The Devil and the Dark Water
By: Stuart Turton
When Old Tom is summoned he whispers to you in the night offers your hearts desire for a bargain. And if you don’t bargain?
You die.
Which seems wildly unfair to me but that’s the situation the passengers of our ship find themselves in on their supposed to be 8 month journey home.
Home Before Dark
By: Riley Sager
Father on Deathbed: Don’t go back to that house. It’s not safe for you.
Mother: Promise me you won’t go to the house. I’ll buy it off you as is for full price just don’t go…
Maggie: (A chapter later.) Hey mom! Guess where I am???
The Sun Down Motel
By: Simone St. James
Actually you can pretty much do whatever you want at the Sun Down because it’s not exactly well-staffed. Maybe the ghosts will check you in?
Or out the hard way depending on their moods.
Ninth House
By: Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House was probably my most anticipated book of the year. It’s one of my favorite authors making the jump from YA to Adult. Although I admit I find that line really blurred already especially in Bardugo’s case.
Strong but flawed heroine, ghosts, magic, creepy towns and an ages old murder mystery mixed in with a current murder was right up my alley and perfect for this time of year.
The Tenth Girl
By: Sara Faring
I was lucky enough to receive a copy of The Tenth Girl in order to participate in the Fantastic Flying Book Club Tour! I was very much looking forward to this read so thanks to them for the opportunity!
One of these days I’m going to have the appropriate amount of candy for handing out on Halloween. I swear I half want to do some neighborhood census in September. Like do you have kids? Will you be trick-or-treating past my house? Does anybody ever nail the correct amount needed?
I hope everyone had a great Halloween!
Anyway we’re officially in November! Clocks change this weekend and it’s my favorite time of the year. Hoping my mood will improve with the time 🙂
City of Ghosts
By: Victoria Schwab
Grade: B
After a near death experience Cassie (the daughter of paranormal investigators no less) is able to make contact with ghosts. In fact she has a ghost sidekick friend. This isn’t that much of a big deal in America but she soon learns her parents will be touring Europe starting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ghost central pretty much.
Sheets
By: Brenna Thummler
Grade: B
Available August 28th
This is a very sweet little tale about a ghost who finds himself playing in a laundromat one night and winds up trying to assist the 13-year old girl whose working to keep it afloat for her grief-stricken family.
I originally saw this on Perfectly Tolerable’s blog and it was read now on Netgalley so I thought I’d check it out.
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Edited By: Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman
Grade: A
Ghosts, star-crossed lovers, tragedy, more ghosts, shape-shifters, dances and sisters among other things… A Thousand Beginnings and Endings is an anthology of Asian myths and legends that released at the end of June.
It’s a beautifully written and entertaining collection of stories and if you aren’t familiar with the myths or want to know more about them there’s a page or two of information by the author at the end of each story which I was so grateful to read!
Horrorstor Scare Scale: 10 Creep Factor: 8 Author: Grady Hendrix /Grade: A Scary ghost story? This one did the trick! Amy works at Orsk an IKEA knock-off in the mid-West. Strange things have been happening […]
