Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The Picture of Dorian Gray review

     This is such a fun, classic, gothic novel. The Picture of Dorian Gray has lovely imagery and imaginative language. Oscar Wilde did a great job at painting a spooky and eloquent picture of a man gone mad after corrupting his soul. It tells a tale of what can happen to a person if they sell their soul for pleasure, corruption and youth. Almost vampiric in nature, The Picture of Dorian Gray shows Dorian almost draining any goodness he had by his hedonistic, selfish and cruel tendencies. The story of a young, beautiful man painted by an artist who longs to stay young and exquisite looking forever while his painting decays, rots and bares the scars of the wickedness that is in his soul. I definitely recommend this gothic classic for anyone that loves a good, spooky read. The floral print cover was so lovely I had to have it. I found this one on Amazon for those who are interested but I am sure they have some on ebay as well.  It was the perfect read to ring in the New Year. There are several huge changes that I am making. Some things have died away while others have bloomed. I cant wait to see what happens in the future and am excited for what is to come. I hope the year sees all of you well and with that I shall go and read my next novel. See you in February!







Wednesday, September 27, 2023

September/October reading 2023

Happy September friends. Hope you are doing great! What are you reading this Autumn?
Cardigan sweater set from Hot Topic






Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Goth books for Summer

Just highlighting a few of the goth themed, thriller and Dark Academia style books I am reading this Summer. 




 

Gothic Beauty magazine Summer

There were some fun treats in this box! 




 

Our Goth garden

 We now have a lovely goth themed garden. We already harvested most of the herbs so we need to plant more chives and basil. So delicious! 












Movie Night

 I made some pumpkin bread for my friends and Daniel and I had a movie night. We watched Renfield. It was so fun! 







Goth Summer style

 Hope you are all having a great Summer. I put together some fun summer goth outfits plus some activities I have done with my husband this Summer. I went to see the Barbie movie. It was rad. I went as goth Barbie of course haha The Central Coast isnt as hot because we live near beaches and ocean and get some breezy weather so that is nice. It has even rained a lot which I love! Cheers