Top 5 Halloween Reads

It has been YEARS since I last wrote a “Halloween Reads” blog post, and since my last one I have read hundreds of books (literally) and I discovered a whole pile of new reads that are now Halloween favourites of mine. The majority of this list is suitable for all readers but 2 of them…

TBR Spotlight: Instagram Book Discoveries

Summer is a brilliant time for horror fans on Instagram with two themed tags popping up during July and August. #LadiesOfHorrorFiction and #SummerOfFright, and since both of these events are wrapped up I thought I would share some of the favourites that have ended up on my TBR thanks to Instagram. Naturally, a lot of…

Bout of Books 23 TBR

It is Bout of Books time again! It has been a long time since I last took part in a readathon and just as that thought crossed my mind I noticed it was only one week until Bout of Books. Perfect timing! If you don’t already know Bout of Books is a readathon that occurs…

HUGE Summer TBR

Reader problem: Taking your eyes off the book world for a month or two and suddenly not being in the book loop any more. You come back and you have no idea what is going on or what is worth reading. Has this happened to anyone else or is it just me? Anyway, I decided…

History of Gothic Literature: 18th Century

I have been sitting on this series for a while: The History of Gothic Literature. For the definition of gothic literature and its tropes check out this post first In the 18th century novels were either boring or silly. You had two choices, medieval romances or “modern novels” which were very strict to reality and…

Book Event: Past Mortems and Meeting Carla Valentine

Last weekend I was lucky enough to get tickets to a lecture on pathology and death by Carla Valentine. The whole event was a mixture of Belfast Science Week and part of the tour for Carla's new book Past Mortems. I was rather lucky to get a ticket because the whole thing sold out so…

Bout of Books 21: TBR

I orginally was going to give Bout of Books a miss this month but I have been on such a good reading kick this week I though why not? It couldn't hurt to sign up, right? I was planning on reading a lot anyway. If you don’t already know Bout of Books is a readathon…

TBR Spotlight: Christmas Edition

It is only 10 days until Christmas! I finally have all of my Christmas shopping done so now I can enjoy the holiday season. Christmas is my second favourite holiday after Halloween. Who doesn't like presents and an excuse to eat until you explode? I was originally going to do a Top 5 Holiday Reads…

TBR Spotlight: Japanese Horror & Thriller

I have been on a bit of a quest lately to find more diverse horror novels from around the world and this seemed like a perfect excuse to add lots of books to my to-read list from my favourite subgenre of horror and thriller: J-horror. I generally read A LOT of Japanese literature and I…

My Bout of Books 19 TBR!

I am taking part in Bout of Books next week and when I wrote my original sign up post I mentioned that I had no idea what books I wanted to read during it. If you don't know what Bout of Books is, it is a regular reading challenge that simply requires you to read…