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How many different weekly memes do you participate in besides the Book Blogger Hop?

This week's prompt submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews.

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I've been reading The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky, which Henry Holt & Company published today, for the past few hours. I've had an ARC on my Kindle for a few weeks, and I'm sorry for releasing this review later than I intended. For some reason, I mixed up my dates.  

Given that Frankenstein is one of my favorite books, The Mary Shelley Club immediately caught my attention. The protagonist of the narrative is Rachel, a disturbed teenager who enrolls at Manchester Prep and joins the Mary Shelley Club, a group unrelated to the English author. It's a covert group where the kids create and execute the spookiest practical jokes. Sounds like safe, enjoyable fun, right? Then the roles get reversed, and the club becomes the prey.

Overall, The Mary Shelley Club was a pleasure to read. It resembles a cross between Are You Afraid of the Dark? and a slasher film from the 1990s, but with a little more drama. Even though I don't know anything about Goldy Moldavsky's prior books, she did a fantastic job of developing a unique horror story with likable characters in this one. There is enough suspense and unexpected turns to keep you turning the pages.┄★★★★✰

About the Author

Goldy Moldavsky was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she lives with her family. She is the New York Times–bestselling author of Kill the Boy Band and No Good Deed. Some of her influences include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the esteemed works of John Irving, and the Mexican telenovelas she grew up watching with her mother. 

Author Website * Goodreads * Instagram * Twitter

It's another sleepless night for me for many reasons I will not go into, and, no, it doesn't have anything to do with my caffeine intake, though I did brew a cup just a few minutes ago. Once again, my mind is practically running on a different cylinder than my usual norm and listening to Taylor Swift's Fearless rerelease. (Yes, I am a Taylor Swift fan. Enough said.) There are too many things I need to catch up on and several new ideas I would like to focus my attention on. If there were only more hours in a day, then maybe I could get more things accomplished. Or if I would solve my procrastination issues then, I would have plenty of time to do all things I want to do.

Welcome to the Book Blogger Hop!

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Does the cover of a book affect whether you are more willing to read it?

This week's prompt submitted by Julie @ Stepping Stone Book Reviews.

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Thanks to a lack of sleep and drinking a bit too much caffeine, my mind is currently running on totally different cylinders tonight. Instead of writing reviews and articles, I'm watching clips and interviews of older actresses on Youtube. Yes, I know that might sound a bit weird, but I sort of having a reason for it. I've been a Hammer Films fan since I was a little bitty kid, but my fascination with these gothic films has increased ever since I got my hands on the Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment. And I cannot exactly explain it, but a chain reaction took place. I bought several Hammer movies on DVD and Blu-ray from Scream Factory and Warner Archives and several VUDU digitals. Then I ordered the books "The Art of Hammer: Posters From The Archives of Hammer Films" and "Hammer Glamour: Classic Images From The Archives Of Hammer Films." The latter title is all about the gorgeous actresses who appeared in those films. I'm not naming names, but I have developed an infatuation with at least three of these women, even though they are all old enough to be my grandmothers.

It's come to my attention that many of my recent subscribers and followers came aboard after I wrote about horror novels and movies. So, there will be more romanticism posts in the coming weeks. No, this isn't a change of direction for this blog. For those of you who don't already know, Rambling of a Coffee Addicted Writer began with me reviewing many romance novels. Yes, the guy who watched Michael Myers stalk Laurie Strode at the age of seven-years-old, somehow fell in love with romance novels. Why? How? I don't exactly have a 100% answer, but I guess I have a sensitive side that likes reading about fictional characters falling in love with each other. Sappy, right?