Local Girls by Alice Hoffman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yesterday afternoon, I grabbed this book from my thrift-store-finds-TBR pile with the intention of getting a sample. But Alice Hoffman's writing is so lovely and magical that I instantly got swept away in the story. By the…

Dracula by Bram Stoker My rating: 5 of 5 stars I'm not joking when I say it's about time I FINALLY read this book. It's hard to believe that someone who loves vampires as much as I do still hadn't read DRACULA until now. But it's true, this was my first time. …

Matilda by Roald Dahl My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading this book was a pleasure I must repeat some other time in the future. I love Roald Dahl, and this book is TOTALLY amazing in the quirkiest most magical way. Matilda Wormwood is a little girl with a family that doesn't des…

Hey, how are you today? It's been a while since I posted anything, so I thought I might talk about the recent change in my reading habits. For the first time in years, I don't have any ARCs or review books left on my TBR pile. This might not sound like a big thing bu…

Money Shot by Christa Faust My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a book I've had my eye on for a while, so I was really excited when it was included in the Hard Case Crime Humble Bundle. Angel Dare is a former porn star with an attitude and a self-critical eye. She also runs her…

Doggem: A Tale of Toy Dogs and Dark Deeds by John F Leonard My rating: 5 of 5 stars A few months ago I read a very creepy short story written by this author, so I was looking forward to checking this one out too. Doggem is the class toy. A stuffed dog that gets passed around th…

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay My rating: 5 of 5 stars Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock is an Australian classic I've wanted to read for ages. After watching the TV show last year and picking up three different editions of the book, I decided it was time to FIN…

1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge.  2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research pos…