Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

H orror is so much better in books than on screen. i was a little bored at first because it is initially very similar to the show “from” so the idea wasn’t new to me, but the middle to end really surprised me and im mad i didn’t know their would be a sequel before i began otherwise i would have waited to read it. also the writing style is great and the audiobook narrator is on point

 The guardian's heir leave the Grey Tower to tell the Black tower that doom is coming. Then a girl eaves the grey tower to ask the balk tower to restore summer. The landscapes they separately travel through and the people they meet are bizarre and phantasmagoric - these changes are wonderfully weird and creative to read.

  As one of Stephen King's first attempts at a crime/mystery/thriller genre book, I would say that King's style speaks for itself. I am a thriller genre enthusiast and think that Mr. Mercedes was a great read. The cat/ mouse game between the protagonist, retired Detective Hodges and Brady, the boy responsible for all the murders is one of the more thrilling relationships I have read in Stephen King's books. The reader is gets a switch off between both Hodges point of view and Brady's point of view as the story unfolds on the Detective starting to lose his mind trying to track down who the Mercedes killer is. Not only does Stephen King paint the antagonist as a young adult boy with malicious intent but also creates a character that the reader cannot help but feel empathetic towards. Do not get me wrong, as bad as I felt for this character, he is responsible for some pretty atrocious acts. It is a great thriller with a few "did not expect that" moments and as th...

  This was a who done it ...fun and the bad guy gets it in the end

 If you liked Dexter (TV show) you will love this book. Quirky and filled with dark, sarcastic British humor it is fa fun read despite its dark serial killer plot. Somehow, the author actually makes the main character, Claire (serial killer) sympathetic and likeable!

This book kept me guessing until the end - and I was on my toes trying to get to the bottom of the mystery element. I think that the plot reveals happen very late in the book, so the ending chapters are a little fast-paced for the precedent set by the novel prior. But all, in all, this was a fun murder mystery!

 Quite interesting tale about a young girl who grows up in her father's book store. When she becomes a woman, a famous author requests her to write her biography. Thus the tale evolves and brings the reader along for a fabulous ride. This is the second time I have read this book and recommend it to all !!!

 An enjoyable summer read that keeps you engaged from start to finish. The tension builds well throughout to a good ending which is hard to see coming. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys thrillers and suspense.

  A woman gives a one-star review to a book on Amazon which results in the author contacting her. Things go downhill (way downhill) from there. I love the premise of this book, and at times it was spot on, but then it ran a bit long. Hope I don't hear from Ms. Adams : ) !

  The world is being decimated by a plague known as Dragonscale. Harper Grace, our heroine, is a nurse who tries to help those infected. She contracts the disease which presents as scales on the skin and results in self immolation. Her husband blames her for giving him the disease and tries to kill her. She is saved by a small group of survivors that show her how the disease isn't what she thinks it is.

 W hen sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom it triggers memories that have been their secret since childhood. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in, Washington their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother’s dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.

  A disgraced actress who has disgraced herself and her family is banished to their summer home on the lake. she spends her days drinking and spying on other houses in the area while trying to get over the death of her husband who died a year ago. She saves the life of a new neighbor from drowning and they become friends but she feels that something is not quite right. The plot changes several times and has you sitting on the edge of your seat.