{"id":10059,"date":"2024-01-31T23:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T03:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10059"},"modified":"2024-01-31T23:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T03:21:41","slug":"book-review-string-them-up-by-william-sterling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-string-them-up-by-william-sterling\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: String Them Up by William Sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cover<\/a><\/p>\n

String Them Up, <\/em>by William Sterling<\/p>\n

Crystal Lake Publishing, 2023<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781957133591<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a> |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For horror fans, books like this are cotton candy for the brain.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing especially memorable in the story, but there\u2019s enough in the 158 pages for the equivalent of a quick sugar rush.\u00a0 It\u2019s pure entertainment, enough to make reading it worth it. Think back to the 80s, when there were a LOT of horror books published that were uuite enjoyable, if not especially original, and you get the idea (although since then, the average page count has gone down and the sticker price has come up. Readers with Kindle Unlimited are in luck if they want to check it out).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Speed synopsis: a cop loses his family in a tragic accident, moves to a small town with secrets in its past,, joins the police force with old friend, messy murders happen, and mayhem ensuest.\u00a0 The End.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There\u2019s enough spice thrown in the story mix of this for the reader to keep the pages flipping:: one poor fellow is found hung in a tree by his torn out ligaments and tendons. The toymaker, an eccentric hermit, is the standout character, although the other players carry their parts fine in the narrative.\u00a0 The best part is undoubtedly the dolls that appear throughout the book, whether they are hanging in trees or dismembering people.\u00a0 Dolls are always creepy when used correctly, and the author uses them very well. They add a nice touch of cold air to the book, enough to make your skin crawl a bit.\u00a0 And, when the dolls go to work on people with fishhooks and line… (shudders and hides under the covers)\u00a0 Toss in a dose of small town politics and secrets and a dash of crystal meth, and you have a quick, entertaining read that is worth the few hours of time needed for the investment.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bottom line: this won\u2019t shatter your senses, but it will keep you involved and get the job done.\u00a0 It\u2019s worth a look.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reviewed by Murray Samuelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

String Them Up, by William Sterling Crystal Lake Publishing, 2023 ISBN: 9781957133591 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com   For horror fans, books like this are cotton candy for the brain.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing especially memorable in the story, but there\u2019s enough in the 158 pages for the equivalent of a quick sugar rush.\u00a0 It\u2019s<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2594,708,645,749,83,3997,2747,5549,5550],"class_list":["post-10059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-body-horror","tag-dolls","tag-horror-book-reviews","tag-horror-books","tag-horror-fiction","tag-puppets","tag-small-town-horror","tag-string-them-up","tag-william-sterling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10059"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10064,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10059\/revisions\/10064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}