Candles Burning

I found a digital copy of CANDLES BURNING by Tabitha King and Michael McDowell on the Libby app. Check for your local library on the app and read great books for free!📚 Calliope "Calley" saw and heard way too much for such a young soul. At the age of only eight, her wealthy father was tortured and mu......more

This review refers to the audiobook version. 4.5 for McDowell's portion/2 for King's portion -- somehow this works out to somewhere between a 2 to 2.5, whatever, don't read it Okay, it can't be the easiest thing in the world to pick up an unfinished novel and finish it, but I deeply wonder why someo......more

The Elementals by Michael McDowell is one of the best books I've ever read, just the best mix of 'ha-ha' funny and 'holy shit' creepy. Candles Burning was a manuscript McDowell never got to finish because he passed away, and Tabitha King picked it up and finished it, so I don't know who to blame for......more

I read some of Tabitha King's novels as a teenager and really enjoyed them. This novel is quite different from her earlier work, which is understandable considering that the manuscript was written by another author. Reading the book was something like a rollercoaster: from great expectations at the b......more

Tabitha King is Stephen King's wife. I've read most (if not all) of Michael McDowell's books and especially loved his Blackwater series. He definitely knows how to write creepy stuff. I really enjoyed this book of his finished after his death by Tabitha King (Stephen King's wife). It was subtle and in......more