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  • The Ghost Children

    The Ghost Children

    The Ghost Children (1991) by Eve Bunting ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I just finished The Ghost Children by Eve Bunting. This one was a book I’ve had since childhood. I believe this was my older brother’s book. I am fairly sure I had never read it. What I do know is that the cover scared the bajeezus out…

  • Nancy Drew #10 – Password to Larkspur Lane

    Nancy Drew #10 – Password to Larkspur Lane

    Password to Larkspur Lane (1966) by Carolyn Keene ⭐⭐⭐ I read the kindle version of the revised 1966 edition of this addition to the Nancy Drew series for a book club. Password to Larkspur Lane starts easy enough, but quickly gets pretty complicated as Nancy runs into mystery after mystery, having to connect multiple loose…

  • The Ring

    The Ring

    I just finished the Kindle version of Ring (1991) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ by Koji Suzuki. This was the English edition of Ring (unfortunately, I don’t know Japanese), on which the film The Ring is based, though the book is much different from the movie. It’s basically a mystery novel. I wouldn’t call it horror, really. It was…