Teaser Tuesday: Cellar by Karen E. Taylor

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books And A Beat.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Published March 16, 2015
by Karen E Taylor

Cassie laughed nervously. "I was being silly. You said that yourself and you were right. I was too much into withdrawal to know what was what. I'm better now. There's nothing wrong with the cellar. Or with this house."

I am reading Cellar as part of a boxed set called Modern Magic: 12 Tales of Urban Fantasy. This teaser appears at 5% through. This story reads more like horror than urban fantasy, though. It's a haunted house type story. And I am enjoying it. It's been a while since I've read one of this type of story.

What's your teaser this week? Share it or a link in the comments. Let us know if you are enjoying the book, too. Maybe it will get added to our ever-growing TBR lists.Happy Reading!

Published June 2, 2016

Quickie Review: Cellar by Karen E. Taylor

CELLAR by Karen E. Taylor

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Cellar is a good haunted house story. Karen E. Taylor makes you want to know what's going to happen next to the poor Laura character who is a recovering valium addict and alcoholic. And despite her most human foibles, Laura is still a likable character. From the time she moved into the house, the basement always spooked her. She spent as little time down there as possible. But, for some reason, things get worse. It gradually becomes clear that she is not really living alone in the house. And her housemate isn't of the friendly variety.

I could kind of see where the story was headed, but there was enough up in the air to keep me reading. I really give this 3.5 stars out of 5. I liked it. It moved along well and quickly. Laura experiences character development. My only complaint was a little with the epilog. I felt it really didn't need it. It didn't need to have all the ends tied up in a bow. And I had a little trouble suspending my disbelief as to how the characters were acting in the epilog. Still, overall it's a good story. And if you like haunted house stories, you will most likely enjoy this one.



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