Exploring Gothic Horror, One Haunted Quill Stroke at a Time
Title: The Deep Author: Alma Katsu Format: Paperback Available in physical books, audio book, or ebook Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary Someone, or something, is haunting the ship. Between mysterious disappearances and sudden deaths, the guests of the Titanic have found themselves suspended in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone from the moment they set sail. Several of them,… Continue reading No Spoiler Review: The Deep by Alma Katsu
Title: The Maidens Author: Alex Michaelides Format: Audiobook, read by Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Available in physical books, audio book, or ebook Rating: 🖤🖤 Publisher's Summary Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by… Continue reading No Spoiler Review: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Welcome to my first weekly wrap up! I thought it would be fun to post on the weekends a little review of my week, what I read, and put in some personal stuff. The rest of my posts are geared towards gothic horror, so this will be an opportunity to talk about other books I've… Continue reading Weekly Wrap Up
What are your first steps when starting a new creative project? One of my favorite things to do is to start a Pinterest mood board. It's such a fun visual way to start brainstorming and it can provide sparks of inspiration for visual cues in your writing. I have a WIP that I started during… Continue reading Gothic Mood Board
Title: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Format: Hardcover book Available in physical books, audio book, or ebook Rating: 🖤🖤 🖤 Summary "Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the… Continue reading No Spoiler Review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
A dark wood. A foggy moor. A towering abandoned building. Howling wind. What is it exactly that marks Gothic literature? It has an interesting history, starting with the 1764 publication of The Castle of Otrando by Horace Walpole. This book blends realism and supernatural elements while introducing many of the trappings of Gothic horror -… Continue reading What is Gothic Horror?
I was asked recently why I chose the name Endpapers for my blog. After giving it some thought, I really think it is the perfect fit. But first, what are endpapers? Endpapers are the structural element that connect the pages to the cover, quite literally holding the book together. They are also a design element… Continue reading Why Endpapers?
Title: The Guest List Author: Lucy Foley Format: Audiobook, Full Cast Available as physical, audio, or ebook https://www.amazon.com/Guest-List-Library-Lucy-Foley/dp/1094156434 Rating: 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Summary "On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious,… Continue reading No Spoiler Review: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Hello! Welcome to Endpapers, a blog by Beaton Books. This is my first attempt at blogging and I am excited to see how it goes and watch it evolve alongside you. I'm planning to share book reviews, writing tips, snippets of my own work, and general chit chat about my life. So, who am I?… Continue reading Welcome to Endpapers!
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