The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

Recently, I read the horror novel The Dover Demon by Hunter Shea and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads The Dover Demon is real…and it has returned. In 1977, Sam Brogna and his friends came upon a terrifying, alien creature on a deserted country road. What they witnessed was so bizarre, so chilling, they swore their silence. But their lives were changed forever. Decades later, the town of Dover has been hit by a massive blizzard. Sam’s son, Nicky, is drawn to search for the infamous cryptid, only to disappear into the bowels of a secret underground lair. The Dover Demon is far deadlier than anyone could have believed. And there are many of them. Can Sam and his reunited friends rescue Nicky and battle a race of creatures so powerful, so sinister, that history itself has been shaped by their secretive presence? My Thoughts on the Book The Dover Demon is a fast-paced book with a few twists and turns here and there, which made it a lot more interesting. ...

It's Friday and perhaps it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits and the theme of the week was book platforms. Here's the further prompts for today. Book blogging certainly isn’t the only online book platform. From booktok to bookstagram to book twitter, there are many different places to post reviews and other bookish content. Do you only blog, or do you have other platforms too? What did you start out doing? What differences do you notice between platforms? Are there similarities? Apart from the blog, I'm occasionally on  Instagram  and Twitter, but I honestly gave up on TikTok (I tried though). I started this book blog back in 2012, so in a sense I started before the whole Bookstagram and BookTok took off. While I do see the visual appeal of Instagram and TikTok, I feel I often see the same books recommended all the time, in addition to the fact that due to the visual nature, one can't write too much there as opposed to a bo...

As I love creature feature horror and Hunter Shea, I couldn't resist reading Savage Jungle and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads They are called the Orang Pendek, masters of the steamy Sumatran rain forest. Henrik Kooper watched his father die at the brutal hands of the orange-haired ape men. Having barely survived helping twins Natalie and Austin McQueen discover and destroy the beasts lurking in Loch Ness, it’s now his turn for vengeance. Within the treacherous jungles of Sumatra lies the fabled lost city of Gadang Ur. Its secrets are guarded by a savage band of Orang Pendek who lord over the strange and deadly creatures of the hidden land. Utter madness is the lifeblood of Gadang Ur. Henrik’s journey into darkness will take them to the ragged edge of hell on Earth. Some places were never meant to be discovered. My Thoughts on the Book Savage Jungle is one of those fast-paced and action packed horror books that's fun and entertaining to re...

I recently read the paranormal cosy mystery The Vampire Book Club by Nancy Warren and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Quinn Callahan is having a doozy of a midlife crisis. She's stuck in a dead end job, going nowhere, but she's been fine with it. She's 45 and divorced. Her husband left her for her best friend—so cliche! But it was all good—until Quinn, a practicing witch, broke a major rule, and found her boring existence turned upside down. Suddenly, she finds herself thousands miles away from the bustling metropolis of Seattle and plunked down in the sleepy little hamlet of Ballydehag, Ireland, and proprietress of a charming little bookshop. Surely, there's no chance for a middle aged witch to get into any trouble here....right? Uh...... My Thoughts on the Book Nancy Warren is using her regular "formula" in this one, as well as there's a few cameos from The Vampire Knitting Club. While it's nothing wrong with th...

It's Friday and perhaps it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits and the theme of the week was holding onto books. Here's the further prompts for today. Do you always keep your books after you finish reading them? What makes you especially attached to a book? What books are you most likely to get rid of? What books would you never even consider getting rid of? Do you ever give away special books as gifts? As I'm a book dragon who's dream of a personal library finally has became true, I rarely, if ever, get rid off books after I've read them. What makes me especially attached to a book varies, but it has to be well written and that I genuinly loved reading it. There has been a few cookbooks I've gotten rid off as I didn't care for them anymore, in addition to a few books that was so badly damaged they were past the point of no return, but I still have plenty of cookbooks, so no worries about that. Good luck making me...

It's Tuesday again and perhaps time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl and the theme of the week was books with one-word titles. Here's my ten picks. Asylum by Madeleine Roux Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Penpal by Dathan Auerbach Dust by Chris Miller Faithless by Hunter Shea Slash by Hunter Shea Misfits by Hunter Shea Tethered by Bryce Gibson Stallo by Stefan Spjut Trolls by Stefan Spjut

It's Monday and perhaps it's time for another Mailbox Monday post, courtesy of the book blog Mailbox Monday . Without further ado, here's the books I've recieved in the mail lately. The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana Description from Goodreads From the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul. Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl’s a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they’re down in this cave, until just one is left standing—The Prettiest Girl in the Grave. It’s only supposed to be a game. When Bella, Celeste, and Rose meet with new friends at a graveyard in the woods, they soon realize they’re unprepared for what’s planned. At twenty-four, Aubrey is older than the high schoolers, and she knows of a secret game that’s been played by local girls for decades. It starts with personal questions, but quickly m...

