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Alone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an artistic 'sensitive', and Luke, heir to the house. But what begins as a light-hearted experiment is swiftly proven to be a trip into their darkest nightmares, and an … Continue reading Review: ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Shirley Jackson
Well, we're one month into 2021 and the year's pretty much just 2020 Part 2 so far. I'm not going to dwell on the negatives in this post, though. I mean, some good things happened in January. Trump finally left office, the first dose of the Covid vaccine was given to more than 10 million … Continue reading January in books
On 26 December 1900, the vessel Hesperus arrived at Eilean Mor in the remote Outer Hebrides with relief lighthouse men and fresh provisions. Staffed by three keepers, the lighthouse had been in operation for a year, but it had been noted that no light had been seen from Eilean Mor for ten days. Upon arrival, … Continue reading Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Keith McCloskey
Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll. Come take a walk in the woods and see what awaits you there... I bought Through The Woods after reading about it in Monster, She Wrote. … Continue reading Review: ‘Through The Woods’ Emily Carroll
Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in this new poetry and prose collection, Aphrodite Made Me Do It . In this empowering retelling, she uses the mythology of the goddess to weave a common thread through the past and present. By the end of this book, Aphrodite will make … Continue reading Review: ‘Aphrodite Made Me Do It’ Trista Mateer
Wow, thank God that absolute shitshow of a year is over. Obviously, no magical reset button was pressed on 1st January, but here's hoping that 2021 is somewhat better than 2020. Everyone had their own way of coping with 2020 and one of my coping strategies was reading. Books gave me a place to escape … Continue reading Top 10 Fiction Books of 2020
It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its own front door and a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect, but false, teeth). But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, … Continue reading Review: ‘Shuggie Bain’ Douglas Stuart
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in … Continue reading Review: ‘The Midnight Library’ Matt Haig
The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen … Continue reading Review: ‘A Deal with the Elf King’ Elise Kova
"In thousands of years of my astral travels, I’d never needed a companion. But he found a way to ingrain himself in my every brain cell, my every goosebump, my every trembling breath… His darkness is the answer to my light." Orobella is a cosmic wanderer, living borrowed lives in borrowed bodies. Her mission on … Continue reading Review: ‘Incandescence’ Elena Leman
