The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

Recently I read the YA paranormal novel City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads From number-one New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead...and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost. So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger... My Thoughts on the Book City of Ghosts was a fast paced and engaging read, and I really liked the dynamics between Cass and her ghostly best friend. An added bonus is of course that the book is set in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I've finally managed to read the horror novel Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning. Quinn and her father moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. But ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. My Thoughts on the Book While it wa...

Recently I managed to read The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew once more in the stunning climax to their epic tale, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES and SHADOW OF NIGHT. A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. After travelling through time in SHADOW OF NIGHT, the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew's ancestral home in France they reunite with their families - with one heart-breaking exception. But the real threat to their future is yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on a terrifying urgency. ...

Although it's late July, I thought it would be fun writing a list of book recommendations that involves summer vibes and/or travelling of sorts. It's of course a list of rather spooky books, which is probably no surprise. Anyway, here's ten books to pick up. His Final Girl by Brooklyn Ann Description from Goodreads DON’T GO IN THE WOODS Computer nerd, Wes Carpenter, dreads having to spend ten days at summer camp with the rest of his in-coming high school senior class. But when he meets strong-willed and confident farm girl, Linnea Langenkamp, everything about being away at camp improves immediately. When a malicious prank awakens an ancient evil, turning their summer romance into a bloodbath, Wes and Linnea pray they make it home alive while fighting for the survival of their classmates. With Wes’s ingenuity and Linnea’s knowledge of the forest, together they may be able to stop the killer, save the camp, and maybe even find their happily ever after on the way. Blood Cruis...

I did the Mid-Year Freak Out Tag back in  2020  and decided it was time to do it again. So here's this year's answers. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2024? Even though I've read plenty of good ones, I'd answer City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Best Sequel of 2024 so far? It's technically book number four in the series, but I really enjoyed reading The Hollow Dead by Darcy Coates New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want to? Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi Most Anticipated Release of the Second Half of 2024? The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna Alkaf Biggest Disappointment? For me it was Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger Biggest Surprise? Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare Favourite New Author? Victoria Schwab Newest Fictional Crush? None so far Newest Favourite Character? Addy from Below by Laurel Hightower Book That Made You Cry? None Book That Made You Happy? Not quite sure if horror can make me happy Favourite Book to Movie Adaptation...

It's Friday and for once, it's probably time for a Book Blogger Hop post, courtesy of  Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer and the question of the week was " July is a month for getaways and adventure. What is your favorite book that takes the reader on an exciting journey or transfers them to a captivating destination? ". Book Blogger Hop Alright, as I'm mainly focusing on horror and paranormal fiction on this blog, I figured out it would probably be for the best focusing on location(s) for this post. If anyone wants to be transported to Whitby, UK, the books "Scravir - While Whitby Sleeps" by C. M. Vassie and "The Whitby Witches" by Robin Jarvis is worth checking out. On the other hand, if you're into a bit more exotic places, Savage Jungle: Lair of Orang Pendek by Hunter Shea drags you to the Indonesian jungle, and "The Haunting of Las Lágrimas" by W. M. Cleese takes you to remote Argentina.

It's Wednesday and today it's time for a new Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post courtesy of the book blog  Long And Short Reviews . Today's topic was "something you might not guess about me". I'm sure there's plenty of things people might not guess about me, but a few things might be that I'm an avid knitter, in addition to the fact that I own and live in an old house built in 1901. While my home decor style inside is a combo of dark academia, moody maximalism, and all thing spooky, I'm transforming the garden to have a cottage garden-vibe to it. The book  Cottage Gardens  by Claire Masset has helped and inspired me a lot in that sense, and it's somehow fitting having a cottage garden in the first place, as not only is my house a bit old, but authors like Beatrix Potter, Virginia Woolf, and Thomas Hardy all had their own cottage gardens. In addition to that, some of the roses I've got have some literary-inspired names, such as Astrid...

Recently I read the paranormal fantasy novel Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782 deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them, and they embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey. My Thoughts on the Book Even though it's a really big book, it's still fast-paced at times, hoping that everything gets sorted out. I liked the chemistry between Diana and Matthew, and it was fun reading about Elizabethan London. There's something about the author's writing style that sucked me in and made me engaged in all the hurdles that were thrown at th...

