Blogtober Day 13: Apocalypse Books

Seeing as it is October, with Halloween coming up, I thought I’d spotlight some of my favourite end of the world themed books. Zombie Apocalypse An absolute classic – the zombie apocalypse can take many forms, beyond military/small band of survivors, and these are just some of my favourite examples. Rot and Ruin by JonathanContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 13: Apocalypse Books”

Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review

Another dip into the Divination Hollow archives today with this review of Lex H. Jones’ Whistling Past the Graveyard. By: Lex H. JonesPublisher: Burdizzo BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: January 29, 2021Genre: Horror (Short Story Collection)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Original Review Whistling Past the Graveyard is a collection of thirteen (what a wonderful number) short stories from authorContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review”

Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: September 25, 2018Genre: YA – FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book feels fitting for October, with its darker take on Alice in Wonderland. Alice has a secret; since her father died, she’s been training to battle monsters, known as Nightmares, in Wonderland. But Alice still has to go to school,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

Blogtober Day 8: Creepy Covers

There is a great Blogtober suggestion list over at Owl Book World, and I thought I’d stick with the suggestion for Day 8: Creepy Covers! Usually for covers I look through my read books, but for these I’m going to try and remember some of the covers over the years that have truly got underContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 8: Creepy Covers”

Book Blogger Hop: October 7th – 13th

Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: October 7th – 13th”

Let’s Talk Bookish: DNF’ing Books

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022. October 7th: DNF’ing Books(Mint @ Mint Loves Books) Prompts: DNF is an acronym that stands for did not finish. WhatContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: DNF’ing Books”

Blogtober Day 6: Horror Non-Fiction

For Blogtober today, I thought I’d highlight three horror film non-fiction books that I’ve really enjoyed, in case you’re looking for something to read this October more rooted in ‘real life’ than fiction. The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Review Goodreads Summary: Americans love horror. The evolution of ourContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 6: Horror Non-Fiction”

Top Ten Tuesday/Blogtober Day 4: Favorite Bookstores

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I decided to merge Top Ten Tuesday with Blogtober forContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday/Blogtober Day 4: Favorite Bookstores”

Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome

Publisher: Parako PressFormat: ebookRelease Date: May 1st, 2021Genre: Romantic FantasyGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars Review I admit I was really looking forward to finally reading this one after it’s sat on my virtual shelf for so long. Romance? Beauty and the Beast? A curse in a Historical Fantasy setting? All things very much right up myContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome”

Book Blogger Hop: September 30th – October 6th

Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: September 30th – October 6th”