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Diabolica Britannica: A Dark Isles Horror Compendium by various authors
How the hell do I write this review? Diabolica Britannica is quite frankly everything that is good about the horror fiction genre neatly compacted in a kick ass anthology. The genre is producing some of the best fiction out there at the moment and it’s getting harder to get scared and shocked but this awesome work of art packs a swift punch to jugular. A Dark Isles Compendium instantly took me to the freezing and rugged coastline of the Scottish highlands, the brutal streets of London and the isolating manor houses watching your every move, so it can make theirs! As much as I love the genre, sometimes, the titles…
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The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell | Review
The House We Grew Up In. A perfect starting bullet for discussion. Do you remember yours? Was it a happy home, full of laughter and fond memories? Lisa Jewell introduces us to the concept that looks can be deceiving. Everything can appear to be magnificent and charming on the outside but behind closed doors secrets can harbour and fester. Even our memories can appear hazy, are they to be trusted? An atmosphere seeped in darkness, tragedy that alters the course for everyone and a compulsion that could kill. Jewell makes us understand frustrations, how hoarding is as much an addiction as alcoholism and just how it spirals out of control. …
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Inside by D.M.Siciliano|Audio Review
I hope you are all ready to sit in the corner and rock your way through this review. Inside, looked like the poster for the latest horror movie – this apt title hides the deeper meaning to the story. Huge revelations, relationships pulled so taut that they threaten to snap. This book has you standing on the precipice of hell, the flames threatening to lick at your heels, the heat seducing you within. A house is just bricks and mortar, right? Ha! the house was built with the devils’ hands, each brick more evil than the last. The house embodies a threatening shadow using your fears to destroy and weaken you. Don’t rely on your…
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An Independent Book Seller in an unusual World
This Blog Post was something i had pictured in my head ever since the UK entered lockdown. The book community is a community that I love and feel honoured to be a part of. We consist of book bloggers, authors, press officers, publishers, book promotors, blog tour organisers and Independent book stores. In order to come out of this strange situation relatively unscathed then its a simple matter of sticking together and supporting one another. Authors have been hit with promotional events being cancelled, publication dates being put back and their anxiety is obvious. I have done my little bit by supporting Indie Bookstores, reviewing more indie books and participating…
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Review: Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin
Where do I begin with Foul is Fair? The premise of the story was one that had intrigued me wholeheartedly. A revenge thriller with a feministic twist. A classic retelling based upon Macbeth that became darker and darker the further you travelled through its pages. I want to include a trigger warning about the book before I go any further – It is a revenge tale after a sexual assault. The premise is one that I would have expected to grab me and hold me hostage but the preceding emotion it left me with is an uncontrollable anger – the narrative within the story could be quite dangerous. It unfortunately,…
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Review: Christine by Stephen King
Christine is a frightening tale of how quickly your hobby and your passion can lead you down a path of obsession and self-destruction. This is only the second classic Stephen King novels that I have read, the other being IT. I didn’t rate it as highly as I had initially thought but it is a good solid read with strong characterisation, atmospheric dialogue and a narrative that chills the warmest creature. As with most King books I found that the length of the book was unnecessary and could have been told in a lesser amount of pages. I’m not disputing Stephen King’s genius ability to spin a yarn with the…
