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Jack X Sally scenes from Megan Shepherd's The Nightmare Before Christmas

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M A L I C E H O U S E

By Megan Shepherd

My first 5 star of 2024

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They moved imperceptibly closer to each other as though drawn together by a string connecting them. Jack hadn’t noticed that the thread of her face was a different color from the string that held together the rest of her body. Or that beneath her autumn-leaf scent, she also smelled of oleander. There was so much he didn’t know about Sally, but he wanted to…

Megan Shepherd

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The World- Wrap Up

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The Nightmare Before Christmas, adapted by Megan Shepherd Review

Plot

Jack Skellington is the beloved Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, but he has grown tired of leading the usual scares every year. Then he stumbles upon a mysterious tree-shaped door deep in the Hinterlands and falls straight into Christmas Town–an enchanting place like no other, full of sparkling snow, merry elves, and twinkling lights.

Reinvigorated, Jack returns to Halloween Town and recruits the citizens into his new plan: to organize Christmas themselves! But even with aid from his loyal dog Zero and the resourceful rag doll Sally, challenges lurk around every corner. Sally sees a terrible vision of Jack falling into danger, and the mysterious Oogie Boogie hides in the shadows. Will Jack’s dream of creating the perfect Christmas come true . . . or is it destined to become an utter nightmare?

Discussion

This is the perfect read to kick off spooky season! I absolutely loved it- what else can I say?? Now my favorite movie has a novel, and this bookworm couldn't be happier!

Rating

5/5

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I just finished reading The Nightmare Before Christmas, by Megan Shepherd.

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Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd (Grim Lovelies #1)

Hey guys!I’ve got another interesting novel (the first in a duology!) for you to today. Witches, murder, magic – what else could you want? Grim Lovelies on Goodreads The Plot (according to Goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those…

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Top 5 books about found family

Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books about found family!! Found family is one of those magical plot devices to give characters the family they need, but didn’t get. It builds them up to become more well-rounded, while providing them an opportunity to be vulnerable with someone. Or multiple someones. Plus sometimes it’s just really nice to see people come…

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Malice House by Megan Shepherd

This one didn't do much for me. It read more like a thriller than a horror, which wasn't exactly how it was portrayed. The premise reminded me of Inkheart, if it were aged up and made scarier. The pacing also felt off to me, and the revelations about characters' pasts felt weirdly placed. I didn't hate the read, it just wasn't for me.

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– Megan Shepherd, The Madman's Daughter

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Fall Horror Books: Malice House

Malice House by Megan Shepherd is the perfect horror book for those who love their horror mixed in with a little fantasy and supernatural. For horror writers and artists of macabre, maybe our worst nightmare is seeing our work come alive and do what it was created to do: kill in the most gruesome of ways. I received Malice House last year when I was in the middle of taking a course at Conde…

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Oh my GOD!!!

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Novel Nuggets - October Releases

Novel Nuggets – October Releases

Yes, I’m still here and have been reading up a storm. This means I am even further behind in writing reviews than last month. My goal is to catch up on outstanding reviews by the end of the year. Let’s start with those new releases from October. The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco was a perfect read for October. With its tropical paradise setting, ominous curse, and mysterious narrator, Mx. Chupeco…

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The boy peered into the box. He would have screamed if what he saw there hadn’t been less frightening than the nightmarish thing dressed in a Santa suit that had delivered it. He pulled out a shrunken head.

Megan Shepherd

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March 2024 JOMPBPC: Day 15 Unique Cover

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it's bones girls!!!!!!!