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Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

Book review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

"Filled with interesting and likeable characters, as well as a well-rounded and spine tingling plot, I highly recommend this spooky read." Read my review of The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

Posted on January 7, 2021January 21, 2021

Book review: The Push by Ashley Audrain

"For me, this one was emotionally destructive, whilst also being, in parts, very unsettling." Read my review for incredible debut novel The Push by Ashley Audrain...

Posted on December 11, 2020January 7, 2021

Book review: Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams

"This one was a good quick story! Some brilliant and chilling imagery throughout." Read my review for short story Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams...

Posted on November 21, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

"I was really hoping for something more from this novel but it never really clicked with me." Read my review for slightly underwhelming read The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks...

Posted on November 17, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver⁠

"This book was absolutely terrific and a genuinely scary ghost story that I loved from page one". Read my review for this incredibly spooky ghost story by Michelle Paver,,,

Posted on November 13, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: Soon by Lois Murphy⁠

"This was a slow starter for me, but once I got into it I was hooked!" Read my review for creepy Australian fiction Soon by Lois Murphy...

Posted on November 9, 2020October 30, 2020

Graphic novel review: House of Penance by Peter J. Tomash, illustrated by Ian Bertram

"I loved this. Perfectly spooky to look at from the outside but an emotional tale of grief on the inside". Read my review of graphic novel House of Penance...

Posted on November 4, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: The Fisherman by John Langan

"Maybe it's because I've never experienced grief from significance loss, or maybe it's because creature horror is possibly my least favourite sub-genre, but I've finished this one feeling disappointed". Read my review for cosmic horror novel The Fisherman by John Langan...

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

"Bury me with this book. This was such a wonderful reading experience". Read my review for Shirley Jackson's positively wonderful classic horror novel...

Posted on October 26, 2020October 19, 2020

Book review: Wimmera by Mark Brandi

"This isn't the standard thriller crime novel that piece by piece uncovers and tries to solve a mystery". Read my review of this emotional Australian mystery drama by Mark Brandi...

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