Welcome into The Reading Lounge for our October "spooky" read - Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. We are happy we added this to our reading list as adults so that we can fully appreciate the elegant and descriptive prose of Bradbury. If you read this in your younger years, perhaps it is worth a second go around with this suspenseful page turner.

We paired this month's read with a cocktail aptly named, Cursed Carnival. Sip on a Cursed Carnival while you let Bradbury spin a tale of good and evil told against the backdrop of a malevolent traveling carnival.

Cursed Carnival

1.5 oz dark rum

1 oz pineapple juice

1/2 oz lime juice

1/2 oz grenadine

crushed ice

maraschino cherry for garnish

Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glasses and garnish with a cherry.

Other books mentioned during this episode:

Liliana's Invincible Summer

The Phoenix Pencil Company

The Names

Audition

Wanting Daisy Dead

The Sequel