I have read three books, so far, in 2023 and all of them have sucked. The most disappointing, however, is House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland. This book has a beautiful cover that immediately drew me in but... you can't judge a book by its cover. This review will have spoilers. Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Iris Hollow …
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I decided to begin my spooky season reads with We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. My brother loved this book and told me I needed to read it so, here I am. This book seems to be loved by most but unfortunately, I'm in the vast minority because I hated it. …
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"What Moves The Dead" is the second story (the other being Nettle & Bone) that I've read by T. Kingfisher and unfortunately, not my favorite. This spooky novella is a retelling of "The Fall of The House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and that alone is why I requested it from Netgalley. This review …
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We are quickly heading into spooky season and so I decided I wanted to read something... spooky. I like a good creepy book, especially if it's paranormal, but it's not a genre I read from often. One book that I saw repeatedly mentioned on Twitter was The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. …
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If you have followed me for any length of time, you probably know that the horror genre is not one I read often. I prefer creepy and atmospheric fantasy over straight up horror. However, Hearts Strange and Dreadful, a new release by Tim McGregor, sounded like one I might enjoy. It's described as supernatural historical …
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