Review: MEET THE PARENTS by Emily Shiner

 

A girlfriend meets her boyfriend’s parents, and the mother takes an instant dislike to her. Right away, there’s a secret between Gina and Marta. They knew each other before? Mmm…what happened? Why did they hate each other so much? So many secrets to find out. There was something sinister about the mother. What did she have planned? Story right away grabs you with all these secrets. What did the parents do in the past? Evidently, this was all about revenge for a murdered aunt. Will everything go according to plan? How will this all end?

 

A good read ‘til the end…and what a surprising ending it was! I’ll definitely check out the next book by this author.

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: GOOSEBUMPS: ESCAPE FROM SHUDDER MANSION by R.L. Stine

 

The scary stories of Shudder Mansion were just that: stories. Right? 12-year-old Riley didn’t really think so. Riley couldn’t explain the weird things he was seeing.

 

A class assignment sends 5 kids spending the night at Shudder Mansion. Will they all come out alive? The kids were in for quite a scare in that mansion. Giant rats. A mean, hungry beast. The horrors of Shudder Mansion were real. And there was no escape. A chilling read!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: BEACHES AND BETRAYAL by Cindy Bell

 

Dune House was hosting its first wedding event. Everyone knows that tensions always run high at weddings especially with a dead body around. Who could’ve murdered the best man? Here we had a case of a dead best man and a missing groom. Could the groom have done it? It was up to Mary and Suzie to figure it out. A good mystery!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: THE FORMER OCCUPANT by Cathryn Grant

 

A woman and her husband bought an old home with a strange history. She began to wonder about the former occupants. By the end of chapter 9, we find the dead body of the real estate agent. I thought that it would get a little more riveting at this point, but it was totally lagging and long. It was TOO LONG. Frankly, this felt more paranormal. A decent read, but not great.

 

Rating: 3 stars

Review: OF BREATH AND BLOOD by JT Bishop

 

This one had a slow start with the exception of the gun maniac scene. The narrative was okay, but the whole thing was just long and slow. Certainly not as good as the first book. Too boring!

 

Rating: 2 stars