BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE BY GRADY HENDRIX

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Berkley, 2023 ISBN-13: 9780593201268 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com   Louise receives a phone call she never thought she would get from her brother, Mark. Their parents have been killed in a car accident. A single parent to Poppy, […]

BOOK REVIEW: HARES IN THE HEDGEROW (THE GARDENING GUIDEBOOKS TRILOGY #2) BY JESSICA MCHUGH

  **Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Hares in the Hedgerow (The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy #2) by Jessica McHugh Ghoulish Books, 2022 ISBN: 9781943720767 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy:  Bookshop.org   Little did readers of Rabbits in the Garden, the first book to introduce Avery and her crazy mother Faye in The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy, realize the full extent of the […]

T.V. Review: Mayfair Witches Season 1 Episode 8- “Meet Me at the Witching Hour”

Let me start with another story; the third book in Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series: Iron Crossed. While it’s faded now, since the series has moved on, the penultimate scene in this book involves the main character being mind controlled and violently, repeatedly raped. When confronted about the choice, Briggs said that the character was […]

BOOK REVIEW: YOU CAN’T KILL SNOW WHITE BY BEATRICE ALEMAGNA, TRANSLATED BY KARIN SNELSON AND EMILIE ROBERT WONG

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** You Can’t Kill Snow White by Beatrice Alemagna, translated from French by Karin Snelson and Emilie Robert Wong Unruly, 2022 ISBN: 978-159270381 Available: Hardcover Buy: Bookshop.org   You Can’t Kill Snow White puts a spin on the traditional story of Snow White by telling it from the Queen’s point of view. Alemagna reminds […]

BOOK REVIEW: IN THE LAIR OF LEGENDS BY DAVID BUZAN

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** In The Lair of Legends by David Buzan Black Rose Writing, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-68513-250-7 (Paperback), 978-1-68513-331-3 (Hardcover) Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy:  Bookshop.org | Amazon.com   In The Lair of Legends by David Buzan is a well-written, exciting tale that combines action, myth and history. Jolon Winterhawk is a Nez Perce warrior who […]

BOOK REVIEW: RABBITS IN THE GARDEN (GARDENING GUIDEBOOKS #1) BY JESSICA MCHUGH

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Rabbits in the Garden (Gardening Guidebooks #1) by Jessica McHugh Ghoulish Books, 2022 ISBN: 978-1943720736 Available: Paperback Buy:  Bookshop.org | Amazon.com   After reading Jessica McHugh’s Rabbits in the Garden, readers will never look at rabbits or gardening tools in quite the same way again. Avery’s mom has a creepy interest in her garden, as […]

BOOK REVIEW: SHADOW RUNNER BY K.J. FIELER

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Shadow Runner by K.J. Fieler Black Rose Writing, 2023 9781685132040 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy (pre-order): Bookshop.org | Amazon.com   The only negative to Shadow Runner is that eventually, like all great stories, it ends.  It would be tougher to put together a better YA fantasy/thriller than this.  Like the Harry Potter series, Shadow Runner has the ability to […]