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What I’m Reading This Week 📖

Bindery

Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.

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Recent Reads

1. What Hunger by Catherine Dang -- A coming of rage cannibalism story dealing with loss and tragedy. 4 stars
2. Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer -- A found footage, documentary style horror novel about the discovery of a sunken ship in Lake Superior. 4 stars
3. The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill -- A woman takes the job of caregiver to an creepy elderly lady. 5 stars
4. Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson -- Steeped in Irish folklore, this book follows a child's TV show keeping a sinister goat puppet in a box. 3.5 stars
5. Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward -- Nowhere is a place where runaways and lost kids can go for safety. The ranch is also the place of a murdered movie star. 3.5 stars
6. Corpse De Ballet by Megan Kearney -- A graphic novel reminiscent of Suspiria following a cut-throat ballet school. 4 stars
7. Ghost Beach by R.L. Stine -- Two kids are visiting family on a possible haunted island. 4 stars
8. The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy -- A 1950's housewife starts getting visions from ghosts—one being a girl who was recently murdered. 5 stars
9. Decomposition Book by Sara Van Oh -- A woman staying in a cabin finds a dead body and its journal. 4 stars
10. Muñeca by Cynthia Gomez -- A witch takes the job as a caregiver to a woman trapped in her own body. 3.5 stars
11. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams -- A twisty thriller of a woman fighting for her life in a cave system. 5 stars
12. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger -- A crew of explorers travel to the Grand Canyon to see if they can find a legendary cave. 5 stars
13. Twisted Tales To Tell In The Night: Another Halloween Anthology -- A fun, nostalgic Halloween collection of short, spooky stories. 4 stars
14. The Tumor In The Clay by Nick Francis -- A Graphic Novel about an elderly man who is a retired surgeon. He elects to try and take his tumor out at home in his bathtub. 5 stars
15. Odessa by Gabrielle Sher -- When his daughter is murdered, a Jewish man will stop at nothing to bring her back. Even if she comes back changed. 4 stars.

Recently Finished

• Not Your Final Girl by Mikayla Randolph -- A fun slasher with some killer twists.
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier -- A classic for a reason! I enjoyed this one.
• The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke -- A haunting tale of how men take religion and weaponize it as a method of controlling/harming women.

Currently Reading

• Frostbite by Jill Palmer -- It's a post-apocalyptic novel with zombie-esque monsters and a protagonist who is diabetic. It releases tomorrow!
• Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang -- Enjoying the audiobook and can't wait to see where it goes.

Coming Up Next

• The Wax Child by Olga Ravn -- Takes place during a witch trial!

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