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Stephen King & Richard Chizmar – Gwendy’s Button Box Trilogy Reading Order

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<— I ABSOLUTELY LOVED book #1 and now it’s a trilogy. YAY ME!!!! Holy moly what an intriguing, creepy story that had me on the edge of my seat. You bet I will be reading the rest. P.S. Here’s my Book Review of Gwendy’s Button Box.

About book #1:

Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.

There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong—if time-rusted—iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside. read more

Book Review – Gretchen by Shannon Kirk

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Gretchen: A Thriller

I loved this author’s other book (Method 15/33) so I was REALLY excited about this new release when I found out about it. I love stories about people on the run, in hiding, and especially when it involves children (and she has a knack for writing creepy-ish yet clever teens).

Such an intriguing blurb, and the reviews were promising (for the most part – but it seems this one may have been better as an audiobook!) so I dropped everything and jumped right in. Unfortunately, in the last half to last quarter of the book, it seemed I was dropping the story, and doing everything else instead. *sigh* I hate when that happens. read more

Book Review – Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

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Baby Teeth: A Novel
I was DESPERATE to read this book the minute it came out and kept stalking it to see if it would go on sale. I AM ALWAYS in the mood for this genre, and the day it finally did go on sale, I one clicked that sucker SO HARD and I swear I SQUEEED SO LOUD, the whole book-world could hear it. 😉

Yep, it’s not only alpha males that make me squee. The creepy stuff does too! *snort* 😛

Cynthia: …a new one you shouldn’t miss, “Baby Teeth” by Zoje Stage… Little girls are supposed to love their mothers…. read more

Book Review – Trespassing: A Novel by Brandi Reeds

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Trespassing: A Novel
Psych-thriller alert!!! After all of my romance love lately, I needed a good rush of a different kind (the adrenaline kind!!), and I had been eyeing this one in my own library since it was released, so I jumped in!

GAH!!! THAT BLURB!!! How could I possibly resist it any longer?

Great read that had me guessing from the very start with an eerie beginning that had me sure I knew where it was going! And yet, as clues were revealed, I was imagining at least three different potential outcomes until finally… finalllllllly… it came to a head in the last quarter. And that was just enough time to clear up my mind (although, in my personal opinion, I think one of my own theories would have been more exciting). Tee hee!!! LOL!!! 😛 read more

Book Review – Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Allegedly
Oooooh I just finished it. Oh yes. I have goosebumps. *shivers* LOL!!!!! Oh how it caught me in its web and spun itself around me. Look at that cover. Doesn’t it just haunt you? The story will, too.

And thanks to a few of my thrill-seeking book-buds, this one came highly recommended and was everything I imagined it would be.

Tasha: “This one was crazy. Crazy, crazy. Lol And thrilling and powerful. It put my nerves through the ringer! Mary’s narrative was extremely compelling. The only thing I could’ve done without, was the twist. I felt it took away from the message.” read more