Tag Archives: book-reviews

By the Hands of Fools, by Grace Mathis

Posted on November 29, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 30 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year — I MADE MY GOAL! Now I’ll probably read a couple of additional books by the end of the year to get ahead and prep for my 36 book … Continue reading →

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Horror stories for around the campfire!

Posted on October 26, 2025 by skullsinthestars

This past Friday, I celebrated the Halloween season by going to a ghost story reading at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. I sat around a campfire with a bunch of other people with a glass of wine, listening to a staff … Continue reading →

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Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring, by Patrick Zercher

Posted on October 19, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 28 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Not long ago, Titan comics sent me a review copy of a recent … Continue reading →

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Lucky Day, by Chuck Tingle

Posted on October 5, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 27 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Chuck Tingle honestly has yet to disappoint in even the slightest. His latest … Continue reading →

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The Dead Come to Stay, by Brandy Schillace

Posted on August 21, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 24 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. I’ve been online friends with Brandy Schillace for a number of years … Continue reading →

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The Tripods: The Pool of Fire, by John Christopher

Posted on July 24, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 22 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. In each of the modern printings of John Christopher’s The Tripods books, … Continue reading →

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The Tripods: The City of Gold and Lead, by John Christopher

Posted on July 4, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 19 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Last month, I read the first book in John Christopher’s classic young … Continue reading →

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An Echo of Children, by Ramsey Campbell

Posted on June 27, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 18 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Ramsey Campbell still knows how to catch me off guard. The first … Continue reading →

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The Tripods: The White Mountains, by John Christopher

Posted on June 15, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 17 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Before there was The Hunger Games, or Divergent, there was … Continue reading →

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Twice as Dead, by Harry Turtledove

Posted on April 18, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 14 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! Hard-boiled detective stories often start in a similar manner: a gritty private investigator has a gorgeous dame walk through his office door with a case — but that … Continue reading →

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