#thehauntingscentofpoppies

[generallygothic]

"𝕬 𝖋𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖑 𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖘 𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖉, 𝖎𝖙𝖘 𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖙𝖊 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉." - Victoria Williamson 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ If you're yet to hear of indie publishers Little Thorn, you'll want to listen up, spooky nerds! Specialising in "fiction that is weird, fantastical and feminist", they have just begun publishing exciting new gothic & supernatural novellas. In miniature form, the two novellas that I gratefully received* currently comprise the entirety of their catalogue. They are pocket-sized, quick reads with stunning cover art. 🚂 Set at Christmas time in a recently post-war Britain, Victoria Williamson's 'The Haunting Scent of Poppies: A Ghost Story' is the perfect homage to traditional scary festive tales of the past. And yet, it is entirely unique; the horror is subtle, unsettling, and increasingly visceral as the terror of WWI seeps into the daily life of a London thief lying low in the country. ⚜️Recommend! 🚂 Fast-paced and impossible to put down, Louise Mercer's 'It's Always Midnight Somewhere' is mesmerising. May Snow is a supernatural cartographer seeking to unravel the mysteries of the midnight train. Though the narrative is excessively complex in parts, the magic refuses to be derailed. The train is an entirely unfamiliar construct that shifts and captivates; akin to 'The Midnight Circus', Mercer's first novella is transporting. ⚜️One to watch! 🚂 *Gifted, with thanks to @littlethornbooks . #indiepublisher #gothicnovel #feministliterature #womenwriters #gothicfiction #spookynerd #spookychristmas #festivereads #gifted #arc #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookreview #bookish #newauthor #itsalwaysmidnightsomewhere #louisemercer #thehauntingscentofpoppies #victoriawilliamson #ghoststory #supernaturalfiction #weirdfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmzo3_LrVKf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=