I don’t really read an awful lot of books by female authors. In fact, the only one I can think of that I’ve read is Harry Potter! I guess they don’t generally appeal to me. This one did though. I guess being a medical-related horror/thriller I was drawn to it. I bought a whole load…
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The Business of Dying tells the story of a crooked cop who is, well, in the business of dying (ie a hitman). He justifies himself by saying he’s only done it a few times, but I get the feeling you’re not supposed to think a lot of the character. Or at least, I sure didn’t….
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One of my biggest fascinations is autism. I have a keen interest in psychology, and autism is the disorder I find most intriguing. I had known about this book for a long time, and I had wanted to read it for a long time. It had always got a lot of praise from critics and…
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Watchmen has become quite the odd entity to me. Before it, I knew so many people who would never even consider touching a graphic novel/comic book. Whether that be from misconceptions about comic books being for children or from a simple lack of interest, it was very bizarre to me to see these people reading…
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You’ve seen the movie The Ring, right? Probably the American one, which isn’t half as creepy as the Japanese one, but never mind, I forgive you. Spiral is the book equivalent of The Ring 2, which wasn’t half as creepy as the first one, but y’know, the movie was completely different from this anyway. No…
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This is more the kind of book I tend to read; a horror novel written by someone who is at least partially biologically ept. I knew I’d therefore at least partially enjoy it when I started reading it. Infected is about aliens, sort of. Parasitic aliens. They fall from the sky and infect people, and…
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Not really the kind of book I’d normally read. I’m mostly into horror with the odd crime/mystery novel thrown in there. I got this book as part of an awesome offer where I could buy a collection of random “thriller” novels for about $16. I couldn’t refuse such an offer! Anyway, to get into the…
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