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Tag: Classic Books

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

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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 classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Kait and I decided to read more “classic” spooky stories, and The Haunting of Hill House was a great one to start with. It was fun to read a novel that has inspired countless horror authors and books, and that continues to be adapted into...

MEG and JO Book Review

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OMGILOVEDTHISBOOK. *deep breath* Ahem. Sorry. But, seriously, guys. I absolutely adored Meg and Jo. I’m a huge fan of retellings, particularly ones that modernize classic stories (see Eligible), but this is the first retelling of Little Women that I’ve read. That being said, expectations were high when I started reading – and I’m so happy to report that Virginia Kantra's reimagining completely surpassed everything I could have hoped...