February was another great reading month! I read 6 books plush volumes 2-4 of Locke and Key by Joe Hill! My favorite read this month was by far Beloved by Toni Morrison, although I didn’t read any books I didn’t enjoy this month! I’m currently reading Darkdawn and working my way through the rest of Locke and Key. After that, I’m hoping to read House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas as it comes out in 2 days!
QOTD: What are your reading plans for March?
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Rating: 4/5
Genre: Horror
*This book contains scenes that may be triggering*
“Aging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals…a used hangman’s noose…a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase off the Internet: a one-of-a-kind curiosity that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box…a musty dead man’s suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.” (Goodreads)
Changeless by Gail Carriger
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Steampunk Fantasy
*This synopsis contains spoilers for the Parasol Protectorate Series*
“Alexia Maccon, the Lady Woolsey, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears; leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest fashions, and an arsenal of biting civility. So even when her investigations take her to Scotland, the backwater of ugly waistcoats, she is prepared: upending werewolf pack dynamics as only the soulless can. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she feels like it. CHANGELESS is the second book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.” (Goodreads)
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
Rating: 4/5
Genre: Science Fiction/ Fantasy
*This synopsis contains spoilers for the Dragonriders of Pern series*
“Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground. But F’lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed anymore dissent… before his brother F’nor would be foolhardy enough to launch another suicide mission… and before those dratted fire-lizards could stir up any more trouble!” (Goodreads)
Heart Full of Lies by Ann Rule
Rating: 4/5
Genre: True Crime
*This book contains content that may be triggering*
“An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a confirmed bachelor-turned-devoted family man; and Liysa, an acclaimed surf photographer, loving mother, and aspiring Hollywood screenwriter. But few, including Chris, had seen Liysa’s other side — her controlling behavior and dark moods, her insatiable hunger for money and property. And no one anticipated the fatal outcome of a family camping trip in an Oregon forest. Liysa soon revealed herself as a victim of domestic abuse that culminated at the campsite, where she shot Chris in self-defense. But crime scene evidence led detectives to wonder if Liysa was a killer, not a victim. Her controversial trial stunned all who thought they knew her. A lifetime of sociopathic manipulations and lies had been expertly hidden behind her façade of perfection — as was her rage to destroy any obstacle to her ultimate happiness, even if it was the man she vowed to love forever.” (Goodreads)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Rating: 4/5
Genre: Horror
“The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre. First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting;’ Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers–and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.” (Goodreads)
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Fiction
*This book contains content that may be triggering*
“Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Her new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.” (Goodreads)
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