I mean, this book gave me nightmares, which is GOOD because it has a lot of horror in it, which is the point, because it's a testament to how the writI mean, this book gave me nightmares, which is GOOD because it has a lot of horror in it, which is the point, because it's a testament to how the writing was great. (HI GARY I KNOW YOU!) And there are Templars and history and knights and there's a kick-ass girl character, but I had a traumatizing experience when I was seven when my mom took me to see Aliens in the theater WAY too early, so creepy crawly things give me the heebie jeebies REALLY bad. What I'm trying to say is that if you want a really great horror fantasy book this is DEFINITELY great to pick up!...more
I really enjoy Cherie Priest's work, and this is no exception. It's a reinvention of Lizzie Borden as a bit of a Supernatural heroine. There's a lesbiI really enjoy Cherie Priest's work, and this is no exception. It's a reinvention of Lizzie Borden as a bit of a Supernatural heroine. There's a lesbian love story involved too. Lots of great lady characters and super creepy horror. I really enjoyed it and if you're an urban fantasy fan, this is a nice twist on that genre! Stand-alone I believe though!...more
So...I went to a school that was very sorority heavy, and always stared at the girls like, "Wow, why would you want to do that?" This book aims to be So...I went to a school that was very sorority heavy, and always stared at the girls like, "Wow, why would you want to do that?" This book aims to be balanced, but I dunno why any human would want their daughter joining one after reading this. Talk about conformity and marginalization in institutions. This was so frightening to me to read, and fascinating at the same time. Highly recommended for the curious....more
**spoiler alert** OKAY listen, this book caught my eye hard, and I really thought the premise was interesting (Fey power + Jane Eyre). There were some**spoiler alert** OKAY listen, this book caught my eye hard, and I really thought the premise was interesting (Fey power + Jane Eyre). There were some cool things, and I 100% enjoyed the first half of the book. And then....
SPOILERS:
WE GET TO THE FACE PEELING. I COULDNT DEAL GUYS, GROSS! It turned into a bad reality show about plastic surgery gone wrong, OMG I was so grossed out by the ending. ANYWHOO...if you like horror you might dig this book, it's just VERY different from what I thought it was going in.
Well, I don't watch a lot of horror films, but now I see where they all rip off everything from: Lovecraft!
I didn't read EVERY one of these stories, tWell, I don't watch a lot of horror films, but now I see where they all rip off everything from: Lovecraft!
I didn't read EVERY one of these stories, they got a bit repetitive after a while, but the stories were chilling and seeing how influential the storytelling is on modern horror is really interesting. Fascinating how much suspense can be put into a 10 page story.
Yes, I had nightmares of tentacle-things after I finished. Don't make fun of me....more
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