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Ohh, that certainly went places. I think I'd hoped for a happier ending, but... no, this makes sense.

There‘s a lot going on with this horror and historical fiction novel. A vampire that‘s taking revenge on Three Person‘s role in the massacre of the Blackfeet is written with horror, gore, eerie prose and a stalking pace. I can‘t decide if I like it- engaged, but disgusted at both the gore and the events that transpired…and not the ones initiated by the vampire.

Testing out some earbuds that go over my ear for use on an upcoming vacation and the gym. I've got about 45 listening minutes left on the tagged book, but I had to admire the leaves on this little tree in the park. It's leaves are still hanging on & the sunlight and blue skies really make the red pop!

#beautybreak

This was better than the first volume. Two of the crew go on a mission to find a missing crew member and what they find is beyond crazy.

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The simple concept in this ghostly novel - getting stuck in a liminal space between life and death - was evoked in such perfect, creepy detail that it kept me engaged even as the plot crawled along slowly for the first 2/3 of the novel. It reminded me of those days where everything feels a little surreal and dreamlike for reasons that are hard to describe. Not the outright scary Halloween read I was hoping for, but great atmosphere and characters.

Part 2: here the unknown author has changed the names a bit from the originals. But he has kept Arthur Holmwood, son of Lord Godalming. So curious, to what end?

Here‘s who‘s who so far in order of appearance:

Jonathan Harker is Tom Harker
Dracula is Draculitz
Mina Murray is Wilma Murray
Lucy Westernra is Lucy Western

& many new characters

But

Arthur Holmwood is Arthur Holmwood

Trying not to peak ahead to see if Van Helsing is Van Helsing.

‘Christine‘ is the November selection for my in-person Constant Reader book club. I‘ve seen the movie countless times and first read the book in 2018. While I enjoy watching the movie, I find that the book offers a more profound exploration of Christine‘s former owner, Roland D. LeBay‘s, life and family. The horror scenes in the book are far more intense, and the ending is much more suspenseful.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/christine

I really enjoyed this multigenerational story about witchcraft, even if a lot of it was predictable. The multiple storylines were laced together pretty tightly, though I wish they slightly differed just to not have it as predictable as the overall story was, but it worked for what it was trying to accomplish. Alba's POV was by far my favorite, but at the same time, it felt the most fleshed out of the three.

I‘m disappointed that this didn‘t work better for me. It started pretty strong, but got really repetitive and dragged much longer than necessary.

The premise was interesting, and I loved the dark fairy tale feeling. Unfortunately it doesn‘t come close to Bunny for me though. Not sure if I‘ll read her new book, right now I‘m leaning towards no.

I really liked this author's writing style and her voice. This book had a wonderfully spooky atmosphere for Halloween, and the setting was perfect. I did find it a little slow and tedious in some parts, and I was not surprised by anything at the end. Also, some stuff was just gross, and that's not meant in a gory way.