I'm definitely not a scary books or movies kind of person. A lot of my reading is more lighthearted and serves as an escape from the harsh realities of day to day life. I don't know what kind of magic is associated with Halloween, but it's strong enough to make even me want to watch … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Spoilers)
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (With Spoilers?)
So, seeing this image on my computer definitely does not do this cover the justice it deserves. I actually bought this as a hardcover, because that's what I do with all of the books that I read for the various book clubs that I'm in, and let me tell you: my husband and I came … Continue reading From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (With Spoilers?)
The Winter Over by Matthew Iden (Spoilers)
Okay, so the first thing I have to say is that I listened to this book rather than read it, and the narrator for this book was FANTASTIC! She nailed all of the accents. We're talking, Irish, Russian, Dutch, Southern American, all of it. She lent each character their own personality with her narration and … Continue reading The Winter Over by Matthew Iden (Spoilers)
The Countess by Rebecca Johns
#SPOILERALERT Which means I will be discussing various details that are NOT #SPOILERFREE Okay, so I found this book via Goodreads Deals a couple of months ago and the synopsis sounded vaguely interesting and something akin to "The horror of the serial murders by the Countess Bathory told in her own words...Were the serial murders … Continue reading The Countess by Rebecca Johns
Follow Me Back by A.V.Geiger
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!!! I can't review this one and NOT TALK ABOUT THAT ENDING! Wow. Just wow. I bought this book because a couple of my fellow bloggers in the twitterverse/blogosphere were going crazy about it. I finally read the synopsis and decided I would check it out for myself, and … Continue reading Follow Me Back by A.V.Geiger
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
Well, this was definitely an interesting read for me. This book came up in my RBTW book club for the month of May. And while it was an interesting read, I really struggled with this book for two reasons: (1) I have a hard time following stream-of-consciousness writing, especially when it doesn't follow logical thought, … Continue reading Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
The Aries Atlas 