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Gaby Triana

Autor/a de Cubanita

14+ obres 243 Membres 19 Ressenyes

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Obres de Gaby Triana

Cubanita (2005) 51 exemplars
The Temptress Four (2008) 40 exemplars
Riding the Universe (2009) 36 exemplars
Backstage Pass (2004) 35 exemplars
Wake the Hollow (2016) 20 exemplars
Summer of Yesterday (2014) 16 exemplars
Literally Dead: Tales of Halloween Hauntings (2022) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Moon Child (2021) 6 exemplars
City of Spells 2 exemplars

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Classic Monsters Unleashed (2022) — Col·laborador — 30 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Altres noms
Triana-Nunez, Gabriela
Gonzalez, Gabriela Del-Pilar Triana
Data de naixement
1971-10-12
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Llocs de residència
Miami, Florida, USA

Membres

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I was so excited to start this.....I waited to read this until closer to Halloween and actually finished on Halloween day... perfect timing!

This included work by some of my faves....Jonathan Mayberry, Jeff Strand, Steve Ransic Tem, Catherine Cavendish, etc.

This cover!! It's everything Halloween should be....nostalgic, fun, dark and creepy! The introduction is by the cover artist and I enjoyed reading the story behind the art.

I love the layout page to each story. I also really appreciated the included writers info at the end.

Here was my thoughts on each.

The curiosity at the back of the fridge: Delightfully creepy!

A bookstore made of skulls: Is there anywhere better to set a Halloween tale than Salem? This one was particularly chilling for me, as bookstores are my favorite places and the one in this story sounds amazingly scary!

Postcards from Evelyn: What a deliciously spooky story! Ghost children are always the scariest!!

The crawlers in the corn: Pretty good.....cornfields are always scary....fall horror classics

When they fall: Hmmm....this is one of those odd ones... I liked it...liked the essence and vibe, the central story was great....I'm just not sure exactly what you're supposed to make of the ending.

Always October: I loved this one! A clever take on our damaged humanity.

How to unmake a ghost: Sigh....I had so much hope for this book ....that it would stick to scary, creepy and spooky and leave politics and social ideologies aside. But unfortunately, this story carries the curse that destroys most modern literature. The story was good until the writer had to go there.

A Halloween visit: A comedic horror with a unique storyline...loved it!

Bootsys house: Amazing! Totally unique and entertaining. After reading the included authors bio, I've discovered Dennis Crosby is an urban fantasy writer.....I will absolutely check out his other work....this was fantastic!!

Soul cakes: Very touching

Ghosts of candies past: Silly campy horror....what Jeff Strand does best!!

Halloween at the Babylon: A classic haunted theater horror

Ghost of enerhodar: Probably the scariest so far! So Eerie! Absolutely chilling for many reasons.

The ghost lake mermaid: Cute!

Pink lace and death Gods: This was good....I loved the vibe....I'm not sure I understand the whole ending...granted, I was a bit distracted while reading this.....but I liked it none the less.

Ghost cricket: Like many Asian horror tales, this serves as a precautionary warning.....take heed!

No one sings in the City of the dead: Meh...my least favorite so far. It just reads very flat.

A scavenger hunt when the veil is thin: This was ok....very " I am woman hear me roar"

When you see millions of millions of the nouthless dead across your dreams in pale battalions go: Great!! its been awhile since I've read anything new from Mayberry....he never disappoints!! That said, this title is crazy Jonathan!

Overall, I enjoyed this immensely....it was a perfect pick to end my October reading!!
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Jfranklin592262 | Nov 1, 2023 |
Awesome Hauntings!

With this being a triple omnibus of three horrifying novels I am breaking them down book by book with thoughts for each book.

Island of Bones:

The story revolves around Ellie wanting to go to Key West as her grandmother use to live there and after her grandmother passes on, she decides to take her grandmother's ashes to spread them on the island. But little does she know that her journey to Key West is going to be just a nice trip down memory lane. There is a mystery surrounding Ellie's past as her grandfather disappeared off the coast back in 1951.

What entails is a mystery that is so deep that no one wants Ellie to know anything of the past and Ellie has to endure not only a hurricane that is barreling toward her, but she has to endure a nutty motel manager, visions of the past (Ellie has visions), and hauntings at the motel.

Thoughts:

I really liked this book as it involved mystery, pirates, a haunting, and suspense!

This book just takes off from the first chapter and it barrels quickly all the way to the end. There are lots of twists, turns, danger, suspense, and action wrapped up tightly within its pages. I was very impressed with this book and I loved how the author just brought it all together!

River of Ghosts:

Avila Cypress takes people on airboat tours out to the Everglades and weaves ghost stories of hauntings along with telling the story of a haunted house deep in the Everglades named the Villegas House which is known for having a bad past with murders. Avila is approached by a crew of ghost hunters that have a tv show and they are willing to pay whatever price for her to take them out to the haunted house.

Against her better judgement and against her tribes warnings from the past about not setting foot on the island where the house is located, Avila decides to go ahead and take the tv crew out there.

Things seem to go awry the minute they set foot on the island as an unspeakable evil seems to permeate their surroundings and they can feel a heaviness in the air, but it is when they approach the house that things become weird as all is quiet until they hear something drop in the house as the house "knows" why they are there and it is about to show them that sometimes things are better left to the past!

