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SEASONS OF THE WITCH: Samhain Oracle by Lorriane Anderson & Juliet Diaz

 

Seasons of the Witch: Samhain Oracle: Harness the Intuitive Power of the Year's Most Magical Night by Lorriane Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I spotted this lovely deck and showed my husband, I was just pointing out how nice the cards looked. I didn't expect to receive them a week later. Although, I should have, because my husband's kindness and attention to detail always shine through.

Today, I decided to open the box (finally) and actually looked at the cards. Wow. This deck is stunning....

COCKBLOCK by C.V. Hunt

 

Cockblock by C.V. Hunt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Okay, I've been meaning to read this book for a while now and decided today was the day to get stuck into it.

Sonya and Callie want to enjoy a nice night out in an expensive Italian restaurant, but are attacked while walking there by a pack of disgusting men calling out filthy comments. But this is nothing compared to what happens next...

O.M.F.G. This novella is packed with a lot! And I mean a LOT. 😵

Sonya and Callie's story is fast-paced and barely sl...

THE CUCKOO'S CRY by Caroline Overington

 

The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Late last year, hubby found a bunch of bargains on Amazon and we ended up picking up a nice selection of books. This was one of them.

Covid-19 has reached Sydney, and in Bondi, 69-year-old Don Barlow is getting on with the routine of his lonely life. But when a young woman comes to his door claiming to be his granddaughter, he opens his heart and home to a stranger. A stranger his daughter suspects isn't who she claims to be...

I REALL...

PARTUM by E.V. Knight

 

Partum by E.V. Knight
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This afternoon while putting together a TBR list on my Paperwhite, I stumbled on this novella. Intrigued by the concept, I decided to read a few chapters. And kept reading until I reached the end. 😬

Lena suffered post-partum depression after the birth of her baby, and sadly lost her to SIDS only four months later. But she's convinced that her daughter died because she was abducted, something her husband never believed. He thinks she's losing her grip b...

THE WOODS ARE ALWAYS WATCHING by Stephanie Perkins

 

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read There's Someone Inside Your House several years ago and REALLY enjoyed it. So of course I was interested in checking out another spooky Stephanie Perkins book.

Neena and Josie are best friends who are about to be separated because one of them is going away to college. So, they decide to go hiking and camping in the Pisgah National Forest. The problem is, neither has ever done this sort of thing before, and anything t...

A Bit of Writing

Hey! How's it going?

Well, the new year isn't so new anymore, is it? Actually, as far as the world is concerned, it's still the same old pandemic crap. 😒

Things in NSW are pretty bad. The case numbers are out of control, getting a PCR test is virtually impossible, RATs are sold out everywhere, the hospitals are full, too many people are dying, and these crooks passing themselves off as our state/federal governments don't care. I hope the country now understands that all these shitty things are hap...

MY LIFE HAD STOOD A LOADED GUN by Emily Dickinson

 

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've been curious about Emily Dickinson's poetry for a while, so when I saw this little book on Amazon, I grabbed a copy.

Every single poem featured in this great collection is interesting in its own way. For such a small book, it's packed with a lot. The pages are full of terrific imagery and very cool metaphors presented in very intriguing ways. These poems of varying sizes cover many different topics, ranging from death, ...

WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US by Elizabeth Engstrom

 

When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After reading Paperbacks from Hell, I was very interested in checking out some of the many intriguing and bizarre books Grady Hendrix featured in that lovely book. And this is one of them.

This book consists of two novellas.

WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US is such a creepy and twisted tale about a young girl who gets trapped inside some underground tunnels. She lives a lonely and blind life while knowing every second of the day that her hu...

CROSSROADS by Laurel Hightower

 

Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've had my eye on this novella for a while and mentioned it to hubby a few weeks ago. So, he ordered it for me and it arrived the other day... and I couldn't wait to read it.

No matter how much time passes, Chris can't get over the death of her son. She thinks about him all the time, talks to him, and visits the spot where he died every single day. What starts as an accidental drop of blood hitting the dirt soon becomes so much more...

Yikes. ...

GAME ON: TEMPTING TWENTY-EIGHT by Janet Evanovich

 

Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's always great to catch up with Stephanie Plum, and this time I decided to start the year with the 28th book.

Stephanie's life is in constant havoc because of her dangerous job. This time she has to deal with a hacker who's got a target on his head, a duck-roasting homeless man, a professional mooner and another hacker who also happens to be a psychopath. And that's before considering Diesel's back in town...

These books c...