The Breakthrough by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've got a few Daphne du Maurier books on my TBR pile-- Rebecca and Jamaica Inn --that I'm looking forward to reading. But first, I wanted to read this cute Penguin Modern Classic short story. And it was a great …

In a secret lab, a team of doctors and scientists funded by a mysterious billionaire create the first human replica entirely from technology. The robot is prepared to host the digitized consciousness of Tom Nolan, a family man suffering from a terminal illness. But when Tom’s replica …

Well, the weather in Sydney really sucks at the moment. I mean, summer isn't even over yet but this past week the temperature has dropped dramatically and it's rained continuously. Ugh. Still , I didn't let it get to me. Much. LOL. I can take a few days of rain, but mor…

The Making of Gabriel Davenport by Beverley Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars After a week filled with disappointing books, starting this one was a breath of fresh air. I was hooked from the very beginning. Actually, I couldn't put it down. I didn't want to put it down because I …

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes My rating: 2 of 5 stars I've had this on my Paperwhite for a while now and finally decided to start reading it yesterday. There's a lot of hype attached to this book, and how can there not be? It's about a time-travelling serial killer.…

Not really. I don't think that's ever the case. The months just slip away because I pack my days with a LOT of stuff. Originally, I was going to spend February doing revision. But after writing a short story last month and starting to brainstorm two other ideas, I pushed the…

The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an adorable little book that my daughter was going to get rid of. Before donating it, I wanted to give it a go. And as soon as I started the first story, I was enthralled. THE DISTANCE OF THE MOON is a ch…

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #5 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy hell! Now that everyone's figured out where Hargreeves was putting the bad guys, the world is going to have to deal with a lot of crap. Especially the Umbrella Academy. Well, maybe not Séance becau…

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #4 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well, this was yet another beautifully drawn installment of this super dark and clever series. There were some really freaky and brightly-coloured cosmic scenes featuring Spaceboy and Kraken that were so cool.…

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion  #3 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars O.M.G. That scene in the desert was bloody cool. I knew Séance still had a few tricks up his sleeve. TBH, I reckon he was never really a prisoner, just let those hillbillies believe he was. LOL. Klaus is …

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #2 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yikes! There's SO much going on. So many weird and unexpected things featuring some new and old characters. One of my favourite things (there are many!) about this series is how easily the story is of…

Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 by Gerard Way My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's so good to get back into this comic book series, because it never disappoints. One issue of this new cycle, and I'm already hooked and totally intrigued. The hotel is mysterious and includes …

Have you ever wanted to steal someone else's life?  The Professor lives in Brooklyn; her partner Nathan left her when she couldn't have a baby. All she has now is her dead-end teaching job, her ramshackle apartment, and Nathan's old moggy, Cat. Who she doesn't even …

I Call Upon Thee by Ania Ahlborn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last year I read and really enjoyed The Pretty Ones , so I picked this up to celebrate Women In Horror Month. I also kept hearing there was a Ouija board, a doll, a cemetery and that it was super scary, so of course I was …

Brian Sheridan may be losing his mind. Asleep, he’s plagued by dreams of murder, women strangled with a red velvet rope then left with a playing card tucked in the corpse. While awake, he’s hallucinating that he’s being stalked by a man painted like a skeleton. It’s getting hard to kno…