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Book Review : Memory Bound by A.R. Clayton

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A fantastic review of my horror novel, Memory Bound from Horror Addicts. Thank you to them for the lovely review.

MB is available on Amazon for order, or free through Kindle Unlimited. Or ask your local library to order a copy for circulation. Reviews and shares are very welcome. Thanks and happy reading! Take care.

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Review by Ariel Da Winter

I found Memory Bound to be an enjoyable read. If you like paranormal and psychological thrillers this is the story for you. I felt all the characters in the book were engaging and I wanted to know more. The main character’s name was Anne Ditchfield and she has a mental illness. I liked the fact the author didn’t dummy down mental illness and didn’t make the main character seem weak or stupid. I liked the main character’s interaction with the world and people around her while dealing with a haunting. 

The story centers around a plantation called Myron Manor which our main character moves into and is rebuilding for Historical preservation. I also enjoyed the author’s descriptions and I felt I was there. I liked the haunting part of the story and felt it had enough of a twist to not seem like all the…

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Book Review: “Homeless Bird” (Get Lost in a Book) 📖 🇮🇳

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If you’re anything like me, and need a break for a few hours from the pandemic, the news and hearing about the latest incident of human stupidity and evil, I recommend reading Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan. My brief, Goodreads review is down below.

This is another treasure of a book I found tucked away on a dusty, back corner clearance shelf at a bookstore. It’s a difficult book to read emotionally, as I noted in my review, as it touches on heavy themes at a young reader level. It’s really alarming to see women being treated as “things”, even in such a modern setting as the book takes place in. The writing made me reflect on religion and society makeup. I always try to be sensitive when I come across differences in theology or culture, but why can’t we get it right (regardless of our beliefs) that we’re all human with wishes, wants and feelings of our own? Is it such a hard thing to see humanity and worth in an “other”?

Enjoy the book; 10/10.

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Author: “Rebecca” Book Review (Gothic Romance)

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Ever since I saw the movie Crimson Peak, I’ve been enraptured by Gothic Romance and the director’s (Guillermo del Toro) creative process. I dove into researching del Toro’s inspirations for Crimson and came across several books that inspired him while writing the movie’s script over seven years. 

One book that del Toro mentioned was Rebecca,  by Daphne du Marier. I finished reading the novel recently and came away feeling very pensive and wondering about human behavior, much as I did after watching Crimson Peak. Both works are disturbing to say the least, but I’ve come to like this in art–with the caveat that there’s a higher purpose and reason for including the disturbing elements. Good art makes us think, it makes us reflect and really struggle with what we believe and why. Good art advises us to not just blindly accept society’s agendas it passes out to us, like ready made  “soup of the day” menus.

Rather, good art is like a six course dinner of philosophy: you’re full of questions and wonder after you’re done, but you keep coming on back for more. Why? Because it’s your sustenance.

Keep on writing. ✏️