A big beautiful stack of choices for my month of reading! There is no way I will get to all of these and I will most likely stumble across others that pique my interest and get distracted because mood reading takes me where my mood goes. But, I find, it is nice to start with... Continue Reading →
Happy Fall! Will I let it bother me that October 1st was 80 degrees here in Chicago? Nope. Nothing can stop me from enjoying the perfection that is the best month of the year. Fall is coming and with that a LOT more time to be inside and read. I thought long and hard about... Continue Reading →
SYNOPSIS Thinking of a foray to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after reading this tongue-in-cheek illustrated guide to the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind these villages' bucolic façades—from bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper. A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints... Continue Reading →
I picked this book up specifically with FGR in mind. Who could resist this delightfully morbid cover? SYNOPSIS Eight gleefully macabre vignettes by an award- winning comics artist, as delightful as they are deadly. Inspired by the dark imagination of Edward Gorey, Envious Siblings is a twisted and hauntingly funny debut. Comics artist Landis Blair interweaves absurdist... Continue Reading →
I woke up this morning with a start and realized that I hadn't posted for my annual spooky read-a-thon - Frighteningly Good Reads! It isn't October without a month long celebration preparing for the best holiday of them all - Halloween! I spend my whole month focused on reading spooky books and scary tomes and... Continue Reading →
I am just sitting here listening to Bride of Chucky and thinking about all the glorious books I read this month. I cannot remember the last time I read this many spooky and scary stories and, lemme tell you, after my reading slumps, it was amazing. MY READING THIS MONTH Seventeen Books!? I could not... Continue Reading →
This terrifying story was enhanced by the audiobooks addition of screams, music, and the nastiest sound effects I have ever encountered. This (non cannon) story may be set in the world of Star Wars but this is not your usual Rebels vs The Empire storyline. SYNOPSIS When the Imperial prison barge Purge–temporary home to five... Continue Reading →
Yes to the Gothic suspense of this book! I was on the edge of my seat whispering, "run," chapter after chapter. This is another wonderful middle grade story I could not put down. SYNOPSIS A thrilling Gothic tale from the author of Our Castle by the Sea, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. 1899.... Continue Reading →
Oh my goodness, this graphic novel has stolen my heart! Someone please give me more of these charcters. SYNOPSIS Two twins, one prophecy, and a whole lot of hijinks. From WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform, comes a fantastical story about twin siblings Dani and Dorian who have missed the bus to magic school and scramble... Continue Reading →
Crumbling architecture and numerous spooky myths surround Ginnie and her family while they are staying at Woodmoor Manor. I couldn't keep track of which way the threat was coming in this scary middle grade read. SYNOPSIS Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the author of Scritch Scratch... Continue Reading →
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