<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tracey M Carvill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracey M Carvill]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:45:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I can honestly say I have never related this hard to fictional characters in my life! The three protagonists of this story seem written for me – I’m sure that won’t be everyone’s experience, but I feel like if you’re drawn to this book, chances are good that you’ll be a similar kind of person – one the tribe, so to speak (or coven, hehe). The story is predictable in a good, familiar way – you know what’s going to happen, you just don’t know how, and you’ll be eager to find out. The...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-weyward-by-emilia-hart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a442f0ede1908b1cec816ee</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_29a1381d988141f789b5eefc79498d96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_323,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Night Hag by Hester Musson]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Scottish brae, a spectral hag, a horrifying night-mare and a reluctant spiritualist are the key points in this story and they are all points that immediately sparked my interest. Set in Victorian London, Edinburgh and rural Scotland, Hester Musson has put together an enchanting, haunting and intriguing mystery with truly spine-chilling moments weaved in. The protagonist Lil is a sceptic seeking to escape a past entrenched in the Spiritualist movement that was so popular in Victorian...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-night-hag-by-hester-musson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2871092d2809110fe9b440</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_acf42b10736d4b9388cf834f50855360~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_973,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Last Stall by Wayne Staples]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I heard that there was another horror author knocking around in Hoo (is there something in the air around here?), I figured it’d be rude not to show some support and give their book a go! So I grabbed a copy of Wayne Staples’ ‘The Last Stall’ and got to reading it. It’s not a very long read – I got through it in one evening – but it is full of chills and some great imagery. The book is self-published, and I’ll admit there is some creative formatting that I found a bit distracting at...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-last-stall-by-wayne-staples</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11f5f1960e8ad90094263c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:46:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_ea8d4d6a4fb1459b9fccb1800b8b7f0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_334,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a tough review to write! Not because I don’t have lots to say, but because most of what I want to say I can’t, because it’ll be a big massive spoiler! And yes I know the book’s been out for ages, and some people think that after a certain period of time spoilers are fine and if you still haven’t read the book or seen the movie or show, that it’s on you to avoid them. I’m not one of those people. I think everyone should be able to enjoy things spoiler-free! Some young person hasn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-last-house-on-needless-street-by-catriona-ward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fce9dc4f7ebdc9f6a74bcc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_e0a29c3be8144c5d8b9b684cd7da36f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s not often I’ll sit down and read a non-fiction book cover to cover; true crime books, maybe, now and then, or collections of ‘true’ ghost stories. I have plenty of what I think of as reference books – books that collect and list historical events, folk and fairytale creatures, and all manner of witchy and pagan stuff, and I’ve read them, though in bits, here and there, dipping into them when I have a spare half hour or if I need information on something that I know is inside. But when I...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-dead-of-winter-by-sarah-clegg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6980df7a1dce0ff3f106945a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:32:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_b03aa86dc8d1490e8ba311488bda4987~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_326,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Voyage of the Damned by Frances White]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a lot to be said for an entertaining main character, one who tells the story with energy and charm and keeps the reader engaged. This book has just such a character, and as a result it is a joy to read. It’s one of those books that I just flew through in a matter of days, enjoying every line and looking forward to the next time I could sit down and read (sadly, long gone are the days when I could just sit and read for the entire day – I’m too busy now!). Voyage of the Damned is told...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-voyage-of-the-damned-by-frances-white</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6931defc644b95bce4b682a5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_4d9fa60f030049ad895ac5afc2a1fe06~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_330,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Haunts - An Anthology of Dark Writing by Charlotte Byrne]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came across this little book in a local artists’ shop, and when I say ‘little’, I mean that it’s a slim paperback barely larger than my hand and I read it all inside of half an hour! It’s a collection of five short horror stories, all in a different style. One is in fact a screenplay, rather than a story, and as it’s set in a cinema, that makes perfect sense. The stories aren’t perfect, but they are all intriguing, my particular favourites being ‘Georgy Girl’ and ‘Last Delivery’. It’s a...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-haunts-an-anthology-of-dark-writing-by-charlotte-byrne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69260a99164262f22a6744ee</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:05:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_16b7f23059f9491fad3cc3c159ddbeca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_798,h_791,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Opal King by Aerin Apeltun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third book in the Cursed Weapons trilogy, The Opal King brings the epic story of Amethyst/Samphire and her companions to a very...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-opal-king-by-aerin-apeltun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d5a5fd73940711a70f9d65</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:29:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_5c4c55f3d0cc419aad61afaf741111eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Night House by Jo Nesbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first book by Jo Nesbo that I’ve read, and I have to say I couldn’t have picked one that was more to my taste! The Night...