Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

I want to start by thanking the good people Ballantine Books for sending me the ARC of this novel. It was great to dive into the novel and become enamored by the story Prose crafted amongst the pages.

Book Review: Turn of the Screw by Henry James

We’re back again for another book review, and this time we’re jumping on the ambiguous horror train. All aboard for the next stop, Turn of the Screw.

Book Review: Horrid by Katrina Leno

Quick question, have you ever eaten a book? No? Awesome, great, me neither. Our main character in this chilling novel, on the other hand? Well, let’s just jump on into this review, shall we?

Book Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Well, well, well. I’m a little sad to say that it’s been a while since we were last here, talking the good talk about books. But, you know what they say: Better late than never. So, let’s get down to it, shall we?

Review: King Beatrice by Evangeline

Hello all, and welcome back to another review. I am so excited to tell you about my experience with Evangeline’s novella King Beatrice, a beautiful coming of age story about two kids finding out who they are and their places in life. So, let’s get into it, shall we?

Throwback Thursday:Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetsy

No, we’re not talking about Fifty Shades of Grey. That’s a different post, for a different time. Today, we’re diving into a beautifully written Historical Fiction novel that tells the story of a fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl sent to a Siberian work camp during World War 2.

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula has been a classic that’s long been on my TBR pile. I never much got around to it, though, as I the pile is continuously growing. Thanks to my summer Topics in Literature course, I’ve finally been able to sit down and enjoy the novel, and it brings me great excitement to share my review with all of you.

Audiobooks vs Physical & Digital Copies

I’ve always been a person who never saw themselves getting behind the whole audiobook movement; rather, I never had the patience to sit and listen to an audiobook without my mind wandering elsewhere. I’d tried it once before, in middle school where you could borrow the audio versions of certain books and listen to them, but I always had to rewind and rewind and rewind until I just got sick of it. I returned the audio version and vowed that they just weren’t for me. Then, I found myself with an hour-long ride to university while studying in Japan, and listening to music and podcasts got boring day after day. I broke down and signed up for a free Audible trial and downloaded Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco.

Review: “The Wysman” by Dorothy A. Winsor

I received an ARC copy of Winsor’s newest novel The Wysman set to release this month on June 27, 2020. While the book was interesting and pleasant to read, I wouldn’t say it made my top ten or even my top twenty reads of 2020. There were many aspects of the book that the author could improve, all of which you can find below.

Throwback Thursday: The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis

I remember the first time I saw this book. It was in my school library, and it was the title and the cover that drew me in. What help me captive was the style of writing and tone of voice Michaelis uses throughout the novel.