Gothic fiction
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Book Review: Carmilla by Sheridan le Fanu
Carmilla by Sheridan le Fanu Publisher: Puskin Press Publication date: 24 October 2021 (1872) Genre: Gothic horror Page count: 160 pages Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in the sexual tension between two young women and gothic romance. In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, teenaged Continue reading
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Book Review: The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Laura Purcell is one of my favourite authors! Her Gothic fiction is the absolute perfect thing to curl up with on a cold wintery night. This is exactly what I did when I read her latest book, The Shape of Darkness, in one sitting. Continue reading
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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: March 2020
Greetings from isolation! March has obviously been a super weird month for all of us — it’s not every day you get locked indoors due to a global pandemic. Lockdown did, however, mean I read lots of books and despite so much anxiety, I managed to keep up with my usual rate of reading in… Continue reading
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