Date Read: July 14 Author: Stephen Graham Jones Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 Four American Indian men find themselves struggling for their lives after a hunting incident years earlier, in their youth. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough: it is creepy, well-written, and kept me up for a long time after I finished reading it.Continue reading “The Only Good Indians”
Category Archives: Horror
Mexican Gothic
Date Read: July 2 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When Noemí receives a frantic letter from her recently-married cousin, she finds herself in an isolated house in the Mexican countryside. The longer she’s there, the more she finds herself unable to trust anyone…even herself. Ever since I read Gods of Jade and Shadow,Continue reading “Mexican Gothic”
Under the Dome
Date Read: April 29 Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When an invisible dome appears around a small town in Maine, none of the residents are prepared for the fight to survive ahead of them. A dramatic, tension-filled novel. Sorrow for a wrong was better than nothing…but no amount of after-the-fact sorrow could everContinue reading “Under the Dome”
Girls Save the World in This One
Date Read: April 14 Author: Ash Parsons Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When June gets dropped off at ZombieCon, she’s planning on a day of photo ops and panels of her favorite actors. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of an actual zombie apocalypse. This book actually came out today, and it was so goodContinue reading “Girls Save the World in This One”
Zone One
Date Read: April 10 Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Post-apocalypic Horror Rating: 5/5 Zone One takes place months after the world falls to a zombie pandemic, and it follows a man trying to survive through the various stages of the zombie apocalypse. The book takes place over three days, but includes various flashbacks throughout. My onlyContinue reading “Zone One”
The Stand
Date Read: March 13 Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 I always enjoy books by Stephen King, and The Stand was no exception. If you decide to give it a try, set aside a lot of time for it. The book is over 1000 pages long, but it’s well worth the time that itContinue reading “The Stand”
Broken Monsters
Date Read: March 7 Author: Lauren Beukes Genre: Horror Rating: 4/5 While it starts out as a crime novel, Broken Monsters quickly shifts into the paranormal horror category. It could have used more exploration of what was happening, even if the events were intended to be mysterious, but overall the book achieved its goal ofContinue reading “Broken Monsters”
Dracula
Date Read: March 4 Author: Bram Stoker Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 I decided to read Dracula when I finished reading Dracul, and I was definitely not disappointed. It’s clear why this novel has become a classic. How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing thatContinue reading “Dracula”
Dracul
Date Read: February 14 Authors: Dacre Stoker and JD Barker Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 Dracul is inspired by notes written by Bram Stoker, and written by his great-grandnephew. An absolutely gripping novel that had me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole story. I have to admit, I have never read Dracula, butContinue reading “Dracul”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 