The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

I came across the TBR Book Tag over at  Feed the Crime and I decided to play along as it looked like a fun book tag. How do you keep track of your TBR list? I don't have a proper list, but I've got my TBR books seperated from the books I've read. Is your TBR mostly print or e-book? As I don't have an e-reader, my entire TBR is print. How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next? It's mainly based on my mood and whatever strikes my fancy at that point. A book that has been on your TBR the longest. I'm honestly not quite sure, but Red Dragon by Thomas Harris has been on my TBR for a while. A book that you recently added to your TBR. The Long Shadows of October by Kristopher Triana. A book on your TBR list strictly because of it’s beautiful cover. Maplecroft by Cherie Priest A book on your TBR that you never plan on actually reading. Let us just say that I've at the very least wary of reading Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler as I'm terrified of ge

It's Tuesday and perhaps time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was water, so I decided narrowing it down to horror books whree water somehow plays a role. Here's my ten spooky picks. Inside the Devil's Nest by John Durgin The Resort by Bryce Gibson Blood Cruise by Mats Strandberg Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea The Deep by Alma Katsu The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco Harkworth Hall by L. S. Johnson Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Swamp Monster Massacre by Hunter Shea The Well by Marie Sexton

Earlier this year I read the paranormal novel The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Homeless, hunted, and desperate to escape a bitter storm, Keira takes refuge in an abandoned groundskeeper's cottage. Her new home is tucked away at the edge of a cemetery, surrounded on all sides by gravestones: some recent, some hundreds of years old, all suffering from neglect. And in the darkness, she can hear the unquiet dead whispering. The cemetery is alive with faint, spectral shapes, led by a woman who died before her time... and Keira, the only person who can see her, has become her new target. Determined to help put the ghost to rest, Keira digs into the spirit's past life with the help of unlikely new friends, and discovers a history of deception, ill-fated love, and murder. But the past is not as simple as it seems, and Keira's time is running out. Tangled in a dangerous web, she has to find a way to free t

A little while ago I read the novella Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads Mapping the Interior is a horrifying, inward-looking novella from Stephen Graham Jones that Paul Tremblay calls "emotionally raw, disturbing, creepy, and brilliant." Walking through his own house at night, a fifteen-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping through a doorway. Instead of the people who could be there, his mother or his brother, the figure reminds him of his long-gone father, who died mysteriously before his family left the reservation. When he follows it he discovers his house is bigger and deeper than he knew. The house is the kind of wrong place where you can lose yourself and find things you'd rather not have. Over the course of a few nights, the boy tries to map out his house in an effort that puts his little brother in the worst danger, and puts him in the position to save them . . . at terrible cost.

It's Tuesday and time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . As it was genre freebie week this week, I decided writing a list of underrate horror books to read. Fair enough, horror is an underrated genre in general, but these books are underrated in an already underrated genre. Here's my ten underrated picks. Tethered by Bryce Gibson Greyfriars Reformatory by Frazer Lee Misfits by Hunter Shea The Thirteenth Koyote by Kristopher Triana The Haunting of Lágrimas by W. M. Cleese The Midwives by Duncan Ralston Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter The Cursed Among Us by John Durgin Shepherd's Warning by Cailyn Lloyd

I recently read the paranormal novel Biergarten of the Damned by Seana Kelly and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads I’m Sam, the werewolf book nerd owner of The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar. I’ve always thought of Dave, my red-skinned, shark-eyed, half-demon cook, as a kind of foul-mouthed uncle, one occasionally given to bouts of uncontrolled anger. Something’s going on, though. He’s acting strangely, hiding things. When I asked what was wrong, he blew me off and told me to quit bugging him. That’s normal enough. What’s not is his missing work. Ever. Other demons are appearing in the bar, looking for him. I’m getting worried, and his banshee girlfriend Maggie isn’t answering my calls. Demons terrify me. I do NOT want to go into any demon bars looking for Dave, but he’s my family, sort of. I need to try to help, whether he wants me to or not. When I finally learn the truth, though… I’m not sure I can ever look at him again, let alone have him

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 Do you have a daily reading routine? Here's the further prompts for this week's topic. Do you have a daily reading routine? Do you read certain books at certain times, or just read whatever, whenever? Do you carve out time to read every day, or just read when you feel like it? Do you like reading in specific places, or do you just read wherever you can? I do have a routine, which involves me reading after dinner/in the evening, everything from three to six hours (oh, the joy of being a single and childfree introvert living on my own). I have periods where I read every day and then there's times when it might go a week where I don't read or barely read, depending on if I've got something else that takes priority. Like, if I'm travelling, I want to explore the place I'm visiting, not read for multiple hours a day, but I

A little while ago I read the horror novel Inside The Devil's Nest by John Durgin and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Real estate agent Anthony Graham has his family on the run after witnessing a murder at the hands of the powerful Costello crime family. They’re forced to hide at one of Anthony’s properties: a deserted campground with a sinister past. No one is safe from the men that hunt them or the terrors that await them inside The Devil’s Nest. My Thoughts on the Book There's a certain dread filling this novel. Not only is it man versus man-conflict, but also man versus supernatural, both of them causing various problems and adding layers to the story. Several of the characters are complex and flawed, which makes it more engaging to read, and there's also nudges to Slavic mythology thrown into the mix. Inside the Devil's Nest is one of those books that keep you on the edge of the seat and wanting to find out what happens next.

