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Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist

I love Lindqvist’s work and would go as far to say he is my favourite horror writer, so I was really looking forward to reading this. And it’s terrifying. Truly. If you don’t like gore and visceral scares there are definitely some scenes to skip, but the storyline is intriguing and the characters alluring inContinue reading “Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist”

The Nature Of Monsters by Clare Clark

This is a real pot-boiler set in the 18th century, drawing on the history of emergent medical science and the rise of myths and superstitions that accompanied it. Eliza has been steeped in women’s herbal lore, which traditionally has had power in her village; selfish and devious, with the help of her mother she plotsContinue reading “The Nature Of Monsters by Clare Clark”