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Buddy Read & Rant #19 with Jonathan Pongratz: Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
Hello Blogging World! Jonny Hey, I’m Jonny. Dead brides sound sooo creepy! Iseult Hi, I’m Iseult. I agree with Jonny. I don’t want to be in charge of keeping the dead brides in check! This buddy read and rant is for Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh. Blurb: A powerful Nigeria-set tale of possession, malevolent…
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Book Review: Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
I’ve read several books by Nuzo Onoh, Queen of African Horror, and I’ve enjoyed them all. “Where the Dead Brides Gather” has been on my TBR list for over a year. When Jonny suggested it as a buddy read, I jumped at the chance. 11-year-old Bata lives in her family compound in a village in…
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Advent Ghosts 2024
In the spirit of the Victorian tradition of telling spooky Christmas stories, Loren Eaton’s Advent Ghosts challenges participants to write a Christmas themed scary drabble (a story of 100 words). The stories are posted throughout the week from the 14th to the 21st of December. Click here to check out Loren’s site, where he has…
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The Write Reads Blog Tour: The Haunting Scent of Poppies by Victoria Williamson
It’s Christmas 1918, and Charlie Briggs has fled London to lie low for a while in the small town of Petersfield. There’s no reason why he can’t do some business while he waits for the heat to die down in the big city. When he sets his sights on stealing a rare book, Charlie has…
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Book Tour: The Haunting of Gallagher Hotel by K T Rose
About the book Pride and greed infect the soul, anchoring the dead to Gallagher Hotel. When Chris, a master thief, and Riley, a contract waitress, get mysterious invites to an exclusive party at the haunted Gallagher Hotel, they discover that there is more at play than simple celebrations. Hidden truths are revealed, and all hell breaks…
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Book Review: Dead Voices by Katharine Arden
Imagine a trip to the Overlook hotel, for a middle grade audience, and then turn the dial up to 11. You get Dead Voices. Our three young hero’s from Small Spaces, Ollie, Coco and Brian, are back. Two months after their terrifying Halloween school trip, Ollie’s dad wins a ski vacation, so off they go…
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Book Review: The Other Side of the Door by Rhonda Parrish
I love the anthologies Rhonda Parrish edits, but it’s nice to read her own short stories for a change in The Other Side of the Door. This collection of four ghost stories and a spooky poem kicks off with the titular The Other Side of the Door, which is a moving depiction of a child…
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Book Review: Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Shutter is my buddy read for May with Jonny @Jaunts and Haunts, and I’m so disappointed that I didn’t love it as much as he did. Read Jonny’s review of Shutter here. 17 year old Micheline Helsing is near the end of her training as part of an elite group of soldiers that hunt ghosts…
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Book Review: Trigger by Courtney Alameda
A short story prequel to the young adult novel, Shutter, Trigger introduces readers to Micheline Helsing and the hunters of the undead. 15 year old Micheline inherited her Tetrachromatic eyes from her mother, allowing her to see ghosts and trap them in mirrors. She’s also being trained to take over from her commander father, and…
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Book Review: Hollow by Rhonda Parrish
A magic Polaroid camera spreads the pain of a traumatized teenage girl in this absorbing young adult fantasy from Rhonda Parrish. Morgan has just experienced the most traumatic year of her life, and she isn’t coping well. Neither is her family, who have their own portion of grief and suffering to bear. Hollowed out from…