I picked this novel up last year after seeing all the praise it was getting. As I'm a lover of Gothic fiction myself, I knew that I just had to give it a chance! For me, whilst the novel had a strong start, by the end I was unsure of how I felt about it.… Continue reading Pine by Francine Toon
Welcome to my stop on The Shape of Darkness blog tour! Huge thanks to Random Things Tours for giving me the opportunity to take part in this! I was provided a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review. Agnes’ silhouette business was already starting to struggle, but when her most recent clients… Continue reading The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
A couple of years ago I was introduced to Henry’s work by a friend's recommendation of Lost Boy. I adored that novel and it’s something I want to go back and reread as it was so wonderful. Earlier this year I read The Mermaid, which I enjoyed but it didn’t hit me as hard as… Continue reading The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry
I love classic gothic fiction, so when I saw that a spiritual successor to Dracula was being released I knew that it would be a perfect October read. Not only was it a great read for the spooky season but it was also a brilliant sequel which could have been written by Bram Stoker himself. … Continue reading Dracula’s Child by J.S. Barnes
Generally, I’m very much a mood reader but I will also be mindful of ARC publication dates at the same time. I try to read two, quite different books, at the same time but I always go by what I feel like reading otherwise it could end up feeling like a chore. Although, traditionally, summer… Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday – Seasonal Reading Patterns
Whilst scouring Waterstones for books to add to my monthly book haul in July I had a look at their monthly recommendations and found The Warlow Experiment. The brief description really intrigued me, purely for selfish reasons, as I workshopped something along similar lines when I was at university. I'm thrilled that I stumbled across this… Continue reading The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan
