22 What Moves the Dead- T. Kingfisher

April 18, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Goodreads Monday was hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. It’s now hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading. From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic “The Fall of […]

First Line Friday 12/31/21 Belladonna- Adalyn Grace

December 31, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

A girl confronts Death—and her own deathly powers—to solve a murder in this Gothic-infused, romantic young adult fantasy. Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa Farrow has been raised by a string of guardians more interested in her wealth than her well-being—all of whom have died of mysterious circumstances. Her last remaining relatives are the Hawthornes, […]

Goodreads Monday 12/20/21 Anatomy: A Love Story- Dana Schwartz

December 20, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Goodreads Monday was hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. It’s now hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading. A gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, […]

First Line Friday 10/08/21 The Death of Jane Lawrence- Caitlin Starling

October 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: […]

Goodreads Monday 5/03/21 Mina and the Undead- Amy McCaw

May 3, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

New Orleans Fang Fest, 1995.Mina’s having a summer to die for. 17-year-old Mina, from England, arrives in New Orleans to visit her estranged sister, Libby. After growing up in Whitby, the town that inspired Dracula, Mina loves nothing more than a creepy horror movie. She can’t wait to explore the city’s darkest secrets – vampire […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 4/12/21

April 12, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Good Morning, Readers! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and had some fun. I’m still reading Miss Subways by David Duchovny and I’m almost done. I plan on finishing that up before I start my new picks for this week. This week I plan on reading a signed book from Waterstones, a book by a […]

First Line Friday 4/9/21 Lakesedge- Lyndall Clipstone

April 9, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

A lush gothic fantasy about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Brigid Kemmerer. There are monsters in the world. When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. She knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned […]

Goodreads Monday 3/15/21 Madam- Phoebe Wynne

March 15, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

A darkly feminist, modern gothic tale pitched against a haunting backdrop, and populated by an electrifying cast of heroines For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it promises that the young women lucky enough to […]

ARC Review Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

February 25, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Title: Down Comes the Night Author: Allison Saft Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: March 2, 2021 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Summary: He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness. Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated […]

First Line Friday 2/19/21 Down Comes the Night- Allison Saft

February 19, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness. Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his […]