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Continue reading →: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerHeartbreaking, spine-tingling, funny, and eloquently written. Set during the first few months of the COVID outbreak, Cora Zeng is trying to navigate the world as a crime scene cleaner after watching her sister get murdered on the subway platform. When she starts seeing a pattern to the crimes she’s cleaning… Read More
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Continue reading →: Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeesterRelease Date: December 9, 2025 An ancient curse afflicting generations of women, religious trauma, witchcraft, and sapphic longing…a Tour-De-Force by a uniquely refreshing voice in horror. I went into Dark Sisters with the expectation I was going to read an historical witchcraft story, but what I got was a haunting… Read More
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New Book Releases!
For the Week of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Featured here are just a handful of books that release this week! Keep an eye out for future reviews of those I haven’t yet read. Buy or pre-order at the links below each synopsis! Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio Genre: Gothic Fiction, Horror, Suspense/Thriller Synopsis: Every night,…
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Painted Edges: An Ancient Obsession
We all know how enticing those beautiful sprayed edges can be. From sumptuous solid colors to intricate hand painted and sprayed designs, decorated edges lend a colorful sense of whimsy and character to any library. But where did this phenomenon begin? Is this a new phenomenon or did readers of the past have a thing…
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New Book Releases!
For the Week of Tuesday, September 16, 2024 Featured here are just a handful of books that release this week! Keep an eye out for future reviews of those I haven’t yet read. Buy or pre-order at the links below each synopsis! An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Genre: Romantasy, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy…
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The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Synopsis A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting . In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women…
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Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
Synopsis By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes. But when Gideon Green –…
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