Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review — The Fall by Martin Kemp. The sequel to The Game takes us back into the chaotic life of washed-up rockstar Johnny Klein, and it’s a ride packed with mystery, music, and redemption. A few months ago, on this site I posted a …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review — Horseman by Christina Henry. A chilling sequel to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, this dark reimagining explores legacy, legend, and what it means to face the ghosts of the past. This is my second instance of reading a Christina Henry novel after …
Welcome back to Books With Cause. Let’s dive into my latest review — Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare, a bloody, fast-paced slasher that proves the killer clown trope still has plenty of bite. There’s a strong chance you’ve seen the trailer for the movie adaptation of this book. You might well have seen …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest read — Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana, a chilling tale of obsession, darkness, and devotion that goes far beyond reason. This one was another esteemed winner selected by the members of Horror Aficionados. This is also another one of those …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review — Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. This is my eighth experience of reading a Palahniuk novel and what always blows me away about his work is that he finds new ways of telling his stories. If you’re familiar with Survivor, for example, you’ll know …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig. A novel that blends grief, forgiveness, and the supernatural against the backdrop of sun-soaked Ibiza. This was my fifth time reading a Matt Haig novel. Starting with How to Stop Time, followed by The Humans, The Dead …
Sometimes it feels like I’ve been growing up with Richard Osman on television for my entire life. I wasn’t one of the people who watched Pointless from the very start. I saw the occasional episode of Two Tribes when that was on. But I am a huge fan of House of Games. I don’t know …
I usually visit the library once every couple of weeks. I’ve got quite the system in place where I often have two to three books to return and two to three requested books to pick up at any given time. Yet I can rarely stick just to the books I’ve requested. I can’t help myself …
Stephanie Booth is shit out of luck and jolly well fucked. AKA homeless. And it’s not through any fault of her own. As far as we’re aware, she’s done all the right things in life. She kept her head down, and she got a good education. At the time the book opens, she’s just finished …
This novel was another recommendation from Goodreads’ Horror Afficionados. It won the poll in March of this year, but it’s taken me that long to get hold of a copy from the library. For me, a big plus of requesting books that are picked by Horror Afficionados is that I have no idea what I’m …