Tick Town

by Christopher A. Micklos

“The giant bugs are back with a gruesome vengeance! Lovers of the kind of monstrous plague the Guy N. Smith tradition loosed upon the world should find much to relish in this book.” -- Ramsey Campbell, Master of Modern Horror (The Hungry Moon, The Doll Who Ate His Mother)

WELCOME TO TICK TOWN!

Tomahawk Hollow has a huge problem. Slaughtered livestock. Disappearing townsfolk. And something in the woods hungry for blood. When a young reporter and her boss investigate, they discover a band of giant mutant ticks have made the rural Wisconsin tourist town their feeding ground.

Now, with the annual Harvest Moon Jubilee about to begin, Emmaline and Jackson must race to find the queen tick and her nest before a massive clutch of monster eggs hatch…and thousands more terrifying ticks are unleashed into the world!

Bursting with cinematic action, horror, fun, and suspense, TICK TOWN is an old-school, pulse-pounding pulp horror adventure. If you like classic creature feature horror fiction like JAWS and NIGHT OF THE CRABS or b-movie monster mayhem like THEM! and STARSHIP TROOPERS, you’ll love TICK TOWN!

Genres: Horror, Novels

198 pages, Paperback

Published June 23, 2025

About the author

Christopher Micklos is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction.

A member of the Horror Writers Association and the Wisconsin Writers Association, Christopher recently received the Wisconsin Backbone of Horror Award for “crafting amazing horror experiences” and “supporting Wisconsin horror.” His two feature films, THE NURSERY and THE HEADMISTRESS, are widely available streaming and on DVD; and his writing has appeared in numerous national outlets, including Rue Morgue Magazine, Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine, and many others.

Christopher lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, daughter, two frisky ferrets, and their monstrous mini-labradoodle Ygor.

Reviews

[Hunter Shea · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best creature romp I've read in years! Took me back to my childhood watching those giant bug movies as they rampaged through towns and cities. So much fun.

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got this arc for review on booksirens.
Ticks are gross and horrible even if they are tiny but it in this books the are huge and even more terrifying. such a fun and creepy concept to turn those into monsters thar attacks a town. The plot and characters was engaging to read too.

[Brendon Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

Tick Town is a fun pulpy creature feature novel that follows the formula to the letter. It has the small town feeling, the big fair coming to town, the mayor who won't let anything spoil the festivities, and a secret agency conducting experiments.

It's written well and has some good character development, especially with our local reporters and the town cop. The tick action is fun and pulpy with lots of gore splashed around.

It's just that lots of these types of books all read the same as "Jaws" rip-offs, so it's nothing new, really, but still had a fun time.

[Horror Bookworm Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Horror Bookworm Recommendation
Tick Town by Christopher A. Micklos
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Located in the Northern Wisconsin woods there lies the small town of Tomahawk. As the upcoming jubilees and festivals begin, a horrific turn-of-events on an epic scale is unfolding near the old Tomahawk Hollow Pesticides plant. Operations have abruptly shut down and left town. However, something has emerged from the dangerous experimentation of volatile chemicals. Be it Mayor, Politician, Chief of Police or summer tourist, something has evolved and descended upon Tomahawk Hollow. Something unlike any thing that has ever been observed before…crawling giant mutant ticks!

Living Nightmares! Crawling Terrors! Indescribable Monsters! Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you…Tick Town by Christopher A. Micklos! Before we begin, I strongly advise the reader to provide themselves with a life insurance policy in case they die of fright while reading this novel.

Tick Town is a wonderful creature feature that buries itself deep within the reader. Author Christopher Micklos provides a squeamish reading experience with endless encounters of flesh digging arachnids. These ravenous monstrosities are equipped with razor-sharp claws and frightening oral appendages for savage attacks on their victims.

Tick Town by Christopher Micklos captures that classic “B movie” vibe of the 1950’s that are fueled by horror, science fiction and the unknown. He unleashes his own style of strange and gruesome old school terror that could be in any modern day drive-in or double creature feature. From the impending doom and dread that is heading their way, local livestock, summer tourists or the town residents…no one is safe, including the reader. When it comes to Tick Town…“You’re gonna need a bigger set of tweezers.”

