Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster: A Novel | 
pickDecent enough story, which kept me turning the pages. It's made more interesting in that the crimes around which the plot revolves were historical. Some nice set pieces, and lots of allusions to Poe's writings to satisfy the likely readership of gothic enthusiasts.
My main gripe is that loose ends are deliberately left dangling, to encourage purchase of the sequel, no doubt. I'd have appreciated a little more closure after sticking with 398 pages.
C. Auguste Dupin, the first modern literary detective, teams up with his creator, Edgar Allan Poe, to solve a mystery with its roots stretching back to Poe's childhood in London, and his doubtful ancestry.
100-odd pages in and it's an enjoyable story with Poe presented in neurotic detail, while Dupin so far is something of a cipher. Hopefully he'll get more fleshed out as the story unfolds.
Obviously, being set in London 1840, much wandering👇🏼
Finished my read for ‘Care of Magical Creatures‘, which means only two books left to hit my goal of Alchemist in the #magicalreadathon #owlsreadathon #magicalreadathon2020
Really enjoyed this one.
Starting this one for my ‘Care of Magical Creatures‘ prompt in the #magicalreadathon2020. I started it last month, but stopped after a few pages when I realised it covered a prompt, lol.
I figured I‘d stick with my Edgar Allan Poe kick. 😂
This is a novel wherein Poe is working with his detective friend to solve the mystery behind a box of letters he has found belonging to his deceased grandparents. His grandparents were stage actors who apparently led a monstrous double life, and Poe is hoping to prove that the letters are forgeries.
#octoberxfiles #monstermash
Today's book and music purchases ??The tagged book was on a whim as it sounds intriguing, so I hope it lives up to expectations. Watership Down, because I really should have read this by now! John Grant because I love his soulfully melancholic voice, and Gil Scott-Heron because this includes the amazing track, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised".
Almost Christmas and my birthday is in 3 weeks and I'm in a bookstore. It's killing me. I need to buy a book.
#TBRtemptation post!!! (I'm posting a lot of these for the foreseeable future since I spent a half-hour browsing in the bookstore yesterday and wanted nearly EVERY book I saw! Do you ever want to cry out in anguish at the unfairness of not being able to afford it all?! 😩) Now *this* looks like a *very* interesting series! What do you think? Have you read it?!
