Book Review: The Dead House

  
Summary: 

Part-psychological thriller, part-urban legend, this is an unsettling narrative made up of diary entries, interview transcripts, film footage transcripts and medical notes. Twenty-five years ago, Elmbridge High burned down. Three people were killed and one pupil, Carly Johnson, disappeared. Now a diary has been found in the ruins of the school. The diary belongs to Kaitlyn Johnson, Carly’s identical twin sister. But Carly didn’t have a twin . . . 

Re-opened police records, psychiatric reports, transcripts of video footage and fragments of diary reveal a web of deceit and intrigue, violence and murder, raising a whole lot more questions than it answers.

Who was Kaitlyn and why did she only appear at night? Did she really exist or was she a figment of a disturbed mind? What were the illicit rituals taking place at the school? And just what did happen at Elmbridge in the events leading up to ‘the Johnson Incident’?

Chilling, creepy and utterly compelling, THE DEAD HOUSE is one of those very special books that finds all the dark places in your imagination, and haunts you long after you’ve finished reading.

This was one hell of a book!! It was really interesting reading about Kaitlyn and Carly’s story. What I really enjoyed was how the book is made from diary entries, interviews and camera footage and it made the whole reading experience very engaging. There were some mystery elements to it which made it more compelling and overall it was a very fascinating book! 

Rating: 5 stars

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Most Anticipated Book of October

Ahh.. It’s October already?? Time is going way faster than I thought! Well that means to share my most anticipated book of October( which is like tomorrow)..

Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul

  
Summary: Mattie shouldn’t be at the bonfire. She should be finding new maps for her collection, hanging out with Kris, and steering clear of almost everyone else, especially Jolene. After all, Mattie and Kris dropped off the social scene the summer after sophomore year for a reason.

But now Mattie is a senior, and she’s sick of missing things. So here she is. 

And there’s Jolene: Beautiful. Captivating. Just like the stories she wove. Mattie would know; she used to star in them. She and Jolene were best friends. Mattie has the scar on her palm to prove it, and Jolene has everything else, including Hudson.

But when Mattie runs into Hudson and gets a glimpse of what could have been, she decides to take it all back: the boyfriend, the friends, the life she was supposed to live. Problem is, Mattie can’t figure out where Jolene ends and she begins.

Because there’s something Mattie hasn’t told anyone—she walked away from Jolene over a year ago, but she never really left. 

Poignant and provocative, Marcy Beller Paul’s debut novel tells the story of an intoxicating—and toxic—relationship that blurs the boundary between reality and fantasy, love and loyalty, friendship and obsession.

Yum! I’ve been waiting for this book to come out for months and now I can’t believe it’s almost a month away! Underneath Everything comes out October 27th. 

Cover Reveal: Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker

Recently the cover for Chandler Baker’s next novel, Teen Frankenstein has been released and because I loved it so much I wanted to share it here on my blog. 

   

Isn’t it lovely? 

Summary: High school meets classic horror in this groundbreaking new series.

It was a dark and stormy night when Tor Frankenstein accidentally hit someone with her car. And killed him. But all is not lost–Tor, being the scientific genius she is, brings him back to life…

Thus begins a twisty, turn-y take on a familiar tale, set in the town of Hollow Pines, Texas, where high school is truly horrifying.

This is the first in a series of High School Horror Story. Here is the original link of the cover release: http://lytherus.com/2015/09/29/cover-reveal-teen-frankenstein-by-chandler-baker/

You should also go check out her first novel, Alive!