Halloween Nostalgia: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” & “In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories”

  Horror and the supernatural was a big part of my childhood. I grew up in the '90s and there is a few movies, television shows and books that really shaped my love for all things creepy. One of those top influences was the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, there was three, by Alvin …

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Book Review of “Dragon’s Keep” by Janet Lee Carey

A few months ago I reviewed the second book, Dragonswood, in a series by Janet Lee Carey. I wanted to backtrack and read the first one, Dragon's Keep, because I don't like to read books out of order. Dragonswood read like a stand alone but I thought that Dragon's Keep may add something to the story, however, I was …

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Book Review of “Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass” by Lewis Carroll

What better way to start the spring season than with one of the trippiest stories ever written? I'm ashamed to say that until now I had never read "Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland, the children's movie, was and is one of my all time favorite movies and I …

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Book Review of “Summer and Bird” by Katherine Catmull

I'm going to be honest and say I wanted this book mainly because of the cover. It is so pretty and I'm a sucker for nice cover art. The synopsis was  interesting but seemed a little below my age range, however, it was just $2.00 so I bought it. I was right and wrong about …

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