Tag: Horror

The Book of Demons by Kevin Mo..

Posted 05/19/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I’m going to admit, The Book of Demons isn’t a great book but isn’t a terrible book either. It starts out with a description of how the villain of the story came by his powers and then moved into the story proper. I found the story boring at times and exciting at others. To be honest, I was hoping for a much bigger ending than what happened. I actually called the ending in my head as soon as the actual ending started. To be honest, the book isn’t scary or even unsettling, it’s just… there. I gave the book 3.5 stars because as I said, it’s not great but it’s not terrible either. This one would be good for those who aren’t regular horror readers but who want to try their hand at reading horror without the full-on terrifying aspect you might find from Dean Koontz, Stephen King, or John […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]