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Book Review: Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin (2011 Paperback Edition)

Rosemary’s Baby follows the story of a young couple, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, who move into The Bramford, a luxurious apartment building in New York City. Before the couple move in, they are warned by their friend that the building is allegedly cursed and a little haunted.
Guy and Rosemary move in anyway, swayed by the apartments’ large rooms and elegance…

Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2008, Kindle Edition)

The Graveyard Book is a story about a living boy named Bod, who, as a result of a terrible murder, is raised in a graveyard. His new ghostly and otherworldly guardians teach him useful tricks, such as Fading (to hide himself from foes) and history (from those who were there to witness it firsthand!). But soon enough new challenges arise, and Bod faces good and evil from both the lands of the dead…and the living.

Book Review – Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (1984, Kindle Edition)

Mythago Wood follows the story of Steven Huxley, who returns to Oak Lodge, his family home, after being injured in the war in 1945. Steven’s brother, Christian, now lives at the lodge after their father, George Huxley, died. George had spent most of his life obsessively studying Ryhope Wood, a ‘wildwood’ or ‘primary oak wood’ situated on the outskirts of the lodge in Herefordshire. Steven makes it clear from the beginning of the story that he believes his father’s obsession with the wood tore apart the family and drove his father mad.

Book Review – The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin (2018 paperback version)

The Wicked Cometh is a gothic historical mystery novel based in the 1830’s, London, during the end of the Romantic Period and beginning of the Victorian Era. It follows the story of Hester White, who, due to the death of her parents and thereafter poor decisions taken by her foster parents, begins the story living in the slums of London.

Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Kindle Edition)

Since Demon Copperhead is such a hype book (queue Oprah), I was sceptical to jump on the bandwagon for the fear of being disappointed. I can however tell you, that this book was worth every penny. Please, do yourself a favour and pick this one up. Thank you. Demon Copperhead is a Bildungsroman, or aContinue reading “Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Kindle Edition)”

Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

This strange yet wonderful novel is a philosophical fantasy story about a man called Piranesi, who lives in the House, a maze of hallways that are equally intriguing as Piranesi himself. Piranesi is a scholarly character who studies the House, keeping careful records of his daily observations, drawing maps of the halls, the stars andContinue reading “Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke”

The King Of The Wild

A poem by Katherine Hunter The invisible people wander aroundthrough tales of birds and hollows unfoundThey serve copper dishes and twitter to ghoststhey scamper on roofs built by their hostsThe boy sits upon his thronewhere the wind swirls and howls, and cuts through boneAs the mighty thorned giant stares aheadits gaze follows the striped KingContinue reading “The King Of The Wild”