Posts made in March, 2016
Books Read in March 2016
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova — Adult historical fantasy. The Historian chronicles the search of a number of academics for the tomb of the undead Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula. It’s the opposite of an action novel: the majority of the story is a chronicle of travels around Europe, and extracts from old books and letters. The Historian engrossed me for a good while, but it ultimately went on a bit long for me, and didn’t have the dramatic payoff I was hoping for. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole — Gothic classic, widely considered to be the first Gothic novel. I read it years...
Top 5 Spring Reads
Today, I’m on the Author Allsorts blog sharing my top five MG and YA Spring reads. Click here for my book recommendations about nature, being outdoors, chocolate, romance, and…er…animals getting frisky. Share this:FacebookTwitterGooglePinterestEmailPrint
Win GLIMPSE for World Book Day!
Happy World Book Day! Hope you have some bookish celebrations in the works, or at least find time today to nip to a bookshop or read a few pages. I’m giving away some signed copies of Glimpse + bookmarks on Instagram and Twitter, come find me to enter: Twitter: @KendraLeighton Instagram: @kendra_leighton Both giveaways open to UK and Europe. Enter by midnight! Share...
#2016ClassicsChallenge: THE DEVIL’S ELIXIRS by E.T.A. Hoffman
The charismatic monk Medardus becomes implicated in a deadly mystery against his will. As he travels towards Rome he wrestles with the enigma of his own identity while pursued by his murderous doppelganger. The monk’s only hope for salvation lies with the beautiful Aurelie; but in order to escape the curse which lies over his family, he must evade the sinister powers of the living and the dead. In this lively and disturbing gothic tale, Hoffmann combines elements of the fantastic and the sublime to analyse the seductive ambiguities of art and the deeply divided nature of the human imagination. For my second book of the #2016ClassicsChallenge...
Glimpse
Inspired by Alfred Noyes’ poem 'The Highwayman', Glimpse is a ghost story, a love story, and a story of overcoming trauma.
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About Kendra Leighton
I’m a YA writer and chocolatier. Glimpse, my debut novel, was inspired by Alfred Noyes' poem 'The Highwayman'. It was published in 2014.Read more...
