California: The Hunger by Alma KatsuMy Book, The Movie: The Hunger.
Set in the middle of the tragic Donner Party Expedition, Alma Katsu's The Hunger follows the wagon train into the Sierra Nevada, where their already weakened group begins to lose members to the mysterious and malevolent force they worry is always watching them.
The Page 69 Test: The Hunger.
The Page 69 Test: The Keeper.Maine: The Keeper by Sarah Langan
With the shuttering of its primary employer, the town of Bedford, Maine turns its attention to Susan Marley, a former beauty who now spends her life on the streets and in the shadows. She's on everyone's mind, quite literally: they're all dreaming about her. But things are about to get worse, much worse, as the violence in Bedford's dreams becomes reality.
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--Marshal Zeringue