The Bone Orchard
Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow. Charm is a prisoner, and a survivor. Charm tends the trees and their clattering fruit for the sake of her children, painstakingly grown and regrown with its fruit: Shame, Justice, Desire, Pride, and Pain. Charm is a whore, and a madam. The wealthy and powerful of Borenguard come to her house to buy time with the girls who aren’t real. Except on Tuesdays, which is when the Emperor himself lays claim to his mistress, Charm…
The Corpse Queen
When Molly Green is sent away to live with her mysterious aunt, she is thrust into a world of dead bodies, science, and murder…. My Thoughts So this book just grabbed me by the title, I’m not going to lie. I found the cover on bookstagram and I knew I just had to read this book. I didn’t care what it was about or if it had romance or the like, I just knew it had to be read. Therefore, I went into this book completely blind and had no idea what to expect. I’m really glad I did because it was such a fascinating world of science and it’s…
Stalking Jack the Ripper Review
Summary Audrey Rose Wadsworth lives the life of luxury and privilege, but after all the tea and socializing, she is studying forensic science under the watchful eye of her uncle. When the Leather Apron starts killing prostitutes in White Chapal, Audrey is determined to find the culprit even if it might be someone she loves. My Thoughts So I am so angry that I’ve never read this book before because it was everything I could possibly want in a book and more! It had the coolest setting, it was based on a true crime case, the main character was a feminist scientist, and her partner was a sarcastic and yummy…
The Turn of the Screw Review
Summary: A young girl takes her first job as a governess for two strange children in a house in the country. At first the job seems wonderful and the children delightful, but then she starts to see strange things and maybe the children are not so delightful. My Thoughts: So it has been a long while since I read classic literature so the writing style was quite an adjustment for me. Don’t get me wrong I love a good classic, but this one was a little questionable to me. I was expecting a much darker and much scarier story and it just fell very flat for me. I just thought…
