Best Werewolf & Shifter Thrillers
Now a major motion picture Stephen King’s terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, “a landmark in American literature” ( Chicago Sun-Times )—about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It . But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. His novel 11/22/63 —a recent Hulu original television series event—was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the Best Hardcover Book Award from the International Thriller Writers.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I was on a school field trip in the seventh grade, I took Stephen King's "IT" with me to read. I'd gotten into reading Stephen King two years before by way of a trip over the previous summer to my uncle's house. He had a collection of Stephen King novels and I'd started reading them with Pet Sematary, which had been adapted to the big screen two years before. In the intervening time, I'd devoured Salem's Lot, Carrie, Firestarter, and Misery, and The Shining. Whereas as a kid I identified with those elements as mapping directly onto my friends and setting, I did it unconsciously. I appreciated how well King encapsulated the distance between childhood and adulthood and all the roads we travel in between. King doesn't use mere words to tell stories, he uses meanings themselves, woven seemingly seamlessly into shades of context and pigments of innuendo and occasionally bright, obvious splashes of unobfuscated emotion that jar you because...hey...in real life that's how it works. And in getting that right, King manages to make the impossible elements like the supernatural nature of IT and the relationship IT has with the town of Derry and the inhabitants there...normal."
"Seven outcasts form a bond in order to defeat It, deeming themselves The Loser’s Club. Thinking they defeated It as children, they lead a life outside of Derry until the murders start happening again. Twenty-seven years later, The Loser’s Club makes their way back to Derry to defeat the evil once and for all. With the way King goes into details, it’s like you are actually in the book right beside the characters as they go through the horrors of every day life of living in Derry. His style definitely works by making you really feel terrified as you read, as if It could actually reach out and grab you at any minute. “…she took her washcloth and leaned over the basin to get some water and the voice came whispering out of the drain: ‘Help me….’”. -Stephen King, It. I loved the way this book was formatted. The book is split up into 5 parts, alternating between childhood and adulthood in the perspective of every member of The Loser’s Club. “Can an entire city be haunted?”. –Stephen King, It. This novel wouldn’t be what it is without the addition of the Derry Interludes at the end of every part. She wasn’t a major part of the storyline; therefore, I really didn’t care to hear about her life. Also I feel the need to mention one specific scene that just did not sit well with me, mainly because the ages of the characters at this point in the novel."
"Recent repackage of a classic Stephen King."
"I still own the paperback edition but I went only trough several chapters because the presentation (in my opinion) was hard to read the words very tiny, so I never finished it."
"The story is much better than the tv series."
"No one tells a story like King."
"The MP3 CD version was easily rippable to computer for putting on an iPod."
"Great book."
Now a major motion picture Stephen King’s terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, “a landmark in American literature” ( Chicago Sun-Times )—about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It . But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. “A mesmerizing odyssey of terror…King writes like one possessed, never cheats the reader, always gives full measure…He is brilliant…dark and sinister.” ( The Washington Post Book World ). “Epic…gargantuan…breathlessly accelerating suspense… King is our great storyteller…I imagine him as a possessed figure rocking over a smoking word processor, hunting for a beat his sentences can dance to, pounding the shocks and scares like a rock organist laying down the power chords.” ( Los Angeles Herald-Examiner ).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I was on a school field trip in the seventh grade, I took Stephen King's "IT" with me to read. I'd gotten into reading Stephen King two years before by way of a trip over the previous summer to my uncle's house. He had a collection of Stephen King novels and I'd started reading them with Pet Sematary, which had been adapted to the big screen two years before. In the intervening time, I'd devoured Salem's Lot, Carrie, Firestarter, and Misery, and The Shining. Whereas as a kid I identified with those elements as mapping directly onto my friends and setting, I did it unconsciously. I appreciated how well King encapsulated the distance between childhood and adulthood and all the roads we travel in between. King doesn't use mere words to tell stories, he uses meanings themselves, woven seemingly seamlessly into shades of context and pigments of innuendo and occasionally bright, obvious splashes of unobfuscated emotion that jar you because...hey...in real life that's how it works. And in getting that right, King manages to make the impossible elements like the supernatural nature of IT and the relationship IT has with the town of Derry and the inhabitants there...normal."
