Why do we read books that scare us?
As Halloween approached, I’ve been thinking about scary books and why we read them. With all the horror in the news, my work colleagues have been…
R.I.P. XIII: Readers Imbibing Peril
One of my favorite annual blog events is Readers Imbibing Peril, or RIP. Because let’s face it, the real world is scary enough. This event runs…
October Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews
I read these books in September but didn’t have a chance to post any reviews, so now here we are at Halloween and these are three…
Top Ten Authors To Read This Halloween
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I love reading scary books, and I’m clearly not alone in that. What makes horror…
Slade House by David Mitchell
David Mitchell is one of my favorite writers, and this book didn’t disappoint. If you’re looking for a creepy haunted house story, this one is eerie…
My Fall TBR List: brought to you by RIP X and Sci-Fi Month
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and The Bookish, is our Fall To-Be-Read (TBR) List. I thought about not doing a Fall TBR…
Joyland by Stephen King
This is my last review for Halloween and the R.I.P. IX Challenge. Happy Halloween! Joyland is part murder mystery, part ghost story, part coming of age…
Top Ten Books to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I’ve always loved fantasy, and while I don’t always say I’m a…
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House was written by Shirley Jackson in 1959. A finalist for the National Book Award, it’s considered by many to be one…
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
This book has received a lot of critical acclaim in 2013, and it was as good as I expected it to be – although I have…
Parasite by Mira Grant
Parasite was a really cool science fiction/ bio-medical thriller. As I was reading it reminded me a lot of Orphan Black. You’ve got an evil corporation,…
The R.I.P. IX Challenge
It’s September, which means it’s time for Stainless Steel Droppings’ R.I.P. challenge (R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril IX) (note the cool graphic by Abigail Larson.) For this challenge,…
