A bubbling cauldron of cozy mysteries, paranormal thillers and magical cats!
I discovered this book at a BookPeople event starring none other than the legendary East Texas noir author Joe Lansdale. He was joined by Kathleen Kent, a historical fiction author who is new to the shoot-em-up Texas thriller crime scene. I don’t typically gravitate toward hard-boiled mysteries. I’m more into magical cats and ghost-whispering amateur …
Good morning, 2018! Time to scour my reading list and shine the spotlight on books that rocked my 2017. This past year has been all about Victorian mysteries, gothic ghost stories, mystical cozies and even a dash of Texas noir! So here you have it, the best of the best books (in no particular order) …
Books I’ve Read in 2020 October The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron Digging Up the Remains by Julia Henry The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates The Shadows by Alex North Home Before Dark by Riley Sager September Nancy Drew: The Curse by Nikol …
Happy MLK Day!!! After all that the horrors and atrocities we witnessed at our nation’s capital, I’m hoping more people—especially the lily white folks such as myself—will take this day to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and this hard-won civil rights victory. And what better time than now for us all to be …
Continue reading Celebrating MLK Day With ‘The Sword and the Shield’
The premise of this book and the glowing reviews of it being as creepy as the Blair Witch Project really suckered me into checking it out (thankfully for free via Libby), but boy was I disappointed. I tried, y’all. I really did. I got as far as 50% through the audiobook when I decided to …
Continue reading Lil Bootz’s Friday Flop Day: The Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
Read This! This may very well be my most favorite YA paranormal novel. Set amidst England’s lush and foggy countryside, this is the perfect atmospheric gothic romance for a blustery winter’s night. The mystery behind the drowned ghost girl kept me glued to the pages as Violet searched for clues in a stately English manor. Complete with masquerade …
Continue reading Read this Not That! Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Vs Haunting Violet
Another hot and muggy September has reared its ugly head in this inferno called Austin. That means I’ll be reading nothing but spooky ghost stories all the way through December! This year, I’m jump-starting the witching season with this fun YA thriller filled with ghosts, leering jack-o-lanterns and a sword-wielding fiend on horseback. Sounds promising, …
Continue reading Washington Irving Fans, Eat Your Heart Out!
Bust out the glitter and champagne—it’s time to ring in the new year and celebrate all the books that made us laugh, cry, swoon and yearn for adventure! Here are some highlights from last year’s mountainous reading list! I should note that not all of these books dropped in 2014, but they were new to me and …
Welcome to my Sundays in Bed with, a weekly meme hosted by Midnight Book Girl! This is a fun opportunity to spotlight the book I’m reading on the glorious day of the week. This morning I’m reading: Red Rain by R.L. Stine I have a soft spot in my heart for the mastermind behind the Fear …
In honor of the coolest day of the week, I bring you The Friday Five. Every Friday I will ask the same five questions to myself, or any other willing participant! All my fellow book lovers are welcome to join in on the fun. Synapsis: Twenty-five year old Charlotte “Charlie” Barrow is caught between her …
Continue reading The Friday Five: Naturally Charlie by S.L. Scott
