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Catherine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Catherine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Catherine McCarthy
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Writing is an incredible way to encourage you to focus your thoughts and demons into something positive.
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Mosaic
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2023
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Immortelle
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2021
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The House at the End of Lacelean Street
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2024
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Mists and Megaliths
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A Moonlit Path of Madness
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Door and Other Twisted Tales
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The Wolf and the Favour
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Death of a Clown
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Hope Cottage
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The Gatekeeper`s Apprentice
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Return to Hades and Other AdventuresQ. Which myths/legends from your childhood do you remember as being significant?
A. Clash of the Titans was a favourite movie from my childhood, and it got me interested in Greek myths, especially the haunting tragedy of Medusa. I loved the animal headed gods of the Egyptians and their depiction of the afterlife. Hans Christian Anderson appealed to me because of Read more of this blog post »
A. Clash of the Titans was a favourite movie from my childhood, and it got me interested in Greek myths, especially the haunting tragedy of Medusa. I loved the animal headed gods of the Egyptians and their depiction of the afterlife. Hans Christian Anderson appealed to me because of Read more of this blog post »
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| I read this when it first came out, around 2014/15 and really enjoyed it then. I enjoyed this second reading even more. The horror is subtle, seeping, the kind of thing I love. The portrayal of the landscape, the characters, the 'religion gone wrong' ...more | |
"This story was a great length for a weekend-style read, and had wonderful narration from Mary Phillips. As a listener I enjoyed the slow and steady build of tension, but the MC does suffer from the diseases that affect a lot of horror characters, Poo"
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| First I must give a shout out to the fantastic cover, which depicts the story to perfection. I received an ARC of this, but had my eye on it since the first time I saw the blurb. Having read several books by Steph Ellis, I knew I wouldn't be disppoin ...more | |
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"I love a good exorcism story when I can find one. I’ve read William Peter Blatty’s flagship of the sub-genre four or five times over the years. The problem is, with a very few exceptions, it’s quite difficult to find a good exorcism story. In fact, u"
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“suppose my mother taught me a lesson that day; be grateful for what comes your way and don’t expect too much from life. A cynical viewpoint, some might think, especially in one so young.”
― Immortelle
― Immortelle
“During the nineteenth century, graveside memorials, known as immortelles, became popular throughout Western Europe. Arrangements of ceramic or beaded flowers, as well as other motifs and trinkets, were displayed beneath glass domes on the graves of those interred as symbols of resurrection and, of course, immortality. As a rule they were not personalised, though the following story imagines them to be...”
― Immortelle
― Immortelle
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“Most people will tell you growing up means you stop believing in Halloween things - I’m telling you the reverse. You start to grow up when you understand that the stuff that scares you is part of the air you breathe.”
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“suppose my mother taught me a lesson that day; be grateful for what comes your way and don’t expect too much from life. A cynical viewpoint, some might think, especially in one so young.”
― Immortelle
― Immortelle
“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.”
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