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Ghoulish Bryde’s Book Tag

As it is the month of Luuuuuurve is coming up, I thought I would do a little book tag. Now, I don’t know if anyone has done this before so I am not going to claim that I made it up, so if anyone has done something similar before any resemblance to any other book tag is coincidental. However, Ghoulish Bryde is mine, coz I made her up! If you want to do the tag, please feel free.

Now how does the tag work? Well, it’s pretty simple really. Post a book to the four lines of the Bride’s Rhyme.

Something old, 

Something new, 

Something borrowed, 

Something blue.

So, for Something Old – an old book. This could be one on your TBR that is languishing in the cold dark dungeons of ‘waiting to be read’. Or it could be an old book that means something to you. Whatever!

Something New – This could be a book you have bought recently. Or maybe it could be a new book that is high on your anticipated list, or just a new book that is new to you and has piqued your interest. Oh, and by new, I don’t mean brand new. Say something in the last couple of months, or is your most recent buy, or an ARC you have just received.

Something Borrowed  - Again, speaks for itself, a book that you have borrowed, whether that be from a friend, family etc. Or the library, Netgalley or even Kindle Unlimited.

Something Blue – So this could be a book with a blue cover or with blue in the title. As long as it ties into something blue, yer covered.

And there it is folks. A nice simple tag that will hopefully not tax you too much.

Oh and by the way, it doesn’t have to be horror, it can be anything that you like, but if you do want it to centre around horror then why not!

Right, here is my four choices.

Something Old – The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

I have had this on my TBR for such a long time. Stephen Graham Jones has released a number of books in the time that I have had this, but this is where I wanted to start with his writing. I think in the next couple of months I will have to read this and make a concerted effort to read some more of his books.

Something New – Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman

I recently read my first Josh Malerman book, Pearl and said that I was going to read some more. Obviously I was aware of Josh Malerman, especially with his book Bird Box being adapted for Netflix and also I can recall a story of his on Creepshow, The House of The Head, I think it was.

Anyway, his latest book has recently been released with much praise, so yeah, I got it.

Something Borrowed - For this one, my choice is one that I recently go on Kindle Unlimited called Saltblood by T.C. Parker. 

A remote island. A group of prisoners. And an evil as old as time.

Robin didn’t mean to break the law. Didn’t know at first what law she’d broken. And now she’s on her way to Salt Rock - a new-model prison for a new kind of criminal, way out in the remote Northern Isles of Scotland. On Salt Rock, she'll meet other prisoners like her – men and women from all over the world, spirited away from the lives they knew for crimes they didn’t know they were committing. She'll uncover the complex web of conspiracy that connects them all, confronting some of the darkness of her own past in the process. And she'll come face to face, finally, with an evil as old as the land itself.

It’s hell in those waters. 

NOMINATED FOR THE LADIES OF HORROR FICTION BEST NOVEL AWARD, 2020

Something Blue - Come Little Children by D. Melhoff

I know absolutely nothing about this book as I picked it up on a whim after seeing it on some book tube channel. I mean, at the time  I knew why I thought ‘yep that’s going on the TBR’, but to be honest, I’ve slept since then. Anyway, here is the synopsis:- 

After graduating from college, Camilla Carleton—a young mortician with a curious mind and a peculiar sense of fashion—moves to a secluded town in the Yukon for her first job as an assistant funeral technician. 

The residence is beautiful. The pay is decent. The work is rewarding. 

But the Nolan Morgue is more than just an ordinary funeral parlor. Within twenty-four hours of arriving, Camilla discovers the mutilated body of a six-year-old boy in the backyard of her new home: soaking wet, stitched up like an autopsy cadaver—and still alive. When her employers refuse to address the incident, she takes matters into her own hands and starts scouring the town for information. 

The consequences are catastrophic. A rumor involving paranormal activity connects the funeral home to a violent history of child murders, and when a shocking religious conspiracy is exposed, it triggers a horrific chain of events that threatens the entire town. Now, trapped in a hellish nightmare outside the realms of reason and science, Camilla must come to terms with her own dark past while struggling to outsmart a serial killer, save her family, and escape the morgue alive. 

Set against the ghostly backdrop of the Yukon wilderness, COME LITTLE CHILDREN possesses a rich supply of chilling imagery, memorable characters, and incisive nightmares. Packed with horror and dappled with equal parts humor and romance, this gripping supernatural thriller ensnares readers all the way from its eerie start to its explosive, heart-pounding climax.

There you go! That’s my four books.

I hope you enjoyed the post.

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