that I am a fan of Stephen King’s work. Honestly, about the only book of his that I have never quite been able to get into is Holly, and I think that is because it’s more or less part of a series that I haven’t actually read. But this review isn’t about that – it is about a novella/short story called 1922. In 1922, we find a man named Wilfred James who is telling a story that might be unbelievable to some, but perhaps not for those of us familiar with Mr. King’s writing. We meet a small host of characters – Arlette James (Wilfred’s wife), Henry James (Wilfred’s son), Shannon Cotterie (love of Henry’s life), and a few others. We only really deal with Wilfred and Henry enough to form an opinion of them – to me, neither character is particularly engaging or noteworthy – […]

Whatever Remains of Us in the ..

Posted 07/18/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 2 Comments

I’ve been following Brandon Baker for quite a while on social media – most notably TikTok and Instagram. So I was thrilled to find out that he’d written books, especially horror/thriller books. So of course, when I got KindleUnlimited back, I had to read them. While I will admit I didn’t feel a big connection to any of the characters in this book, that isn’t uncommon for me with horror genre novels. For some reason I just don’t tend to get attached to or connect with most horror novel characters – probably because I figure they’ll die at some point. But the characters in this book had fairly decent backstories. Obviously this being a novella the characters couldn’t have too elaborate backstories, but I think the backstories were sufficient for the needs of the story. The plot for Whatever Remains of Us in the End is a bit convoluted, but […]

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

Posted 06/24/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I was approved for For the Wolf on NetGalley before the book even came out. But however many times I tried to read it, I just couldn’t do it. So I told NetGalley I couldn’t finish it and wouldn’t be giving feedback. Then I bought it on Kindle, along with For the Throne, thinking maybe if I had the whole duology, I’d read it. It took me a year to actually read For the Wolf, but when I did, I read it in 2 or 3 days. Holy cow, I don’t know why it took me so long to actually get into this book and read it. I love Red, Neve, Arick, Raffe, Lyra, Fife, and Eammon. I absolutely can’t stand Kiri. I seriously wanted to throttle her the entire book. As for Neve and Arick, they were misguided in their actions but they did what they thought was right. […]

Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

Posted 05/15/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Today I’m bringing you a review of a short, but very cool middle young adult fantasy – Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani. Sunbolt is the first book in The Sunbolt Chronicles and it came in 3rd in the 2022 BBNYA. Congrats! I loved that Sunbolt is a short read. So many of the fantasy novels I read are 300-500 pages long and just seem to take so long for me to read that I end up not wanting to read them. So the fact that this one is only 152 pages is a huge plus in my opinion. I also loved the writing in Sunbolt. It wasn’t overly flowery, it wasn’t overly long on the narration. It gave you the information you needed, when you needed it. You won’t have to wade through two pages of unnecessary descriptions to read this book. It’s simple, easy to follow, and just plain awesome. […]

Inheriting Her Ghosts by S.H. ..

Posted 05/02/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Today I have a BBNYA 2022 Finalist Review for Inheriting Her Ghosts by S.H. Cooper. Inheriting Her Ghosts came in 4th for BBNYA 2022! Congrats! The Book The Review If there’s one thing we know about me, it is that I love horror novels. While I don’t review a ton of them here on Charli’s Book Box, I love to read them. So of course, I was thrilled to be selected to review Inheriting Her Ghosts by S.H. Cooper. I’ll be honest, I had no idea what to expect when I started reading this one but I’ll say this, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll start this off by saying if you’re not a fan of slow-burn horror novels, this one may not be for you. But I’d still recommend giving it a chance because you never know. Inheriting Her Ghosts focuses on Eudora Fellowes and her struggle with her newly […]