Book News and Reviews

If it were my birthday today (and it is) this is the list of books I would ask for:
- Burn by James Patrick Kelly
- The Living Dead – an anthology featuring Joe Hill, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin and more
- Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your…Brains by Ryan Mecum
- Locke and Key [...]

Here is the next on my list of gift, suggestions for the upcoming holidays.
Horror
For those friends and family members who like the thrill of fear crawling up their spines when they read:
- Salem’s Lot or The Shining or really anything by Stephen King
Salem’s Lot is a classic vampire novel (they don’t glitter) in which few [...]

Here is the next on my list of gift suggestions for the upcoming holidays.
Fantasy
For those friends and family members who would be more at home digging around in a dragon’s cave, these are my recommended reads:
- Hogfather or any other books by Terry Pratchett
I reviewed the Hogfather in a previous post.  This is a perfect book [...]

 Author: Stephen King
Book: Duma Key
Genre: Horror
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: As you can tell, I am a Stephen King fan.  I believe that Duma Key is the most recent King novel and I loved it.  It was a slow starter, but I think it was worth it.  There is tons of foreshadowing in this one, it was incredibly [...]

Before I start my little blurb about Howard Phillips Lovecraft I wanted to apologize for being absent and not completing out my week of author reviews last week.  I had an issue with my shoulder and couldn’t type for a couple days, then was super backlogged.  So, sorry.
So now, to H.P. Lovecraft.  I know that [...]

Is Ray Bradbury truly a “horror” author?  I think he’s one of those authors you cannot pin down to any particular genre, except to say that what he writes is classic “genre”  fiction (meaning anywhere from Sci Fi/Fantasy to Supernatural to Horror). Bradbury’s works from Fahrenheit 451 to the classic short story compilation The Illustrated Man all the way [...]

So, starting the first of October, I will be reviewing at least three horror books weekly. I may do more then that. The books will include:
Week 1 – New Books: October 1st – 11th
- Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler
- Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (not a new book [...]

Just so anyone who is expecting a review knows, these are the books I’m currently reading:
- An Embarrassment of Riches by Gerald Hansen - I’m almost done with this one.  Gerald asked me to review it and he was also nice enough to send me a copy of the book.  So far I would say I [...]

The Book: The Mist
The Author: Stephen King
Julia Rating: 6 out of 10
My Comments:
This was a decent novelette. It did get a little boring and sometimes I find Mr. King’s need to put a sex scene or something about sex in almost every one of his books annoying, especially when it’s not really applicable to the [...]

The Book: The Shining
The Author: Stephen King
Julia Rating: 10 out of 10
My Comments:
This book is incredible. It has it all, suspense, fantasy, action and horror. I’m sure most everyone has seen the movie. Compared to the book, the movies suck. Even the one with Jack Nicholson. And – despite my boyfriend’s insistence otherwise – the [...]