My Bookish Life

      Hello and how are you guys! I hope you have all been really good! I have been really good but, also really busy! I know I haven't been posting on here much and I wish I could post on here more often. Maybe it will happen when my crazy life slows down!      I am getting in the spooky season mood and because of that I put together a super spooky TBR for the next two months! I have gotten most of these off my own home library shelf so it also counts as me reading from my backlist! I think I have a pretty good mix of books on here and I can't wait to talk about it with all of you! 1. The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle For Pumpkin King    I saw this comic at the store recently and just had to get it! It's one of only two new buys in this TBR. I confess I have already read this one, I just haven't had time to get the review up! I will hopefully have the review up in a day or two. 2. Demon Copperhead    This is my library book clu...

   Hello and how are you guys doing? I hope you all had a good day! I had a pretty good day myself. My husband and I did some more decorating for Halloween. We are almost done we just have a little bit more decorating to do. Then, we went to his parents for dinner which was really nice.     I have to work tomorrow so I want to finish out today by posting a book review that I have been wanting to publish for a minute. I just got me some milk and I'm ready to get into this book review. I hope it turns out to be a really good read because I really like this book! Title: We Sold Our Souls Author: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 337 Rating: 5 stars!!! Synopsis: In the 1990s, heavy metal band Durt Wurk was poised for breakout success-but then lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom as Koffin, leaving his former bandmates to rot in rural Pennsylvania. Two decades later, former guitarist Kris Pulaski works as the night manager of a Be...

   Hello and how are you guys doing this morning? I just woke up and I'm having a good day so far. It's my grandma's birthday and I am going to be spending some time with her later. It's going to be a fun day!    For right now though I want to blog and talk books with you guys! I have my coffee and I'm ready to do this! I hope you guys enjoy the review!  Title: The Voice of The Night Author: Dean Koontz Genre: Horror Pages: 339 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was nervous around girls; Roy was a ladies man. Colin was fascinated with Roy- and Roy was fascinated with death. Then one day Roy asked his timid friend, "You ever killed anything?" and from that moment on, the two were bound together in a terrifying game.     My thoughts on the book: Ok I don't think this was one of Dean Koontz's best books. It's just kind of in the middle for me. He has wr...

       Hello friends! How are you guys this morning? I hope you all are doing good. I just woke up but, it's probably going to be a good day. Right now I'm having my coffee and after this I'm going to exercise and do some reading. When my husband wakes up he is going to smoke some meat to take to his parents for our dinner later. So I'm really looking forward to all of that it's going to be fun!      I'm looking forward to doing this review because I really liked this book! I hope you all enjoy the review too. Now, let's get started! Title: Prodigal Son: Frankenstein #1 Author: Dean Koontz Genre: Horror/Sci-fi  Pages: 469 Rating: 5 stars!!!! Synopsis:  Every city has it's secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a slight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his vic...

      Hello and how are you guys? I hope you have all been doing good. I've been ok recently. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow that I'm really nervous about. I'm probably going to have to do an MRI because I'm worried, I've broke my neck. I'm scared of what the doctors are going to say honestly.       For now, though, I'm chilling out and having some coffee and I want to work on my blog some. I've been meaning to make this post for a while now because I actually finished reading Apt Pupil a few weeks ago but life has been so crazy I'm just now getting time to write this review. So, let's get started! I hope you enjoy the review.      First off, I was reading Apt Pupil to complete part of my reading challenge I got myself for my birthday so let's see what my reward was for completing this part of the challenge. The prompt was:  Read A Novella My reward was:  It's a cute little bookmark! It's adorable! I like it! Now let's...

     Hello and how are you guys today ? I hope you are all doing ok . I had an alright day. Kevin (my husband) and I did some running around and went to Logan's for lunch. I'm starting to feel better and less sore from my car crash which is a good thing ! We still don't know how much we are going to get back on the car though so we haven't started car shopping yet.      I want to try to get caught up on all the blog work I haven't been able to do . I'm kind of looking forward to this review . I hope it's a good one . I'm going to go get myself a drink and then we will get started !  1. Title: Asylum Author: Madeleine Roux Genre: YA Horror  Pages: 317 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis: For 16 year old Dan Crawford , New Hampshire College Prep is more than a summer program -- it's a lifeline . An outcast at his high school, Dan is excited to make some friends during his last summer before college. But when he arrives at the program, Dan learns that his dor...

           Hello everybody ! How are you guys? I hope you all had a good day. Mine was pretty good. I stayed at the house and just kind of relaxed today. It was pretty nice. Kiddo and I are going to  have some fun tomorrow. We are going to go buy him new clothes for when he starts preschool and I might be buying a dress for a wedding I'm going to.       For now though I want to work on my blog . I have been meaning to write this one for the past couple of days now because . I've already started reading my next book. So lets get to talking about this book !  Title: My Best Friends Exorcism Author: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 332 Rating: 4 Synopsis: Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade , when they boned over a share love of E.T. , roller skating parties , and scratch and sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change . Gretchen begins to act ... different. And as the strange coinci...

           Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day. I have had a pretty good day so far. My kiddo and I went to town and had some fun. We went comic book shopping! We also had some really good food at a restaurant called The Perfect Cup. So yeah we had a really good day! I have been meaning to make this post for awhile but, I have been busy with work. That's why my TBR post is a little late this month. Now that I have some time I want to talk about this month's TBR. 1. My Best Friends Exorcism Author: Grady Hendrix      I have already started reading this one . It's one of the ones I have been really looking forward to reading. Grady Hendrix is a pretty good horror writer. This book reads kind of like an 80s horror movie and it has been pretty entertaining so far.   2. Tommy Land Author: Tommy Lee I meant to reread this one last month and I never got around to it. I really like this book. It's a fun read. 3....

     Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are doing good I have had a very good day myself. I've been very busy because I had to work so I'm tired but, I want to get this post done. Doing my top ten books of the year this time has been very different because I didn't give 5 stars to more than 10 books this whole year so I couldn't really do versus battles to figure out my top ten because that would only kind of change the order not which ones are mentioned . So for this one I'm not even going to number them because they are kind of all interchangeable but, these have been my favorite reads of the year. With that being said lets get down to business and talk about the books! Title: The Eyes of The Dragon Author: Stephen King Genre: YA/Fantasy Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies, murdered by a strange and horrible poison . While the land of Delain mourns, the evil wizard Flagg, hatches an unscrupulous plot, which sees the King...

         Hello how have you guys been? I hope you all have been good. I know it's been a bit since I have talked to you all but, my work has been super crazy because of the holidays. So that's what's been happening there. I do hope to get a lot of work done on my blog soon though.        Now though, I have finally finished Little Heaven by Nick Cutter and I want to do a review on it . So, I'm doing that this morning. I have my coffee and I'm ready so lets do this! Title: Little Heaven Author: Nick Cutter Genre: Horror/Sci-fi Pages: 475 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: A trio of mismatched mercenaries is hired by a young woman for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew who may have been taken against his will to a backwoods New Mexico settlement called Little Heaven. Shortly after they arrive things turn ominous. Stirrings in the woods over the tree tops - the brooding shape of a monolith  known as the Black Rock casts a terrible pall...

        Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day. My day was pretty good . My husband cooked something on the grill called Brown Sugar-Garlic rubbed Rib Eye Steaks. I really liked it ! You guys should try it sometime.      Now, I want to talk about books some before I go to bed . I have my egg nog and I'm just relaxing now . I think this will be a fun review! Title: The World's Most Haunted Places Author: Time Life Magazine  Genre: Horror/Paranormal Pages: 98 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Stories, info, and photos- Creepy , Ghostly, and Notorious Spots. The World's Most Haunted Places. My thoughts on the book I liked it. It's a decent read . My only complaint really is that I personally had already heard about a lot of the places mentioned because they are classics that always get mentioned when you talk about haunted places. For examples of what I mean think of like The Stanley Hotel, The Winchester House, and The Amityville H...

  Hello and how are you all doing this evening? I hope you all are having a good day . I had the day off and it was a pretty good day. My husband and I went out to eat and did some Christmas shopping for the kiddo. Then when we got home I had popcorn and watched the first episode in the new Chucky tv series. So yeah it was a nice day!    Now I want to work on my blog some though . I hope this review comes out good because I have a few different feelings about this book. So with that being said lets get to talking books.  Title: Horrorstor Author: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 243 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture super store in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets and smashed Liripipe wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking.  To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a...

      Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day. Mine has been good but, busy . Now, I have some down time and I want to talk books for a bit ! So let's get this review started! Title : The Waking : Dreams End Author: Raven Gregory Genre: Graphic Novel Pages: 88 Rating: 2.5 Synopsis: Murder has became practically extinct in a world armed with knowledge that those that are murdered will return from the dead to take the life of the person that murdered them... but within a new world comes a new type of killer.  And he must be stopped! My thoughts on the book: It's just alright . I don't hate that I read it but, the story didn't grab my attention to much. There are horror comics that are way better than this one. I do wonder if I would feel any differently if I would have read Volume 1 first? I do sort of want to check out the first one to see if the story is any better that after reading that one. At the same time I question it being worth the ti...

             Hello and good morning! How are you all doing ? I hope you are having a good morning. Mine has been good so far but, I have a very busy day ahead of me . It's a work day and I have cleaning I have to do plus we are going to my in laws later for dinner which should be fun.  All that being said for now I want to talk about books! I have some coffee fixed so lets get this review started! Title: Blood Moon Author: Joseph J. Battaglia  Genre: Mystery/Horror Page:  220 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Simon , a young brash FBI agent receives his first assignment . Small town murders, is it a cult , a serial killer or something much worse ? From being attacked early on, once on the scene of the crime, to meeting his fellow adopted brother in town back packing the country . Is Samuel there with his past history of drug and alcohol addiction to help or hinder or is it just a strange coincidence?  Clan leader Xavier watches over not onl...

     Hello and how are you guys? I hope you are all having a good morning . Mine has been good but, it's going to get busy later. It's a work day and I also have a ton of stuff I have to do. For now, I have my coffee and I want to get this review posted so lets get to it! Title: We Have Always Lived In The Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: YA/Horror Pages: 146 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am 18 years old, and I live with my sister Constance. I have often thought that with any luck I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content with what I have . I dislike washing myself, and dogs, and noise. I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagnet, and Amanita Phalloides , the death cap mushroom. Everyone else in my family is dead. My thoughts on the book: This was a fast and easy read and I actually really liked this one. I can see why it's a classic! T...