Creeeeeepy! The Night Parade made me not want to look in to the darkness too long and was such a good Fall read. I love me some spooky even though it keeps me up at night when it’s done too well.

Contagion books freak me out some, all the what if’s clanking around in your head, imagining if the world went to hell and Malfi really plays on that. Wanderer’s Folly is frightening indeed and The Night Parade shot off at a breakneck pace with little let up that kept the dread coming. You’re so worried for this father and daughter in the world they inhabit. It was crazy!

Quick pace, scare-fest with well drawn characters and I’ll miss my fingernails until they grow back.

Read this whilst in lockdown and omg how apt. Strange, good, emotional.. Was completely hooked until the end. Not read his work before but definitely a fan now.

Oh this book was fantastic - and more timely now than ever in terms of a wide-spread disease. Both creepy and thrilling, The Night Parade is definitely a read not for the faint of heart.

First the birds disappeared.
Then the insects took over.
Then the madness began . . .

The Night Parade by Ronald Malfi is a very engaging and emotional read.

Initially, after reading the first couple of pages, I felt the plot might be similar to Firestarter by Stephen King, a book I really, really loved(!) but as the plot progressed I felt reassured that this book was not entirely like it. Though the basic concept is the same - Father-daughter duo fighting and running from the world because of the daughter's supernatural ability, this book was different in its own way. In this book, for one, the father did not possess supernatural abilities. This really made things different, though the main conflict of the father was that he did not have enough time (just like in Firestarter.) The one thing that made this book entirely different from Firestarter is the main backdrop and the central theme - The apocalypse, a world falling prey to an unidentified and seemingly incurable plague. Though I do feel that this book is kind of a homage to Mr King's masterpiece.

The best part of the book was the conflicts, both inner and outer. I liked the characters of David and Ellie and rooted for them both till the very end. The buildup was very good and the ending was reasonable, though I did see it coming, because really, how could a book like this end? Still, I felt like I was sucker punched in the belly.

The alternating timelines added a lot to the suspense buildup and, overall I really liked this book. In spite of being almost 400 pages, it proved to be a quick read because of the high tension that was maintained throughout the book.

I'd recommend this book to every dystopian fan, though sci-fi and apocalyptic lovers might find this book a bit "low-key" as compared to the action-packed drama we normally expect from these genres.

So this week I found myself in the path of Hurricane Irma. I will say I hate that bitch. We've been without power for almost five days now. I have discovered something about myself. Yes, I'm grateful that we didn't suffer more damage than we did and I feel heartbroken for all the people that did. Including my close neighbors. But what I discovered was...I'm not cut out for this shit. If the zombie apocalypse happens tomorrow..just look for me.


Anyways, enough of my boring TMI stuff. I was in need of book entertainment and since I snoozed and missed out on requesting the super popular Bone White I realized that I had another Malfi book that I was a total slacker and hadn't read yet. And of course with my luck the one I choose was an end of the world one. Perfect timing Shelby, you dumb ass.

Eight year old Ellie used to stand her toys up at attention at her door when she was younger, forming a "Night Parade" of protection in her sleep.
But what happens when the intruder is hidden? People have realized that the birds have disappeared and bugs are running rampant. (I hate birds and bugs both so I'm already shuddering)
Then people start displaying weird symptoms-such as delusions, weird bleeding and then death.


It's not the Zika, calm down. It's called Wanderer's Folly. I don't want to catch that stuff either.

Ellie's dad David is on the run with her. Her mom has died and David thinks that the 'government' is going to take Ellie to test on next.

This dang book. Get ready to eat all your fingernails off if you read it. You can't stop though. Something might happen! Or at least that's how I felt. I love when an author makes it so that you can't put the book down because your heart is beating faster and you HAVE to know what happens next.

Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review