Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

This spellbinding and terrifyingly claustrophobic novel is a must read for horror and thriller fans alike.  Shirley Jackson’s last novel, first published in 1962 follows two sisters Merricat and Constance, whose family was murdered with arsenic in their sugar bowl. Merricat was spared because she had been sent up to bed with no dinner andContinue

Failed Friday: September 7, 2018

There’s not much I hate more than not being able to finish a book. Unfortunately, it does happen to me once in a while. I know some people prescribe to the idea that you can never give up on a book, so they slog through to the end, hating every minute of it. Thankfully, I don’t feel the need to punish myself so unnecessarily.

To Be Read Tuesday: September 4, 2018

The monthly list of all the books on my growing to be read pile.

Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea is told from the point of view of three refugees and one German soldier, who are all destined to board the ill-fated Wilhelm Gustloff. This is a gripping and poignant story with plenty of historical significance. This book was fast paced and I had trouble putting it down. The characters, except forContinue

Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman has always been one of my favourite authors. His imagination leaps from the page and it’s no surprise that The Graveyard Book won a Hugo Award and a Newberry Medal. Nobody “Bod” Owens’ family was murdered by a man named Jack when he was a baby. He survived only through luck and the help ofContinue

Review: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Dread Nation is an alternative history horror novel set post Civil War in America. Instead of the Civil War ending with the defeat of the South by the North, the dead rise on the battlefield and force the two sides to make peace in order to save the human race. At once provocative, terrifying, andContinue