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Into the Drowning Deep

Killer Mermaids and Campy Characters Author: Mira Grant Imagine is a cheesy company known for their low budget horror films and spooky mocumentaries. Their ill-fated voyage on the Atargatis is just another such venture only slightly authenticated by some geeky scientists. The project? Go to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench and talk some shit about scary mermaids. Nothing is going to happen, so the film crew is ready to give it that B-movie flair and add this little fake mocumentary to their archives. Only this time, someone was inadvertently right. Something does live out in the depths of the [...]

Frances Carden2022-09-02T17:08:23-07:00September 2nd, 2022|Tags: book review, horror, mermaids, read, reading|

Paris Apartment, The

Another Generic Thriller Author: Lucy Foley Jess is a stranger in Pairs, a girl on the run from a job turned sour, looking for her pretentious brother and a place to crash. Instead, she finds an elaborate, empty apartment, a spot of blood, and a building full of strange people with secrets. In the darkness of shadows and wealth, Jess is alone, and she doesn’t know if she can trust anyone. This is my first venture into the hyped world of famed mystery/thriller author Lucy Foley. I have some of her other books on my shelves, curtesy of Book of the [...]

Frances Carden2022-08-26T09:41:43-07:00August 20th, 2022|Tags: book review, botm, mystery, read, reading, reviews, thriller|

None of These Diseases

A Look Behind God's Ancient Laws Authors: S.I. McMillen & David E. Stern Anyone who has spent any amount of time with the Old Testament is familiar with the seemingly endless laws, the daily thou shalts that get down to the level of when and where to relieve oneself, what foods can and cannot be eaten, when to rest, and even when to wash and when to quarantine. As children, these sections seemed tedious, but as adults we start to wonder about these ancient laws that seem to have more to do with the health and wellness of God’s people than [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-07T22:35:18-07:00August 20th, 2022|Tags: book review, Christian, nonfiction, read, reading, religious|