Chapter One: Lovecraft Country, Detailed Summary (Scroll up for the quick version of this) 1959. Atticus Turner, a 22-year-old black man, is driving from Jacksonville to Chicago when he blows a tire. The local auto repair shop refuses to help, so Atticus checks The Safe Negro Travel Guide to find a mechanic instead. A guy …
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia came out recently, and I’ve been enjoying its creepy delights this past week. I liked it, though it may not be for everyone. It’s a Gothic horror novel set in Mexico in the 1950s. Mexican Gothic is a true Gothic horror novel, with equal emphasis on both the “Gothic” and …
Chapter 1 Noemí Taboada returns from a costume party at the Tuñóns. Her date, Hugo Duarte, bids her goodnight. Noemí is twenty-two and a bit of a flighty socialite. Hugo is not a serious suitor because his position is too far below hers. At home, Noemí’s father is concerned about her cousin, Catalina, who has …
I’ve been wanting to read something from VE. Schwab for a while, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the first book in her new series. If you’re not familiar, V.E. Schwab is known for her fantasy novels, such as A Darker Shade of Magic. I had some mixed feelings about this book, but …
Home Before Dark is Riley Sager’s newest novel, released on June 30, 2020. I previously reviewed his prior novel, Lock Every Door, which I thought was a solid mystery, but I actually liked this one even more. Home Before Dark is a suspenseful and satisfying haunted house story all the way through. The first half …
