Xepherus Reads

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,            None of This is True is written by Lisa Jewell and is published by Atria Books. In it we are introduced to the Netflix Documentary Series, My Birthday Twin. It tells the tale of murder, psychological torment, and it is loaded with twists. The series is based on the podcast by Alix Summers of the same name. In this series she interviews a woman named Josie Fair. She is troubled and in a horrible marriage. Her daughters are as damaged as she is and one has run away. The series gains momentum and Alix Summers becomes a viral star leading to the docuseries.   But it takes many hours of interviews to get this story. And in the end no one is telling the truth and two people are dead.     I should have known by the title of this book that I was in for a crazy ride. Jewell once again crafts a layered thriller with domestic suspense. No one is a reliable source of information. Ea...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          Beautiful Ugly is written by Alice Feeney; and is published by Flatiron Books. In it, we meet author Grady Green. His life is turned upside down when his journalist wife disappears one night on the way home. A year later, Grady is broke, living in a fleabag motel with his dog, and unable to write. His agent decides he needs a change. She sends him away to the remote Isle of Amberly. He will write in the cabin of a deceased famous author away from the stress he currently holds.    It is a dream move with fresh air, quiet, and beautiful countryside. But Amberly has ghosts. Grady begins seeing his wife everywhere, and slowly descends into a dark place. Then the citizens begin lying to him. Someone is slipping articles his wife wrote under the cabin door. And a choice he has made has set off a string of impossible results. On Amberly Isle, it's the ghosts that may write the final word.   ...

    Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,        September was another excellent reading month. I used being sick to fit in another 24 hour readathon. Plus I moved closer to finalizing my debut novel thanks to amazing input from readers and editors.   Here are my results (reviews linked in title).        Books Read: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Middle of the Night by Riley Sager Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson Comics Read: Star Wars #19 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars #20 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars #21 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars #22 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars #23 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars #24 by Charles Soule and Ramon Rosanas  Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #18 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli   Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #19 by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli   Star Wars: Bou...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,       It's that time again, picking your Spooky TBR for October. In this series I recommend some amazing books that I have read and reviewed. Let's see if I can add some scary times to your TBR.   Originally published by Doubleday Books in 1973 (and currently presented by Valancourt Books), Burnt Offerings is written expertly by Robert Marasco. We are introduced to Ben and Marian Rolfe, the parents of a young son, David. They are stuffed into a New York City apartment with dreams of a better life. When Marian comes across an advertisement for a Summer rental, she suggests that they disappear into the country with Ben's elderly Aunt Elizabeth. No noise. No cramped apartment. A new experience for the family. Ben agrees to meet with the home's owners, Ronald and Roz Allardyce.     As they unpack and begin their Summer together, a presence begins to manifest itself. As Ben grows wea...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,       It's that time again, picking your Spooky TBR for October. In this series I recommend some amazing books that I have read and reviewed. Let's see if I can add some scary times to your TBR.       The Hellbound Heart is written by Clive Barker and is published by Harper-Collins. It centers around Frank Cotton, an often lascivious man whose desire for ultimate pleasure leads him to acquire Lemarchand's Configuration. A black and gold lacquered puzzle box, said to hold the key to unlocking another dimension. In this dimension, the Engineer and his following, the Cenobites, are said to deliver exquisite pleasure and pain. But when Frank returns to his family home on Lodovico Street, he opens a door to more than he had bargained for. During a blood ritual, Frank summons the Cenobites, four horrifically disfigured agents of the Order of the Gash. And his introduction to pleasure and pain begins.   Many m...