This book did not go through the way I expected it to go, and I am thankful that it did. Trigger Warnings: Blood, gore, suicidal ideation, animal death (deer), body horror, death, murder, childbirth, pregnancy, and religious trauma. Summary: Labyrinth meets folk horror in this darkly romantic tale of a girl who wishes her baby … Continue reading My Throat An Open Grave – More Fantasy Than Horror
Tag: Gothic
Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
I love Ava Reid's work and this book was the one I read straight through, without stopping, for almost a day and half period. It gripped me so throughly. Summary: The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not … Continue reading Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
I am right now on a reading spree, mainly because I have the time and energy, and there are just so many great books I want to review here. Summary: Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a … Continue reading A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
A Study in Drowning – This Book Healed Me
I have not done a book review in a LONG while, but I thought it would be best to start out with a book that I love, and which helped me heal. Summary: Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her … Continue reading A Study in Drowning – This Book Healed Me
Halloween Movies to Watch! – 2021 Edition
Hello! Haven't been active here on the blog in a while. There have been some life changes (I got into University!) and it was difficult to write about something. That is sometimes the trouble, I like to analyse and look deep into different forms of media to find meanings and symbols. But I also want … Continue reading Halloween Movies to Watch! – 2021 Edition