The Secret of Drue Isle

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Seek: The Strange Case Continues by Anthony O'Neill My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thanks, Edelweiss for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. "The measure of man's unhappiness is the distance between where he is and where he aspires to be." I honestly don't know why I picked up this book. Probably because it was about Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. After reading this book, I feel like I want to read that classic book for the full experience. Firstly, I would like to say that I did not in any way expect the twist at the end. I started the book with a very low expectation. I thought it was going to be extremely boring, but it was the opposite of that. A good surprise, I suppose. Everyone knows about Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde or I hope everyone has at least heard about them. Well, yeah they are purely fictional, but that is the place where the fun starts. In this book, O'Neill writes extremely swif...

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi My rating: 4 of 5 stars “White is for witching, a colour to be worn so that all other colours can enter you, so that you may use them. At a pinch, cream will do.” This book was another assignment. I loved the writing, and the story was well crafted. Oyeyemi brought her characters to life through words. However, what do you do if the villain is actually your house? What if that house protects only the women of the family? What if that turns them mad? I can say that it was a great way to remind myself of Edgar Allen Poe if nothing else. Some of the moments in the story are sick, but what isn't. Life is not fair. We say that to our self all the time. The tale is gothic. Weird things are supposed to happen. They do. I will be honest that I was grossed out multiple times. However, pain makes people do things. So, it is hard to blame the characters. The state of minds of this characters is so strong that it left me breathless. Each of them...