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Whisper Man
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Alex North
mes_yuk
, June 15, 2020
I finished this book almost 12 hours ago and it still has me reeling. The Whisper Man might be my creepiest read of the summer. A copycat child serial killer is on the loose. When trying to question the original Whisper Man, he speaks in code. A haunted boy hears whispers in the night after a new child has been abducted. His father, still recovering from his young wife’s death, finds it hard to reach his son. A detective is haunted by the Whisper Man’s last kill, a boy who’s remains have been missing for 20 years. I’m a self proclaimed scream queen and I’ll tell you, I had trouble reading this book in bed in the dark. The impending doom doesn’t leave you until the very last words. Lock your doors, pull the shades, and ignore any whispers you hear at night.
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The Living Dead
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George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus
mes_yuk
, May 13, 2020
I received this book in ARC form from MacMillan, and I thank them so much for the opportunity! Let me first start by saying that I have never seen Night of the Living Dead. I know. My horror kid card has been revoked; but I never really liked zombie stories. I’m not one for needless gore. This story is unlike typical, at least in my she’s, zombie stories. Don’t get me wrong; there is blood and gore. Lots of it. But there’s so much depth, as well. I love the way this book was written. Without giving too much away, it’s written in vignettes that follow certain characters at a given time. I loved every character, and I could tell that great care went into crafting them into existence. I even loved the big bad...there are similarities to current American politics that really make you think about the ending, and the way that a political figure’s followers can be blinded by self service. But I mostly loved the way that it all came together. I loved that the zombies in this story were more than a blood and guts factory, and that their purpose reinforces ideals that we already know yet don’t practice. I would recommend this book to anyone...as long as they could handle the carnage.
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