She drifted away from her other two children, Hanna and Jake, and eventually she and her husband, Paul, divorced. Kirsten Potter, By: Hendrix juxtaposes the hypnotic mundanity of suburbia (which has a few dark underpinnings of its own) against an insidious evil that has taken root in Patricia’s insular neighborhood. Made the book even more delicious to listen to. When local children go missing, Patricia and the book club members start to suspect James is more of a Bundy than a Beatnik, but no one outside of the book club believes them. Kate Reading. Certain moments from The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires will stay with me for a long time, such as the scene with the rats, the creepy descriptions of what James Harris does to his victims, and also the gruesome and brutal finale. Sean Patrick Hopkins, By: in certain places. By: And his eldest sister, the dramatic and vulnerable Sydney, won't admit to seeing anything but the beckoning glow of the spotlight...until it swallows her up. Taylor Jenkins Reid. She's irritable. I received a review copy of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires in exchange for an honest review. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong - she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook By Grady Hendrix Publisher: Quirk Books Release date: April 7, 2020. By: After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. I loved this book and vampires aren't really my thing. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper, she unearths stories of violence and madness. Shaun Hamill. I wanted to like this book. Things are about to get bloody for a group of Charleston housewives. Lisa Jewell. ahh such a good story! And some of the interactions of the book club ladies was humorous. |