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Continue reading →: We Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerQueer, haunted, what the f*** is going on here?! A young queer couple move into an old house with a plan to flip it. Eve is our FMC and is described as a “people pleaser to a fault”. Shortly after moving in, a family shows up on their doorstep with… Read More
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Continue reading →: Awakened by Laura ElliottA thrilling page turner about what it is to be human and the toll of chronic illness. Release Date: June 10, 2025 From the Publisher: Science has stolen sleep and awakened a world of horror. “I’ve been an insomniac all of my life, but I’m not Sleepless and I won’t… Read More
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Book Releases This Week
What I’m excited to read, for the week of 10/1/2024
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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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