Writing and exploring stories with fairy tale inspirations.
I read an eARC of Murder in Fourth Position by Lori Robbins. Thank you, NetGalley and Level Best Books. Whoops, this is the fourth book in a series. No, I didn’t realize this right away, and I’m not going back and reading the other three. I’ve also learned that I’m really picky about mystery/thriller books. … Continue reading Murder in Fourth Position by Lori Robbins-Book Review
I read an eARC of The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker. Thank you, NetGalley and Inkyard Press. Zilan is an Alchemist who can bring people back from the dead, but living in the south as someone who had a parent who wasn’t from China, she dreams of becoming a royal alchemist and getting all … Continue reading The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker-Book Review
I read an eARC of Out There Screaming an New Black Horror Anthology edited by Jorden Peele. Thank you, Netgalley and Random House Publishing. This was a good anthology book. Some of the stories really drew me in, and I ended up loving them, a few I thought would have been better if they became … Continue reading Out There Screaming edited by Jorden Peele
I read an eARC of The Witchery by S. Isabelle. Thank you, NetGalley and Scholastic press. I’m not sure why I got it, because this book came out a year ago, but thank you! This is a book about a group (you could call it a coven, though I don’t think the book ever does) … Continue reading The Witchery by S. Isabelle-Book Review
I read an eARC of What Happened at Hawthorn House by Hadassah Shiradski. Thank you, NetGalley and Brigids Gate Press, LLC. This book gave me serious, Court of Rose feels. It’s the creepy orphanage setting where the older girls create a court with a queen, princesses, and duchess, and then they act out horrible acts … Continue reading What Happened at Hawthorn House by Hadassah Shiradski-Book Review
I read an eARC of Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris. Thank you, NetGalley and Stelliform Press. This is a short horror book, about 80 pages, about an artist who goes on a retreat and creates a series of paintings that her partner got her a grant to create. That’s right, her partner sent in … Continue reading Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris-Book Review
I read an eARC of a Study in Drowning. Thank you, NetGalley and HarperCollins Children’s Books. Everything in this book should be something I adore. A creepy, sea landscape in a world with a light magical system that is questioned even by its people which makes everything that is happening in the text all the … Continue reading A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid-Book Review
I read an eARC Never Whistle at Night a short story anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Random House. This short story collection is amazing! My favorites are everything from the teenaged guy who gives birth to a rattlesnake, to a chorus of indigenous ghosts … Continue reading Never Whistle at Night: Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr-Book Review
I read an eARC of Monstrous by Jessica Lewis. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Children’s Press. This horror book starts fast. Like that synopsis? Yeah, that mystery is solved really fast. When Latavia (Avia to her friends), she’s already attending the third funeral that summer, she’s extremely weirded out by the town, and by … Continue reading Monstrous by Jessica Lewis-Book Review
I read an eARC of The Spirit Bare Its Teeth by Joseph White. Thank you, NetGalley and PeachTree Publishing. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This book is beautiful, angering, and everything I could look for in a horror book. The way the character is written is amazing. I would pay attention to the triggers … Continue reading The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph White-Book Review
Magical Fairy Tale 