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Suspense Unimagined
December 2, 2018 Helen

Suspense Unimagined Anthology available for purchase!

The Big Squeeze to be published!
November 24, 2018 Helen

“The Big Squeeze” short story to be in anthology “Suspense Unimagined”!

Halloween reading
October 28, 2018November 22, 2018 Helen

Online Author Reading this Halloween!

Kyanite Press cover
October 1, 2018 Helen

Short story “Dark Reverie” is published!

Sundown
September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 Helen

“Sundown” Published in Hinnom Magazine!

Kyanite Press publication
August 21, 2018 Helen

Short story, “Dark Reverie” to be published!

Futuristic Canada Anthology
July 28, 2018September 10, 2018 Helen

Futuristic Canada Anthology

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It's my birthday! I got some delightful bookish presents, including this book from @power9083, a cute Pennywise bookmark from @torisstories, and EXIT the game from @alexanightfire, and the game One Night Werewolf from a lovely coworker. It was a fabulous day! Now I'm going to play video games with my sister. Time to kill zombies and prepare myself mentally for the #25infive readathon that starts tomorrow! . . . . . . #amreading #booklover #bookblog #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookphotography #runes #tarot #goodread #literary #fiction #book #books #onemorechapter #instareads #igreads #read #reader #bookblogger #edgarallanpoe #horror #horrorclassic #horrorfan #amreadinghorror #christmas #christmastree
My coworker picked me up this lovely thumb page holder when she was shopping at a bookstore! I love it! 😍 . In this picture, I'm reading Lady Killers: Deadly Women throughout History by Tori Telfer. I just love the illustrations in this book! 😍 Full review to come soon 📚 . Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered! . . . . . #amreading #truecrime #booklover #bookstagram #ssdgm #staysexy #myfavoritemurder #bibliophile #truecrimefan #booknerd #bookish #bookmark #bookworm #book #books #cozy #read #currentread #onemorepage #goodreads #instabooks #reader #reading
New Book review! "Practical Magic" by Alice Hoffman. . Synopsis: Practical Magic follows Owens sisters Gillian and Sally as they live their lives. They grew up in a town in Massachusetts where their family was shunned by the entire town. It was believed that the women in their household were responsible for every terrible (or even mildly inconvenient) thing that happened. As adults, the sisters part ways, escaping the town to find better lives, but they’re inexplicably drawn back together. . I fell in love with the writing style within the first few lines. Hoffman is both eloquent and tantalizing with each word that she has so carefully selected. It begins with a narrative setting the scene, but around fifty pages in, I realized that the whole book was like this. It’s too much narrative. Pages after pages of long paragraphs, with very little action to move the plot forward. Every now and then there is dialogue, but the nature of the narrative pulls the reader away from what is happening. I didn’t truly connect with what was happening. . I recommend this book to those who love an engrossing writing style, but aren’t expecting a lot in the form of plot. The characters are a major appeal for this book, and it’s hard to determine who will like them and who will not. I suggest you give the book a shot if you’re wanting to read a book about witchcraft that isn’t a horror or a romance. . ✩ ✩ ✩ . Read the full review at: https://powerlibrarian.wordpress.com/ . . . . . . #amreading #booklover #bookblog #bookworm #booknerd #witch #witches #witchcraft #practicalmagic #alicehoffman #bibliophile #bookphotography #runes #tarot #goodread #literary #fantasy #fiction #book #books #onemorechapter #instareads #igreads #amreadingfantasy #read #reader #bookblogger
I picked up these three ornaments at Bronner's Christmas Wonderland a couple of weeks ago. Because I don't have enough Harry Potter stuff OR enough ornaments for my tree. 😂 But these were too cute to resist! 😍 . . . . . . . #bibliophile #harrypotter #bronners #christmas #holidays #ornaments #potterhead #amreading #booknerd #bookworm #collector #hermione #bookphotography #bookaholic #harrypotterchristmas #hogwarts #hallmark #witches #wizards #slytherin #harrypotterfan
#throwbackto when I visited Halifax earlier this year. This is the old public library, which was replaced by the much more modern and state-of-the-art version a few years ago. I still love the architecture of the original, though. I hope they have great plans for this building! . . . . . . #tbt #throwbackthursday #throwback #travel #traveling #wanderlust #publiclibrary #library #librariesofinstagram #librarian #halifax #novascotia #canada #architecture #history #birds #photography #booklover #book
New book review! "There's Someone Inside Your House" by Stephanie Perkins. . Synopsis: In "There's Someone Inside Your House", teenaged Makani leaves her dark past behind in Hawaii and moves to a small town in Nebraska to live with her grandmother. It looks like her life is finally turning around. She makes a lot of new friends and even has a budding romance with a mysterious loner named Ollie. But this Halloween is a lot more than dressing up and carving jack-o'-lanterns. A serial killer is targeting students from Osbourne High. Makani must find the killer before he targets her or someone she cares about. . I was disappointed in this book. Marketed as being like the next Scream, which is one of my favourite movies of all time, I was expecting something scary, funny, and self-aware. Unfortunately, There’s Someone Inside Your House was none of these things. . This book isn’t particularly frightening. The murders are gory and creative, but that isn’t the reason why I read a horror book. I read for the characters. I want to get lost in the story and genuinely fear for the lives of the people I care about. After reading this book, I realized that Perkins could have killed off every single character and I wouldn’t have cared. In fact, that would have possibly made it more enjoyable, if only in the sense that it would have been unexpected and deliciously disturbing surprise. . ✩ ✩ . Read the full review at: https://powerlibrarian.wordpress.com/ (link in bio) . . . . . #amreading #amreadinghorror #horror #halloween #scream #horrorbook #horrorfan #horrorphile #booklover #bookreview #book #books #stephanieperkins #ya #amreadingya #youngadult #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookish #booknerd #bookphotography #bookworm #pink #bookblog #instareads #serialkiller #thriller
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