I see the ghosts and creaking floors and sharp teeth didn't scare you off... Welcome back to Part 2 of my book recommendations based on my favorite Halloween films. Today, we're diving deeper into the Gothic. Tower of Terror (1997) This was the first movie that I remember being terrified of. It used to air …
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I don’t usually read books that resemble movies I watch, but at Halloween time, the best time of the year, my Gothic heart is at no end of media to consume that spooky, eerie, strange, and uncanny. At this time of year, I like my movies how I like my books -- monstrous, dark, and …
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Since I unsubscribed from OwlCrate I have seriously missed getting special packages in the mail filled with wonderful bookish surprises. When Novelly Yours, my favorite bookish candle shop, announced an entire box inspired by my favorite YA author's work, you know I absolutely could not resist. I waited almost an entire month for this gem …
March was a huge and complete bummer for my reading challenge, as I only managed a spare four books this month. I shouldn't whine too much, because I did manage to stay ahead of the curve on my 52 in 52 (ending the week at book 20, week 14), but it didn't feel great to …
The Raven Cycle Series, by Maggie Stiefvater, is undeniably my favorite book series in the universe (and beyond). I read it for the first time maybe five or six years ago on the beach in South Carolina (my favorite place in the world) and I instantly fell in love with it. I've re-read it each …
I managed to keep up an impressive clip in my reading challenge in February, reading seven books. That puts us at a healthy 15 books read towards 52, in only 9 weeks. I tried to keep up the diversity in my reading, but I unconsciously shifted back into Young Adult fiction this month, and part …
I've been anticipating this new release from Maggie Stiefvater for over a year, though, truthfully, I've been anticipating it since I learned that a creature named Maggie Stiefvater existed on this plane of being. I fell in love with her writing when I was an angsty middle schooler who preferred monsters to people, and though …
