The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

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...