A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Quick Look Books: Supernatural Horror for Adults (October 2018)

Welcome to Part 2 of this month's Quick Look Books! I posted recommendations of supernatural horror stories for the YA audience earlier this week, and now it's time to feature some titles for the grown-ups. I'm a connoisseur of spooky stories, and...

Quick Look Books: YA Supernatural Horror (October 2018)

I can't believe it's the second week of October already! Halloween is rapidly approaching, which means it's definitely time to over-indulge in reading my favorite genre of books  -- supernatural horror. This month's Quick Look Books is a...

VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the dark historical romance novel Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas.  My biggest gripe with Vampires of El...

THE FABLED EARTH (DNF Book Review)

The Fabled Earth is another book that I hate sticking in my DNF pile. The premise of this novel really drew me in, and its beautiful cover art sealed the deal. This historical fiction/women’s fiction work by Kimberly Brock contains good writing...

THINGS HALF IN SHADOW Book Review

Things Half in Shadow is written by an author that you’ve all heard of. You’re probably looking at the book cover photo and going, “Nope. Never heard of Alan Finn.” And, I agree: most of you probably haven’t. But I’m sure many of you...

INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the horror novel Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. While I wasn’t full-on freaked out by Incidents Around...

Book List: Scary Books You Need to Read

Welcome, Tartlets, to my living, breathing, ever-updating list of Scary Books You Need to Read. This book list is compiled by yours truly. Unlike a lot of book lists on the internet, the spooky books I've recommended below are all books I’ve...

HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the slasher horror novel How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie. After attending the premier for...