I hate spiders. I am AFRAID of spiders! My ex-brother-in-law used to pick up Granddaddy Longlegs and throw them on my when I was five years old. The only good spider is a DEAD spider. Why do I hate spiders? Because they can crawl up your pants leg and you’d never know it until . . .

 I just finished a book that fulfilled every fear I have of spiders, particularly the scene where the poisonous spider is about to jump off the shower curtain rod onto the person in the shower . . .

 The Spider King, by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper should be read by anyone who loves Harrry Potter and any adult who likes good fantasy. It is a Christian fantasy in the vein of The Chronicles of Narnia only with a good dose of The Lord of the Rings thrown in. By the end of the month I will be posting an official book review of the second book in the series but I wanted to read the first book, well, uh, first. And, it is an excellent book. So, come back near the end of the month for my review of the second book, “Venom and Song”!

 In the meantime, be wary of spiders on shower curtain rods!!!!