Beautifully rendered and utterly magical, Wolf Winter is a gritty, dark, and atmospheric read set in 1717, in the Swedish Lapland.
Tag: thriller
Mother Knows Best
A thrilling book on what it means to play with human genetics and the cost it has on society.
Pine
Pine is unsettling.
3 Arab (English-translated) Halloween Reads
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright The book features a living corpse, stitched together of different blown-up body parts and made into a what’s-its-name that claims to be on a “grand mission in order to punish, with the help of God and Heaven, all criminals and eventually do justice on Earth.” From the rubble-strewn streets … Continue reading 3 Arab (English-translated) Halloween Reads
31 Days of Spooky Reads: A modern “And then there were none:” Ruth Ware’s “One by One”
Unfortunately, the only depth in the story was the deep, deep, snow that blanketed the lodge.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: The Woman in the Window
It did not disappoint.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Dead Lake
A predictable thriller novella, with zombies coming out of lakes and a serial killer on the loose.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Mothers, Mansions, and Mayhem: Voices in the Snow
I've read other books by Darcy Coates and enjoyed them, but Voices in the Snow was disappointing. I expected more dystopian, more apocalypse, and less overdone wendigos and zombies.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: The Tale of Halcyon Crane
What unfolds reads like a quintessential gothic novel. Not quite as gloomy or dark, but certainly has an atmosphere that lends itself to deep shadows and cold nights.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: My Husband’s Lie – Family lies, villages ties, and an old unsolved crime
A disappointing thriller based on family lies, village ties, and an old unsolved crime.
