THE PRINCESS SAVES HERSELF IN THIS ONE: Amanda Lovelace LIBBY IN THE MIDDLE: Gwyneth Rees PSYCHO: Robert Bloch WE SEE EVERYTHING :   (DNF) William Sutcliffe DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES (Wayward Children #2): Seanan McGuire THE GIVEN: Fiona Dodwell …

So, the year is slowly winding down, and that makes it a good time to look back at the Goals List I posted at the beginning of the year. There were a bunch of writing and reading goals on my list. As well as a few other things too. Here's how everything turned out: Contin…

The Tent by Margaret Atwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this adorable little gem during one of our thrift store adventures. I love The Handmaid's Tale , so I'm always on the lookout for more Atwood stories. And this short book was quite a treat! It's hard to desc…

Here's my annual message: MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all have an awesome, fun and safe festive season full of good food, great company and plenty of downtime. Have a great one!

Usually, when December hits I'm mentally exhausted and all I want to do is read and watch and think. But this year has turned out to be a little different. After finishing my NaNoWriMo WIP , I somehow found the energy to throw myself into some pretty big spring cleaning projects.  …

See this chunky blue folder? This is my latest project.  It's full of my teenage writing. I've been carrying it around with me for years, and until a few weeks ago it sat in the laundry cupboard, forgotten. But when we went through the clutter, I decided to keep it out. …

Just as Charlie allows herself to succumb to Gabe's charms, the explosive revelation about her mother's death threatens to pull them apart.   Meanwhile, a media circus has exploded around the future of Fire&Lights - when they announce a US tour to show the world that t…

It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah's story - that she died proclaiming her faith.   But it's not true.   I know be…

So, how are you today?  As I mentioned the last time I blogged , after my daughter started sorting out her room I was inspired to do the same. So I've had a very busy couple of weeks tackling my own  Spring Cleaning Project . It turned out to be a pretty big project that wormed…

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third classic I've read in a row, and I'm glad I did because I'm enjoying these old time horror stories. It's a novella I've had on my Paperwhite for months. Also, one that comes highly recomm…

The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori My rating: 2 of 5 stars I watched the Mary Shelley movie earlier this year, and one of the things it featured (of course!) was the fateful getaway which produced one of the best and most influential stories of all-time, Frankenstein . …

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had this book on my Paperwhite TBR shelf for AGES . And because I was in the mood to read a shorter book, but definitely one on the creepy side, I thought of Carmilla . The vampire tale that came before Dracula . T…

How are you? I can't believe it's the start of another month. Or that the new month happens to be DECEMBER. OMGosh.  Anyway, s ince I finished my NaNoWriMo story a few weeks ago, I've been busy doing a bunch of other stuff so  I didn't bother posting anything.…