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About: Romeo and Juliet meets Children of the Corn in this one-of-a-kind romantic horror “When you fall in love, you will carve out your heart and throw it into the deepest ocean. You will be all in—blood and salt.” These are the last words Ash Larkin hears before her mother returns to the spiritual commune she escaped long ago. But when Ash follows her to Quivira, Kansas, something sinister and ancient waits among the rustling cornstalks of this village lost to time. Ash is plagued by memories of her ancestor, Katia, which harken back to the town’s history of unrequited love and murder, alchemy and immortality. Charming traditions soon give way to a string of gruesome deaths, and Ash feels drawn to Dane, a forbidden boy with secrets of his own. As the community prepares for a ceremony five hundred years in the making, Ash must fight not only to save her mother, but herself—and discover the truth about Quivira before it’s too late. Before she’s all in—blood and salt. |
DAMAGE DONE by Amanda Panitch
About: 22 minutes separate Julia Vann's before and after. Before: Julia had a twin brother, a boyfriend, and a best friend. After: She has a new identity, a new hometown, and memories of those twenty- two minutes that refuse to come into focus. At least, that's what she tells the police. Now that she's Lucy Black, she's able to begin again. And her fresh start has attracted the attention of one of the hottest guys in school, a boy who will do anything to protect her. But when someone much more dangerous also takes notice, Lucy's forced to confront the dark secrets she thought were safely left behind. One thing is clear: The damage done can never be erased. It's only just beginning. . . . In this deliciously twisted contemporary thriller, family can be a real killer. For fans of WE WERE LIARS and readers who love unique multiple perspectives that leave clues like breadcrumbs until they reach the stunning conclusion. |
THE DEVIL AND WINNIE FLYNN by Micol Ostow
About: Winnie Flynn doesn’t believe in ghosts. (Though she wouldn’t mind a visit from her mom, explaining why she took her own life.) When her mysterious aunt Maggie, a high-profile TV producer, recruits Winnie to spend a summer working as a production assistant on her current reality hit, Fantastic, Fearsome, she suddenly finds herself in the one place her mother would never go: New Jersey. New Jersey’s famous Devil makes perfect fodder for Maggie’s show. But as the filming progresses, Winnie sees and hears things that make her think that the Devil might not be totally fake after all. Things that involve her and her family. Things about her mother’s death that might explain why she’s never met Aunt Maggie until now. Winnie soon discovers her family’s history is deeply entwined with the Devil’s. If she’s going to make it out of the Pine Barrens alive, she might have to start believing in what her aunt is telling her. And, find out what she isn’t. |
Comments
2 comments posted.
LOL, Samantha! Debbies always die in horror movies and
books so that's a running joke for me when we watch them.
I'll have to check these books out as I know our tastes are
often so similar.
(Debbie Wiley 3:50pm October 16, 2015)
This year I decided to read outside of my normal genre
as well, and horror was on my agenda as well.
Needless to say, my first horror book was a sad
disappointment, and I won't give the title out, but
let's just say that the story line was lame, and it
was anything but scary. It was more predictable than
anything else. The books you chose have merit, and I
will put them on my list, since you recommended them.
You weren't the first one to recommend a couple of
them, so it looks like I'll have to give them a closer
look!!
(Peggy Roberson 3:15pm October 17, 2015)
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