So sit back, kick off your shoes and enjoy the feeding rituals of a giant black-legged tick. Plan on being delighted by terrified screams, agonizing cries and the triumphant screeches of Tick Town. Seek shelter and just remember…truth is always stranger than fiction. A five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Horror Bookworm Recommendation.

[Melissa Shelton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a fast reader, but even I gobbled this one up. My favorite books are vintage horror, especially creature horror and this one checked all the boxes. This book held my attention and kept the pages turning with nonstop action.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Horror Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good mutant critter story and this one delivers and crawls under your skin (pun intended).

In a way, it's a throwback to giant creature features of the past but it's set in the present. A small town with a popular festival under way bringing in tons of tourists, a rash of livestock mutilations, and pretty soon, human bodies found torn apart and drained of blood. That's the backdrop for the nightmare about to be unleashed.

Giant mutated ticks with sentient intelligence are spawning from an abandoned chemical processing plant. They are aggressive, they are huge, and they are extremely hungry for blood.

The characters are great and really remind me of several awesome horror movies. A secretive company doing experiments, a mayor who allows it to happen, a sheriff losing control, and a pair of reporters who want to uncover the truth at any cost. They all will be put in the cross hairs as thousands of ticks start hatching and feasting.

With a lot of action, a lot of gory delights, and bloodsucking arachnids, this is a really fun novel that'll make you squirm. I highly recommend it.

I received an ARC of this book through Booksirens. This review is voluntary and is my own personal opinion.

[Emily Haynes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Harvest Moon Jubilee is about to begin but this year is different from past years. There is an unexpected guest that wants to crash the party. Full of action and creatures to make your skin crawl.

[Hannah | Reading Under Covers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and campy creature feature set in small town Wisconsin!

[Joshua Hair · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had high hopes for Tick Town based off the cover. It captures the feel of those incredibly cheesy giant insect and animal movies us horror fans know and love from back in the day: Night of the Lepus, Them!, Tarantula, Eight Legged Freaks, Slugs, etc. Thankfully for us all, so does the writing. The town of Tomahawk Hollow has a pretty serious problem on its hands, with people and livestock turning up dead and drained of blood. Top it off with a corrupt mayor who is determined to keep the deaths under wraps and you have a recipe for disaster.

I had a blast reading Tick Town. It was gross, horrific, and so, so, so much fun. I can't wait to proudly display a copy on my shelves.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Alf Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant creature feature. Highly recommended

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Bathed in dull red light from caged emergency bulbs mounted all along the walls, the hallway stretched a good fifty yards into the complex. A number of side halls appeared to branch off in various directions, and a half dozen doors concealed various offices and utility rooms. At the far end - If Jackson recalled correctly - a set of heavy double doors would open into the main production area of the plant. And the whole corridor was crawling with giant mutant ticks."

Disclaimer: I was offered a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way impacted my rating, and the below thoughts are mine alone.

An ode to a bygone time. A throwback to the golden age of horror. Tick Town is the exact kind of novel that will resonate the most with classic horror lovers. It felt much like getting to experience a vintage creature feature, but through a modern lens and adjusted for modern standards. Now iconic horror tropes mingle so fantastically with a truly nasty, utterly brutal, down-right disgusting plot. Ticks are vile little things at the best of times, so to experience a novel packed full of grotesque mutant ticks shredding people to pieces? It was wild. This is one of those horror novels that's genuinely stressful to read, at times this book had my skin crawling, it had my heart racing, it had me wanting to yank the eyes out of my skull while I ran around the room screaming.

There's a whole heap of great things to say about Tick Town - it's practically non-stop, it's propulsive, seriously, this book hardly allows for even the briefest moments of respite from its ferocity. It's super entertaining, too, it's one of those books that simply allows horror to be fun. While there's plenty of action in this, and while the bodies do stack up in this story, in fact, Tick Town could create a stairway to the pearly gates just from its body count alone, it's in the characterization where this novel truly shines. They're quite simply ideal for a story such as this one, Micklos has really managed to bring some vibrancy to the people that populate his terrifying little story. This thing is utterly fucking gnarly.

