CANDLELIT CHRONICLES: HISTORIC HAUNTS

Books Read Update-and Recommendations

10 August- 13 August: Stephen King, Desperation


13 August-14 August: Chevy Stevens, Never Knowing (2011)


15 August-16 August: Scott Sigler, Ancestor EXCELLENT!


16 August-17 August: Brian keene, Dark Hollow (LeHorn's Hollow Book One)


18 August-19 August: Brian Keene, Ghost Walk (LeHorn's Hollow Book Two) !!!


19 August-20 August: : Blake Crouch, Abandon!!!


21 August: Hallie Ephron, Never Tell A Lie !!


21 August- 23 August  : Brian Keene, Ghoul!!


23 August; Hallie Ephron, Come and Get ME!!





Scott Sigler rocks! If you like Del Tormo & Hogan; if you like King's The Stand; if you like Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledger trilogy (all of which I highly recommend), you're going to love Ancestor. Another I-can't-put-this-down genetic engineering thriller-and yes, the author left room for a sequel, which could be added seamlessly.


Brian Keene has become one of my favourite horror writers; I've read several of his recently and have several more to go. So far my favourites are the two books of the LeHorn Hollow duology (which can each be read as a stand-alone): Dark Hollow, and Ghost Walk. Ghoul is also a great coming-of-age horror (think of Stephen King's Dreamcatcher! for the delineation of these realistic characters). Blake Crouch's Abandon, although not what the blurb led to expect, was riveting; the author does an excellent task of balancing two disparate but linked eras. I have three more by Mr. Crouch to read now. Hallie Ephron's two novels are surprisingly riveting mysteries. Never Tell A Lie has been made into a movie. I recommend both books, each of which I read in a very few hours.