Posts made in April, 2016
Books Read in April 2016
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kieran — Psychological horror. The Red Tree is about a woman called Sarah who moves to an isolated house after the suicide of her lover. We know from the opening of the book that the main character kills herself at the house, but don’t know why. The story — mostly composed of Sarah’s journal — is a slow unravelling of increasingly weird happenings. Is the evil tree of the title out to get her, or is she going mad? It’s not a story to read if you like concrete explanations, but I thought it was cleverly done, and it succeeded in creeping me out. Uncle...
#2016ClassicsChallenge: UNCLE SILAS by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In Uncle Silas, Maud Ruthyn, the young, naïve heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her Uncle Silas, her father’s mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous – even murderous – past. And, once again, she encounters Madame, whose sinister role in Maud’s destiny becomes all too clear. With its subversion of reality and illusion, and its exploration of fear through the use of mystery and the supernatural, Uncle Silas shuns...
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...