It's Friday and perhaps it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits  and today's topic is "how did I get into reading". Here's the further prompts for today. How did you get into reading? Did you immediately love it, or did it take you a while? Who first introduced you to books – parents, friends, teachers? Did you grow up around book lovers, or did you find a love of reading on your own? Which books started your love of reading? In my case, I have to "blame it" on my parents for getting into reading, especially my late mother as she was an avid reader too, and I remember her taking me to the library down the street when I was a toddler. So in a sense, I've been a reader, or at least a book lover, for as long as I can remember. Some of the authors I really enjoyed as a kid was Astrid Lindgren, Anne Cath. Vestly, and Roald Dahl. Now, funnily enough, among the roses I've got in my garden, I've got both Ast...

As it's been quite a while since I've done a Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post courtesy of the blog named Long and Short Reviews , I decided it was time and today's topic was " Do you enjoy shopping? Why or why not? ". Overall, I find shopping as a hobby rather boring snooze-fest, but that being said, I do enjoy shopping for books, or stop by at a cool vintage shop. I can't do a whole day of shopping though, even at vintage shops or bookstores.

It's Tuesday, which means it's probably time for another Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was throwback freebie, so I decided writing a top ten list of spooky hidden gems, inspired by  this list . Fair enough, horror and paranormal may not be the most popular genres, but there's more to horror than Stephen King. Here's my ten spine-chilling picks for this list of hidden gems. Tethered by Bryce Gibson Description from Goodreads The bite is worse than the bark! The rural area in South Carolina where nineteen-year-old Aiken Pine grew up is a place that nobody seems to leave, but he is one that got away—at least for a little while. Before Aiken became a high school dropout, he had big plans for the future. But one mistake changed everything. Last year, a chain of events led to Aiken’s pet dog brutally attacking his younger sister, Lexie. After Lexie stabs the head cheerleader in the school hallway, Aiken is forced to go home....

Recently I read the middle-grade novel The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads When orphans Ben and Jennet arrive in the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, they have no idea what to expect. A lively 92-year-old, Miss Boston is unlike any other foster mother they’ve known. Ben is gifted with "the sight," which gives him the power to see things invisible to other mortals. He soon encounters the mysterious fisher folk who live under the cliffs and discovers that Alice and her friends are not quite what they seem. But a darkness is stalking the streets of Whitby, bringing with it fear and death. Could it be a ghost from the Abbey? Or a beast from hell? Unless the truth is uncovered, the town and all its inhabitants is doomed. My Thoughts on the Book The Whitby Witches was a fun and engaging read, with a well-paced plot and story-line. The characters were relatable, and some of them, like Alice, B...

A while ago, I read the horror novel The Ritual by Adam Nevill and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the best...

It's Wednesday and perhaps it's time for another Top Five Tuesday post courtesy of the  Top Five Wednesday Goodreads group and today's theme was the top five books I've read for the last six months. Here's my top five books I've read so far this year. Below by Laurel Hightower Description from Goodreads HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A STRANGER? While driving through the mountains of West Virginia during a late-night snowstorm, a recently divorced woman experiences bizarre electrical problems, leaving her with little choice but to place her trust with a charismatic truck driver. But when an unexplainable creature with haunting red eyes gets between them, she is forced to make one of the toughest decisions of her life. Will she abandon the stranger who kept her safe-or will she climb down below, where reality has shapeshifted into a living nightmare? The Cabin by Matt Shaw Description from Goodreads “You’d never see the ghosts, not properly. You’d only catch a gl...

It's Tuesday, which means it's probably time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl and the theme of the week was books with my favourite colour on the cover. I couldn't quite decide between black and red, so I found ten books that contained both colours on the cover and here's my picks. Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess Description from Goodreads The summer of 1989 brought terror to the town of Shadows Creek, Florida in the form of a massacre at the local carnival, Cirque Berserk. One fateful night, a group of teens killed a dozen people then disappeared into thin air. No one knows why they did it, where they went, or even how many of them there were, but legend has it they still roam the abandoned carnival, looking for blood to spill. Thirty years later, best friends, Sam and Rochelle, are in the midst of a boring senior trip when they learn about the infamous Cirque Berserk. Seeking one last adventure, they and their friends journey to t...