WILDER GIRLS: Rory Power CINDERELLA The Graphic Novel: Beth Bracken & Jeffrey Stewart Timmins GEEK LOVE: Katherine Dunn ZOMBIES HATE STUFF: Greg Stones THE LAST WISH (The Witcher #0.5): Andrzej Sapkowski MAKING FRIENDS WITH FRANKENSTEIN : Colin McNaughton THE PERFECT WIFE: JP Delane…

So, this hellish and bizarre year is winding down. It's been a year that often felt like five. I still can't believe it's ending because it feels like we've made no real progress in the pandemic department. 😣 I've never had more trouble keeping track of days and …

The Dark Side of the Room by Tyler Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars I've had my eye on this novella for a few weeks and decided to get stuck into it today. Betsy lives in a rundown apartment block with her many cats, and others that pop in and out. When a strange man moves into t…

Odd Spirits by S.T. Gibson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was really excited about this novella because it sounded great and the cover looks so cool. Plus, it features two very different magicians who are married. Awesome, right? Well, it started out great. I loved the atmosphere and how …

Bits by R.A. Busby My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was in the mood for something short and sharp, and this fit perfectly. 😁 Nadie Denneby is a schoolteacher having a really bad day. It all starts with a car accident, and ends in broken pieces... I really enjoyed this unsettling story! It …

Little Shop of Hamsters by R.L. Stine My rating: 1 of 5 stars This really wasn't very good. Sam really wants a pet but his parents don't think he's responsible enough. So, he gets a job after school in a pet store called Little Shop of Hamsters... You know, Sam's pare…

One Day at Horrorland by R.L. Stine My rating: 4 of 5 stars Now, THIS is the kind of Goosebumps book that I enjoy. It was spooky, fun and full of weird things. When Lizzy and her family get lost on the way to the Zoo Gardens Theme Park, they end up in Horrorland for a day packed wit…

How I Got My Shrunken Head by R.L. Stine My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is another ridiculous Goosebumps book with a very cool cover. I was actually really enjoying Mark's weird little adventure until the whole Jungle Magic thing made an appearance and I laughed so much it was har…

Monster Blood by R.L. Stine My rating: 1 of 5 stars This is the worst Goosebumps book I've read so far. 😣 There are just so many problems with it. Starting with parents who sound like immature brats dumping their kid on a great-aunt they don't even know. And then Evan treat…

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had my eye on this gorgeous book for a long time. 👀 So when hubby ordered a copy, I couldn't wait and loved the hell out of it as soon as it arrive…

Twisted Winter by Catherine Butler My rating: 5 of 5 stars The other day, we found a cute (and really nice) Happy Holidays bag from the local library inside one of our favourite Street Libraries, and found a copy of this book inside. After really enjoying the spooky introduction, I g…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!   I hope you all have an awesome, fun and safe festive season. After the way this year turned out, I think we all deserve a wonderful, relaxing day full of good food and plenty of downtime.  Eat what you want.  Do what you enjoy.  Watch all your X-Mas faves. A…

Yesterday, I posted this on Twitter:   That's right. After calling my slasher novel complete last week , I decided to grab my Paperwhite and re-read it. 😁 I know, it was supposed to be done and I was sure I'd moved on, but I was wrong. There was a little voice inside my he…

Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight My rating: 5 of 5 stars We found a copy of this book in one of our local Street Libraries. I didn't know anything about it, but the blurb sounded interesting and the cover caught my eye, so we grabbed it. Nell Barber was a PhD candidate in biologi…

The Need by Helen Phillips My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a book I've had my eye on for a while and now that I've finished my last big writing project for 2020, I got stuck into it. 😊 Molly is exhausted. Her job as a paleobotanist keeps her as busy as being the mot…

Hey! How are you today?  Can you guys believe we're halfway through December already? Sometimes, it feels like this year went fast and other times it feels like it totally dragged. But I tried to stay as busy as I could. That brings me to this week's update. Last week, I comple…

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hubby found the first three books in this series during one of our Street Library adventures and I couldn't leave behind the adorable happy Narwhal on the cover. Narwhal is a really happy narwhal who befriends a …

Hey! How are you today?  Last week,  I completed the second draft of my slasher WIP and then took a four-day break. During that time, I relaxed a bit, read a little and started sorting through my book piles. It's time to cull any books that don't grab me. 😬 We ended up donatin…

I'm SO excited to announce that my short story, Lady of the House , will be included in the third Kandisha Press Women of Horror Anthology  alongside such awesome authors:  My story is a melancholy tale with gothic vibes, about Ophelia and Spencer. Two people  with a real connection …

Starving Ghosts in Every Thread by Eric LaRocca My rating: 2 of 5 stars I've had my eye on this book for a while because I really like the cover and the synopsis sounded interesting. Teddy has a shitty job and even shittier life. She's stuck in a small town and also has a st…

I'm super excited to announce that my YA short story, The Girls Who Walked into the Woods , will be published in the first Otranto House anthology. And here's the awesome cover: Isn't it cool? I love the colours and each of the featured story clues. My story is about friendsh…

At nearly ninety, retired nature writer Hattie Bloom prefers the company of birds to people, but when a fall lands her in a nursing home she struggles to cope with the loss of independence and privacy. From the confines of her 'room with a view' of the carpark, she dr…

That's right! I've decided to revise the slasher novel I wrote in August . My plan is to complete the revision process by the end of this month. If I can get this done, then almost every short story, novella, novelette and novel I've written during 2020 will be completely off…