It's Monday and perhaps it's time for another Mailbox Monday post courtesy of the book blog fittingly named Mailbox Monday . As I'm partially preparing a bit for October and Halloween, the books are slightly influenced by the upcoming season. The Long Shadows of October by Kristopher Triana Description from Goodreads When Joe and Danny take on the job of housesitting Snowden Manor, they fail to realize they won’t be in the house alone. Inside the walls swarms a specter made of equal parts ghost, succubus and witch, and she uses the manse as a prison for souls. Now that October’s supermoon is falling over the mountains, she is ready to rise and reclaim her flesh. Kayla has a crush on Joe, so when he asks her to come to a party at the manor she accepts his invitation. But no sooner do they get there than strange things start to unfold. People go missing, a mysterious dog appears, and then the boys begin to change . . . Wraiths warn Kayla to save her friends before they’re de

A while ago I read the paranormal novel The Hob and the Hound Pub by Seana Kelly and today I'll post my review. Description from Goodreads I’m Sam Quinn, the newly married werewolf book nerd owner of the Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar. Clive and I are on our honeymoon. Paris is lovely, though the mummy in the Louvre inching toward me is a bit off-putting. Although Clive doesn’t sense anything, I can’t shake the feeling I’m being watched. Even after we cross the English Channel to begin our search for Aldith—the woman who’s been plotting against Clive since the beginning—the prickling unease persists. Clive and I are separated, rather forcefully, and I’m left to find my way alone in a foreign country, evading not only Aldith’s large web of hench-vamps, but vicious fae creatures disloyal to their queen. Gloriana says there’s a poison in the human realm that’s seeping into Faerie, and I may have found the source. I knew this was going to be a working vacation, but battling vampir

I came across the Personal Library Book Tag created by and as it looked like such a fun tag, I decided to play along. RULES: Link back to the original creator’s post 24hryabookblog┃ Personal Library Book Tag Answer the questions / prompts Tagging is not required, but you can if you want to  Feel free to use my graphic for your own post (with credit) if you’d like or create your own 1: How do you organize the books on your shelves? It's read/unread, then by genre/category, and alfabetically by author. 2: Any particular aesthetic or niche genre of books you’d like to see more of on your shelves? I would love to have some more dark academia books, as well as vampires and/or creature feature horror. Oh, and more paranormal cosy mysteries. 3: Pick a book on your shelf and share the personal story behind it! Well, I'll pick Dracula by Bram Stoker just for the sake of it. I got interested in the classic novel when I first saw Dracula - Dead and Loving It probably around 25 years ago

Although I've re-branded my book blog a bit, I still wanted to continue hosting the autumn reading challenge that I've hosted for a few years, so I'm reviving it for this year. The challenge will be informal and laidback, running from September 1st to November 30th. There will be no pressure from me in doing ALL the categories, but you're totally allowed to do them all if you want. You can even combine them, if a book fits into more than one category if you want or read several books for one or more categories. Also, feel free to do some interpretation(s) on the prompt(s), as they are fairly open. "Reporting back" what you've read is not mandatory, only encouraged. Feel free to comment below what you've read, or if you're on Instagram or Twitter, feel free to use the hashtag #trykksverteautumnchallenge2023 . Reading should be fun and not feel forced, so I wanted to keep things as simple and easy as possible, even if it's a challenge. Anyway, h

Recently, I read the paranormal cosy mystery The Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall by Nancy Warren and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads A knitting shop in Cornwall—what could be more peaceful? Turns out, just about anything! When Boston-bred witch Jennifer Cunningham agrees to run a knitting and yarn shop in Tregrebi, a fishing village on the Cornwall coast in England, she worries she’ll be bored. Okay, she knows there are vampires living in a former tin mine, but she’s accustomed to vampires. They knit so fast that they make excellent customers and some of them are becoming good friends. Fascinated by the magic and myths in Cornwall, Jennifer’s falling in love with her new home. However, when she’s exploring a rocky beach one morning, she discovers a dead body. The man appears to have fallen from the cliff, but did he really die by accident? Or was he murdered? The more she discovers, the more Jennifer is convinced there’s a killer on the loose. And

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 reading and mental health. Here's the further prompts for this week's topic. How does reading impact your mental health? If you’re feeling sad, do you read certain types of books, or reread old favorites? If you don’t read for a while, do you notice that impacting your overall well being? Do you ever take reading breaks? In my case, reading has a positive impact on my mental health, in part as it give me a way to unwind and "forget" about the world for a while. As I'm very much a mood reader, when I'm sad/down, I often need some lighter and fast-paced books to keep me engaged, so no heavy-duty Russian classics for me if I'm in a crappy mood. I can't deny that if I'm not reading for a while, I feel like there's something missing and that I'm overall a bit more "out of it" of sorts, at least m

As I was sick for a big part of July, I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked. Fortunately I managed to recieve a few books in the mail though and if nothing else, I've got some reading material to look forward to pick up. Books I've read in July 2023 Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling Book Haul The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana This Is Halloween by James A. Moore Maplecroft by Cherie Priest

It's Tuesday and perhaps time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl and the theme of the week was forgotten backlist titles. Here's my ten picks. The Jack in the Green by Frazer Lee The Voivod: A Ghost Story by Dominic Selwood The Well by Marie Sexton Blood Cruise by Mats Strandberg Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupeco The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates