Halloween may have been yesterday, but it seems I’m still going to talk about creepy books! In Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, young socialite Noemí and her father receive a letter from Noemí’s cousin Catalina, who has moved from Mexico City to her new husband’s manor house, High Place. The letter reveals Catalina in a …
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Book Review | The Everlasting
I did it! I found the BEST lady knight novel of the year! The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow is set in the empire of Dominion, which has been built on stories of the heroic knight Sir Una Everlasting, from her fearless deeds to her unwavering devotion to the queen to her tragic death. Centuries …
Book Review | What Stalks the Deep
On a definitely unrelated note I promise, I want to rewatch the Star Trek episode “The Devil in the Dark.” Anyway, in What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher, retired soldier Alex Easton receives a message from Dr. James Denton, asking for help with a bizarre situation. So Easton, who owes Denton for helping at …
Book Review | Make Me a Monster
Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m fully back in my Frankenstein obsession. Bring on the del Toro movie! If it’s even half as amazing as it looks, I’m going to lose my mind about it. But that’s a different discussion. So Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron follows Meka, a teenager whose parents run a …
Book Review | Devious Prey (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Devious Prey by Scott Reintgen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Devious Prey by Scott Reintgen, Pearl Trask boards an airship with her aunt, determined to make this latest smuggling …
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