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Review of All Hallows
Blurb: It’s Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling. Up and down the street, horrifying secrets are being revealed, and all the while, mixed in with the trick-or-treaters of all ages, four children who do not belong are walking door to door, merging with the kids of Parmenter Road. Children in vintage costumes with faded, eerie makeup. They seem terrified, and beg the neighborhood kids to hide them away, to keep them safe from The C
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Oct 202 min read


Review of The Man With No Shadow (How to Survive Camping #1)
Blurb: I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…I’m trying to keep you from doing...
christinerainswrit
Oct 133 min read


Review of The Bewitching
Blurb: “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her...
christinerainswrit
Oct 62 min read


Review of The Library at Hellebore
Blurb: The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the...
christinerainswrit
Sep 152 min read


Review of The Staircase in the Woods
Blurb: A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods. While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers...
christinerainswrit
Sep 82 min read


Review of We Ate the Dark
Blurb: Four women investigating the haunting murder of their friend discover more than they ever imagined in a terrifying novel about...
christinerainswrit
Jul 282 min read


Review of Madame Antic's Hotel Grotesque
Blurb: In an alternate Victorian era replete with aerovehicles, automatons, and other electrik wonders, factory worker Anthony Reynolds...
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Jul 212 min read


Review of Horrorstor
Blurb: Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find...
christinerainswrit
Jun 92 min read


Review of Hex
Blurb: Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Whoever settles, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly...
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Jun 22 min read


Review of Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Blurb: A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of...
christinerainswrit
Mar 242 min read


Review of The Hollows
Blurb: In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a...
christinerainswrit
Feb 243 min read


Review of Episode Thirteen
Blurb: Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. Led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin, it delivers...
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Feb 172 min read


Review of Incidents Around the House
Blurb: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a...
christinerainswrit
Feb 32 min read


Review of The Troop
Blurb: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition...
christinerainswrit
Jan 272 min read


Happy New Year!
FREE today through January 5th! I'm starting off 2025 right with offering a free ebook. I want to be extra kind and generous this year...
christinerainswrit
Jan 11 min read


Please Support Anthologies of the Damned
Three books. Thirteen authors each. One unforgettable experience. Just in time for Halloween! The perfect reads for a dark night. My...
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Sep 9, 20241 min read


Review of The Dead Take the A Train
Blurb: Julie Crews is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-something who packs a lot of magic into her small body. She’s been trying to establish...
christinerainswrit
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Review of The Blacktongue Thief
Blurb: Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to)...
christinerainswrit
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Review of Mexican Gothic
Blurb: After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada...
christinerainswrit
Oct 30, 20233 min read


Review of Heavy Dirty Soul
Blurb: A love that transcends Death. A curse that defies Time. Bold, independent Ivy is a witch. In a time of rampant hysteria against...
christinerainswrit
Sep 18, 20232 min read


Halloween Treats!
HAPPY (early) HALLOWEEN! It's my favorite time of the year. I love the cool, crisp weather and the spooky events. I've been reading some great horror books this year. Check out my reviews if you're looking to add any to your TBR list. I'm going to help add to your list with two treats! Both of these books are FREE from today through November 1st! When players are offered the choice between tedious research and fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon. Even when
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Review of All Hallows
Blurb: It’s Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling. Up and down the street, horrifying secrets are being revealed, and all the while, mixed in with the trick-or-treaters of all ages, four children who do not belong are walking door to door, merging with the kids of Parmenter Road. Children in vintage costumes with faded, eerie makeup. They seem terrified, and beg the neighborhood kids to hide them away, to keep them safe from The C
christinerainswrit
Oct 202 min read


Review of The Man With No Shadow (How to Survive Camping #1)
Blurb: I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…I’m trying to keep you from doing...
christinerainswrit
Oct 133 min read


Review of The Bewitching
Blurb: “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her...
christinerainswrit
Oct 62 min read


Prepping for the Festive Season
Now available for pre-order: She hates the fuss people make over the holidays, but these gorgeous Alphas are about to give her a gift she...
christinerainswrit
Sep 292 min read


Review of Shades of Shame
Blurb: One night changed everything. What began as a carefree evening with friends ended in an act of sexual assault that shattered...
christinerainswrit
Sep 223 min read


Review of The Library at Hellebore
Blurb: The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the...
christinerainswrit
Sep 152 min read


Review of The Staircase in the Woods
Blurb: A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods. While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers...
christinerainswrit
Sep 82 min read


End of Summer Freebies
FREE today through September 2nd! School is in session and summer is nearly at an end. We're coming up on my favorite season of the...
christinerainswrit
Aug 301 min read


My Procrastination Types
Last week was release day for Colleen M. Story 's new nonfiction book, Escape the Writer's Web . It's a guide to help creative...
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Aug 256 min read
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