"Everywhere that Elmer looked, bloody, butchered corpses lay strewn and stacked on the rotting wooden floor. Just past the bilious regurgitation at his feet, what once must have been a middle-aged man had somehow been reduced to a broken, twisted mess of shattered bones and shredded flesh. His chest was ripped open and what remained of his left leg ended in a bloody stump. The foot that should have been attached to it rested on its side a few feet away."

Small town horror will always and forever hold a special place in my heart, and here, Micklos really nails that perfect small town ambience. Tick Town has a real cinematic quality to it, you can almost imagine that this would be some horror flick playing in one of those drive-in movie theaters. What a delightful little gore-fest, it's just, page upon page of bloody, nasty, completely sickening evisceration and it's brilliant. Strangely enough, given what this novel is about, there's a comforting sort of feeling in the way that Micklos writes (though I really do hate how great he is at describing how gross ticks are), it all feels so very familiar, his writing feels like home. Tick Town is certainly going to be a future pulp horror classic.

"Two of the tick's long spindly legs reached into the kitchen, its claws flailing impotently as the creature jammed itself in the window frame. Apart from those front legs, only its head had yet fit through the opening. Its fat, quivering palps opened and closed as it tried to see and sense its prey. As Claire backed away from it, those palps spread wide, and the frightful, jagged chelicerae extended towards her. Slime dripped from the sharp barbs on the fearsome oral appendages."

[Catherine Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

First of all, I'm a very tough grader. So, a 4-star is an excellent rating. Although, I would give the cover a 5-star.

The story of Tomahawk Hollow is fun, fast-paced, scary, and a bit sexy.

Follow along as Emmaline (my favorite character) and Jackson go in search of what is causing people from their town to go missing.

While doing her job as a reporter, Emmaline finds more than she's bargained for. She teams up with Jackson, when everyone thought he was imagining what he saw, to hunt down the source. They come face-to-face with a nightmare come true.

Tick Town is more than pulp fiction. It belongs on "When Radio Was". I can hear the ticks chewing their way into town as the screams of the innocent fill the airwaves.

Tick Town is a fun read and a MUST read for anyone and everyone who loves the old-time horror novels.

[Happy Goat · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a bloody great time. If you enjoy monster/creature/killer animal stories, this will probably be your cup of tea. It's set in a small town, the characters are very vivid, and the plot is just fun from start to end.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun!

[Eric]

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[Kranna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book delivered what it promised in that it was a giant tick invasion in a small town. It's right up there with jaws and bats where you have mutated animals that attack people. I myself think a 3 ft tick is terrifying so I found this greatly enjoyable.

[James Greening · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a sucker for a great creature film, so when I came across Christopher Micklos' "Tick Town" and that retro-inspired cover, I just had to read it! And I was not disappointed at all!

The book is extremely well-written, the pace is perfect for the horror-genre, and Micklos' descriptions capture internal pains and angst that horror films wish they could show.

There is a great nostalgia factor included, as Micklos explores small-town appeal teamed with the classic villians of yesteryear's stories. But, despite accepting some of the tropes of the horror genre, the book still reads with a freshness thanks to Micklos' ability to write what his characters are feeling at times of utter chaos and his magical skill of painting slow-motion pictures in the readers' minds.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, highly recommend it for any fan of creature features, and the only thing about "Tick Town" that actually sucks are the ticks themselves!

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book: Tick Town
Author: Christopher A. Micklos
Publisher: Castle Bridge Media
Estimated Publication Date: June 2025
Capone’s Rating: 5 of 5 ⭐s

My first foray into pulp horror did not disappoint! Christopher Micklos executes with precision, perfectly setting up and knocking down the tropey pins—but with a unique twist reflecting Micklos’s own authorial voice and vision.

