Spring Into Horror Read-A-Thon - Wrap up post

Thanks to the lovely Michelle from the True Book Addict for hosting this read-a-thon. The general consensus is that it was a very enjoyable read-a-thon. Thank you also to everyone who hosted challenges. I have enjoyed reading people's entries to the challenges, even though I have been too busy to enter many myself (I did enter a challenge over at Oh, For the Hook of a Book).

Over the week I finished my creepy/horror fiction book (Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children), and I also managed to complete most of my research from the following five books:

Celtic Gods and Heroes, by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
British Folk Tales, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Tales of the Celtic Otherworld, by John Matthews
Tales from the Welsh Hills, by Ellen Pugh
Magicians and Fairies, by Robert Ingpen and Molly Perham

I am a bit of a sook, so didn't read anything majorly scary, although Miss Peregrine was a little creepy. I am pleased I achieved even that much. I am glad to have had the opportunity to have read a genre that I normally wouldn't go near, and in such a fun way.

Spring Horror Read-A-Thon - The story so far

I have been madly reading away this week for the Spring Horror Read-A-Thon. So far I have:

- started and completed 'Tales from the Welsh Hills", by Ellen Pugh
- started and completed "Magicians and Fairies", by Robert Ingpen and Molly Perham
- read up to page 101 of "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children", by Ranson Griggs

I am enjoying this read-a-thon so much, now that I have some more time on my hands.

Hopefully I can cap off the week with even more reading!

Tales from the Welsh Hills, by Ellen Pugh

Tales from the Welsh Hills by Ellen Pugh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This little book is a treasure trove of Welsh stories. Told in a simple yet endearing manner, these tales are a quick and enjoyable read for all the family.

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Magicians and Fairies, by Robert Ingpen

Magicians And Fairies by Robert Ingpen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Although in no means an exhaustive source of fairytales, this book is a great run down on different 'fairy' creatures from around the world (Baba Yaga, dwarves, satyrs etc). For my own personal uses it has been a really good stepping stone for further research. I would not recommend this book for children, however, unless the have a true passion for the subject matter. It quite often states the facts in an unimaginative manner. Every few pages or so this book does relate a fairy tales in a fairly engaging manner, which breaks up the information nicely.

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Spring Into Horror Read-A-Thon

And we're at the starting line for the Spring Into Horror Read-A-Thon, hosted by the lovely Michelle (True Book Addict) over at Castle Macabre. I am a little intrepid about this read-a-thon because horror fiction usually gives me nightmares (I know, I know, sometimes my vivid imagination can be a little over-zealous).

My plan for this week is to read Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs. This book seems to be very different from everything else I have read before, and I bought it on a whim a couple of months ago. I am looking forward to having the excuse to read it. I just read the prologue and first chapter. It's looking good so far.

I am also spending this week researching for the fantasy fiction story I am writing, so I will be reading the following books (some of them even have horror elements to them, so it's good timing).

Celtic Gods and Heroes, by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
British Folk Tales, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Tales of the Celtic Otherworld, by John Matthews
Tales from the Welsh Hills, by Ellen Pugh
Magicians and Fairies, by Robert Ingpen and Molly Perham

I am really looking forward to this week, and I wish my fellow read-a-thon-ers all the best and happy reading!

Bridge of Dreams, by Anne Bishop

Bridge of Dreams by Anne Bishop
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was surprisingly enjoyable, given that I didn't really like the first two in the series. The newly introduced characters had flavour and were likeable, and the story captured the imagination.

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