Coraline & The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman’s Scariest Stories
Neil Gaiman is by far one of my favourite authors. He has consistently provided the world with extraordinary stories that take place in our ordinary world, and by doing so he has made the ordinary whimsical. The following Neil Gaiman scary stories, are in my…
Witches In Literature: Which Witch is Which?
Throughout history you will find mentions and whispers of witches in literature. From Circe, the first witch mentioned in western literature, to Hecate, Morgan le Fay, Baba Yaga, the Wicked Witch of the West, and the most recent witch starlet— Hermione Granger. Who were witches…
10 Gothic Horror Stories to Haunt Your Dreams
Who doesn’t love a good gothic horror novel in the fall? Big beautiful spooky houses, macabre families, doomed romance… so wonderful. Classic or modern, these are some of the most atmospheric stories around. If you’re looking for a moody fall read, gothic horror is definitely…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Explained
Every Halloween you start hearing whispers about Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horsemen. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is considered one of America’s first horror ghost stories and it scared the bejeebies out early settlers. Why be worried about witches when the Headless Horsemen was…
Exclusive: The Spirit in the Crypt: Q&A with Author Alexander Lound
Spook-tacular greetings to all! We at Fully Booked were recently given the opportunity to read the debut novel in Alexander Lound’s young adult Jonny Roberts series, The Spirit in the Crypt. This reader thoroughly enjoyed it, and wanted to get a little more insight into…
Mischief & Mediums: Review of The Spirit in the Crypt by Alexander Lound
Looking back on the experience, I realize that high school can be many different things for many different folks: insecurities, self-discovery, first love and psychic powers…hmm, there’s something off about that last one. However, that’s the case for Jonny Roberts, the protagonist of Alexander Lound’s…
Spooks, Specters and Shadows, Oh My – Horror Month at Fully Booked
It’s the spoo-kiest time of the yeeeaaar… that sounds better in my head. I’ll find a way to make it work. Anyway, it’s October and our theme this month at Fully Booked is perhaps unoriginal, but extremely appropriate: Horror, and to start off, we will…
The 5 Best Harry Potter Back to School Scenes
The Harry Potter series will always be my go-to for Back to School. I usually re-read the books in September because the stories always span over the months of the academic school year, and so enhances the feeling of young adult nostalgia. So for your…
The Spooky Goings on of Nightmare Hall
Is that a chill I feel in the air? As a kid, we all knew what cooler days meant: back to school! New sneakers, unsharpened pencils and shiny new textbooks, oh my. While I don’t remember the last time that I had a new textbook…
Forget Real School: 5 Of The Best Fictional Schools We Would Attend
Now let me dive into why I choose such a random assortment of fictional schools and why we all deserve to go to school at one of these places: Hogwarts – Harry Potter “I am going to bed before either of you come up with…
Hex Hall Review By Rachel Hawkins
What a time to go to school Demons, Vampires, and magic— The three things any good school should have. Mix into it the school is full of angsty teenagers who like to use their power and you get an explosion of characters and interactions. Top…
Princesses & Mediators: Top 5 Meg Cabot Books
You never forget the books you read as a teen. And Back to School month at Fully Booked is such a great time for us to take a trip down nostalgia lane and revisit some of our favourite young adult books from that time in…