Frances Carden

About Frances

Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.

Frances has a Masters in Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins  and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.

Frances’ Reviews

Dry, The

Dry, The

Homicides and Hometowns Author: Jane Harper Aaron Falk is back in his hometown in The Dry. His small, oppressive, hostile hometown ...
Beach House

Beach House

Two alternating timelines. One killer. Author: R. L. Stine Two groups of teenagers seeking sun and fun during a beach vacation ...
Mythology

Mythology

More Academic Than Entertaining Author: Edith Hamilton I remember Edit Hamilton’s Mythology with its depiction of a warrior riding a Pegasus ...
Damage, The

Damage, The

The Aftermath of Rape Author: Caitlin Wahrer Nick has a bright, promising future. College is going well. He has friends and ...
Reliquary

Reliquary

The Beast Returns Author: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Deep under Manhattan there are descending mazes of tunnels. Among them, the ...
Fountains of Silence, The

Fountains of Silence, The

The Darkness Behind Franco's Spain Author: Ruta Sepetys It’s 1957 and eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson is experiencing Madrid for the first ...
Spore

Spore

Spore Author: David Kristoph John Harmon is desperate. He is working double shifts. He is trying to do everything and anything to ...
56 Days

56 Days

When Lockdown Is Murder Author: Catherine Ryan Howard A pandemic. A lockdown. A new relationship. Secrets that need to be hidden ...
Mist, The

Mist, The

There's Something in the Mist Author: Stephen King After a strange storm David, his wife, and his son Billy examine their ...
Count of Monte Cristo, The

Count of Monte Cristo, The

How Far Would You Go for the Perfect Revenge? Author: Alexandre Dumas At 19 Edmond Dantes has everything he could ever ...
Clowns vs Spiders

Clowns vs Spiders

Author: Jeff Strand Sometimes, you have to let go of dreams to survive. Jaunty, Guffaw, Wagon, Reginald, and Bluehead all know ...
my famous brain book cover

My Famous Brain

Author: Diane Wald Jack is dead. His famous brain has turned on him. After struggling with the slow decline brought about ...
Wild, Cold State

Wild, Cold State

Poetic Irony & Hateful Characters Author: Debra Monroe I’m not quite sure how Wild, Cold State found its way into ...
They Rise

They Rise

Fishmageddon Author: Hunter Shea What’s better than a little deep sea carnage? Well, in the case of They Rise with its ...
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

A Classic that is Better as a Musical Author: Gaston Leroux Have you ever had a book that has just sat ...
strangers by dean koontz

Strangers

A Very, Very Slow Alien Story Author: Dean Koontz Total strangers across the US are being seized by fervid nightmares and ...
Thirteen Storeys

Thirteen Storeys

Something in the Pipes, Something in the Walls Author: Jonathan Sims Thirteen strangers, one location, an invitation to die for ...
mountain laurel by lori benton

Mountain Laurel

A Christian Romance that Examines the Horrors of Slavery Author: Lori Benton Ian Cameron is disgraced, haunted, semi-wild, and he is ...
Craven Manor

Craven Manor

Mystery Manors & Creepy Employers Author: Darcy Coates Daniel is desperate. He has been living with his cousin for months, and ...
Windhaven

Windhaven

Revolutions and the Aftereffects Authors: George R.R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle In the early mornings while she and her mother comb ...