I am very much a fan of Mr. Barker and devoured quickly all of the 4MK novels. I plan to continue reading all of his books, as they have proven to be reading time well spent.

This book is Book One of the The Shadow Cove Saga. It is set in parallel time lines. Horror author Thad McAlister is writing a new novel, the tale rooted in the witch trials of Massachusetts, the words are flowing freely...supernaturely freely. Turns out his wife had picked up and gifted him a blank notebook at Leland Gaunt's shop "Needful Things" in Castle Rock, Maine. A nod to and permission from master horror writer Stephen King. Thad is writing about the past, he thinks it is fiction but it is actually a true tale, meanwhile his family is just trying to stay alive at home. Off to hunt for Book 2. The Rise of the Witch.

A well paced thriller set in upstate New York, apparently this is to be the start of a book series set in The Hollows. Might be the reason for the over abundance of characters--fully fleshed out whether it was needed or not to advance the plot. I will give this author another shot and see whether or not her stories are worth my reading time. Good chance as "escapism reading" might very well categorize my reading life for the next four years.

A book that moves from the past to the present in back and forth chapters through a multitude of characters culminating in a fast paced thriller when the past collides with the present. Twent years ago, Rachel Gaston accidently shot her half brother, but is that what actually happened....Bringing to life that old "saw" it is really paranoia if someone is actually out to get you? 

Working through my category dedicated to reading books with "Single Word" titles, my goal is to make it through the entire alphabet. I accidently ended up reading to "P" so a pee pee year. Could'nt resist.

This category is going to be a challenge of sorts. I want to find book titles that consist of a single word--one for each letter of the alphabet-- (and of course, read them.)

Guy sitting in a bar on a rainy night decides to chat up an attractive blonde who sits down next to him--she thinks he is someone else and he plays along--ruthless mayem ensues.

This is the first book I can remember reading by Ms. Coulter. It is deep into her series revolving around the FBI agents Sherlock and Savich but surprisingly I was able to jump right in with out missing anything. Nor did author indulge in excessive reiterating. It was a nicely plotted swift paced novel of a skilled author. I look forward to going back to the beginning...lots of prior books. This was reading time well spent.