Category: book reviews
Hag-Seed and the Tempest
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood is a re-telling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. I was keen to read it as I have a soft spot for a revenge tale, and vengeance i... Read More
Book review: The Hunger
I recently devoured (pun intended) Alma Katsu’s The Hunger, which is a fictional account of the Donner wagon party trying to reach California from Illinois in 1846. For those unfamiliar with the... Read More
Book review: The History of Bestiality
I am willing to bet that most people outside of Norway has not heard about Jens Bjørneboe. It is a shame, because Bjørneboe was a fantastic writer. He was controversial and provocative, with a bruta... Read More
My top 5 horror novels
Horror novels are a mixed bunch, and while I tend to enjoy the majority of the ones I read, sometimes you come across that one book that makes you sleep with the lights on. That book that forces you t... Read More
Book Review: Empire’s End (Star Wars)
The war is not over… Below is a short goodreads review of Empire’s End, the final book of the official Star Wars Aftermath trilogy by Chuck Wendig. The books are not required reading befor... Read More
Review: In the Tall Grass
In the Tall Grass is a short novella published as a two-parter in Esquire, later released as an ebook. It is a collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill, both of which know how to spin a scary t... Read More
Book review: At the Mountains of Madness
I have read some of Lovecraft’s work – ‘The Shunned House’ and ‘The Rats in the Walls’ are examples of stories I liked – but I have overall been less convince... Read More