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What I'm Reading This Week
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What I'm Reading This Week 📖
Book Reviews:
- 🎣 Hooked by Asako Yuzuki— ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5– A fantastic, if slightly long, tale of obsession and loneliness in Japan.
- 🧈 Butter by Asako Yuzuki—⭐️⭐️⭐️.5– A delectable tale of the pleasures of food.
- 🌳 The Butcher Of The Forest by Premee Mohamad—⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️—A stunning dark fantasy perfect for fans of Alice In Wonderland and lovers of dark woods.
- 😈 Dark Is Where The Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce—Carrying this one over into this week! Absolutely loving it. Giving me Malevolent vibes.
- 🌺 Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier— doing this one as a buddy read with a friend! A classic I’ve wanted to read for awhile now!
- 🪦 Odessa by Gabrielle Sher— A historical fiction tale of Jewish Folklore, dark magic, and resurrection. Will be buddy reading this one with @mother.horror either this week or next week!
- 👿 Fiend by Alma Katsu—A rich family holds a devilish secret.
Upcoming Book Releases to Look Forward To:
- Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher- In 1899, a woman accepts the job of illustrating a scientists collection of insects. Something strange is happening in the small South Carolina town, and Sonia must figure out what before she's the one under the knife. Releasing March 24th.
- Morsel by Carter Keane-- A property appraisal in the rural hills of Ohio gets Lou stuck in the throws of Appalachian Horror. Releases April 14th.
- Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker-- A house in Japan hold ghosts and deadly secrets. Told between two different timelines. Releases April 14th.
- Molka by Monika Kim-- A woman seeks revenge as a hidden camera scandal destroys her life. Releases April 28th.
- The Blood Year Daughter by GG Silverman-- A collection of dark fairytales. Releases April 28th.
- Dark is When The Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce-- A missing sister and a secretive small town with deadly woods. Releases April 28th.
- Not Your Final Girl by Mikalya Randolph-- Seven years after a prom night massacre, a group of friends/survivors host a reunion at a lakeside cabin. But when a masked murderer shows up and kills one of the group, they must fight to survive the night. Releases May 5th.
- I Know a Place by Nat Cassidy-- A collection of short horror stories (including Rest Stop) by the amazing Nat Cassidy. Releases May 5th.
- Dead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir-- An unlikely friendship takes a dark turn. Releases May 26th.
- Dopefoot by Joshua Millican-- A job on a cannabis farm isn't as chill as "Harmless" thought it would be. Tensions rise as both human and supernatural forces descend on the farm. Releases June 16th.
- Corpse de Ballet by Megan Kearny-- A ballet boarding school turns deadly in this Graphic novel similar to Suspiria and Black Swan. Releases July 7th.
- Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist-- A woman's fresh start to a small remote cottage takes a sinister turn when her neighbor begins acting off. Releases July 14th.
- Meat Bees by Dane Erbach-- A trip to the Smoky Mountains to care for her dad turns deadly when Wasps begin eating people. Releases August 4th.
- She's A Doll by Barbara Truelove-- A murdered woman possesses an antique porcelain doll to see revenge. Releases October 6th.
- What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne-- When her best friend goes missing, Petra must plunge deep into the chasm at the edge of the city. But she's unaware of the true horrors beneath. Releases October 6th.
Physical Arcs Out Soon:
- Bitter Bloom by Teagan Olivia King-- A woman must brave the dark wood in hopes to bring her mother back from the dead. Accompanying her is a Lord and ghost. Betrayal and love lurks within. Releases March 10th.
- Monumental by Adam Nevill-- A kayak trip goes wrong for a group of friends who quickly find themselves having to survive nature and supernatural forces. Releases April 2nd.
- Carrion Crow by Heather Parry-- Strange, intense, and darkly beautiful, this haunting gothic novel from award-winning author Heather Parry is a story of mothers and daughters, and the dual capacity for both great kindness and unfathomable cruelty. Releases July 3rd.
- Partially Devoured by Daniel Kraus-- Partially Devoured uses a frame-by-frame deep dive into Night of the Living Dead to produce a kaleidoscopic cultural investigation of the film's importance and to examine the author's early life of rural isolation and local violence. Releases March 13th.