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REVIEW | There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

November 21, 2017 , Tue | Reviews | 0 or add you thoughts!

“The killer sat on the rug—crisscross applesauce—picked up the abandoned controller, and unpaused the game. There was no hurry.”

Themes:

  • What loneliness can do to a person
  • Allowing past mistakes to control you
  • Prejudices and judgements based on appearance

Okay, so I’m going to start by saying that while I think this was a pretty good book, my entire perspective on it has been influenced by two things. First, I’m kind of a wimp when it comes to certain elements of horror, and this did freak me out enough that I had to take a break from reading at some moments. Second, as you might expect given the first thing, I don’t read or watch much horror at all. Before this, the only horror I’d read was in the form of a few short stories! So, I can’t speak to where it stands within the genre.

All of that being said, There’s Someone Inside Your House was a fast-paced and fun read! I really enjoyed the characters, which surprised me. I think I expected Perkins not to spend the same amount of time building well-rounded characters since it’s a slasher. Um, no, she totally makes you love and lose! read more

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WRAP-UP | October 2017

October 31, 2017 , Tue | Wrap-Ups | 0 or add you thoughts!

Can you believe October is over?! I actually can, as time never seems to fly by for me, even when I’m busy. I had a lot going on this month, but I still managed to get a good bit of reading in. You’ll noticed I was pretty focused on my spooky theme! In fact, I’m still reading a few Halloween-related things, so that will carry into November!

“I watched my dad think about this. He looked like he was going to suggest that we have something for breakfast that you do not need milk for, like sausages, but then he looked like he remembered that, without milk, he couldn’t have his tea. He had his ‘no tea’ face.

‘You poor children,’ he said. ‘I will walk down to the shop on the corner. I will get milk.'”

And so, my absolute devotion to anything created by Neil Gaiman continues. This was such a hilarious, endearing read. If you have children, this little novel will result in fits of shared laughter. It’s so inventive and fantastic! Plus, the illustrations by Skottie Young are awesome! read more

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RECOMMENDATIONS | Halloween 2017 Reads

October 9, 2017 , Mon | Recommendations | 0 or add you thoughts!

It’s October, and that means—HALLOWEEN. As a bookworm, I love to theme my reading around holidays! So, I thought I’d share some spooky reads with you all! I haven’t yet read all of these, but I can tell you that Slasher Girls & Monster Boys is terrifying; I was surprised by how much I loved One of Us is Lying; There’s Someone Inside Your House messes with your head enough that I can only read it during daylight hours; and Hallowe’en Party is proving just as mysterious and entertaining as you’d expect a novel by Christie to be.

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl (Editor)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Ameriie (Editor)

The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke (Editor) read more

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Stephanie Perkins Author Event for There’s Someone Inside Your House’s Release

October 2, 2017 , Mon | Events | 0 or add you thoughts!

Last Tuesday, I went to an event for Stephanie Perkins’ new book There’s Someone Inside Your House. It was held at Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library (which is gorgeous, by the way), in partnership with Georgia Center for the Book and Little Shop of Stories. Fellow author Elizabeth Lenhard acted as moderator.

Now, I am not a huge horror fan. I don’t think I mind it too much, but I’ve had very limited experience with it. But this is Stephanie Perkins. I enjoyed her Anna and the French Kiss series, and seeing her tackle such a different genre is something I can’t pass up. That’s how my interest in this book began: I’m fascinated by authors who can jump from one thing to another, especially when the difference is as stark as a cute, contemporary romance and horror. I mean come on, that’s great.

As is wont to happen, listening to Perkins talk about this book and her writing process has made me even more pumped about it. Hearing an author speak in person and getting to meet them always adds a level of excitement to a new read, doesn’t it? Perkins talked about how varied her personal interests are, and how she always knew she didn’t want to be boxed into one type of book—so cool. She is apparently such a lover of horror, which I never knew! If you are someone who enjoys this genre, I don’t think you should shy away from this one just because of its author’s previous novels. I haven’t read the book yet, and I’m not familiar with horror in general, as mentioned, but Perkins certainly sounded like she knew what she was doing with this genre. She discussed tons of research, a passion for creepy things, and a somewhat disturbing (if I’m being honest) collection of items she has in her house. read more

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