Book of Accidents | 
panThere‘s a lot going on in this: a relocated family, a serial killer, animals in suicidal death spirals, ghostly visitations, but even in 500+ pages it doesn‘t quite meld. Side characters, motivations, events (my interest), got lost along the way as the book shakes out.
The writing was loaded with references, similes, and onomatopoeia, which works for some (but not for me).
pickThat? Was WONDERFUL. Perhaps not the descriptor that first comes to mind for a horror novel, but truly this was at least as much a work of supernatural fantasy with a happy ending as it was a work with creepy, gross imagery, and tragic happenings. If you like your horror with a side of hope, please, please give this a try. Extra points for supportive family and precious bean Oliver. 🥹
"The wall was, to put it mildly, a Crazy Conspiracy Wall."
Have I mentioned how much I love the writing in this book?
Okay, from now on I want all compliments to come in the form of likening me to a tree. ☺️
"He looked good. Shoulders back. Beard a little long, hair, too, but it gave him a rough-hewn edge-the beauty of a tree rather than the clean-sawn board. All those nooks and crannies, the texture and topography of the bark, the knots, the lines of imperfect grain. Raw, unmachined, and blissfully uneven."
"Question marks were shaped like a hook for a reason..."
Oh, Olly, this does not seem wise, but I get it...
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pick(2021) Here's a wild ride, a chunk of dark fantasy presenting as horror, that reminds me a lot of the books Clive Barker was writing in the 1980s and early 1990s, but exploring cycles of abuse the way Barker examined desire. Plus, you know, serial killers, violence, magic, ritual sacrifice, and then there's the weird stuff ...
pickThoroughly engrossing literary fiction that melds together elements of horror, suspense and sci-fi…and does it all seamlessly.
My first Chuck Wendig book, but definitely not my last!
pickA family moves into a creepy old house, the site of past trauma, conveniently located near an ominous tunnel and an eerie field of boulders said to be the favored location of a notorious serial killer. So far so sinister, but there's more at stake than Nate, Maddie and their teen son Oliver could possibly know in this sometimes grisly, always gripping chunkster. This was a perfect Halloween read that also takes a potent look at the legacy of pain.
"Edmund Walker Reese was a man of numbers."
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pickI liked this book. I was nervous going into it because while I like thrillers, I‘m not a huge fan of horror books. This one wasn‘t near as scary as I thought it would be. It‘s a long book but it‘s N easy read and has short chapters, which is nice.
