Books for the TBR Pile... 'Bloody Finished It!' Edition

I finally finished 'Into the Narrowdark' on Saturday, the 'Easiest TBR pile' is finally complete :o) And yep, it has taken me since early November to finish off three books but cut me a little slack, it's been a tough few months... And that is why it felt so good to finish off 'Into the Narrowdark', kind of drawing a line under a crappy period. That and the fact that it ended up being a very good read (I mean, I was sure it would be but you never know until you give it a go...) Let me get my head around the book a little more and you'll see a post in the next couple of days.

In the meantime...

I managed to sort out one health issue last year but one of the tests, coming out of that, highlighted another possible issue which, a few weeks ago, was confirmed as an actual chronic condition and I'm now getting treatment for that. I'm not happy but you know what? It could have been a lot worse :o) My Uncle knows me very well and kindly sent me a book token to cheer me up. Here's what I bought with it, plus a little extra...


I've always wanted to read more of Robert Bloch's work (his short stories that I have read were superb) and looking at Shirley Jackson's work, on the shelves, finally inspired me to give her a go. And that's why you can see copies of 'The Opener of the Way' and 'The Lottery and Other Stories', purchased with my book token. I am very much looking forward to getting into these two books :o) Which one do you think I should crack open first?

And the other two books? Well, It turned out that Waterstones wasn't quite done with me... ;o) I'm really enjoying the occasional delve into the roots of Weird Fiction, and I can't resist the collections in the 'British Library: Tales of the Weird', so I had to have a copy of 'Shadows on the Wall'.  And while I don't read Folk Horror as a rule (nothing against it, it just hasn't seemed to enter my orbit), 'Scuttler's Cove' looked particularly intriguing so that came home with me as well.

Anything here catch your eye?

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  1. Bookstooge24 March 2025 at 09:25

    Congrats on finishing up Into the Narrow Dark!

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    1. Graeme24 March 2025 at 10:16

      Cheers mate :o) 'The Navigators Children' is all lined up and ready to go, might wait a few days before diving in though.

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