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Category: Horror

  • Mexican Gothic

    Mexican Gothic

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia This is a 5 star read for me. It’s got everything you want in a gothic fiction, from the wonderful details to the fun architectural descriptions. It’s written so beautifully, yet the horrors and events and gore is very much there. I was genuinely scared reading this at moments and it was a…

  • At Midnight We Possess The Damned

    At Midnight We Possess The Damned

    Book Review ARC Review 5 stars Andre Duza, Anna Kubik (editor), Nick Cato This was my first bizarro fiction horror read, so I had to take some time to process it properly. Please proceed with caution with this book. It’s disturbing. I initially gave it a 4 star rating, but this plot was executed so…

  • Dead Silence

    Dead Silence

    OK initially this book literally traumatized me from how scary it was. There are ghosts and they got extra spooky. I think about this book regularly though.

  • The Staircase in the Woods

    The Staircase in the Woods

    Chuck Wendig ARC Review Book Review 5 star This book hit me like a ton of bricks. I finished this in one sitting and it’s probably going in my top reads this year. Not only was it incredibly well-written and fun to follow, it as also genuinely disturbing, sad, and terrifying. The staircase is based…

  • The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery

    The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery

    Clarence Hayes Release date: JUNE 17 Book Review A 5 star read This was an ARC I took my time reading and enjoyed every second of. There was humor, intrigue, stakes, excellent haracter development, computer talk, and it made my palms sweat! I loved this book so incredibly much and am excited to check out…

  • The Divine Flesh

    The Divine Flesh

    Drew huff This book is an unhinged work of complete art. The cover drew me in and the plot sounded intense. I was right. This author, Drew Huff, is incredibly talented and I\’ll be needing to read all of their work at this point. The world building added to this extreme horror book was so…

  • Cinderella Is Dead

    Cinderella Is Dead

    Kalynn Bayron Book Review Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ This was such a GOOD book. Kalynn Bayron is an incredibly talented author, so every book I pick up I know I am in for a good time. This book still managed to blow me away. It was so creative and angering yet hopeful and exciting and stressful…

  • Bochica

    Bochica

    by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro ARC Review from Atria Books via Net Galley Book Review Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ Release Day May 13 2025 This book is a very special, very scary, heartbreaking and beautiful story and experience. I was craving heavy desriptions, some gothic elements, and a vibe similar to that of “Mexican Gothic” and this book delivered….

  • Mexican Gothic

    Mexican Gothic

    by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Book Review Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I do not currently have the energy to do a full review for this pleasure read, so here are some photos of me talking about how much I love it. I got to like 80% through the book last night before I fell asleep and ITS SO GOOD…

  • The Obelisk Gate

    The Obelisk Gate

    By N.K. Jemisin Book Review Currently Reading Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ I finished the Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin last nightt at 3 am and it ripped me in half. Alabaster is not supposed to die. But their son was also not supposed to die. Tonkee is cool but annoying and needs to be a better…