Cabin Terror by Sarah Jane Huntington My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had my eye on this book for a while and was really looking forward to checking it out. So, here I am, checking it out. 😁 It all starts in 1984, with Allister and his cult of followers messing with doorways to oth…

Seasons of the Witch: Samhain Oracle: Harness the Intuitive Power of the Year's Most Magical Night by Lorriane Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I spotted this lovely deck and showed my husband, I was just pointing out how nice the cards looked. I didn't expect to receive…

Cockblock by C.V. Hunt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Okay, I've been meaning to read this book for a while now and decided today was the day to get stuck into it. Sonya and Callie want to enjoy a nice night out in an expensive Italian restaurant, but are attacked while walking there by…

The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington My rating: 5 of 5 stars Late last year, hubby found a bunch of bargains on Amazon and we ended up picking up a nice selection of books. This was one of them. Covid-19 has reached Sydney, and in Bondi, 69-year-old Don Barlow is getting on wi…

Partum by E.V. Knight My rating: 5 of 5 stars This afternoon while putting together a TBR list on my Paperwhite, I stumbled on this novella. Intrigued by the concept, I decided to read a few chapters. And kept reading until I reached the end. 😬 Lena suffered post-partum depression a…

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read There's Someone Inside Your House several years ago and REALLY enjoyed it. So of course I was interested in checking out another spooky Stephanie Perkins book. Neena and Josie are best friends who …

Hey! How's it going? Well, the new year isn't so new anymore, is it? Actually, as far as the world is concerned, it's still the same old pandemic crap. 😒 Things in NSW are pretty bad. The case numbers are out of control, getting a PCR test is virtually impossible, RATs are so…

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've been curious about Emily Dickinson's poetry for a while, so when I saw this little book on Amazon, I grabbed a copy. Every single poem featured in this great collection is interesting in its own wa…

When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars After reading Paperbacks from Hell , I was very interested in checking out some of the many intriguing and bizarre books Grady Hendrix featured in that lovely book. And this is one of them. This book consists of two…

Crossroads by Laurel Hightower My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've had my eye on this novella for a while and mentioned it to hubby a few weeks ago. So, he ordered it for me and it arrived the other day... and I couldn't wait to read it. No matter how much time passes, Chris can'…

Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's always great to catch up with Stephanie Plum, and this time I decided to start the year with the 28th book. Stephanie's life is in constant havoc because of her dangerous job. This time she has to …

If you've ever read my blog at the beginning of the year, then you know that a New Year also means a New Planner. Last year I went with this awesome Alice in Wonderland design: And this year I picked this one...  Back to Peanuts it is. 😁 This particular Moleskine is my favourite for…

Hey! How are you today? It's time for me to post another New Year tradition on my blog. I've posted a screenshot of my previous year's Word Count Tracking Sheets for a while now.  So, here are my 2021 stats:      Total words written: 159,431.   Total pages revised 6,109.  Al…

Welcome to my 2022 Goals post. 😁 I don't like making resolutions, but goals are a different story. And I like to post my yearly goals list here so I can see how I did at the end of the year. These are the things I'd like to achieve/continue to do this year: Go for two daily wal…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! A new year means a new Goodreads Reading Challenge: Last year I changed my usual 100-book reading target to 50 because I was going to concentrate on longer books (and didn't), but still reached 100.  So, this year I'm going back to my annual goal of 100 books .  …

Well, here we are again! I hope you're all staying safe and having a great day. 😊  It's a shame that 2021 turned out to be a carbon copy of the nightmarish 2020. In some ways, it was actually worse because after everything we learned, the world still allowed Covid to run riot.   …