Tag: books

“Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur.

Some seriously amazing poetry. It’s all very raw and honest and gritty. Written by a woman, it covers topics like parents, love, sex, relationships, and sexual abuse. Haven’t read a poetry book in forever it seems, but this one will definitely be added to my collection.

“Stalking Jack the Ripper” By Kerri Maniscalco

Got this gem at a yard sale today for .25¢! Now that I’m two chapters in, this is definitely my current read. “Stalking Jack the Ripper” By Kerri Maniscalco. Her first novel, the language is pretty amazing, and what isn’t interesting about cutting up cadavers or Jack the Ripper?
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Here’s the book description: ‘Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born into privilege but leads a forbidden secret life. Against her father’s wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey spends most of her time in her Uncle’s laboratory to study forensic medicine by dissecting cadavers. But when their work on a series of gruesome murders and savagely killed corpses pulls them into a serious criminal investigation, she may not be able to keep her double life from her father or society much longer. But she is determined to find answers, for both herself and the murdered women. Set in 1888, this seamless blend of history and fiction places its characters directly in the middle of the Whitechapel murders attributed to Jack the Ripper.’

“Dracula” by Bram Stoker

Next to Frankenstein, this is by far, hands down, one of the best Gothic Fiction books ever written, and it continues to be one of my all time favorites. (The film with Gary Oldman is just as sexy.) The entire book is written in newspaper articles, telegrams, phonograph recordings, legal documents, and journal entries.

“The Elements of Style” by William Strunk J.R and E.B White

When there’s serious proofreading to be done, you have to pull out the big guns. Turns out my love of the semicolon is legitimate. It’s been storming outside since last night; perfect weather to make a nest and edit my writing.