Review: Compulsion by Martina Boone

Compulsion by Martina Boone My rating: 4 of 5 stars All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lived with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt’s …

ARC Review: Behold the Bones

Behold the Bones by Natalie C. Parker My rating: 3 of 5 stars Candace “Candy” Pickens has been obsessed with the swamp lore of her tiny Louisiana town for...forever. Name any ghostly swamp figure and Candy will recite the entire tale in a way that will curl your toes and send chills up your spine. …

ARC Review: Beware the Wild

Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker My rating: 3 of 5 stars It's an oppressively hot and sticky morning in June when Sterling and her brother, Phin, have an argument that compels him to run into the town swamp—the one that strikes fear in all the residents of Sticks, Louisiana. Phin doesn't return. Instead, …