I didn’t intend to do this exactly one month from the last update, but maybe I should actually start scheduling them this way. Haha. Once a month is enough, right? 🙂
I finished A.M. Shine’s The Creeper, and while it was an eerie tale (reminiscent of The Bye Bye Man, in my opinion), I didn’t love it overall. The twist at the end wasn’t terrible, but…the story lost something with the revelation. I enjoyed Shine’s writing style, though, and I still intend to read The Watchers.
Rating: 3.5/5
I also read Poltergeist by Kat Richardson. It has been sitting on my bookshelves since I found it in an apartment my friends and I cleaned out. I’m not sure if I’d have gotten more out of it if I’d read the first book in the series, well, first. However, I didn’t love this book. I think there is potential for Richardson to build an interesting fantasy/supernatural world, so I will certainly try at least one more from the Greywalker series.
Rating: 3/5
The third book I completed since my last post is the final in Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces series, Empty Smiles. This was my least favorite of the four. The build-up was so promising, but the ending was rushed and fell flat. I still say these books are worth the read; I just wish the conclusion had been…more.
Rating: 4/5
I am currently reading two books. (I’m the world’s worst to start a second book before finishing the one I initially started.) I finally decided to check out Emilie Autumn’s The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, and I also dove into my second Riley Sager novel, The Last Time I Lied. I’ll let y’all know my thoughts in about a month!
Any recommendations for me? Please leave them in the comments!
Heavy melodic rock project Fire Follows is sharing the stage with Smile Empty Soul, Tantric (on specified dates), and Horizon Theory for The Dead Inside Tour. Tickets are on sale through the venues.
3/16 – Lafayette, LA – Freetown Boom Boom Room
3/17 – Biloxi, MS – Canary Bar & Grill (w/Tantric) [Fire Falls was just added to this show!!!]
3/19 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West (w/Tantric)
3/20 – Melbourne, FL – Wynfields (w/Tantric)
3/21 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug (w/Tantric)
3/22 – Fort Myers, FL – Buddha Live (w/Tantric)
3/23 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pipers Pub (w/Tantric)
3/24 – Fernadina Beach, FL – Sadler Ranch (w/Tantric)
3/25 – Summerfield, FL – DJ and Gina’s (w/Tantric)
3/26 – Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
3/28 – Memphis, TN – Lafayettes
3/30 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
3/31 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
4/1 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
4/2 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
Please note that these are only the shows Fire Follows is playing. For a full list of dates, visit Smile Empty Soul’s Facebook page.