Monsters and
Mysteries:
READING TRENDS FOR THOSE COLD WINTER NIGHTS
Compiled by NAPSI
When it’s cold outside, sometimes the best thing you can do is curl up on the couch
or in your favorite chair and relax. But you don’t always have to be staring at a screen.
Why not pick up a book? Here are some recent releases of all different genres that may
interest you. Grab a blanket, a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and dive into this list. From
monsters to mysteries, one of these could turn out to be your next great read.
“Monsterland” by Michael Okon
Author Michael Okon is an expert in humanizing monsters and “monsterizing”
humans. Never is this more apparent than in his innovative “Monsterland,” in which
the protagonist, in many ways, is a groundbreaking theme park where guests can
interact with vampires, be chased by werewolves, and walk among the dead in
Zombieville.
Wyatt Baldwin’s senior year is not going well for a number of reasons. But that
all changes when Wyatt and his friends are invited to attend the grand opening of
Monsterland. With real werewolves, vampires and zombies as the main attractions,
what could possibly go wrong? Only everything.
“Monsterland Reanimated” by Michael Okon
Confining Okon’s “Monsterland” series to only one book is not enough. That’s
because the author has a lot of cleaning up to do since the end of his weird and
wacky “Monsterland.”
The sequel, “Monsterland Reanimated,” is aptly named. Many creatures and villains
you so lovingly met in book one have been restored to life and given fresh vigor,
which they use in the continued quest of their sinister leader, Vincent Konrad, to
achieve world dominance. Once again, Okon’s imagination runs wild with a zany plot,
fast-paced writing, and a unique blend of gore and sarcasm.
“The Kill Club” by Wendy Heard
Jazz will stop at nothing to save her brother. Their foster mother, Carol, has always
been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous
turn that threatens 13-year-old Joaquin’s life. Over and over, child services fails to
intervene, and Joaquin is running out of time.
Then Jazz gets a blocked call from someone offering a solution. There are others
like her—people the law has failed. They’re taking back their power and leaving a
trail of bodies throughout Los Angeles—dubbed the Blackbird Killings. If Jazz joins
them, they’ll take care of Carol for good. All she has to do is kill a stranger.