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Kayla Frederick

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Raised in Michigan but moved to Texas and has experienced the best and worst of both. Kayla has interests in the dark and macabre. She enjoys '80's music and movies. A little neurotic and a huge lover of Halloween, creepy stories and cats are totally her jam.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 733 ratings · 479 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead by Morning 3.74 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 2015 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Residency (The Residency, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 264 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Council (The Witch's Ambitions Trilogy Book 1) by Kayla Frederick (Goodreads Author), Kayla Krantz (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 202 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alive at Sunset (Rituals of the Night Book 2) by Kayla Frederick (Goodreads Author), Danielle Yeager (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Did 3.84 avg rating — 105 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices 3.81 avg rating — 99 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Devil by Kayla Frederick (Goodreads Author), Samantha Talarico (editor) 4.35 avg rating — 85 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Moon 3.81 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survive at Midnight (Rituals of the Night #3) 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memento Mori: 13 Tales of Horror 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review: We Don’t Deserve Them

Title: We Don’t Deserve Them: A Collection of Horror

Author: Amanda Ruzsa

Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H182FGMC/

Summary

Horror told through the eyes of those who suffer us.

For those who enjoy works by Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson, and stories where the real monster is what suffering leaves behind.

In this haunting five-story collection, the animals we cherish become witnesses, vict

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Rituals of the Night (7 books)
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The Residency (2 books)
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Blood Moon Trilogy (3 books)
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The Core (3 books)
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William Alan Webb (Goodreads Author)

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Death Note Volume 11: Kindred Spirit (Death Note, #11)

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