Bark At The Ghouls

 The fact that so many of these creatures walk freely among us will never become less disturbing. My 2 Cents for Free! The Man Who Killed Boys (The John Wayne Gacy, Jr Story)  by Clifford L. Linedecker Released January 1980 Source: Purchased See more @  Goodreads I've had this paperback in my tbr for years (gah, imagine if paperbacks were still $3.99 new?!) and its time finally came up. I read it on and off for over a month, having to take breaks because it's just so tragic and a difficult read. The failures of our law enforcement system and the failure to protect innocents from a predator are very hard to read. The ability of some people to discard their gay children is also heartrending and sadly hasn't changed in a big meaningful way in a lot of households. None of this needed to happen but as it goes people fall through the cracks and warning signs are ignored if one has a little charisma. It's all so gross. It is well researched and I learned a lot about Gacy and t...

        New Books Because You Deserve Them! This is where I spotlight the sparkling new weekly releases that are tempting me so you can succumb to temptation too. The focus will be on dark fiction and romance with the occasional thriller tossed in that catches my eye. First the  HORROR  because it'll always be my first love  along with the  HORROR-adjacent & THRILLERS A Sociopath's Guide to A Successful Marriage by MK Oliver A whip-smart and darkly funny crime novel—perfect for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer and The Maid—that follows a wife and mother with a deadly secret that she must suppress if she wants to maintain her picture-perfect façade. Meet Lalla Rook. Lalla has a lot on her plate: She needs to guarantee her husband makes partner, secure her dream house in Hampstead, and get her daughter into a prestigious prep school. And on the afternoon she stabs a stranger seven times after he breaks into her living room, she has a fo...

 Sometimes free isn't worth the price. My 2 Cents for Free! The Tangled Woods by Emily Raboteau Released September 2018 Source: Audible Freebie See more @  Goodreads I am deleting this dreadful thing from my Audible library. It was terrible from beginning to end. The main character is a whiny, miserable man so unhappy with the life he has made for himself that he takes it out on everyone around him - especially his family. Not recommended. Just turn on the news if you feel like killing more of your soul. Oh, and for those who will say on the socials that "you should always say something nice because times are tough" here you go: The wife and son deserved better than that sad sack, mess of a man and I hope he gets eaten by a bear leaving them both to live out their days in peace and happiness because he's no longer in their lives! Final Rating: ⭐ Publisher Plot Synopsis  He went on the road expecting the worst of America, but what if the worst of America was also in hi...

I once thought it might be fun to start looking back in time and seeing what I was reading this time last year and all of the previous years since I started cataloging my reads! But then I got lazy and stopped doing it. Now that social media has become a stressful mess, it may be time to resurrect this post because  older reads need love too. With the steady stream of new book releases, it's easy to miss some older gems. If you're a nerd like me and want to do this, please leave me a link to your post. I'd love to see it! Here are the books I was reading this same time last year and all the years before. February 2025  Where I End by Sophie White Some of my thoughts then: "  The descriptions are often beautifully written, nearly poetic but the content is incredibly cruel and difficult to read, and it left me feeling sick to my stomach in the worst way. " 3 ★'s February 2024 The September House by Carissa Orlando Some of my thoughts then: "This is a great ...

A fun popcorn read despite my many complaints. My 2 Cents for Free! The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Released April 2022 Source: Library Borrow See more @  Goodreads I think the entirety of Goodreads has read this before me but my turn with the audio finally came in from the library and I dropped everything else to give it a listen and I have no regrets. These books are always fun and often they are so very silly and that’s exactly why I keep reading them! I never pick one up expecting some literary treasure for the times or a story where every plot hole is secured up nice and tight. I always pick one up when I need something to clear my head and they always do that. Millie is a down on her luck young woman living out of her car after being released from a ten-year prison stint. She’s having trouble securing a decent job but finally has a little luck when a wealthy family with a creepy looking Children of the Damned daughter offers her a job as their live-in housemaid and gives her...

       New Books Because You Deserve Them! This is where I spotlight the sparkling new weekly releases that are tempting me so you can succumb to temptation too. The focus will be on dark fiction and romance with the occasional thriller tossed in that catches my eye. Every week there seems to be more and more book releases and this week is ridiculous with horror releases. Here are many of those I found while snooping around the internet. HORROR, HORROR-adjacent & THRILLERS The Better Mother by Jennifer Van Der Kleut A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven suspense debut. A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, perfect for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish. Still recovering from a devastating breakup, 34-year-old Savannah Mitchell has finally managed to put her life back together when she gets the shock of her life—after a brief fling with a man nam...