horror

Review: Birthday Presents by Dianne Hartsock

Feb 3, 2021 | 2 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Crimson likes inflicting pain and he likes killing and every year on his birthday, he makes sure to give himself a present of both. Then, he returns home to the little cabin in the woods where...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Dianne Hartsock, horror, kidnapping, law enforcement, NineStar Press, rape, torture

Review: Penance by Rick R. Reed

Feb 1, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 2.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jimmy is a 13-year-old prostitute. Blowjobs, handjobs, even a quick fuck, it’s all one to him. Money is money, and so long as the guy’s taken a shower within the last few days and doesn’t smell...

FILED UNDER: 2.25 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: clergy, horror, JMS Books, pedophile, rape, Rick R. Reed, serial killer, sex worker, sexual assault, torture

Review: Cold Snap by Sam Clover

Jan 11, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Idal “Iddy” Bisset may have spent the last few years being homeless, but it was better than being neglected or abused by his parents. He’s come to terms with being an unperson in the eyes of...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Menage/Polyamory, Paranormal
TAGGED: drug use, homeless, horror, law enforcement, murder, NineStar Press, opposites attract, Sam Clover, shifter, urban fantasy

Review: Raise Up, Heart by Leta Blake

Oct 27, 2020 | 2 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Raise Up, Heart has a fantastical (and somewhat horrifying) premise that is revealed pretty clearly in the blurb, and even more so in the opening prologue. That said, if you want to go into the...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: grief/loss, horror, Leta Blake, lovers reunited, self published, virgin hero

Review: Hematoma by Matteo Polk

Sep 16, 2020 | 21 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Shay Kinsey’s life is shaped by his need for pain and the shame he feels about it. Having been burned by attempts at relationships with “normal” people, Shay has given up on friendship and intimacy....

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, BDSM, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: Cleis Press, domestic abuse, horror, Matteo Polk, murder, pansexual, Reading Challenge Month 2020, tattoo artist, thriller, vampire

Review: Borderland by F.E. Feeley and Jamie Fessenden

Jun 10, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After sparing no expense and enduring numerous treatments, George and his husband, Jason, brace for the final verdict on the tumor growing in George’s brain. At first, Jason isn’t willing to accept...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal
TAGGED: Beaten Track Publishing, character death, established relationship, F.E. Feeley Jr, horror, Jamie Fessenden, terminal illness, thriller

Audiobook Review: Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews

May 20, 2020 | 0 comments

Story Rating: 4.5 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Tristan James Length: 8 hours, 43 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks For Parker Osborne, getting a C — not just a C, a C minus — in what was supposed to be a...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: college, enemies to lovers, horror, Kick at the Darkness series, Kiera Andrews, post-apocalyptic, road trip, shifter, Tantor Audio, Tristan James, zombie

Audiobook Review: Within the Mind by Alice Winters

Feb 7, 2020 | 1 comment

Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Joel Leslie Length: 9 hours, 24 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Within the Mind by Alice Winters is a horror/mystery/comedy/romance novel and I must say, with...