The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a book I've been meaning to read for AGES. I picked up the Kindle version a while ago, and found a gorgeous hardback version during one of our many thrift store adventures last year. I'm glad I d…

Mem by Bethany C. Morrow My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last night, while going through the books on my Paperwhite, I stumbled on this novella. It's one I've had my eye on for a while, so I started reading. During the 1920s Dolores Extract #1 is called back to the Vault. After …

The Silk House by Kayte Nunn My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed Kayte Nunn's first two books, so I was interested in checking this one out too. Especially since I was intrigued by the blurb. Thea Rust is an Australian history teacher who starts working in an exclusive boardin…

The Merciless by Danielle Vega My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this book on my Paperwhite for a while and have been tempted to start it many times. This time, I gave into the impulse and I'm SO glad I did. Sofia Flores is the new kid in a small town where her mother'…

Hey! How are you today? How's the world treating you? What's new? Well, as we all (painfully) know, we're still in the middle of a fucking pandemic. I know people feel safe believing it's over, but it's not. And I especially wish they would pay attention to soci…

Every Moon Atrocious by Emile-Louis Tomas Jouvet My rating: 5 of 5 stars I like sneaking in a quick Short Sharp Shocks! shortie when I'm in-between longer books. And this was my pick for tonight. In Calais, a young women is kidnapped, held for ransom and killed. As the poli…

The Abominable Snowman by R.A. Montgomery My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I was a kid, I used to love reading Choose Your Own Adventure books and borrowed them from my primary school library as well as the public library. I couldn't get enough of them and enjoyed getting multiple …

Three women carry unspeakable truths in their heart. At what cost will they find their freedom?    In Victorian England, Viola is an amateur photographer struggling with the grief of her father's death and the sterile atmosphere of her marriage to her childhood friend, Jonah. W…

Slimer by Harry Adam Knight My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was in the mood for a shorter horror book to read at night, and because I think the cover rocks and the blurb sounded interesting, I got stuck into this last night. When three couples find themselves on a lifeboat after their…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was in the mood for something shorter, and since I've had this book on my TBR pile for a while, this definitely fit the bill. Nick Carraway is thinking back to the summer when he found himself the neighbour o…

Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this chunky book on my TBR pile since last year, but there's a reason why I picked it up now. Let me start by saying that The Girl With All the Gifts is one of my most favourite books ever. I loved everythin…

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie My rating: 5 of 5 stars During our pre-Covid-19 days, hubby and I used to love going on thrift store adventures. And thanks to this lovely hobby--that we haven't been able to do for months--we picked up a bunch of Agatha Christi…

Hey! How are you today? How's life treating you during these hard times? Just when you think 2020 can't get any worse, it fucking does. I mean, WTF is going on right now? Is our planet lost in some strange one-way cosmic highway of destruction? It's not enough to have a…

The Straitjacket In The Woods by Kitty R. Kane My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoy reading stories from the Short Sharp Shocks! series because they're snappy tales I can read in one sitting. I also like how they all tackle a variety of horror subgenres. After losing a game d…

Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this book on my Paperwhite for a while and have been meaning to read it even longer. But this weekend, I decided it was definitely time. Vassa lives in an apartment in Brooklyn with her stepmother, stepsist…

A CITY IN QUARANTINE   London, the epicenter of a global pandemic, is a city in lockdown. Violence and civil disorder simmer. Martial law has been imposed. No-one is safe from the deadly virus that has already claimed thousands of victims. Health and emergency services are overwhelme…

The Possession of Natalie Glasgow by Hailey Piper My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've been meaning to read this for ages, and tonight was the perfect time. When Margaret goes to the Glasgow house to help a desperate mother, she quickly realises they're up against something v…

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney My rating: 5 of 5 stars While going through my Kindle books the other night, this one caught my eye. So I decided to give it a go and was instantly dragged into the story. The night Alice suffers a great loss and runs blindly into the night, she…