Norman Prentiss

This is a tough one for me to review. Mainly because when I saw the cover and that it was by Norman Prentiss I jumped so quickly on the chance to read it that I did not even realize it was a sequel. I wanted so badly to read it in time for Pride Month but here I am a week late.
It was a bit confusing to me at first to get the gist of the whole family dynamic but that is my own fault for not having started with book one. I am sure there are things that would have been better understood by me if I was not reading in the wrong order.
This is not exactly horror, but there are supernatural elements involved.
All Celia knows of her "other father" who passed away when she was very young, are the stories she is told by her surviving father, of their adventures and road trips together.
All I knew of Jack and Shawn's relationship is that they were very much in love, in a time when it was dangerous to be openly gay. While some of Jack and Shawn's experiences were quite chilling I felt that this was more a story about love and loss and the bonds of family. It is sometimes humorous, often bittersweet, and always entertaining. It is quite original and I loved the characters. I do recommend that you read Odd Adventures With Your Other Father before starting this one.… (meer)

"The Halloween Children are everywhere and they know our fears"

This was a hair raising tale perfect for a Halloween read or any time of year if you love horror like I do.

Lynn and Harris seem like a typical married couple, living with their 2 young children Matt and Amber in an apartment building where Harris is the on site handyman. Lynn is a combination stay at home mom and computer tech support operator for a company that enables her to work from home.

"When did you realize something wasn't right that Halloween night?"
"When I discovered that so many of my neighbors were dead."
Lynn has an obvious propensity to favor her daughter over her son. Harris has the opposite tendency.
The closer we get to Halloween the more strange things get at Stillbrook Apartments culminating in a party you won't want to attend!

I received a complimentary copy for review.… (meer)

This was a great read!

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a different style of writing as the story is told from a husband and wife's point of view in each chapter as they attempt to explain what happened to their children leading up to Halloween night. Both parents decided to cancel Halloween for their two children as punishment for something the children did, but by doing that, the parents started a chain reaction of events that lead to a Halloween tragedy.

Most of the beginning up to the middle of the book was kind of light hearted and kind of humorous in some parts of the story, but then the book takes a 360 degree twisty curve into something much more dreadful and intense as the children are not as angelic as you would think. If there is no Halloween and the children are not able to get candy, then it is too bad for everyone involved as the children have more than tricks up their sleeves.

This book was so fast paced that I had a hard time catching my breath while reading it and I could not put it down!

A perfect book for Halloween! Definitely a five star read for thrills and chills!… (meer)