Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! I’m thrilled to share with you that Kait and I interviewed award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo on Dark Side of the Word.
You may remember Cynthia from my book review of her novel, Forgotten Sisters, on the blog last year. This time, Kait and I read her newest release, Vanishing Daughters, a haunting and contemporary interpretation of Sleeping Beauty that blends together supernatural elements, elements of...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the slasher horror novel I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones.
I admired so much about I Was A Teenage Slasher. The story concept is brilliant, the humor is sharp and witty, the book’s unique setting of a rural West Texas town is practically its own character, and I love how the author tied everything...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the supernatural suspense novel Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey.
Vera didn’t have any intentions of coming back home. But, her mom is dying and she has to get the house ready to sell -- not that anyone's going to buy the house of an infamous serial killer. As Vera begins to pack up the house, disturbing childhood...
"To the Women." Author Liza Rodman dedicated her memoir, The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer, "to the women." I always read dedication pages, and when I saw this phrase at the beginning of the book, I thought the sentiment was sweet. But, that's about it. Because I didn't know yet. I didn't know what I was about to read. By the time I finished reading The Babysitter, the full impact of "to the women" hit me like a brick. ...
