Better than average in this great series. Not a dud in the lot. ( )

2013

~ The Shadow of a Hawk by Nina Kiriki Hoffman - 2*

~ A Night at the Head of a Grave by Thomas Sullivan - 2*

~ Toy by Bill Pronzini - 4* memorable A kid finds a model kit, puts it together. It's a canon and each blast, 1 min apart, it gets bigger, by evening the blast will be overseas. WWIII

~ Blood Gothic by Nancy Holder - 4* teacher wants to be vampires lover. Lives her life as if she is preparing herself. She must have some mental illness as well as physical illness (blood disorder). Swears she meets him in her dreams, doesn't understand why he hasn't taken her away to his world yet.

~ The Man Who Loved Water by Craig Shaw Gardner - 3*

2019

~ Blood Gothic by Nancy Holder re-read - 2* - Re-read A woman who has anemia is dreaming of being taken by a vampire. It's all she desires and is terribly disappointed it's not happening. Or is it happening? She is anemic and she dreams of being with him while she sleeps. Perhaps she needs one act to prove to him that she is worthy of the dark side.

~ The Pooka by Peter Tremayne - 2* A bit of a snooze fest. Doesn't bring anything new or interesting to me. A woman on her second marriage is on vacation with her husband in Ireland. A beggar woman is dismissed by him therefore he is worthy of a cursing. There is an irony by the end but that is the only redeeming quality so I don't want to spoil it for you.

~ The Blind Man by Jessica Amanda Salmonson - 4* Flash fiction. A little glimpse into the life a new blind man. And a little living nightmare.
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