- Everyone dies. We all know there’s no getting out of this life alive. For most of us, death is a mystery, something that may strike out of nowhere, or maybe happen gradually from disease. But not for Miriam Black, the heroine of Chuck Wendig’s Blackbirds. With a simple touch, like a handshake, Miriam will... Continue Reading →
Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
During a boyhood competition with his slingshot, William Bellman kills a crow and by doing so, unknowingly, sets the course of his future. As a man, he is a success in business and has a thriving family but there is a subtle darkness that follows him. It is when William thinks he has everything, that... Continue Reading →
The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
What if you could rewrite an object’s history, changing its present state? With such a power, ordinary objects can become beautiful works of art, while expensive art can appear worthless. That’s exactly what Shai, the Forger in Brandon Sanderson’s The Emperor’s Soul, can do with research and the help of magic. In Shai’s world, her... Continue Reading →
Afraid by Jack Kilborn
By Eric Stein For all the horror lovers out there, this is a novel for you, just in time for Halloween. Jack Kilborn (aka J.A. Konrath) delivers an incredibly chilling, gruesome tale of the small city of Safe Haven, Wisconsin. For the readers out there who love horror, or even those like myself that want... Continue Reading →
Heart of Briar by Laura Anne Gilman
I had just been saying that I haven't felt like reading anything lately when Heart of Briar caught my eye. I've never read anything my Laura Anne Gilman before, but the premise of Heart of Briar sounded good. So I took it out and couldn't put it down once I started reading it! In Heart... Continue Reading →
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (the Trailer)
The sequel to Stephen King's novel "The Shining" will be released on September 24th. The book is called "Doctor Sleep", and we have it available for hold if your tastes run to the dark and macabre. The story features Danny Torrance grown and something has followed him. The novel features the now middle-aged Dan Torrance... Continue Reading →
Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator by Jill Baguchinski / The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox
So I recently read both these books, and they have a lot in common - stereotypical high school situations with some light bullying, self-consciously “outsider” girl investigators who mock the jocks and cheerleaders, and of course, ghostly interference. However, our heroine in Spookygirl talks to ghosts, while the ones in The Dead Girl Detective Agency... Continue Reading →
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
I just finished "Wicked Business", the second in the Diesel and Lizzy romantic/mystery series that is an offshoot of Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels and I'm sad to say that it was for the most part like flat diet pop, no sugar, no taste, no fizz. Diesel is the tall blond beach bum investigator for the... Continue Reading →
Ach! Zombies!
Alright. So I’m back on a fiction kick. It’s been years, really. I started with a Christine Dodd book called the Scent of Darkness. A cursed werewolf-type man (who is also an international winery CEO) is under attack by similarly-cursed assassins. So, he must escape the killers, and hunt them down, while he protects and... Continue Reading →
Thunder Bay Public Library's Book Blog 