Bloom β @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
4.5/5β
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Blossoming, buddingβ¦ blooming horrorβ¦ this has it all & it packs a punch. Dawsonβs prose is gorgeous & lush without being indulgent... This delicious novella is sweet and savage in all the right ways.
review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Puzzle House β Duncan Ralston
4/5β
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kinda a mashup of elements of Saw, Cabin In The Woods, Cube & Agatha Christie locked-room whodunnits all set in a crazy escape room - no HOUSE - with a big fat reward at the end of it all β if you survive
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Claustrophobis - Evan Jameson
3/5β
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...not light reading by any stretch. Itβs dismal & heavy & misanthropic, but it also makes you ruminate on the core nature of humanity... very excellent visceral scenes, excellent creature & world building...
full review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Imagine the Horror: Dark Tales of Abomination β A.F. Cosentino
3/5β
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decent collection of 10 short horror stories that lean to a moderate level of horror so if youβre not into anything too squeamish then these stories should be right up your alley
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My Darling Dreadful Thing β Johanna van Veen
4/5β
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lovely gothic novel, haunting & elegant romance with plenty of deep dark secrets, charming & terrifying ghosts & a story that unfolds at a languid pace
Recommend for a haunting atmospheric read!
review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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NEED β Ruth Anna Evans (ed)
4.5/5β
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Solid wonderfully varied collection centring on addiction, hunger, desperation, desire & all its permutations⦠this offering of quick and dirty short horrors will satisfy that craving and leave you wanting more.
review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Puzzle House 2 β Duncan Ralston
4.5/5β, rounded up
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Ralston amps up the momentum as well as the stakes as Henry discovers that heβs involved in a sweeping coup as ancient gods appear all over the city...
The next book canβt come fast enough!
review @ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Habits of the Sea β Shea Ernshaw
2.5/5β
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The blurb for this drew me β a book about a timeless, mythical island thatβs drifting on the ocean with a man living on it who never ages... alas despite the descriptive writing the story was dull & draggy
review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Oh heck yeah canβt wait to dig into this one
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Stay Alive β Scott Rowley
4/5β
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I have waited literal decades like so many other fans, with great apprehension & trepidation for the story.
And here it is. And itβs made me feel no better... I knew this book wouldnβt be a happy one...
review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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