Mike Eakins
So there I was surfing TikTok when I came across author Robbie Dorman’s page. This was my introduction to his work, and was offering an arc of This Book is Cursed to boot. Since I’m always lusting after new horror, I figured I’d throw my name in the mix and see if I could snag a copy and I’m glad I was able to because Robbie Dorman has become one of my favorite new (to me) authors.
This Book is Cursed opens in Annie and Eddie’s bookstore. Two proprietors with dreams of spines and chapters who are always on the lookout for new and exciting tomes to fill their shelves. After a trip to an auction, their lives would be forever changed. When they realize what book they have in their possession is more than just your run-of-the-mill Choose Your Own Adventure book. The rare book they have stumbled upon is truly a one-of-a-kind item… and it’s cursed. Now Annie must – wait for it – choose her own adventure as she tracks down the history of the book only to be greeted with dead ends and dead people. The ending is such a punch in the gut, it will make you restart the book out of sheer need to read it again.
There are even some well-placed quips that will make you laugh a bit; as it acknowledges its influence from other well-known stories; similar to hearing The Who and recognizing that Pearl Jam is carrying on their tradition of greatness. Robbie Dorman’s writing is like riding a roller coaster that’s in its initial drop, but it doesn’t end. It just keeps speeding into the unknown. This Book is Cursed needs to be in your TBR stack and should be near the top.
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