"Seven outcasts form a bond in order to defeat It, deeming themselves The Loser’s Club. Thinking they defeated It as children, they lead a life outside of Derry until the murders start happening again. Twenty-seven years later, The Loser’s Club makes their way back to Derry to defeat the evil once and for all. With the way King goes into details, it’s like you are actually in the book right beside the characters as they go through the horrors of every day life of living in Derry. His style definitely works by making you really feel terrified as you read, as if It could actually reach out and grab you at any minute. “…she took her washcloth and leaned over the basin to get some water and the voice came whispering out of the drain: ‘Help me….’”. -Stephen King, It. I loved the way this book was formatted. The book is split up into 5 parts, alternating between childhood and adulthood in the perspective of every member of The Loser’s Club. “Can an entire city be haunted?”. –Stephen King, It. This novel wouldn’t be what it is without the addition of the Derry Interludes at the end of every part. She wasn’t a major part of the storyline; therefore, I really didn’t care to hear about her life. Also I feel the need to mention one specific scene that just did not sit well with me, mainly because the ages of the characters at this point in the novel."
"Recent repackage of a classic Stephen King."
"I still own the paperback edition but I went only trough several chapters because the presentation (in my opinion) was hard to read the words very tiny, so I never finished it."
"The story is much better than the tv series."
"No one tells a story like King."
"The MP3 CD version was easily rippable to computer for putting on an iPod."
"Great book."
Now, I’ve taken down a Greek Goddess, worn a Horseman’s Mask, and I ride a homicidal unicorn who hates rainbows with a passion. If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Ilona Andrews, Linsey Hall, McKenzie Hunter, or Ella Summers, you will LOVE the eighth installment of the Temple Chronicles. A: I also write the Amazon Bestselling Feathers and Fire Series that takes place in the Temple Universe about a young female wizard named Callie who hunts monsters for the Vatican: Unchained Rage Book 3 – January 2018. The plots twist and turn until the last page, and my twisted sense of humor will have you laughing out loud at things you really shouldn’t be laughing at. Dark Fantasy Supernatural Thriller Witches & Wizards Urban Fantasy Thriller Supernatural Shifter Angels & Demons Science Fiction & Fantasy Paranormal and Urban Romance Supernatural Mystery and Suspense Vampires and Werewolves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"While not the titanic jumps in stakes or dynamic turn-arounds of some of the previous books, this one works on a (slightly) more subtle level, instead focusing heavily on the characters and dealing with the developments of their relationships in regards to prior events, and with new events that shed light on their history in ways they'd never imagined."
"Also, spurred by conversations with Callie Penrose and with Pestilence, who also wants to take the name Conquest, he again makes something of an effort to grow up, at least in relation to how he handles his friends and supporters. And with Matthias still running around mad with grief, and the implacable Castor Queen constantly trying to kill both him and Nate, there is still a lot for a wizard, or a horseman, or a Wylde Fae, or a godkiller to do."
"Last time Nate went into those wilds, he found his Wylde side that he didn't realize he had. He's hesitant to leave Chateau Falco though, while Castor Queen and the Mad Hatter, his own ancestor, are on the hunt for him and would surely stoop to hurting those closest to him. He finds some mysterious items before he goes and while he's in Faery he discovers a huge secret that his parents had managed to keep from him for his entire life."
"This is the episode that fills in more of the backstory while delivering Temple-style action and a couple of new, and unexpected, twists. If you're not yet one of the legion, start with "Obsidian Son" (Obsidian Son: A Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller Book 1 (The Temple Chronicles)) and get set for some great urban fantasy adventure."
