Posts made in October, 2014

Real-life Haunted Places, Gothic Imagination Exhibition & Classic Halloween Reads

Posted by on Oct 31, 2014 | Leave a comment

Real-life Haunted Places, Gothic Imagination Exhibition & Classic Halloween Reads

It’s Halloween!     Top 5 Real-life Haunted Places     Today, I’m over on author Kate Ormand’s blog sharing my favourite real-life haunted places in the UK. Take a look here and see if there are any we share. I love a good haunted house — though you won’t catch me visiting any tonight, because I am also a wimp.     Gothic Imagination at the British Library I’m feeling properly in the mood for Halloween this year. A couple of weeks ago I visited the Gothic Imagination exhibition at the British Library in London, which was a fantastic reminder of everything I love about the genre. I’ve mentioned...

Creepy YA Halloween Reads 2014

Posted by on Oct 25, 2014 | Leave a comment

Creepy YA Halloween Reads 2014

Last year, I posted my most-recommended YA Halloween reads. I wasn’t planning on posting more this year, but then I checked my Goodreads ‘read’ shelf, and there are so many fantastic, spooky new books that I couldn’t help but share. So, without further ado, my favourite YA horrors and paranormals from the last year…   Say Her Name by James Dawson Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Rowe is not the kind of person who believes in ghosts. A Halloween dare at her ridiculously spooky boarding school is no big deal, especially when her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine agree to join in too. They are ordered to summon the legendary ghost of...

Best Book Read in September: NIGHT SCHOOL by C.J. Daugherty

Posted by on Oct 1, 2014 | 1 comment

Best Book Read in September: NIGHT SCHOOL by C.J. Daugherty

Writing-wise, I spent September editing my most recent WIP with the help of some notes from a beta reader. I ended up adding an extra POV, bringing my POV count to three. Having only ever written from a single character’s perspective before, this excites me more than is probably reasonable. (Three POVs! Writing in third person! *swoons from all the new things*) Reading-wise, I read: Hidden Among Us and The Hidden Princess by Katy Moran — YA fantasy with elves. Really liked the time jump after book one, which gave extra scope to the storyline in book two. Witch Child by Celia Rees — Found in a charity shop the very morning after deciding I *needed* to read...