The delightfully named Tomahawk Hollow is a portrait of Middle America. Farmsteads, a main street, a town sheriff who’s mostly on his own, and a mayor who’s up to his elbows in private commitments and sidebars looking suspiciously like bad dealings. There’s the local family farmers, whose cows being picked off—was that one farm or three where such is said to have happened? And that old pesticide factory… What's up with that old place? There are teens out in the woods, against fatherly advice. Now they’re arguing. Now one storms off.

This is the setup for a book I wish I’d written, Tick Town. In it, a mostly third-person omniscient narrator (or is it third-close, but shifting?) carries us from victim to victim, perp to perp, do-gooder to would-be do-gooder. Nameless out-of-towners, beware! In this book, characters are set up to be taken down, to be taken seriously, to be laughed out, or to be dismissed as part of the bloody scenery. Somehow, amid all this, Micklos manages to treat all his characters with respect; they seem like real people and aren’t merely pop-up villains (even those mysterious guys with guns). This romp of a novel reads fast. Its author transitions deftly between POVs (a late chapter has what must be one of the best close-third POV shifts internal to a chapter I’ve come across; maybe you’ll spot it when you get there). Micklos’s prose flows with ease, his pacing and chapter structures perpetuating the reader onward and forward—but, importantly, without resorting to cheap tricks. The cliffhangers aren’t so cliffhangery that I feel I’ve been swindled; instead, I’ve been led on.
All in all, Micklos provides crisp examples of carefully and gleefully rendered gore and humor, and whether or not you’ve read pulpy horror before, you should check this out.

One last comment, here: Take a good look at the cover image below for one of the best-designed, best-suited covers of any I’ve seen in my long years of reading. It’s a thing of beauty.

Perfectly executed. If I get to teach my horror literature course next year, this book is going on the reading list.

[Carole Dukette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this story. It gave me a lot of 80s killer animal vibes which has always been a huge favorite of mine. From bats to rabid dogs.
Ticks of a normal size are disgusting enough but these ones will give you nightmares.
The story was fast but fleshed out with some great characters like Emmaline and some you root to see die like the mayor.
Definitely give this book a go, you won't regret it.

[Menion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you miss the good ol’ days of 80s pulp fiction? The times of old, when books like Guy N. Smith’s CRABS series, James Herbert’s THE RATS and Graham Masterton’s THE WELLS OF HELL terrorized bookshelves everywhere? Fear not, for Christopher Micklos’s TICK TOWN is here, and he’s clearly learned from the best of the genre masters. This is a true homage to those days, a smashmouth, blood spewing classic, right down to its purposely cheeseball cover art. Readers will devour this faster than the giant ticks in the books devour humans, for Tick Town is a true ‘rage on the page’ that will stomp all over you.

As for the plot, the story begins with…oh, never mind. Why bother? Based on the type of book this is, do you really need plot details? This is pulp fiction, which is just about one thing: pure fast-paced entertainment. The basics are: giant mutant ticks, small midwestern town, good guy reporters and cops, slimy town officials and EEEVIL corporations. Any new, little used literary devices or elaborate character expositions? Perhaps some social commentary on the travails of the oppressed lower class worked into the text? Hellz, no! And that, my friends, is a good thing. Micklos wisely doesn’t waste time trying to write some kind of horror literary masterpiece. Instead, he sticks to the three engraved rules of pulp fiction:
1. Hit the reader hard
2. Hit the reader fast
3. Get the hell out
It’s also a good idea to throw in a good mess of blood and guts, and a minor touch of sleaze never hurts, and the author checks all the boxes. TICK TOWN races out of the gate in the first chapter, featuring two dumb teenagers fooling around in a tent in the woods, they hear something and go investigate, and you know what happens next. The throttle is now open, and it’s W.F.O. right to the end of the book’s 197 pages. There’s no slowdown, this is heart-pounding to the end. One thing to note: most people are probably not that familiar with how ticks kill their prey, this isn’t just teeth and claws. The author cleverly finds a way to work in a lesson on that for the readers, using a video call with a biologist to explain all the details. It helps with comprehending the ticks’ slaughter as the book progresses. Who says you can’t write pulp and be smart with it?
Based on this book, pulp-style horror thrillers are not only still alive and well, but the genre just may have found a new torch-bearer. The fact that this is a debut novel makes it all the more impressive. A must-read for horror fans and one of my favorites of 2025 so far, this book will occupy a spot of honor on the shelf next to my yellowed paperbacks of GRIZZLY, PIRANHA, and CROC. Let's hope for another one at some point from Micklos, we should be so fortunate.

