A Lesson in Vengeance Book Review

Summary

Felicity Morrow is returning to Dalloway, her prestigious and timeworn boarding school, for her (second) senior year following the death of her girlfriend Alex. The hallowed halls of Godwin house, her home at school, are rumoured to be haunted by the historical Dalloway witches. Felicity is dangerously drawn to their dark magic, although she fears she is cursed by the ghost of Margery Lemont, the most famous of the five Dalloway witches. But, perhaps it is the shadow of Alex instead.

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Squad Book Review

Summary

Transfer student Becca has never really fit in, and she is sure her new school will be no different. So, it is much to her surprise that on her first day, she ends up befriending the most popular girls in school. Becca is in awe of Arianna, Marley and Mandy and thrilled to be taken into their pack. But as Becca soon discovers, they have a dark secret: they are werewolves.

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Sheets Book Review

Summary

Marjorie Glatt is fading away. The stress of running her family’s laundromat entirely by herself, fending off a sleazy businessman, grieving the loss of her mother and navigating the trials of middle school is too much for one thirteen-year-old girl.

Wendell, on the other hand, is a ghost. Purposeless and lonely in the Land of Ghosts, Wendell is intrigued by the land of the living, particularly a certain laundromat.

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White Smoke Book Review

Summary

When Marigold’s mother is offered a fellowship that includes a free house in the up-and-coming town of Cedarville, Marigold is almost as eager as the rest of her blended family for a fresh start, away from her storied past in California. However, all is not well in Cedarville, which has a shady history that reaches closer to home than Marigold could ever imagine. Plus, having to contend with her bratty stepsister, starting a new school and managing her anxiety is no easy task. But what is even more concerning is the escalating paranormal activity in the new house.

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The Mary Shelley Club Book Review

Summary

After a traumatic incident involving a home invasion, Rachel Chavez and her mother move to New York City for a fresh start. However, Rachel doesn’t exactly fit in at Manchester Prep, her elite Upper East Side private school filled with the children of the ultra-wealthy. That is until she attracts the attention of the Mary Shelley Club, an exclusive secret club of horror fans determined to get their thrills by orchestrating their own horror-like “fear tests” on targets, namely their classmates.

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Mooncakes Book Review

Summary

Nova Huang is a teenage witch who loans books of spells from her grandmothers’ bookshop. Tam Lang is a werewolf who has been on the run from a cult trying to possess them with a demon. When Nova hears reports of a white wolf in the forest, she goes to investigate, only to find her childhood crush Tam has returned.

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Six Dark and Spooky Favourites

Happy Halloween everyone! It’s spooky season, and I decided to make a list of some of my favourite spooky reads. Hopefully everyone will be able to find a book here that suits them, I’ve included a range of generes with that intent. I hope you enjoy!

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The Last Gargoyle Book Review

Summary

Penhallow is the stony protector of a Boston apartment building. Long story short he’s a grotesque, one the fearless gargoyles that defend their wards from the evil spirits who invade the city during the night. Everything is as usual until all in one night when Penhallow’s fellow grotesques are destroyed and a strange half dead spectre appears. And when an unusual girl named Viola shows up, things only get weirder.

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