Best Horror Literature & Fiction
Now a major motion picture Stephen King’s terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, “a landmark in American literature” ( Chicago Sun-Times )—about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It . But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. Moving back and forth between 1958 and 1985, the story tells of seven children in a small Maine town who discover the source of a series of horrifying murders. But there is enough material in this epic for several novels and stories, and the excessive length and numerous interrelated flashbacks eventually become wearying and annoying.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I was on a school field trip in the seventh grade, I took Stephen King's "IT" with me to read. I'd gotten into reading Stephen King two years before by way of a trip over the previous summer to my uncle's house. He had a collection of Stephen King novels and I'd started reading them with Pet Sematary, which had been adapted to the big screen two years before. In the intervening time, I'd devoured Salem's Lot, Carrie, Firestarter, and Misery, and The Shining. Whereas as a kid I identified with those elements as mapping directly onto my friends and setting, I did it unconsciously. I appreciated how well King encapsulated the distance between childhood and adulthood and all the roads we travel in between. King doesn't use mere words to tell stories, he uses meanings themselves, woven seemingly seamlessly into shades of context and pigments of innuendo and occasionally bright, obvious splashes of unobfuscated emotion that jar you because...hey...in real life that's how it works. And in getting that right, King manages to make the impossible elements like the supernatural nature of IT and the relationship IT has with the town of Derry and the inhabitants there...normal."
"Seven outcasts form a bond in order to defeat It, deeming themselves The Loser’s Club. Thinking they defeated It as children, they lead a life outside of Derry until the murders start happening again. Twenty-seven years later, The Loser’s Club makes their way back to Derry to defeat the evil once and for all. With the way King goes into details, it’s like you are actually in the book right beside the characters as they go through the horrors of every day life of living in Derry. His style definitely works by making you really feel terrified as you read, as if It could actually reach out and grab you at any minute. “…she took her washcloth and leaned over the basin to get some water and the voice came whispering out of the drain: ‘Help me….’”. -Stephen King, It. I loved the way this book was formatted. The book is split up into 5 parts, alternating between childhood and adulthood in the perspective of every member of The Loser’s Club. “Can an entire city be haunted?”. –Stephen King, It. This novel wouldn’t be what it is without the addition of the Derry Interludes at the end of every part. She wasn’t a major part of the storyline; therefore, I really didn’t care to hear about her life. Also I feel the need to mention one specific scene that just did not sit well with me, mainly because the ages of the characters at this point in the novel."
"In my opinion, he's at his best when creating young characters - particularly boys around that awkward age of 9 - 12 years old. We meet them when they're all around 11 years old during one horrific summer, and we meet them again 27 years later when they're adults. From all of these characters, we hear stories from that summer and years past; we get a history of the town and of the horrors of Derry."
Best Women's Fantasy Fiction
“If you love the early Anita Blake novels by Laurel K. Hamilton, you will fall head over heels for The Rylee Adamson Series. Rylee is a complex character with a tough, kick-ass exterior, a sassy temperament and morals which she never deviates from. Get ready for a whole new take on Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance and be ready to be glued to the pages!”. -Just My Opinion Book Blog. From HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes The USA Today Bestselling RYLEE ADAMSON NOVELS beginning with PRICELESS (Book 1). Praise for Shannon Mayer and the Rylee Adamson series Steamy, action-packed, and full of heart. If you’re a fan of Ilona Andrews, you’ll love Rylee Adamson.”. New York Times bestselling author Deanna Chase. Many times, the heroines in urban fantasy novels tend to be so tough or snarky that they come off as unlikable. Priceless was one of those reads that just starts off running and doesn’t give too much time to breathe. I’m always looking for something to tide me over until the next Ilona Andrews or Patricia Briggs book comes out, but no matter how many recommendations I get nothing ever measures up. This was a wonderful debut in the Rylee Adamson series, and a creative twist on a genre that’s packed full of hard-as-nails heroines. Priceless did not disappoint with its colourful secondary characters, unique slant on the typical P.I.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The supernatural world of witches, werewolves, orcs, trolls, harpies, vampires, and unicorns is definitely memorable and highly entertaining. The first book in this series has a lot of promise and I'm anxious to follow along to see how the rest of the series develops. I would have liked to have seen the story and characters fleshed out a little bit more so we could get more into Rylee's head and really experience her emotions. I'm writing this review after I've already read the second book (and onto the third)... and I will say that the author's writing has improved since the first one."
