Night Shift – Stephen King || Book REVIEW

This is the first SK short story collection I’ve ever read and one of the only short story collections I’ve read. I was nervous because I didn’t really know what to expect. Did I enjoy it? Let’s find out!

AMAZON   GOODREADS

Never trust your heart to the New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King. Especially with an anthology that features the classic stories “Children of the Corn,” “The Lawnmower Man,” “Graveyard Shift,” “The Mangler,” and “Sometimes They Come Back”-which were all made into hit horror films.

“Unbearable suspense.” (Dallas Morning News)

From the depths of darkness, where hideous rats defend their empire, to dizzying heights, where a beautiful girl hangs by a hair above a hellish fate, this chilling collection of twenty short stories will plunge readers into the subterranean labyrinth of the most spine-tingling, eerie imagination of our time.

GENRE – Horror

RATING – R (intense scenes, sex, gore, language)

LENGTH – 326 pages

PUBLISHED – 2 / 1978 by Doubleday

The Girl in the Red Coat – Kate Hamer || RANT REVIEW

Ok if you love a nasty review then you are in LUCK! This review is going to be SPOILER FILLED and not very nice, so if that’s not for you I’m sorry I’ll see you in another post.

AMAZON    GOODREADS

Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing.

And then one day, it happens: On a Saturday morning thick with fog, Beth takes Carmel to a local outdoor festival, they get separated in the crowd, and Carmel is gone.

GENRE – Mystery / Thriller

RATING – PG13 (some intense scenes, language, alcohol use)

LENGTH – 336 pages

PUBLISHED – 1 / 13 / 15 by Melville House

The Shining – Stephen King || Book REVIEW {REREAD}

The Shining was one of the first SK books I ever read! In fact, I was probably too young to read this book because I remembering it going right over my head. So when I revisited it, it was basically like a new experience. Did I understand it more this time? Let’s find out!

 AMAZON    GOODREADS

Danny is only five years old, but he is a ‘shiner’, aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of an old hotel, his visions grow out of control. Cut off by blizzards, the hotel seems to develop an evil force, and who are the mysterious guests in the supposedly empty hotel?

GENRE – Horror

RATING – R (gore, alcoholism, violence, language, sex, intense imagery)

LENGTH – 447 pages

PUBLISHED – 1 / 28 / 1977 by Doubleday

Annihilation – Jeff VanderMeer || Book REVIEW

I’ve heard great things about this book for months and then I saw the extremely compelling trailer for the adaptation.

So when I saw it at the bookstore, I had to pick it up. Was it worth the hype? Let’s find out!

Salem’s Lot – Stephen King || Book REVIEW

So as I’m reading through Stephen Kings work, I came across my first book that I haven’t read yet! If it weren’t for this challenge, I may have never picked this up! So am I glad I picked it up? Let’s find out!

Carrie – Stephen King || Book REVIEW {REREAD}

So, as mentioned in my 2018 goals post, I am trying to read Stephen King’s book in the order of publication. Naturally, I started with his first published book, Carrie.

I had read this book before and thought it was only ok. That being said, it had been at least 5 years since I read it so I thought it was time to revisit it. Did I think it was ok again? Let’s find out!

ALL THE BOOKS I READ IN 2017 + FAVORITES AND LEAST FAVORITES!

Alright, to wrap up 2017 I’m going to list every book I read in the year organized by star rating. At the end, I will also list a few of my favorite and least favorite reads of the year, if you want to jump to that just scroll past the wrap up.

Wrap Up

I had a great reading year in 2017. All in all, I read 60 books (double my reading goal)! Out of those books I read –

2017 End of Year Reading Survey

Hey guys, so sorry I haven’t posted recently. On top of the holidays and finals, I found myself in a super annoying reading slump. It was so frustrating, honestly. The good news is that I’ve gotten out of the slump and I’m here to wrap up my reading year! So without further ado, let’s jump into this survey.

I got these questions from BooksandLala’s Youtube channel. I’m not sure if she’s the original creator, but if you know please tell me in the comments below!

Cleaving Souls – Chauncey Rogers || Book REVIEW

**DISCLAIMER – I was sent this book in return for an honest review. This did NOT affect my opinions or review. **

In September, I read my first book by Rogers’, Home to Roost (review HERE) and loved it! So when I had the opportunity to read his latest book, I jumped at the opportunity. Did I love it as much as the other? Let’s find out!

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Some dangers you cannot outrun. Some nightmares do not end when you wake.

Something is watching Katherine Harris. She can feel it when she goes out. She can feel it inside her home. She feels it in her bed. Her husband, Alex, wants to blame her anxiety on her pregnancy, but he’s often away for work. He doesn’t know what it’s like to be stuck in a small town, to be trapped in a tiny house on a run-down street, to be alone. Kat does, and the feeling only grows worse.

Whatever is going on, Kat’s certain that it’s far more serious than pregnancy jitters. When Alex takes Kat on a second honeymoon to get her mind off things, it becomes far more dangerous as well.

GENRE – Horror / Psychological Thriller

RATING – PG13 (Some intense scenes and gore)

LENGTH – 225 pages

PUBLICATION DATE  – 10 / 10 / 17

Scallywagathon WRAP UP

So I completed my second readathon ever and I’m having so much fun with them!

This readathon was Scallywagathon and lasted from 11 / 5 – 11 / 11 and was pirate themed (kind of). It was created by the Booktubers HardbackHoarder & Read All The Books.