books

Your Next Reads: Five True Crime Books for Your TBR Pile

For those of you wondering, yes, my True Crime book club is still active! I’ve been so engrossed in reading (true crime, items for my 2021 Reading Challenge, for another book club I’m in, and other books as I find them), that I have not slowed down enough to actually write about what I’ve been reading! So, to help catch you up on what has been going on in my True Crime reading, I am going to summarize our last five reads and our reactions:

2020 TBR READING CHALLENGE: A Year’s Footnotes From A Book Dragon

Christina Ortega

True story: when I used to travel with my mom, she would often lecture me about my packing because I had to take at least four books with me, no matter the length of the trip: the book I was currently reading, a book for the trip there, the trip back, and what if those books were not enough? No, I am not just a bookworm; I am a book dragon. I devour stories. I read more than one book at a time. I read. A lot. So when I came across the “2020 TBR Reading Challenge” I had to give it a go.

Your Next Reads: TELL-TALE HEART, THE SHINING, And A Few More Horror Titles For Your October

Christina Ortega

So, if you’ve been reading my previous articles, you should know by now that although I love all things horror, I do not actually get scared by the movies and shows I watch or the books I read.

Your Next Read: THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

Christina Ortega

When I am not busy watching horror movies to review or writing, I like to read. A lot. This year, a friend and I have found a reading challenge we have decided to do together. One item on the list is to read a “novel that will get a movie adaptation in 2020.” I will spare you the details on how two bookworms wheedled down two needlessly long lists of books that we could read together; all you need to know is that we decided on The Woman in the Window by A.J. Flynn.

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Your A-To-Z Guide To Zombies

Christina Ortega

The month of October is synonymous with Halloween which is synonymous with hot cider, corn mazes, scary movies, and murder. You know, normal fall stuff. Often featured in these scary tales are the creatures known as zombies. But they’re not all the same. Don’t believe me? Keep reading. Let me present to you, your A to Z guide to zombies:

STEAMING PILES: Profiling The World Of Steampunk In Media

Christina Ortega

Goggles, top hats, airships, and, of course, gears. These are the things that most often come to mind when someone hears the word “steampunk” but what is steampunk actually?