Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield Historical Fantasy 328 pages Published in November 2013, by Atria/Emily Bestler Books From Goodreads: Bellman & Black is a heart-thumpingly perfect ghost story, beautifully and irresistibly written, its ratcheting tension exquisitely calibrated line by line. Its hero is William Bellman, who, as a boy of 10, killed a shiny … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Bellman and Black
gothic novels
The Picture of Dorian Gray
I've been binge-watching Showtime's Penny Dreadful lately. It's a bad habit, I know. Binge-watching's bad for you and all that (though I don't just sit on the couch like a potato while I'm doing it), but I do love gothic tales. Especially when they're as pretty as this show is. And maybe there are parts that are … Continue reading The Picture of Dorian Gray
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