Earlier this year, I read the horror novella To The Devil, A Cryptid by Hunter Shea and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Down in Texas, even the legends are bigger. Some say the Goat Man is just an old folk tale, meant to scare people from wandering too far into the woods. For a group of Satanists, crossing the infamous Goat Man's Bridge is the first step to appeasing their Dark Lord. When their sacrifice goes wrong, hell is birthed on Earth. What rises from the ashes under a lightning-slashed sky will crave only two things: to bring about chaos, and bathe in the blood of the dead. An ex-con, pastry chef, paranormal podcaster and terrified teen fight to stay one step ahead of their destruction as the town around them is crushed under the horns of the horrifying cryptid now possessed by demons from hell. The Goat Man has arrived, and it won't leave until there is nothing left alive. My Thoughts on the Book Is it one thing Hunter Shea does we...

It's Friday and perhaps it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits and the theme of the week was mid-year reading check in. Here's the further prompts for today. We’re halfway through 2023! How are you feeling about your reading this year? What are the best books you’ve read so far in 2023? What are your least favorites? What are your goals for the rest of the year? I've lowered the bar on my reading this year to avoid too much pressure, but of course, I still wish I read a bit more, but that's okay. So far, a few of my favourite books includes The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates and Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter, but a book I was more "meh" towards was Woom by Duncan Ralston. I'm not saying Duncan Ralston writes badly as I've enjoyed a few other of his books. Woom was just not quite my taste, so to speak. As I'm a bit relaxed on the reading this year, I don't have too many goals for the rest of the year, a...

It's Tuesday yet again, which means it's time for another Top Ten Tuesday courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . As it was freebie week in terms of themes, I decided writing a top ten list of spine-chilling summers and travels. Here's my ten picks. Hearthstone Cottage by Frazer Lee Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates His Final Girl by Brooklyn Ann Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea Blood Cruise by Mats Strandberg Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic The Lost Village by Camilla Sten My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Earlier this year, I read the folk horror novel Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Something old and deadly has awoken. When two teenagers go missing from the small, rural town of Sallow Bend, the residents come together to search for them. Little do they suspect that finding the wayward girls will be the start of their problems. An ancient evil is rising, and only one man seems to realize that everyone is in danger and this is not the first time it’s happened. With the carnival in town, people want to have a good time, but for many, this will be the worst time of their lives. SALLOW BEND – a tense and frightening folk horror novel from Alan Baxter and Cemetery Dance Publications. My Thoughts on the Book I really enjoyed reading Sallow Bend. The plot is engaging and the characters, especially Caleb, who I also suspect is probably on the autism spectrum in one way or another. I also really enjoyed the spooky atmosphere a...

Earlier this year, I read the horror novel Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads If the counselors of Camp Firwood send you into the woods, you're as good as dead. When the rebellious teenager Kevin gets sent to a summer camp by his parents, he initially has no idea what's in store for him. Every two weeks, the camp organizes an event called The Trial. The campers all dread it. They don't want to spend the night in the woods with the Firwood Wraith roaming around. And the more they misbehave, the higher the chances they'll be chosen. By the time Kevin realizes what Camp Firwood really is, he is trapped - and every week, more and more campers go missing. My Thoughts on the Book Camp Firwood is almost a bit of a mix of horror, Squid Game, Lord of the Flies, and Hunger Games mixed into one creepy book. What I loved about Camp Firwood is that instead of being all "blood, guts, and gore", it heavily r...

It's Tuesday yet again, so it's probably time for yet another Top Ten Tuesday courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was book covers in the colours of my country's flag and as I live in Norway, I went with that. Here's my ten picks in red, white, and blue. Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu The Exorcist's House by Nick Roberts To the Devil, A Cryptid by Hunter Shea The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon The Hungry Snow by Joe R. Lansdale The Haunting of Blackwood House by Darcy Coates Thin Air by Michelle Paver Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding

I managed to read a few spooky books in June, all in which will be reviewed on the blog sooner or later. While I totally get that creepy books isn't for everyone, they're among my favourites. Anyway, here's the list of spooky books I've read in June. Books I've Read Inside The Devil's Nest by John Durgin Woom by Duncan Ralston Cotton Cleopatra F VIII: The Abbess's Tale by Dominic Selwood Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones Life with the Afterlife: 13 Thruths I Learned about Ghosts by Amy Bruni