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Diving into a book by the late Rosamunde Pilcher is akin to wrapping yourself in a thick, soft sweater on a freezing cold day and watching the snow fall while sipping a nice warm cup of mulled wine. Her books are the literary equivalent of comfort food. They take you into a world that maybe … Continue reading The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
There is a trend that I greatly appreciate in modern horror literature nowadays - witches and witchcraft. Silvia Moreno-Garcia's take on this theme, The Bewitching, is her best book yet, IMHO. It's the story of three strong-willed women in three different timelines. In 1908 rural Mexico, we meet Alba Quiroga, whose father has just died. … Continue reading The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I love a good unreliable narrator as much as the next avid bookworm. My favorite will always be the criminally charming, self-aware yet clueless Tom Ripley, anti-hero of Patricia Highsmith's classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, which I blogged about awhile back. However, in The Epicure's Lament, Hugo Whittier is not only unreliable, he is … Continue reading The Epicure’s Lament by Kate Christensen
I don't normally like short story collections, mainly because dislike disjointed narratives, although if the short stories are interconnected, that keeps my interest because I like seeing a main character in one story being part of the background in another. Two books that come to mind are When In Florence by Richard Cortez Day (and … Continue reading The Pink Agave Motel by V. Castro
For a supposedly haunted house ghost story, the most terrifying thing in this book was the Pace family. Seriously. Hoo boy were they a big ol' mess. I mean, I have a dysfunctional family. You have a dysfunctional family. Hell, who doesn't have a dysfunctional family? But the Pace family puts the "fun" in dysfunctional. … Continue reading Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
Being a former Goth, I love me a good vampire story. Dracula, of course, is the big bad granddad of all bloodsuckers, IMHO, but he was preceded by that chest-biting lesbian vampire Carmilla; her eponymous book written by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and published in 1872. Carmilla was unique to its time when it … Continue reading Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Hi all! For some very strange reason, my original Food In Books Facebook page got deleted. I have no idea what happened or why. So I created a new Facebook page and I sincerely hope that you give it a follow and like if you can. You can click the link below to follow, or … Continue reading Updated Facebook Page!
I think in most cultures, women are expected to be a certain way, even if it isn't consciously expressed or even consciously thought. The concept of women being the gentler, kinder sex, that women are soft, feminine, sweet, motherly, domestic goddesses whose ultimate life goal should be marriage and children, is as strong today as … Continue reading Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Happy New Year! I hope everyone's 2024 ended well and that 2025 is looking hopeful. As for me, I thought kicking off the new year with a new piece of Gothic literature set tone tone very well. Wakenhyrst was recommended by Sadie Hartman, who has the Instagram account Mother Horror, and though she's suggested some … Continue reading Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Anyone who's followed this blog long enough knows of my great love for the literary works of Stephen King. He is one of the great American authors of the 20th century, and he keeps getting better and better. Though he is skilled at conveying horror in mundane, everyday settings, he is just as talented when … Continue reading Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
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