"My heart skips a beat when, on the far right, my light shines upon some words written in a cursive font. I am only just able to decipher them. I read"My heart skips a beat when, on the far right, my light shines upon some words written in a cursive font. I am only just able to decipher them. I read the sentence aloud: “Beware of he who shines in the light, for he is the devil incarnate.”
What the eyes don’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve.
**spoiler alert** "I continued to peel open my skin-tight dress. A scream ripped from his throat. His face, stamped with the mark of terror, could not**spoiler alert** "I continued to peel open my skin-tight dress. A scream ripped from his throat. His face, stamped with the mark of terror, could not believe what I had revealed. Before his own eyes were tens of others, a hundred more. Blues, greens, browns, and all shades of hell in between. ...more
**spoiler alert** "Besides, in every horror movie she had ever seen, the monster was never dead when you thought it was. In her experience, a human mo**spoiler alert** "Besides, in every horror movie she had ever seen, the monster was never dead when you thought it was. In her experience, a human monster could be like that too - and when he returned, the consequences were devastating."
The Pleaides: A support group specifically for the sisters of domestic violence murder victims. Each of them is a sister of a murdered woman - a woman killed by her partner. Meanwhile those POS**ts got away and still out there - where they can still victimize other women. And its eating them alive. Will their therapy group really make the final decision to become a murder club? Will they step up where the criminal justice system has failed and will they triumph?
Their plan is inspired by the Hitchock film 'Strangers on a Train' - where they have to buddy up and swap murders so there's no connection..will all of them succeed?
I enjoyed this one and can't put it down. I was invested on what they had planned for each revenge and how they are going to execute it without being caught or traced back to each other. Since there are multiple povs, you'd have to go back and review the 'group assignment list' with who is buddied up with who and who is assigned to kill which POS if that makes sense.
Thanks to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press publishing for the arc ...more
"I see you. I see all those who men call monsters. And I see the men who call them that. Call themselves heroes, of course. I only see them for an ins"I see you. I see all those who men call monsters. And I see the men who call them that. Call themselves heroes, of course. I only see them for an instant. Then they're gone. But it's enough. Enough to know that the hero isn't always the one who's kind or brave or loyal. Sometimes - not always, but sometimes - he is monstrous. And the monster? Who is she? She is what happens when someone cannot be saved. This particular monster is assaulted, abused and vilified. And yet, as the story is always told, she is the one you should fear. She is the monster. We'll see about that." - Gorgoneion ...more
" You knew perfectly well that Schrader’s abominations were real, and yet you couldn’t resist pulling them out of the shadows and into the light. You " You knew perfectly well that Schrader’s abominations were real, and yet you couldn’t resist pulling them out of the shadows and into the light. You couldn’t resist the foolish glory in finding what wasn’t meant to be found."
A strange black case. Four ancient records. A gate to the land of the dead. Can they close the gate and silence Scrader's Chord before it's too late? ...more
"A long, forked tongue lashed out of the fanged mouth, then hissed at Tim. “Little Elf, Little Elf, how dare you intrude while I’m feeding myself?”'
“"A long, forked tongue lashed out of the fanged mouth, then hissed at Tim. “Little Elf, Little Elf, how dare you intrude while I’m feeding myself?”'
“Quite an interesting read.” Eric set the book aside and opened the folders. “Kind of reminded me of that movie about the clown in the sewers.” Eric let out a mild chuckle but cut it off when he saw the sheepish look on Tom’s face."
- Holy crap this was amazing! Yes it was a little slow to start but if you keep at it wow what a book! I Loved the concept and the dual timeline throughout the story and the execution.....more
'Santa Claus, my dear old friend, you are a thief, a traitor, a slanderer, a murderer, a liar, but worst of all you are a mockery of everything for wh'Santa Claus, my dear old friend, you are a thief, a traitor, a slanderer, a murderer, a liar, but worst of all you are a mockery of everything for which I stood. You have sung your last ho, ho, ho, for I am coming for your head. But most of all I am coming to take back what is mine, to take back Yuletide.' - Krampus
⚠️ Graphic content, murder, carnage, home invasion, torture, violence..
-Brom tells a fantastic tale of lore..and gore. The whole Krampus vs Saint Nick aspect of this book spoke directly to me. More a fantasy book with horror elements. Can't help but to root for Krampus over Baldr in this story. Enjoyed the backstory and Norse mythological elements. The illustrations are superb too! ...more
"I glimpse the fair circle of their victim’s face; its eyes gouged, its cheeks flensed, its skull emptied of sweetbreads. Mermaids—especially those bo"I glimpse the fair circle of their victim’s face; its eyes gouged, its cheeks flensed, its skull emptied of sweetbreads. Mermaids—especially those born half-prince—leave nothing to waste."...more
"Five of us sat in a circle doing our best to emulate the girls in The Craft, hoping to unleash some power to take us all away from our home to the pl"Five of us sat in a circle doing our best to emulate the girls in The Craft, hoping to unleash some power to take us all away from our home to the place of our dreams. But we weren’t witches. We were five Chicanas living in San Antonio, Texas, one year out of high school."
"The vulgarity of the insults. The hatred. She didn’t understand why it was directed at her. Be smart, but not too smart. Be beautiful, but not so pretty as to make other females mad. Be successful, but not bossy or overly ambitious. Nobody likes a mouthy brown woman. Be a declawed kitten."
“Based on what she has said and what I have seen, I think she is inhabited by Tlazoltéotl. She is a fierce goddess; one I believe to be misunderstood but important. She is known as the goddess of filth. She is the eater of sin and the unclean. However, she also represents fertility after death.”...more
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