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Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King
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Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

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Title: Different Seasons Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Hardcover: 608 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas–including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption–from Stephen King, bound together by the changing… Continue reading Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

Book Review: Pet Sematary by Stephen Kinng
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Book Review: Pet Sematary by Stephen Kinng

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Title: Pet Sematary Author: Stephen King Publisher: Pocket Books Paperback: 562 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository “Sometimes dead is better….” When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son—and… Continue reading Book Review: Pet Sematary by Stephen Kinng

Wishlist Wednesday #30: Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
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Wishlist Wednesday #30: Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. How’s this for a Valentine’s day feature? :p I won this book from one of NovelKnight’s awesome giveaways and I’m excited to be able to… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #30: Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda

Novella Review: Mile 81 by Stephen King
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Novella Review: Mile 81 by Stephen King

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Title: Mile 81 Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Paperback: 54 pages Source: Chicago Public Library OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop on a highway in Maine. It’s a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into.… Continue reading Novella Review: Mile 81 by Stephen King

Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
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Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

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Title: Hunting Prince Dracula Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 2 Hardcover: 448 pages Source: ALA Annual 2017 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) In this hotly anticipated sequel to the haunting #1 bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could… Continue reading Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

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Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

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Title: Stalking Jack the Ripper Author: Kerri Maniscalco Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 1 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Hardcover: 326 pages Source: BEA 2016 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads… Continue reading Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Book Review: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
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Book Review: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

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Title: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Hardcover: 495 pages Source: Chicago Public Library OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A master storyteller at his best—the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he… Continue reading Book Review: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

Audiobook Review: Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard
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Audiobook Review: Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard

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Title: Danger in the Dark Author: L. Ron Hubbard Narrators: Karen Black, R.F. Daley, Christina Huntington, Jim Meskimen, Gino Montesinos, Noelle North, and Josh R. Thompson Duration: 2 hours Publisher: Galaxy Audio Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Explore this fantastic tale. After Billy Newman strikes gold while mining in the Philippines, he believes Lady Luck favors him so… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard

Book Review: World War Z by Max Brooks
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Book Review: World War Z by Max Brooks

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Title: World War Z Author: Max Brooks Publisher: Crown Hardcover: 342 pages Summary: (taken from Goodreads) The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world,… Continue reading Book Review: World War Z by Max Brooks

Book Review: The Green Mile by Stephen King
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Book Review: The Green Mile by Stephen King

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Title: The Green Mile Author: Stephen King Publisher: Pocket Books Hardcover: 400 pages Summary: (From Goodreads) At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers are depraved as the psychopathic “Billy the Kid” Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death strapped in “Old Sparky.” Here guards as… Continue reading Book Review: The Green Mile by Stephen King