Review of The Spite House—An Emotional Haunting

The Spite House coverNeed a good haunted house book for Halloween that will genuinely send shivers down your spine? Johnny Compton’s debut horror novel, The Spite House, which came out last year, features a desperate dad who moves with his two daughters into a strangely built house haunted by a handful of ghosts and generations of spite.  Continue reading Review of The Spite House—An Emotional Haunting

Review of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library coverWhen Ivy Radcliffe suddenly inherits a country estate with a grand and ancient library from an unknown relative, it seems like a dream come true. But that dream slowly turns into a nightmare as the library’s dark secrets come to light. This is the premise of Hester Fox’s Gothic fantasy novel The Last Heir to Blackwood Library, which came out back in April.  Continue reading Review of The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

Review of Tell Me I’m Worthless

Tell Me I'm Worthless coverToday I want to take a deeper dive into one of the books I read for the Trans Rights Readathon the other week: Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt. This debut haunted house story came out in the U.S. earlier this year and showcases how examples of real-world horrors can be transformed and explored with nuance in fiction. Continue reading Review of Tell Me I’m Worthless