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Review

I loved this pulp horror novel. The instant I was hooked on this narrative, I was transported back to my youth, when my family and I watched the pulp horror meets creature feature Eight Legged Freaks, with giant spiders taking out a small town. The author perfectly captures this same theme, tapping into the everyday fears people associate with insects and the inescapable feeling of trying to outrun threats far bigger than ourselves. The vivid imagery and the fast pacing of the narrative instantly transport the reader into the action, getting lost in the growing threat these creatures pose and the dangers they pose.

To me, the true heart of this book was in the fantastic attention to detail the author put into making classic horror tropes work, making them feel both classic yet fresh in this narrative. From the small town setting of Tomahawk Hollow, to the teens hanging out in the woods they know they shouldn’t be in, to the abandoned building no one goes near but these kids do, and so much more, this novel oozes the iconic horror tropes that have made people such fans of the genre. The characters felt familiar, from the out-of-town visitors who seemed up to no good, the citizens put into the role of heroes, and even the laughable and reviled characters you either love or love to hate.

The Verdict

Haunting, thrilling, and entertaining, author Christopher Micklos’s “Tick Town” is a must-read pulp horror classic in the making, and one horror novel readers will want to watch out for this summer. The twists and turns in the narrative and the mixture of fun and horror readers get when delving further and further into the narrative will stay with them long after the story ends.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

My rating: 3.5/5 (rounded up to 4)

Tomahawk Hollow has a problem—well, several. Livestock are being torn apart, townspeople are vanishing, and something very hungry is lurking in the woods. Reporter Emmaline and her boss Jackson head into the heart of this rural mystery, only to uncover a horrifying truth: giant mutant ticks have made the town their new hunting ground. With the Harvest Moon Jubilee around the corner and a monstrous queen tick ready to unleash thousands of hatchlings, the clock is ticking—literally—for the entire town.

Tick Town is exactly what is promised—a gnarly, blood-soaked monster romp straight out of a B-movie creature feature, and I had a lot of fun with it. I actually picked this one up because my best friend works in a tick lab, so the concept instantly caught my attention—and I have to say, it delivered on the tick-related terror. The book reads like a love letter to old-school pulp horror, filled with over-the-top action, gooey body horror, and an escalating sense of dread as things spiral wildly out of control. I loved the idea of mutant ticks swarming a tourist town, and the lore around the queen and her hatchlings added a cool layer of urgency. While I didn’t connect with any of the characters and found the pacing a bit inconsistent, I still had a great time watching the chaos unfold. It’s short, punchy, and absolutely leans into the ridiculous—and that’s part of the charm. If you’re in the mood for something fast, loud, and full of monster madness, I definitely recommend giving this a read.

Thank you to BookSirens and publishers for the free, advanced copy of this title!

[Linda Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I saw the cover of this book, I knew I had to read it! I finished it yesterday and it didn’t disappoint!

The story is set in the small town of Tomahawk Hollow, Wisconsin. Tomahawk used to be a thriving community but the sudden closure of the local pesticide plant, which employed its citizens, sent the town into a downward spiral. However, local ingenuity resurrected Tomahawk and turned it into a tourist destination, replete with seasonal festivals, like the Harvest Moon Jubilee which is about to begin. But before the festival starts, owner of the town newspaper, Jackson Reed, and his one employee, Emmeline, are called to local farms where livestock has been mysteriously gutted and drained of blood. In addition, two young people, who were camping in the nearby woods, have disappeared. What could be causing these disturbances and could it have anything to do with the shuttered pesticide plant?

