Thrift Store Puzzles
by John Boden
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Pub Date May 13 2025 | Archive Date May 14 2025
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Description
Ken Allenwood is a man being devoured, from the inside out, one memory at a time. A once famed horror writer who now spends his days in an elder care facility waiting for the breath that will be his last and hoping he'll retain at least some memories from his long and unusual life. Has the unraveling fabric of his mind tangled with the threads of his fictive endeavors?
Elijah is a boy who adores all things spooky, a boy who spends the bulk of his time alone.
Then a change comes to the little town on Cordry. The killings are vicious and devoid of pattern, almost. When Elijah tells Ken about them, the old man grows fearful and decides to use his unreliable windows of focus to help his friends figure out what is going on and who or what is behind the murders.
A monster has come to roost in their midst. A creature that craves blood and possibly much more, inheritance of a sort, acknowledgment. A monster from the very dark recesses of Allenwood's mind, a horror very old and very bitter…
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781639512058 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 140 |
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Featured Reviews
Kitty M, Reviewer
3.5 stars. The writing of this book was phenomenal. I wanted to highlight every other sentence simply because the prose read so well. The characters were also incredibly fleshed out. The biggest reason for the mid rating was that the ending wasn't what I wanted. There were signs that the story would end one way and it ended a bit more predictably than I'd hoped, but it still read well for a hundred-something-page horror story. *SPOILER INCOMING* I was convinced that The Mouth was an allegory for dementia and was really disappointed when it wasn't, but the fantastical elements played out nicely. I enjoyed reading it, and I would read it again, but I wanted a bit more of a *gasp* plot twist than what I received. Overall, a wonderful story told.
Reviewer 1501085
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️
Thank you to the author for approving my request, and netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Ken allenwood is an author by profession. What's interesting and something which draws people to him is, the fact that he's super old. Ancient even. He's had dementia, and a rather weird past. And Elijah, a 13 yr who has way too much spare time on his hands, often comes to meet Ken. Spending his time listening to the threads Ken weaves for him, sometimes believing them and sometimes not. Tierney, who's a relative of Elijahs’ ,is a caretaker at the elderly home, where Ken resides. Eventually, Ken's dementia progressing. With gruesome murders taking place, Elijah and Tierney grow curious as well as worried, about to the fact that Ken might have an underlying connection to them. Almost, as if it's a puzzle, they begin to connect the pieces of Ken's rambles to the horrible events that creep closer, adding in their own interpretations.
What I liked:
1. The writing!! The prose was beautiful. I also loved how bible- esque the prose was in the beginning. Authentic.
2. Plot: kept me wondering and deducing all the while I was reading.
3. The length: With the perfect amount of pages, this was binge-able, and a great read to pick up after a bad slump.
4. The horror and the gore were vivid. Loved it.
What I disliked:
1. The last plot twist: My deductions were wrong, and highly off mark, yet, I felt a bit underwhelmed with the ending. But it made sense.
Genuinely good read!
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