the Lady in Chains - Review

Author: Bonnie Quinn

Genre: Folklore / Horror

Format: Kindle Book

Pages: 304

This series started as a Reddit situation, I don't remember the title cause I'm not a Reddit person. But, that's where these stories came from, as I believe short stories. Maybe creepy pasta things. It doesn't matter. What matters is I'm so glad that a publisher found them, adored them, and put them into bigger print. Because I love these weird little stories, and I adore Kate and her campground. So I was so excited when my hold for this came into the library, and I didn't even think twice before putting the hold on book three. Even though it's only 'on order'. Don't care, already knew I wanted to read.

Listen, I love this weird little campground that Bonnie Quinn has created. A haunted place where the land calls to all these folklore monsters to settle there. I adore the campers who keep coming back, and the ones who found Kate's books and thought, "I'm going to boop that killer creature right on the nose," despite the book they just read. Because I'm that person. I would have read that book and been like, gotta go there.

Now this takes place right after the first book. There aren't a ton of major spoilers of the first book, so you could read them out of order if you wanted to. For me, it was a nice refresher on the few things I had forgotten since I picked up the first book. Though I started to remember more pieces as this book carried on, for no real reason, other than little facts would just pop into my brain about the first book. I do love that this dives a little deeper into her family and the family's attachment to the camp. While the first book was more about Kate herself, this one dives a bit into how Kate became Kate.

And honestly, the shade she got for the way she is is a little not fair. Like, she's not only seen some things thanks to being raised in that camp, but also the secrets as well. The things she was never told, even though she was alwasy suppose to take over. Like, listen, as a child, I get it, and I do realize her parents died, but at some point, some of these stories needed to be shared. There should have been something: a video diary, an actual diary, a letter, or really anything. Honestly, I can't say that I wouldn't be as angry as Kate is, or shoot first like she does. Also, I get why she sometimes lets things happen to campers.

I'm just saying, FAFO. It's like people who pet the buffalo at State Parks. 

I just find these books really fun. Full of horrors and not so good time, but a lot of fun. I love seeing what pieces of folklore is going to turn up, and Bonnie Quinn writes a really good tale. I very much didn't see the twist until Kate did. However, I honestly could have done without the spiders in mouths or the hordes of spiders. I don't like spiders, Bonnie Quinn. I did not like any of that. It was gross, made my skin crawl, and I didn't enjoy those moments. So gross, but I guess that's the point.

If I had to complain about something other than the spiders, I would say I really thought she and Beau were going to start dating. There were a few pages there when I was like, I mean, I wouldn't be mad at it. He says he's going to kill her, and he's not choosing sides, and he was only there for a name or whatever. But, for someone not there to 'help' or someone 'not picking a side', he sure seems to be helping and picking Kate. It seems a little too helpful, and let less, I want to be the ancient one.

I'm just saying, we'd like to see it. I ship it, maybe in one of the next two books. Mayhaps.

HAPPY READING!!