"Priceless is the first installment in author Shannon Meyer's Rylee Adamson series. This story is set mostly in North Dakota, although there is a fair amount of time spent in New Mexico as well. In the series opener, Meyer's introduces readers to Rylee Adamson, a heroine who has a reputation for being stubborn as they come, but has never quit a job once she starts it. As a result of her sister disappearing, Rylee is being hounded by FBI Agent Liam O'Shea. In Priceless, Rylee takes a job finding a young girl by the name of India who has been missing for 6 months. I loved seeing the new world that Shannon Meyer has created with Harpies, werewolves, vampires, witches, Ogres, & unicorns. Ah, but let me now forget about the Arcane Division which makes its presence felt in a big way. I was kind of scared, to be honest, to start this series when I heard it was being compared to Anita Blake."
Best Witch & Wizard Thrillers
What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods. I started IN A DARK, DARK WOOD on an airplane, kept dipping into it whenever I was left alone, devoured another big chunk on the flight home, and after that surrendered myself to it until the last revelation had bloomed, the final surprise had exploded, and the bittersweet conclusive turn had folded the final page. Ruth Ware has written an exciting, and in fact amazing book that never stops circling around behind the reader and clapping its cold hands over her eyes. I raced through this, totally unable to put it down...Dark, smart and compulsive. "Ware slowly unspools the mystery, setting a truly spooky scene … with a constant undercurrent of danger.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Chilling as in fearful, not chilling as in cool."
"I read this book in a very s short amount of time, and I can honestly say that the glass house gave me the heebie jeebies, even when I was reading it in t h ed daytime.."
"Interesting storyline that keeps you guessing."
"As many reviewers have already written, the plot is LUDICROUS and the tea scene at the end is absolutely MADDENING. Basically, here's the book so you can save your money (there are no real spoilers): 0%: Meet Nora. 5%: Start ludicrous plot line. 10%: Meet a motley crew of annoying characters. 25%: Tequila and cocaine. 50%: Murder (an alcohol and drug-fueled murder? 95%: Nora's having tea with the murderer because killing someone sure makes me thirsty for some Earl Grey."
"The story centers on Nora, a 26 year old crime fiction writer who is sometimes referred to by other characters as Lee, Leonora, or Leo. The reunion is awkward (Clare is marrying Nora's old boyfriend) and the guests include various stereotypes: the mentally unhinged Flo, catty Tom, stressed out new mom Melanie, and sassy best friend Nina. Toss in lots of alcohol, a litttle cocaine, and plenty of bad feelings and you have the makings of a really unpleasant party."
"Obvious villain ... silly plot line ... who makes big life decisions off texts with no verbal follow up for 10 years????"
"I had such high hopes for this book but getting halfway through was painful and eventually I just put it down altogether as the plot (or lack there of) was not holding my interest."
"Just doesn't have the writing ability of a John LeCarre or Laurie King - the mood wasn't much of anything which is why I didn't mark it above."
Best Ghost Thrillers
Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. “Scary! “The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet.” — USA Today “An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” — The Washington Post “[King] probably knows more about scary goings-on in confined, isolated places than anybody since Edgar Allan Poe.” — Entertainment Weekly “He’s the author who can always make the improbable so scary you’ll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door.” — The Boston Globe “Peerless imagination.” — The Observer (London).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I read this book about 25 years ago and it terrified me, and of course I have also seen the movie with Jack Nicholson a bunch of times over the years since reading the book. When I found out that Stephen King was publishing a sequel to The Shining this year, I wanted to prepare, so I dove back into re-reading The Shining and found that there was much that I did not recall about the book's intricacies regarding plot and characters, and tons of things that were very different from the movie, which had become ingrained into my mind as the mainstay over the years."
"Stephen King took his time showing the mental break downs of the characters that led to the evil, but he pulled me along so well I didn't notice."
"I'd spoil a bit of the plot but there can't be anyone alive on the western hemisphere of the planet over the age of 15 who doesn't know the details."
