September 2020 – Joy's Book Blog

The Devil and the Dark Water

September 28, 2020 by Joy

I’m a sucker for Sherlock Holmes and anything related to its original premise. From Sir Arthur’s stories, to TV shows like House, to mini-series like the BBC’s Sherlock, to the traditional Sherlock Holmes movies, as long as the synopsis mentions Holmes, I’ll at least try it. That’s why I decided to read The Devil …

Mexican Gothic

September 17, 2020 by Joy

Mexican Gothic has all the elements in a book that I like, especially this time of year. Scary gothic mansion….check. Set in a foggy, gloomy, isolated place…check. Supernatural, unexplainable occurrences…check. Plus terrific character development….check. It’s no wonder that I liked this book! I’ve heard a lot of hype about Mexican Gothic and I was …

The House Next Door

September 4, 2020 by Joy

I liked this book, mostly because I thought it was beautifully written, a rarity in the horror genre. It’s in first-person, with the author being a well-to-do women, Colquitte, in her thirties. She’s a calm, logical person living a sedate life with her husband (no kids) somewhere “in the South” with a hint of New …