Tick Town is in-your-face horror. No subtle psychological mumbo-jumbo here. Jackson and Emmeline soon find themselves facing down giant ticks – the stuff of nightmares. And, in addition, to the mutated super bugs, there are strangers in town – men with an agenda that is dark and deadly.

I thoroughly enjoyed Tick Town. It was such a fun read, reminiscent of movies from the late ‘50s, early ‘60s, such as Them! (giant ants), Night of the Lepus (giant rabbits), and, of course, Godzilla and all of its spin-offs. Tick Town is highly recommended for ardent horror buffs like me. Great read, 5 shiny stars!

[Beverly Laude · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun book to read! I grew up watching the old 1950's B&W horror/sci-fi movies like "Them" and "Godzilla" and this book was very reminiscent of that genre.

Tomahawk Hollow is getting ready for the annual Harvest Moon Jubilee and the Mayor is determined that nothing will stop the festivities! However, when livestock are gruesomely slaughtered and people start disappearing, local journalists Emmaline and Jackson are sure that something sinister is at work. They believe that the recent closure of the pesticide plant might be behind what appears to be giant mutant TICKS! UGH!!!

As if the small bloodsuckers weren't bad enough, now you have to face ticks the size of boulders! There is plenty of action, blood and gore in the book, but there is also a good bit of fun interaction between characters and a failed romance or two. And don't forget the German mercenaries hired to take care of the problem in any way necessary!

I also enjoyed the nods to classic horror like "It" (monsters in the sewer), "Jaws" (mayor who won't listen to reason) and the aforementioned movies we loved back in the day. I'm not a tick expert, but the book reads as if the author has done a lot of research into the habits and descriptions of the mutated beasts. Grab this one and a bag of popcorn and you won't be disappointed!

[Manisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t normally read books in the horror genre and giant ticks sounded a little sci-fi to me, which I’m also not a fan of that genre. But this was a fun and campy debut! It held my interest with the perfect balance of sensational story plot lines and exaggerated gore. It was over the top in a way that was both refreshingly new and old-school nostalgic. I usually prefer deeper character development, hence the 3.5 (rounded up to 4) star rating. I am a big fan of the short and concise chapter - it kept the story pace going without getting bogged down in details. If you want to dip your toes into horror without getting nightmares, this is the book to choose. Can’t wait to see what this talented author writes next!

[Sandra Bray]

Tick Town. Just the title alone makes your skin crawl. This is the first novel by Christopher A. Nicole that I have had the fun of reading. If you like old fashion creature features you'll love Tick Town. There are heroes and heroines, bad guys, nice guys who are really bad guys and of course the genetic altered monsters. Will our heroes beat the bad guys and the monsters? You'll have to read to find out. Just a little warning; it can be a little gory, but, what can you expect from a tick the size of a car tire?

I had the privilege of receiving an advance copy of Tick Town for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Enjoy this fun read!

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a strong creature feature novel, it had that element that I was hoping for and enjoyed the overall storyline going one from this type of book. The characters had that element that I was looking for and thought worked well in this horror concept, I was invested in what happened and enjoyed how good Christopher A. Micklosn wrote this perfectly. It was everything that was promised and glad I read this.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Luis Roco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tick Town pleasantly surprised me. In this case, you can judge the book by its cover: the image promises a novel of the type of crazy nature B-movie, and it is exactly what the book delivers.

An agile, entertaining story with three main plot threads that hooks the reader until the end. There aren't many surprises, and the plot follows the line established by Jaws, but still, it is a fun story that could perfectly be adapted into a movie.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Mortisha Cassavetes · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was young, I was scared of ticks, so I knew I needed to read this book! In a small town in Wisconsin, lots of livestock and even people are going missing. During the town's Harvest Moon Jubilee, Emmaline and others must find the nest of ticks and the queen before everyone is killed! No Spoilers! I highly recommend this book!

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly good books, there were some overly convenient plot devices that made me roll my eyes. There was a barely-addressed estranged love affair between the police chief and the young reporter that almost ruined the book. It was unnecessary and added nothing to the story. I almost put the book down twice because of that device, and had it been covered even slightly more, I would have.