"I think I've seen every King movie ever made and read almost every Stephen King book written, but The Shining I had to go back for twice. After I saw the movie I had to read the book."
"The Shining starts off pretty slow and is about a man named Jack Torrance who is hired as a caretaker for the Overlook Hotel during its off season. Strange happenings occur that play heavily on Jack and his son, Danny, who is very sensitive to the hotel's ghostly inhabitants."
"At first I thought it would be very scary, but it turned out negative."
Best Vampire Thrillers
Now, I’ve taken down a Greek Goddess, worn a Horseman’s Mask, and I ride a homicidal unicorn who hates rainbows with a passion. If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Ilona Andrews, Linsey Hall, McKenzie Hunter, or Ella Summers, you will LOVE the eighth installment of the Temple Chronicles. A: I also write the Amazon Bestselling Feathers and Fire Series that takes place in the Temple Universe about a young female wizard named Callie who hunts monsters for the Vatican: Unchained Rage Book 3 – January 2018. The plots twist and turn until the last page, and my twisted sense of humor will have you laughing out loud at things you really shouldn’t be laughing at. Dark Fantasy Supernatural Thriller Witches & Wizards Urban Fantasy Thriller Supernatural Shifter Angels & Demons Science Fiction & Fantasy Paranormal and Urban Romance Supernatural Mystery and Suspense Vampires and Werewolves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Another amazing story in the Nate Temple series! Everyone seems to find their "wild side" in this story, and thus become more their own person as opposed to just "Nate's friend"."
"Some of Nate's friends, who traveled to the Fae land, were also gifted with some major new powers. Alucard continues to find being an acting "father" to Tory's twin daughters (dragons) a hilarious challenge!"
"So started read S Silvers a few month ago and now I’m hooked on supernatural thrillers."
"With every new book more and more secrets are revealed as to who or what Nate Temple is."
"This was a really good story and it sets up more while giving the reader closure on the previous story."
"Nate Temple as a character works because Silvers continues to weave believable weaknesses through what would otherwise be a completely overpowered (read as: bland and boring) character and I dig it."
"War Hammer was a slower start than previous Nate Temple stories, but still a very good novel."
"To be honest, about halfway through this series I was getting a little perturbed by how much Nate’s life was spiraling towards disaster."
Best Psychic Thrillers
Now, I’ve taken down a Greek Goddess, worn a Horseman’s Mask, and I ride a homicidal unicorn who hates rainbows with a passion. If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Ilona Andrews, Linsey Hall, McKenzie Hunter, or Ella Summers, you will LOVE the eighth installment of the Temple Chronicles. A: I also write the Amazon Bestselling Feathers and Fire Series that takes place in the Temple Universe about a young female wizard named Callie who hunts monsters for the Vatican: Unchained Rage Book 3 – January 2018. The plots twist and turn until the last page, and my twisted sense of humor will have you laughing out loud at things you really shouldn’t be laughing at. Dark Fantasy Supernatural Thriller Witches & Wizards Urban Fantasy Thriller Supernatural Shifter Angels & Demons Science Fiction & Fantasy Paranormal and Urban Romance Supernatural Mystery and Suspense Vampires and Werewolves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Another amazing story in the Nate Temple series! Everyone seems to find their "wild side" in this story, and thus become more their own person as opposed to just "Nate's friend"."
"Some of Nate's friends, who traveled to the Fae land, were also gifted with some major new powers. Alucard continues to find being an acting "father" to Tory's twin daughters (dragons) a hilarious challenge!"
"So started read S Silvers a few month ago and now I’m hooked on supernatural thrillers."
"With every new book more and more secrets are revealed as to who or what Nate Temple is."
"This was a really good story and it sets up more while giving the reader closure on the previous story."
"Nate Temple as a character works because Silvers continues to weave believable weaknesses through what would otherwise be a completely overpowered (read as: bland and boring) character and I dig it."
"War Hammer was a slower start than previous Nate Temple stories, but still a very good novel."
"To be honest, about halfway through this series I was getting a little perturbed by how much Nate’s life was spiraling towards disaster."