Hi everyone and welcome back for day 17! Today’s featured book is… The Spirit Engineer by A. J. West Ok, so this is another book I've actually talked about multiple times before but I don't see myself stopping anytime soon, especially recommended if you're into spooky reads and gothic vibes. I still haven't read the… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 17
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Advent Calendar 2024: Day 11
Hi everyone and welcome back for day 11! Today’s featured book is… The Path of Thorns by A. G. Slatter If dark tales are your thing, then look no further because this book will satisfy all your gothic novel cravings. Slatter's writing is spellbinding, it's very atmospheric and the main character is gorgeously complex. Do… Continue reading Advent Calendar 2024: Day 11
Review: Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: MantlePublished: January 2022Pages: 320 Synopsis Hare House is not its real name, of course. I have, if you will forgive me, kept names to a minimum here,… Continue reading Review: Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe
Review: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Titan BooksPublished: March 2023Pages: 304 Synopsis In this ordinary North Carolina suburb, family secrets are always in bloom. Samantha Montgomery pulls into the driveway of her family… Continue reading Review: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Review: The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Raven BooksPublished: February 2022Pages: 320 Synopsis She is awake... Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister,… Continue reading Review: The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
Review: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonPublished: February 2023Pages: 304 Synopsis A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage unravelled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy,… Continue reading Review: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Review: The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Titan BooksPublished: June 2022Pages: 352 Summary Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little… Continue reading Review: The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter
Review: Isle of Bones by Zan Safra
I received a review copy of this book via Reedsy Discovery. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Series: Children of the Night #2 Summary Venice, 1865: Everyone knows the tale of Poveglia. The lonely island has been haunted since the time of the Red Death, the vampire plague that swept… Continue reading Review: Isle of Bones by Zan Safra
Review: Children of the Night by Zan Safra
I received a review copy of this book via Reedsy Discovery. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Series: Children of the Night #1Published: October 2021Pages: 342 Summary Everyone knows that monsters are real. Sixteen-year-old Ayanda Draculesti is one of them. She's an Unnatural, an alchemical experiment escaped from a laboratory,… Continue reading Review: Children of the Night by Zan Safra
Review: The Whistling by Rebecca Netley
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Michael JosephPublished: October 2021Pages: 400 Summary Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes the position of nanny to a family on the remote Scottish island… Continue reading Review: The Whistling by Rebecca Netley