Thoughts:

This story starts off a little slow as there is some world and character building, but once I got to the 30% mark things seemed to slowly start happening within the house and by the time I made it to the 50% mark the book started escalating with the haunting. There is really more to the story but without giving away spoilers it is best to keep it under wraps as there is more of a past tie-in with one of the tv crew and with Avila, but to find out more you will need to read it for yourself.

There is suspense and nail-biting tension along with whispers on the wind, ghostly voices, and lots of haunting atmosphere within this book but there is lots of twists and turns the further that I got into the story to the point I ended up reading the last 40% of the story within a few hours as I just could not put it down!

City of Spells:

Queylin and a couple of friends runs a new age shop that sells sage and incense but they also will do psychic readings for people that need it. When an elderly man (Dr. Rivera) comes into the shop he has more than thoughts of buying something in mind as he needs help with getting rid of a ghost that is haunting his home.

When Queylin finds out that the home is the Harding Estate is when she has a tiny inkling of fear as she has heard rumors for years about the place being haunted and try as she might she doesn't really want to go there to investigate, but when Dr. Rivera is most insistent and he tells her that he will pay her a hefty fee for coming out to the house her friends tell her to try it and see if she can open up her psychic ability to the otherworld.

What Queylin doesn't realize is that there is more to the house than just ghosts and when she ends up staying out there to help she finds out that all is not what it seems with the doctor too as he is hiding a terrible secret and it is a secret that he will keep private no matter what the cost!

Thoughts:

This story started out a little slow as there was a little bit of world building, but once I reached the 30% mark the book started slowly escalating. The mystery of the ghosts, the house, and the doctor just deepened as there were lots of twists and turns within the story. I never knew where the author was going to take me next from chapter to chapter as tiny things were revealed at a slow pace until after the half way point pieces of the puzzle were coming together.

The last 20% of the book there was a startling revelation and a major twist that I did not see coming! It shocked me out of my shoes! Which the pace picked up for me and I read the last of the book within just a few hours as I wanted to see how it all ended!

Total thoughts for the trilogy:

Out of all three books in this trilogy the last book was the whip cream of them all as that story just finished the whole trilogy on a high note for me! I wasn't expecting to finish this omnibus before the new year, but I just could not break away from the story. I had to finish it even I stayed awake for 24 hours to get it done! I am so glad that I did finish it up and I was satisfied with the ending!

All of the books though together are full of mystery, suspense, ghosts, and spine shivering chills which kept my insomnia fueled for about a month! Lots of sleepless nights with these books! :) Giving this trilogy five Haunted Horror stars!
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BookNookRetreat7 | Jul 25, 2022 |
I really liked this book as it involved mystery, pirates, a haunting, and suspense!

The story revolves around Ellie wanting to go to Key West as her grandmother use to live there and after her grandmother passes on, she decides to take her grandmother's ashes to spread them on the island. But little does she know that her journey to Key West is going to be just a nice trip down memory lane. There is a mystery surrounding Ellie's past as her grandfather disappeared off the coast back in 1951.

What entails is a mystery that is so deep that no one wants Ellie to know anything of the past and Ellie has to endure not only a hurricane that is barreling toward her, but she has to endure a nutty motel manager, visions of the past (Ellie has visions), and hauntings at the motel.

This book just takes off from the first chapter and it barrels quickly all the way to the end. There are lots of twists, turns, danger, suspense, and action wrapped up tightly within its pages. I was very impressed with this book and I loved how the author just brought it all together!

Giving this one four stars for keeping me entertained!
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BookNookRetreat7 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jul 25, 2022 |
Ah, this book! The first few pages already had my attention, but I kept having to set it down to deal with real life. (Terrible, I know.) Finally, earlier this week, I settled in on a quiet evening to read. In 4 hours, at midnight, I was done. Let me tell you, friends. Gaby Triana deserves some kudos for this book. Similar to my favorite horror movies, this is the kind of book that is a lovely slow burn. It gives you just enough to keep you absolutely invested, while hanging that one important fact that will uncover the dark truth right over your head. I had a blast reading this!

First off, I absolutely loved Valentina. Or Vale as she liked to be called. As someone who also went through the pain of questioning their religious upbringing, and the divides that can cause, I felt for her deep in my heart. What I liked most about her character though was that Vale was real. She was flawed, and she knew it. She made bad decisions at times, and she knew it. She held pain deep down inside, instead of actually confronting it. I felt like she was a character made for me, and that made reading this story a breeze. I wanted Vale to be happy and safe, although I was pretty sure that was going to be a tall order to fill.

I also have to applaud Triana for all the inclusiveness in this book. From LGBTQ characters, to families broken by divorce, to addressing the tough topic of losing a parent, it was in here. I think that all readers know how easy it is to apply this kind of content with a heavy hand. I am happy to share that this wasn’t the case at all in Moon Child. Everything feels like it belongs right where it is. Just like real life, Vale’s world is full of beautiful things and not so beautiful things. Of trials, and of happiness. I absolutely loved that.

It would be entirely too easy to gush about the atmosphere that is built here in this book, and of how easy it is to get immersed in. While there were a few small things I had trouble with, mostly while the story was first unfolding, the fact remains that this book begged to be powered through. If you’re looking for something a little scary, and full of spiritualism? This is your next read.
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roses7184 | Apr 24, 2021 |

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