Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Manhunt Author: Gretchen Felker-Martin Publisher: Tor Nightfire Length: 293 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Manhunt is quite possibly the darkest, bleakest horror novel I've ever read. It's a book without a clear-cut hero, which is something unto itself, and, if you look close enough, there's something in it to offend... Continue Reading →
Title: The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle Author: Steve Hugh Westenra Publisher: Self-Published Length: 450 Pages Category: Horror, Mystery Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Despite some issues, I liked this book. The claustrophobia of the island lent itself perfectly to the feelings Steve Hugh Westenra wanted his readers to feel; that is, isolated and trapped. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” ~ John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Cheers, my fellow readers, and welcome to the list of... Continue Reading →
Title: No Man's Land Author: Sally Malcolm Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 319 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal/Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Sally Malcomb delivers an utterly engrossing story in No Man's Land. Not only is there horror enough to satisfy my love of the genre, there's also a romance that blooms alongside what resides... Continue Reading →
Title: They Who Bring the Light Series: Ghost Flower: Verse Two Author: Jessica Conwell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Fantasy, Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is anger and retribution against a corrupt system that professes to love but only harms. It is justice meted out to the unjust on... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Immortal Author: Kit Vincent Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 326 Pages Category: Horror, Paranormal, Dark Academia Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Love Immortal is a satisfying vampire/human romance. It doesn't set out to reinvent the genre, and it doesn't need to. There is not a strict ending to the story, though, so all... Continue Reading →
Title: Don't Let the Forest In Author: CG Drews Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Length: 336 Pages Category: Dark Fairy Tale, Fantasy, YA, Horror Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Don't Let the Forest In is esoteric and honest, unhurried and delivers some great twists that made me go back and read chapter one again to... Continue Reading →
Title: All the Hearts You Eat Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Titan Books Length: 448 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One of the greatest surprises in this book is who becomes the heroes. This unexpected but beautifully executed turn adds more than a few touching moments within the terror. Vivid narrative, intriguing... Continue Reading →
Title: Compound Fracture Author: Andrew Joseph White Publisher: Peachtree Teen Length: 339 Pages Category: YA, Suspense/Thriller, Horror Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Compound Fracture offers a little wish fulfillment through vigilante justice, and while I agreed with its broader message in principle, it was too limited in world view and lacked enough nuanced critique... Continue Reading →
Title: We Used to Live Here Author: Marcus Kliewer Publisher: Atria Books Length: 318 Pages Category: Horror, Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: We Used to Live Here defied whatever expectations I might have had going into it. I thought it was just going to be a spooky story, which it was, but it's... Continue Reading →
Title: How We End Series: How We Survive: Book One Author: LM Juniper Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Dystopian Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: LM Juniper metes out the fear in a perfect contrast to the strong emotions that come with loss and a growing bond. I'll cut... Continue Reading →
Title: Bury Your Gays Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Tor Nightfire Length: 297 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Tingle went all out to make sure readers get the message of this story. It's sharp, clever, fun, and the characters speak eloquently to the points he meant to make. With a little a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Woods All Black Author: Lee Mandelo Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 153 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Horror is not always about the things that go bump in the night or hide in the places that light can’t touch. Horror is as often about the inhumane masking as human, the... Continue Reading →
Title: Song of the Tyrant Worm Series: The Worm and His Kings: Book Three Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Off Limits Press Length: 197 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I haven't read a Hailey Piper book yet that hasn't twisted my brain in some far out and unusual ways. She has such... Continue Reading →
Title: Alice Isn't Dead Author: Joseph Fink Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 355 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Alice Isn't Dead is the trippiest of road trips. I was told a horror story that I couldn't look away from and didn't want to until it came to its end. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Fever Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 241 Pages Category: Historical, Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This is not a cozy story; it's claustrophobic, which is a feat unto itself. The vast and barren environment, nothing but sky and an eerie silence, closes in, and it didn't take much for my... Continue Reading →
Title: Cranberry Cove Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Bad Hand Books Length: 119 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The evil done in this short novel is becoming of its genre, which Hailey Piper serves up in her usual way. The monsters are gruesome and gluttonous. They feed on fear and thirst for... Continue Reading →
Title: A Light Most Hateful Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Titan Books Length: 280 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hailey Piper’s writing is sublime, ethereal, vivid, and she clinches every scene and mood with precision. This is, in short, a fantastic Horror story for those who love a good mind-bender. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Camp Damascus Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Tor Nightfire Length: 256 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Chuck Tingle poured a lot of feeling into this novel, and it resonates. Camp Damascus is a story about a young woman growing up and growing away from her childhood, becoming her own person, told... Continue Reading →
Title: Even the Worm Will Turn Series: The Worm and His Kings: Book Two Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Off Limits Press Length: 146 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hailey Piper is a fantastic storyteller and my new favorite Horror author, homing in on things in the real world that we all... Continue Reading →
Title: The Worm and His Kings Series: The Worm and His Kings: Book One Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Off Limits Press Length: 135 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Hailey Piper's writing is vivid and exceptionally provocative. This book is not for the squeamish or faint of heart, of course, and while... Continue Reading →
Title: My Cat's Guide to Online Dating Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Queer Mojo Length: 296 Pages Category: Dark Humor, Spec Fic Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book reads like part fever dream, part hallucinatory nightmare, part erotic wish fulfillment, all topped with some allegory and a healthy dash of horror. I read the... Continue Reading →
Title: Straight Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Self-Published Length: 84 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Straight is not for the sensitive reader. It's a bit spendy for its length, and it could have used a proofreader, but its goal was the happy ending for a group of queer friends, and in that,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Taking of Jake Livingston Author: Ryan Douglass Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Length: 255 Pages Category: YA, Paranormal Thriller, Horror Rating: 5 Stars Content Warnings: See below as part of my review At a Glance: The Taking of Jake Livingston is a tour de force of horror, an absolute spectacle of storytelling, and the... Continue Reading →
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