Bark At The Ghouls

Today's Top Ten Tuesday is brought to you by  The Broke and the Bookish .  The prompt: Top Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want to Read A Book . These are all of the things I skim for when eyeing a book, along with a title or two of my most favorite books in each category because,you know, we all desperately need more books! Click on any cover to be whisked away to my review either here or at Goodreads. Dogs! Circus/Carnival Dark Humor Haunting, Creepy & Atmospheric Taboo Strong Characters Fun, Charming & Sexy Unlikable Characters Emotionally Draining/Soul-Destroying And Last but Not Least: Monsterporn!

As Luck Would Have It by    Alissa Johnson , Narrated by Carmen Rose Audiobook Released: February 2017, Tantor Media Amazon  ♦  Goodreads After years of wild adventures overseas, Miss Sophie Everton is in no hurry to return home to the boring strictures of the ton. But she's determined to reclaim her family's fortune-even if she has to become a spy for the Prince Regent to do it. Before she can get her first assignment, she lands right in the lap of the dark and dashing Duke of Rockeforte. She's faced hungry tigers that didn't look nearly as predatory. Somehow the blasted man manages to foil her at every turn-and make her pulse thrum with something more than just the thrill of danger. Both are caught in a daring dance of espionage and desire. But to make a true love match, they'll have to learn to trust in each other . . . and, of course, a little bit of luck. Sophie has spent the last 12 years travelling abroad and has returned to learn ...

Here's my little book corner where I go to hide away from the world. Do you have one? My house is small and cramped full of people and beasties so this is all I've got for now until we finish the basement. I hope to spend at least a little of the weekend here, probably with a beast or two demanding attention and knocking my book out of my hands, in between getting some sun. I have no clue what I'll be reading next but let's hope it's something awesome. Maybe this one because that cover is calling my name. What are you all up to?

Some of you may know that I have a mirror blog over at Booklikes . I migrated here when the Booklikes platform began to become unreliable but things have improved over there in the last few months and the games have begun again. Booklikes has a terrific and welcoming community of booklovers and you should all join :) Not on Booklikes? Well, go fix that by clicking HERE . Set up your blog, which is quick and easy and free, you can then follow ME (if you wish) and join in on Moonlight Reader & Obsidian Blue's latest reading game. There will be prizes and fun and lots of reading goodness. I hope you decide to join us! For more info check out Moonlight Reader's Blog . Game Play Tutorial General Information About the Game Game Play Reading Tasks Additional Tasks

I saw a post over at  Mailbox Monday  that was encouraging readers to share their best finds of the week via their  Books That Caught Our Eye  posts. I love, love, love that idea so this is my warped version of it. Here are the books I've added to my wishlist recently with credit to my enablers, along with the quote that sold me. Give them a visit, they're awesome :) Char's Horror Corner   Amazon ♦ Goodreads   Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall Horror Fiction ‘What are the possibilities of my strength? That is a thought I have never had before. What if some morning as the old woman stood at the head of the staircase she were suddenly to feel a weight thrusting against the back of her legs? What if she were to lunge forward, grasping at the air, striking her thin skull against the edge of a stair? What would become of me if she were found unmoving at the bottom of the stairway?’ Such are the thoughts of Baxter, a sociopathic bull terrier...

It's just a another normal day in an everyday suburban neighborhood until the tentacles begin to drop from the sky! Retro Review Blackout   by Tim Curran Horror Fiction Released August 2014,  95 Pages Amazon ♦ Goodreads In the midst of a beautiful summer, in a perfectly American suburban middle-class neighborhood, a faraway evil is lurking, waiting to strike the unsuspecting residents.  First come the flashing lights, then the heavy rains, high winds, and finally a total blackout. But that's only the beginning...  When the whipping black tentacles fall from the sky and begin snatching people at random, the denizens of Piccamore Way must discover the terrifying truth of what these beings have planned for the human race.  My Thoughts   “The story I am about to tell you is about what happened after the lights went out. I’m going to tell you what happened to your beautiful green world and the people that called it home. U...

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine . To find out more about linking in visit the Can't-Wait Wednesday page at Wishful Endings here . The Boy On The Bridge by M.R. Carey Releasing: May 2017!! Sequel to The Girl With All The Gifts Amazon  ♦  Goodreads Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. Now that's a nice, spoiler-free, succinct blurb, isn't it? The Boy on the Bridge is coming in May and I can't wait! I mistakenly thought Fellside was a sequel to The Girl With All The Gifts but I was terribly misled. I'll be g...

Today's Top Ten Tuesday is brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish . The prompt: Top Ten Of The Most Unique Books I've Read . Since I have a scary amount of books sitting on my tbr shelves (I'll show ya later) and some of them have been sitting there forever , I figured I'd use this space to highlight some of those that caught my eye because I thought they were unique in some way. Maybe this post will even get me to take a few off the shelf and actually read them?! Click on any cover to be whisked away to the Goodreads page for each title. Bloody Fabulous: Stories of Fantasy & Fashion Lace.  Leather. Open collars over exquisite collarbones. A single red drop on paper-white cuffs. From the brocade extravagance of the Unseelie courts to the ubiquitous leather of supernatural detectives to the old-fashioned good taste of wealthy vampires—we are as familiar with fantasy protagonists’ attire as we are with their paranormal deed. Tales of tormented desi...