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-night-house-by-jo-nesbo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6848ad4d5e033c617500f7d3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:12:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_e997af20d4ed48158dc59ca344b9f7b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_309,h_475,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review – The Octagon’s Eight by Mairon Oakley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year when I was at Fantasy Forest with Smash Bear Publishing promoting my book, I promised myself I was going to stop by...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-octagon-s-eight-by-mairon-oakley</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672a6b1d1aa5529e6866bd13</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:10:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_adb89ef7de5a4d218bd69d8120df5419~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_466,h_735,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Blooms of Dawn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smash Bear Publishing’s latest charity fundraiser is in aid of PAL Humanity , and it is an absolutely adorable little book of...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-blooms-of-dawn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672a65196c6a0dc059f3266c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_02d40df1b4ac4e2dad1811bdac9083bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_313,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: You Like It Darker by Stephen King]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest offering from the King of horror is a collection of novellas and short stories, and like most of his collections of the type,...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-you-like-it-darker-by-stephen-king</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667dd5029a27b927a191fb0e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_ad912ecfd85543c883a319eb82432a7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_440,h_677,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Gloom by Ricky Olson]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book definitely has an apt title: Gloom it is called and gloom is what you will get. Ricky Olson has written 13 short stories filled...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-gloom-by-ricky-olson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667dc5cf6219adad1becb05a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_73125eebaea14bfeafd06357c343595a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Malachite Quest by Aerin Apeltun]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve read The Amethyst Talisman, the first book in the Cursed Weapons series, you’ll be familiar with the world of Aerba (if you...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-malachite-quest-by-aerin-apeltun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667dbdf0bdabaca72f5a8980</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:36:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_01503e3aa4b443da99f8295820463a77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_313,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett]]></title><description><![CDATA[I should not be allowed in bookstores unattended. On the day I’m thinking of, I wandered past a Waterstones and saw an intriguing book...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-mysterious-case-of-the-alperton-angels-by-janice-hallett</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659c496531891f74e143c814</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:16:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_6ef93dd8fbfe476180df4e950187438a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_290,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Ghost Woods by CJ Cooke]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love a split narrative story! Different points of view on the same story can broaden the reader’s scope of what’s going on, and you get...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-ghost-woods-by-cj-cooke</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65808647921b562a78d33090</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:50:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_34b0a7aaa2b44c869bbe3a013ae5e625~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_403,h_648,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: The Dance of Lost Souls by Kelli Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm primarily a horror reader, but throw a bit of spookiness into anything and I'll read it! 'The Dance of Lost Souls' does this by...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-the-dance-of-lost-souls-by-kelli-call</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65535b627110fb421f2dc2fc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:36:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_c7255d0a79f64703affca939107fe4b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Ordinary Monsters by J M Miro]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to The Daily Mail, this book is a 'gaslit, gothic tour de force'. I don't tend to agree with The Daily Mail very often, but in...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-ordinary-monsters-by-j-m-miro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654650cea2386e6b3d54bd5c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_904664e72f704dc8890459cfde86d045~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_325,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV Review: The Fall of the House of Usher]]></title><description><![CDATA[So normally I wouldn't write a blog post about something I'd watched - I watch even more than I read so I'd be here forever and never...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/tv-review-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652c039609a05f5ead9ae7f8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:25:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_f6ffcb0ead4245aababd82f65cf1f3d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Storm's Child by John Ortega]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crikey, this book moves at 90 miles an hour and you'll read it that fast, too! It's not a big book, but I still tore through it much...]]></description><link>https://www.traceymcarvill.co.uk/post/book-review-storm-s-child-by-john-ortega</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6505eaa344c32f51f07ac3c3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 17:50:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94c4e5_ce7a7f8aa41b4d72b66e55e7a9830759~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracey Carvill</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>