” See, the problem in this world ain’t sinners, or even the dead. It is men who will step on anyone who stands in the way of their pursuit of power. “ Title: Dread Nation Series: Dread Nation Author: Justina Ireland Published: April 3, 2018 Medium: Audiobook Narration: Bahni Turpin Length: 11:00 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Horror (Zombies) Rating: Summary: At the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville, the dead begin to walk the earth, bringing the American Civil War to a screeching halt. Slavery is outlawed, but replacing it is the Native and Negro Reeducation Act, which forces Native and African Americans to undergo training to fight the dead and protect white people. Jane McKeene is one of the African American woman being educated at a specialized school in Baltimore. She plans to finish her schooling and return to her mama, but she gets caught up in a sinister political plot and gets herself into a boatload of trouble. She must fight for her life, and not against the zombies. Thoughts: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Typically zombie books are predictable and dull, but this one was a new take on it! Placing the zombies in the past, rather than the…

“I’m starting to believe that hell is everywhere. “ Title: Daughters Unto Devils Series: N/A Author: Amy Lukavics Published: 2015 Medium: Audiobook Narration: Jorjeana Marie Length: 5:17 Genre: Horror, Paranormal Fiction Rating: Summary: Taking place in the pioneer days, a young teen and her family make the trek to move from their mountain home out to the prairie. Amanda, the main character, is happy for a fresh start after last winter (a mystery that we do not learn until most of the way through the book) and after she finds out she is pregnant from a boy she has been fooling around with who won’t marry her. The prairie is a strange place though, it seems. As Amanda is plagued with horrible visions, unexplained circumstances, and many other mysteries, things start to get creepy fast. Thoughts: This book got off to kind of a slow start. Nothing too notable or creepy happens until halfway through the book (which, to be fair, it is only about a 5 hour long book) but once things start to get going, they go fast! The ending was nothing close to what I might have expected. There were more religious tones than what I typically like, but it…