It's fall, the season of witches, brews, potions, and dark academia. I've been in the mood to read all books set with those sepia tone students and suspicious professors, with languid days, and sharp-thorned nights.
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Syrian Songs, Proverbs, and Stories, 1902
I could almost hear my father or grandmother telling me these sorts of stories woven from oral tradition.
Quartet in Autumn
Title: Quartet in AutumnAuthor: Barbara PymPublisher: Pan MacmillanPublication Date: 1977Genre: Fiction, British LiteratureRating: 3/5 stars Quartet in Autumn follows four coworkers in their 60s, near or at retirement: Marcia, Letty, Norman, and Edwin. They work at a nondescript office, doing work that doesn't seem important or perhaps, even necessary. Marcia and Letty have retired and … Continue reading Quartet in Autumn
Jo and Laurie
I've always secretly shipped Jo and Laurie, and this book delivered.
7 Moody, Lush, and Atmospheric Books
I love atmosphere. Something about the feel of a place and the characters who live there draws me in and holds me tight in its grasp. There doesn't have to be dread, just mood and...atmosphere.
Woodsy, Dreamy, and Folkloric: Silver in the Wood
Silver in the Wood is a woodsy folktale that harkens to the old gods and mischievous fae.
Lush and gripping: A Fierce and Subtle Poison
Maddeningly beautiful, I loved the lushness and richness of A Fierce and Subtle Poison. Beautifully written, as wild as the islands, and as mystical as a witch.
Book Review: The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary
Tiffy answers Leon's ad for a strange, but potentially doable living arrangement: sharing a flat, and not only that, but sharing a bed. Just not at the same time.
The First 50 Pages
"...there are only two things you must do with your first fifty pages, only two large-scale tasks...:
Bestseller Formula: heart, mind, and guts
Becoming a bestseller would be many an author's greatest fantasy. But, is there a formula?
