The Harry Potter Christmas Tag

Who doesn’t love a Harry Potter/ Christmas themed tag?

I saw this on for books sake and was originally created by Charleigh Writes. It looks super fun so I decided to do it.

The Rules:

1 – Link back to the creator

2 – You can’t choose any Harry Potter book for any of your answers

3 – Tag however many people you wish

4 – Have fun!

How to Play Dead by Jacqueline Ward Book Review

Book Title: How to Play Dead

Author: Jacqueline Ward

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: Corvus

Publication Date: 07/11/19

Genre(s): Thriller

Pages: 352

Format Read: Ebook

Goodreads: She's watching over them. And he's watching her...

Ria Taylor is everything to everyone. Wife and mother, the centre of her family, and the manager of a refuge for women whose partners have driven them out of their own homes.

But one night, with her husband away, Ria receives a terrifyingly sinister message. Someone is watching her. Someone who seems to know everything about her. She knows what she should do - seek help, just like she tells her clients to. But Ria is the help. As events escalate, and terror takes hold, Ria must decide whether to run or hide...

October Horror Wrap Up!

Throughout October I planned to read all Horror books and I managed to read 8 books! That is the most books I have ever read over one month! I also watched quite a few scary series. This is everything I read and watched:

Mini Reviews of Susan Hill's Dolly and The Small Hand

As part of my October Horror Month I have been reading scary stories and Susan Hill has made her name in the horror genre with well known stories such as The Woman in Black and The Man in the Picture. I have read two of her horror short stories and here are the reviews.

Book Title: Dolly

Author: Susan Hill

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Profile Books

Publication Date: 05/10/12

Genre(s): Horror

Pages: 153

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: The remoter parts of the English Fens are forlorn, lost and damp even in the height of summer. At Iyot Lock, a large decaying house, two young cousins, Leonora and Edward are parked for the summer with their ageing spinster aunt and her cruel housekeeper. At first the unpleasantness and petty meannesses appear simply spiteful, calculated to destroy Edward's equanimity. But when spoilt Leonora is not given the birthday present of a specific dolly that she wants, affairs inexorably take a much darker turn with terrifying, life destroying, consequences for everyone.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Book Review

Book Title: The Haunting of Hill House

Author: Shirley Jackson

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Publication Date: Originally 1959

Genre(s): Horror, Classic, Gothic, Paranormal

Pages: 246

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers--and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.