Hobby Stash » Supernatural

The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson

Linda — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:50:07 +0000

This is the first of the Repairman Jack series and I definitely enjoyed it. It came accross to me as a combo horror/detective type novel. It is definitely an action packed thriller. I’m looking forward to delving into the second of this series.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Linda — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:39:31 +0000

Cemetery Dance was a ripping good, escape-from-realism yarn. I loved how it all came together in the end with semi-plausible explanations for totally implausible events. Once you get past the total lack of professionalism on the part of the police force as well as the FBI, it’s quite enjoyable. But if you can’t make that leap, this book might not be one for you. I, for one, was clueless until almost the end on the culprit responsible.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz

Linda — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:12:11 +0000

Ryan Perry is a millionaire with a heart condition that requires a heart plant within a year to avoid death. As he awaits a heart from a matching donor, visions send him to different parts of the country in pursuit of answers to his growing paranoia.

Your Heart Belongs to Me is definitely not one of Koontz’s best works. The ending was totally out of character with the rest of the novel and there were too many subplots left with unexplained loose ends whose sole purpose appeared to be serving as filler.

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Adam by Ted Dekker

Linda — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:29:06 +0000

This supernatural thriller has an FBI agent pursuing a serial killer in this fast-paced novel. It starts out with the kidnapping of two children, Adam and Jessica Price and flips back and forth using news articles to provide background on the two children while the story progresses with Agent Clark’s pursuit of the serial killer. Dark in nature touching on child abuse, demonic possession, and near death experiences, but I could not put it down.

Rating: ★★★★½

Odd Hours by Dean Koontz

Linda — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:54:29 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed this series but this novel, the fourth in the series, seemed to be missing the enchantment of the first three. For the first time, I wasn’t so engrossed I couldn’t put it down. Koontz’s plan is for 3 more in this series…I hope he recaptures the magic of the first three.

I still enjoyed Odd’s humility and wry sense of humor so I’ll continue on.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury

Linda — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:32 +0000

This novel was a much better read than Khoury’s first. But I still think it would probably make a better movie than novel. The ending with lots of loose ends leads me to believe there will be a sequel.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

The Darkest Evening of the Year – by Dean Koontz

Linda — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:58:14 +0000

I was enthralled right from the start with this book. It combines animal abuse, spouse/child abuse, psychopaths, and the supernatural in an intertwining plot that kept me hooked right to the end. At times disturbing, and, at times, preachy but I still loved it!

Rating: ★★★★★

Duma Key by Stephen King

Linda — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:16:54 +0000

What can I say, he’s still the master of his genre. Stephen King’s frequency of novel publications may be slowing down but his creativity is not.

When building contractor, Edgar Freemantle moves to Florida after a debilitating job-site accident left him one-armed and emotionally crippled. Once there, he settles into a rental (big pink) on Duma Key and begins to pursue a childhood fantasy of becoming an artist in an attempt to heal his emotional as well as physical wounds. As time goes by, his sketches become more surreal and as he discovers hidden talents beneath each creation, strange things begin to happen…..

Rating: ★★★★☆