Blackwood by Gwenda Bond
Blackwood – Gwenda Bond Strange Chemistry, September 2012 Review copy from Netgalley Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * When the Strange Chemistry imprint was announced, I started following its...
View ArticleDiana Wynne Jones: A Collection of Mini Reviews
After reading Howl’s Moving Castle two years ago, and then Fire and Hemlock early in 2012, I went on a bit of a Diana Wynne Jones binge. Four other titles were added to the list of books I’ve read by...
View ArticleMaybe This Time by Alois Hotschnig
Maybe This Time – Alois Hotschnig Translated from the Austrian German Die Kinder beruhigte das nicht by Tess Lewis Peirene Press, 2011 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Talk about unsettling stories. I’m...
View ArticleThursday Tea: “The Moonstone”&“Velveteen”
The Books: I am currently reading Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone, which is my first novel by Collins. I’ve always been hesitant to start reading one of his novels. Somehow the length of them, the...
View ArticleWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Shirley Jackson Penguin Modern Classics, 2009 First published in 1962 by Viking Books Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Merricat has been living with her sister...
View ArticleVelveteen by Daniel Marks
Velveteen – Daniel Marks Delacorte Books for Young Readers, October 2012 Review copy from Netgalley Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Velveteen Monroe was murdered by Bonesaw, a sadistic murderer who...
View ArticleThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman Bloomsbury, 2008 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Yesterday, I finally read The Graveyard Book. I stayed up until 2 am to read it (which was okay since I got an hour back...
View ArticleAll Hallow’s Read: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Joan Aiken Vintage Classics, 2012 (originally published 1962) Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * The lovely Sakura sent this book to me as part of the All Hallows swap...
View ArticleCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Coraline – Neil Gaiman Harpercollins, 2002 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * When I posted about The Graveyard Book on Sunday, Kristin of We Be Reading left the following comment: “Now, if you’re willing...
View ArticleR.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII Wrap-Up
I am a little sad that this will be the last post with the above picture. Halloween is past, which means RIP VII is over. *sigh* I had so much fun! I am by no means a scary-stories person. Tell any...
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