Books and movies for every Spooky mood

Happy Spooky Day, bookworms! This is the time of year when I love to make extra time for all things creepy, so today I wanted to share some favorite books and movies that are perfect for Halloween! Whether you're looking for creepy laughs, creature features, or something extra weird, there are books and movies here to fit whatever spooky mood you happen to find yourself in. Wilder Girls | Mexican Gothic | The Year of the WitchingThe Ritual | It Comes At Night | A Cure For WellnessI love a good slow burn, atmospheric horror story. Wilder Girls got some mixed reviews, but I loved how weird and atmospherically creepy it was. The Year of the...

ARC Review: The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

Title: The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2)Author: Evan WinterPublication Date: November 10, 2020Publisher: OrbitPages: 532Add to GoodreadsReview for book 1Amazon | Bookshop.orgTau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi.If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people then the Omehi have a chance to survive...

Weekly Recap: 10/18 - 10/24

   HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! Things have been picking up here again. Seriously, HOW do I have so many appointments this year? In the middle of a pandemic?? I saw a new doctor last week and now I have referrals literally everywhere. The one I'm least excited about is because of something seen in my ear that she didn't like because of my family history of hearing loss and deafness. Oh, joy. Just what else can 2020 bring me? Y'all cross your fingers for me! In book news, Fraterfest progress slowed a bit. This week I only completed The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, which was amazing! I could have sworn that MC...

Saturday Screen Time #43: Spooky season part one

 Happy Saturday, everyone! It's almost Halloween! Since I haven't done one of these in a couple months, it seemed a good time to come back and update on my recent watches, both spooky and otherwise.  RECENTLY IN MOVIESTHE BESTButterfly Kisses - This one was a blind watch. I spotted it on a found footage list on Reddit and decided to give it a shot. It's definitely a low budget film, but sometimes those are the best kinds of found footage. This one follows two students working on a film project with the intention of getting a local legend on camera. It's definitely effective at building dread, even if it isn't a perfect movie. I'll...

Weekly Recap: 10/11 - 10/17

  HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! It's Fraterfest time! If you guys don't know about this super spooky readathon (it's only as spooky as you want it to be though), you should definitely check it out. I have shocked myself by actually reading for this one. Even though I sign up for them, I usually suck at readathons. Hurray me! In other news, I made peanut butter cookies this week and accidentally ate almost all of them... At least peanut butter and eggs are healthy? Right? NEW BOOKS THIS WEEKNothing this week!THIS WEEK I READ  IN CASE YOU MISSED ITWednesday book review of The Year of the WitchingUPCOMING REVIEWSI'm...

Book Review: The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

Title: The Rage of Dragons (The Burning #1)Author: Evan WinterPublication Date: July 16, 2019Publisher: OrbitPages: 544Add to GoodreadsReview for book 2Amazon | Bookshop.orgThe Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society has been built around war and only war. The lucky ones are born gifted. One in every two thousand women has the power to call down dragons. One in every hundred men is able to magically transform himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine.Everyone else is fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. Young, gift-less Tau knows all this, but he has a plan...

Weekly Recap: 10/4 - 10/10

 HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! It's been a couple weeks since I've done a recap, but let's dive right in. I'll be including all the books I've received and read since then, so please don't judge me - it's like three week's worth, okay?? My husband and I have discovered that, although our Disney annual pass is worth a lot less these days, Epcot seems relatively safe. The crowds are very low and Disney is surprisingly serious about their mask and cleaning policies. I was definitely judging people for going out a couple months ago, but it seems to me that if everyone is wearing a mask, it has to be reasonably safe. Honestly, we just...

Book Review: The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Title: The Year of the Witching Author: Alexis Henderson Publication Date: July 21, 2020Publisher: Ace Pages: 368Add to GoodreadsAmazon | Bookshop.org A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut.In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy. Her mother’s union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women...

2020 Retellings Challenge Third Quarter Update

Hi, bookworms! Welcome to the (very late) second quarter update and link-up of the 2020 Retellings Reading Challenge! I hope you've all made some great progress and read some amazing retellings so far this year! As a reminder, this challenge is still open to join! To get started, I'll share my progress for this quarter: WHAT I'VE READ   This quarter I read a bit less than I'd like in the way of retellings, but I really enjoyed what I did read! First was Midnight Sun, which I'm calling a retelling because it's literally Twilight retold. You can find my review here! Next was Into the Heartless Wood, a genderbent Beauty and the...