Tag: Bookish list

Gothic novels are chock-full of haunted castles, mustache-twirling villains, damsels in distress, dashing heroes, and supernatural elements of all shapes and sizes. If you’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you’ve read what most contemporary readers call “Gothic.” But Stoker was actually late to the genre party; Dracula was published in 1897, while the first true Gothic…

(Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Hop in anytime!) Halloween is inching ever closer, and now’s the perfect time to start thinking about books that scare and/or creep the tar out of you. I don’t normally read “scary” books, but there are a handful of thrillers that definitely kept me…

(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish.) It’s been a crazy few weeks, and the last thing I’m in the mood for is a serious, heavy read. Here’s the books I pick up when I want something light and wonderful. The Masqueraders (Georgette Heyer) – The…

(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) This week it’s all about genres, and after perusing my shelves I’ve decided to dedicate this list to animal books. Because…

(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) I try to avoid sad books, but sometimes they sneak by — and they’re almost always worth the heartbreak they cause….