Eight Ghosts:The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories
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I read Eight Ghosts earlier this month. Let's see if I can remember it. Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories edited by Rowan Routh is a collection of ghost stories. Eight contemporary authors tackle eight different historical locations and give their spin on the classic haunted house short story. The result is a varied collection of somewhat spooky tales. I wouldn't say these are scary stories, rather creepy thinkers. The locations are all famous for their own ghosts and spooky folklore. The authors either build on that foundation or create something totally new. T ..read more
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Sympathy for the Devil: The Testaments
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4y ago
I haven't been keeping up with what's hot in the book blogging world. I remember reading that Margaret Atwood was writing a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale a while ago, but that information didn't stick in my brain. Then just a couple of weeks ago, I started seeing The Testaments pop up everywhere. I read The Handmaid's Tale when I first started blogging and I've been watching the TV series. I often wonder why I'm watching; it feels like misery porn. I knew I'd probably read The Testaments, but I wasn't having strong emotions one way or the other about it. When the opportunity to listen to t ..read more
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Recursion: If I Could Save Time In a Bottle
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Never having read anything from Blake Crouch before, I had no idea what to expect when I started Recursion back in August. I definitely wasn't expecting...that. Recursion is a pretty wild one. The book is told from the point of view of two characters: Barry Sutton and Helen Smith, two completely unrelated people, or so it seems. Barry is a NYC police detective and the first on the scene of a potential jumper. The woman he finds on the edge of a building tells him she suddenly remembered living a whole other life. In this life she had a husband and a son, a life totally different than the o ..read more
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A Blogging Tradition: RIP XIV
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4y ago
The only way to get me to log into my blog again is RIP. It's hard to believe Readers Imbibing Peril is 14 years old! It's a surly teenager now. Wow. Anyway, if you don't know what it is by now, here's a summary. The purpose of the R.I.P. Challenge is to enjoy books that could be classified as: Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Dark Fantasy. Gothic. Horror. Supernatural. The emphasis is never on the word challenge, instead it is about coming together as a community and embracing the autumnal mood, whether the weather is cooperative where you live or not.I will be doing Peril the Third, which ..read more
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Housewarming Presence: The Invited
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5y ago
Hello all, again! I'm here to chat about a new Jennifer McMahon book, The Invited. I've loved all the books I've read by her. She's never coy about ghosts. She leans hard into "ghosts are real and messing shit up." The Invited does not stray from this. Right from the get go she has a witch hanging and you just know this will not end there. That witch is coming back. In 2015, Helen and Nate are teachers who decide to leave their jobs and live the rural life in the back woods of Vermont. After a brief house hunting excursion, they decide to build the house of their dreams instead. Helen ..read more
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My Favorite Murderess: My Sister the Serial Killer
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5y ago
Korede's sister Ayoola draws men to her like moths to a flame. She's a knockout. When she enters a room, all eyes are on her. It's no wonder that Korede feels like a shadow in comparison. People can hardly believe they are related, let alone sisters. But sisters they are and their bond is a strong one. Korede would do anything for her little sister, including covering up a murder...or two...or three. Ayoola for all appearances is the epitome of femininity, but her pretty face hides a dark secret. She's a murderer, or as Korede realizes after the third murder, a serial killer. The victim is ..read more
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