Book Recommendations – Reviews – General Musings
April has not been a good reading month for me, my wrap up will be up later this week. I had read the fewest books since pre-pandemic! Going into my May TBR game, I was worried! https://youtu.be/gsC3u2dxURs A stack bigger than my head I have a lot of bigger books that I’m excited to read… Continue reading May TBR
Janet lies murdered beneath the castle stairs, attired in her mother’s black lace wedding dress, lamented only by her pet jackdaw… Author Elspeth Barker masterfully evokes the harsh climate of Scotland in this atmospheric gothic tale that has been compared to the works of the Brontës, Edgar Allan Poe, and Edward Gorey. Immersed in a… Continue reading O Caledonia
While this month has been a bit of a slower reading month for me, I still managed to read some Scottish fiction. I’m super passionate about reading Scottish fiction because we have so many amazing authors and there are so many literary gems just waiting to be found! https://youtu.be/VdOL5TUtvfs My Reading Scottish Vlog I read… Continue reading Reading Scottish Wrap Up- April
Wendy just wants to be a poet. So how comes she's on the run after an art heist? An aspiring writer from the Southside of Glasgow, Wendy is in a rut. She tries to brighten her call-center job by shoehorning as many long words as possible into conversations with customers. But her manager isn't amused… Continue reading The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock
What better use of my bank holiday long weekend than to spend it reading books? Going into the bank holiday weekend, I hadn’t finished one single book but I managed to finish 3 over the long weekend. https://youtu.be/Shy3snjFy1o Such a fun reading weekend I accidentally themed my reading around murder, people not being who they… Continue reading Bank Holiday Reading Vlog – A Weekend of Slashers and Mystery
A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled. Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and the best one will receive a seven-figure… Continue reading The Writing Retreat
Life in a slasher film is easy. You just have to know when to die. Aerial View: A suburban town in Texas. Everyone's got an automatic garage door opener. All the kids jump off a perilous cliff into a shallow river as a rite of passage. The sheriff is a local celebrity. You know this… Continue reading The Last Final Girl
These last few weeks have been so stressful, the end of the financial year is not a fun time. I decided that I deserved to treat myself to some new books to try to compensate for all the stress I’ve been feeling under. https://youtu.be/TMabXy-h3mY I can hold them all so it wasn’t too bad! Do… Continue reading Book Shopping
March was a bit of a slower reading month for me. The end of the financial year makes my working life way busier and more draining which allows for less time/energy for reading. I read the following: 1 audiobooks 4 ebooks 3 nonfictionbooks 10 fictionbooks https://youtu.be/zyh_rXIc85M So glad I can hold my TBR stack this… Continue reading March Wrap Up
March has been a month! I am so happy for March to be ending although April is also going to be stressful. I love selecting my monthly TBR and I’m still loving using my TBR game to do it. https://youtu.be/lxtzjkJSels The dice were very kind to me! Basically I have made a board and some… Continue reading April TBR
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