Category: supernatural
+ dark humour, fantasy, fiction, lycanthropy, short stories, short story, supernatural, superstition, werewolf
A Diet of Werewolves – A Modern Fairy Tale by Veronika Jordan
‘I’m not like other men,’ said Dan. ‘I’m not even like other werewolves.’ ‘I don’t understand Mr Shaffer,’ the psychiatrist shuffled his papers and coughed. ‘…like other werewolves. There is no such thing as a werewolf or lycanthrope as it’s really called. It exists only in myths and legends. Please explain further.’ ‘I can do better than that,’ Dan was slowly sipping a blended … Read More A Diet of Werewolves – A Modern Fairy Tale by Veronika Jordan
Haverscroft by S.A. Harris
Kate Keeling leaves all she knows and moves to Haverscroft House in an attempt to salvage her marriage. Little does she realise, Haverscroft’s dark secrets will drive her to question her sanity, her husband and fatally engulf her family unless she can stop the past repeating itself. Can Kate keep her children safe and escape Haverscroft in time, even if it will end her … Read More Haverscroft by S.A. Harris
+ crime fiction, dark humour, family drama, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, List, murder mystery, mystery, Psychological fiction, psycopath, relationships, review, supernatural, writing
My Top 8 Books of 2020 so far
According to Goodreads I have already read 53 books this year and it’s only part way through June. But here is a list of my favourite eight books so far. I have tried to include a number of first time authors as well as established authors. They are in no particular order: Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau I just loved this book. It’s 1911 and … Read More My Top 8 Books of 2020 so far
+ fiction, friends, friendship, Ghost story, haunting, love, mystery, obsession, Psychological fiction, relationships, review, supernatural, writing
I Am Dust by Louise Beech
When iconic musical Dust is revived twenty years after the leading actress was murdered in her dressing room, a series of eerie events haunts the new cast, in a bewitching, beguiling and terrifyingly dark psychological thriller… The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing her last song, waiting for her final cue, looking for her killer. Now Dust, the iconic … Read More I Am Dust by Louise Beech
+ abuse, child abduction, crime fiction, family, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, police drama, police procedural, review, supernatural, writing
A Trade in Tears by Samantha Shiye
Morag, “Mo”, has it all. A happy-go-lucky, free-spirited student and martial arts enthusiast, she’s on top of the world until she finds Cindy beaten and bloodied in the graveyard – ultimately shining a light into unknown shadows of her own childhood. Cindy, eighteen with her whole future in front of her, has lost it all. One victim of many in a brutal string of … Read More A Trade in Tears by Samantha Shiye
+ fantasy, fiction, Historical fiction, paranormal romance, review, romance, supernatural, The Devil's Bride, writing
The Devil’s Bride by Emma S. Jackson
#BookReview #BlogTour (@ESJackson1) @darkstrokedark @crookedcatbooks @RNATweets #PNR #paranormalromance #romance #TheDevilsBride England, 1670 No one goes near Edburton Manor – not since the night in 1668, when demons rose from the ground to drag Lord Bookham’s new bride to a fiery death. Or so the locals say. That’s what makes it the perfect hideout for the gang of highwaymen Jamie Lorde runs with. Ghost stories … Read More The Devil’s Bride by Emma S. Jackson
The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
“Once upon a time, a demon who desired earthly domination fathered an army of dark daughters to help him corrupt humanity . . . “As children, Goldie, Liyana, Scarlet, and Bea dreamed of a strange otherworld: a nightscape of mists and fog, perpetually falling leaves and hungry ivy, lit by an unwavering moon. Here, in this shadowland of Everwhere, the four girls, half-sisters connected … Read More The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
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