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March 18, 2021 Emily Reviews

Emily’s Review: The Isle of Sin and Shadows

This island alone boasts more ghost stories than all of Louisiana combined.
And I’m one of them.
In the Louisiana swamplands, ghost stories are as much a part of childhood as chasing fireflies and crawfishing. They never much scared me, though, nor the possibility of evil out to do me harm. Until the night I watched shadows come to life and butcher everything I loved.
With a stranger’s help, I managed to escape to an isolated place miles north, and, in time, became my own ghost story. A cautionary tale for the locals.
Nearly a decade passed, before I returned to my birthplace, in hopes of unearthing long-awaited answers. Instead, I found something I wasn’t looking for. Someone. A remedy for my loneliness.
Or so I thought.
Turns out, Thierry Bergeron is no elixir. He’s a deadly poison, cursed by the demons of his past, and feared by those who call him the elusive Rougarou of the bayou. A devious rogue, whose seductive whispers and rough hands haunt my dreams. The big bad wolf that defiles me without apology, or remorse.
I should resist him, but I can’t.
And when the shadows return to stake their claim on me, his darkness is the only safe place to hide.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: anti-hero, bayou, cajun, cartel, dark adult romance, Dark romance, dark suspense, gothic, gothic romance, gothic suspense, human sacrifice, Keri Lake, kindle unlimited, Louisiana, missing persons, murder, murder mystery, Mystery, occult, occult suspense, plot-twist, southern romance, Trigger Warning

March 9, 2021 Diane Reviews

[Diane’s Review]: Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

While my expectations were high going into this book, I was rather disappointed. I found a lot of myself in Wren, especially when it came to the empathy of others, but there was something about her character that lacked a compelling need to care about her outcome. Also, a lot of medical terminology is used, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: empaths, enemies to lovers, gothic, gothic romance, LGBTQ+ Representation, magic

June 12, 2020 ideallyrachel Reviews

[Rachel’s Review]: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

I finished this book two weeks ago and I still cannot stop thinking about it. I wasn’t a fan of Gods of Jade and Shadow by the same author so I almost didn’t pick up this book but DANG AM I GLAD I DID! The first 60 or so pages are a little slow, but […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: gothic, historical fiction, poc, woc, wuthering heights

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