• Intrusive Thoughts and Other Dark & Unusual Tales by Jennifer Osborn

    Intrusive Thoughts and Other Dark & Unusual Tales by Jennifer Osborn

    Trigger Warnings: Child death, gore/slasher/dismemberment, brief pregnancy horror. This was one of my most entertaining reads of the year! A collection of short horror stories that weave into a larger narrative, Intrusive Thoughts was published last year (2023) and will make you truly think about your life and what’s important to you (at least, it…

  • SCHROEDER by Neal Cassidy

    SCHROEDER by Neal Cassidy

    I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Neal Cassidy and M&S Publishing. This was a tough one to get through, and was honestly not my cup of tea, but it may be yours. This is a first person stream of consciousness with considerable detail paid to the main character’s…

  • The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates

    The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates

    While this was sufficiently entertaining to keep me reading til the end, it lacked a certain substance and seemed to throw in implausible situations in order to create a narrative. It got to the point where some language and details were so blatantly silly that I had to overlook them. For example, the main character,…

  • Book Releases This Week

    Book Releases This Week

    What I’m excited to read, for the week of 10/1/2024

  • A Visit to the Town That Inspired The Unmaking of June Farrow

    A Visit to the Town That Inspired The Unmaking of June Farrow

    EDIT: Since the publishing of this post, Marshall, NC has suffered devastating damage from historic flooding. Carolina Flowers’ downtown shop has been destroyed. If you would like to help, please visit: Carolina Flowers’ Flood Relief Fundraiser Sometimes it pays to read the author’s acknowledgements at the end of a book. That’s what I learned when…

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