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Night Reader Reviews (683 KP) rated Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden in Books

Apr 14, 2020  
Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden
Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden
Stephen King | 1991
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A descent into madness by an author with a talent for story telling. (0 more)
Some events required better explanations that what was offered at the end of the story. (0 more)
Casual Reading Review
I will admit this is one of the few books that I have read after watching the movie. I was not impressed by the movie at all and had high hopes that the book would be better, as is usually the case. This time I was somewhat wrong. While the book was better than the movie, it still was not good. It is a rare occurrence when I do not like something that Stephen King writes but this one just was too confusing. I understood what was happening and why, but oddly enough I felt as if Stephen King did not explain how it happened quite well enough to satisfy me.

After recently getting divorced an author goes to his old lakeside house unsure of how long he is going to stay there, while his ex-wife takes over their old house. It is here that he is confronted by someone claiming that he is the original author of a story that was published a few years back and is demanding that things be made right. The author slowly starts to fall victim to paranoia and go crazy, leaving to question was he crazy before or after the appearance of the man accusing him of plagiarism.

That was an extremely vague summary of this short story but like with much of Stephen King's work, I am afraid of saying too much and spoiling some shocking twists for those who have not yet read it.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Mexican Gothic in Books

Feb 22, 2022  
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Mystery
8
6.7 (3 Ratings)
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Mexican Gothic
By Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
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When glamorous socialite Noemí Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her.

Noemí's more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she heads immediately to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin. She's tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who is fascinated by Noemí; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he wants to help - but he might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. 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.

I found this book on TikTok and it’s one of those that you worry won’t live up to the hype, well I thought it did I loved the setting it had such an atmosphere. This creepy tale had me feeling uncomfortable all the way through! I’ve never read this author before but I will definitely be looking for more of her books. This is one I would seriously recommend especially if you love creepy.