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DARKNESS ECHOES anthology of YA #Hallowween stories @del_connor #Bookreview #wwwblogs
Darkness Echoes by L.A. Starkey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Darkness Echoes is an anthology if six YA short Halloween style stories.
Till Death Do Us Part by L.A Starkey involves Jennifer, cheer leader and troubled child after the death of her Grandmother. She has a school project to do and because she loves all things horror, she’d like to do it on the local haunted mansion. Friend Zack has been absent all summer and she persuades him to go with her to the mansion, where she gets more than one surprise.
Witch Moth by Kelly Hall. A teenage love triangle between Kitty and best friend Jenn over a boy called Colt, ends on the night they visit a haunted house. Kitty meets brother and sister duo Dahlia and Dominic Dane at the house and falls for Dominic’s good looks and manners. But there is something more to this pair and danger lurks for all the teenagers.
The Coming Of The Skin Walker by D.E.L. Connor can be read as a prequel to her Spirit Warrior series. Walking Bear and Nine Fingers are early native American hunters. They spot a young girl being chased by a figure who turns into a wolf before their eyes. They rescue the girl who tells them of a powerful medicine man called a Skin Walker who wants her dead.
Darkness Echoes by Chess Desalls is about a strange glowing lantern in the garden of Tori’s grandmother. She discovers that inside is a young man named Jared who was once a disabled apprentice to a clever man. Tori must find a way to help Jared escape from the lantern.
Cloak of Echoes by CK Dawn is the story of Emma. She is an empathy and can feel emotions of those around her. Mattox Daniels the new boy in school has eyes only for her. But he is more than just an ordinary boy, sent to protect Emma from the Netherwalkers he has come from Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table.
Hallowed Eve by DB Neilsen introduces us to Evee Hale, a troubled child who can see ghosts. Told to run by her dead father, Evee heads to the house of Dr Crane. Evee learns she has been chosen as a Soul Guardian and must face the real evil which surrounds the story of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow.
A good mix of spooky tales for the YA market.
This review is abased on a free copy of the book given to me by the authors.
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A Soul to Steal by Rob Blackwell
A Soul To Steal by Rob Blackwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A romantic thriller set in USA but with links to Celtic ancient myths. I’m drawn to stories that touch on Ireland although I live in England I’ve not yet got to Ireland. This thriller is wrapped up with a small town newspaper and a killer who calls himself “Lord Halloween” who demands the attention of the county especially in October. A man who can’t stop himself from killing spreads fear before him, can two young reporters discover who he is before it’s too late? Not always a good book for me to read just before I try to go to sleep! And the trouble with reading it on kindle is that it’s harder to skip to the end to check out the last page!Especially when I forgot to make a note of where I was before I went in search of some peace!
Rosie Amber 