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What I'm Reading This Week
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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July Releases I'm Most Excited For
Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle -- Fashion influencer by day and grave robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaelsâa flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer iconâunexpectedly dies. What starts as a routine delivery quickly goes off course when Eddie wakes up. Now, Poppy must fight for her life in a blood-soaked night of carnage and fabulous entertainment all across Palm Springs.
Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist -- A troubled woman seeking a fresh start in the Scottish countryside believes her neighbour may be behind the strange disturbances in her home. (I've read this one and loved it!)
The Sea Hides It's Dead by Megan Bontrager -- Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics must face a series of deadly, supernatural trials. Each trial demands they confront their darkest sins in this chilling aquatic cult horror debut.
We Sent Them Down Singing by Libby Edwardson -- In the small coal camp of Jubilee, West Virginia, Phinnie âSkinnyâ Caldwell is plagued with nightmares of the last time she ever saw her mama alive and the man responsible for stealing her away: Zell Dorsey. When Zell returns thirteen years later, Skinny is determined to find out what really happened.
The Winter Folk by Jen Julian -- A woman returns to the mysterious lodge in the woods where she once worked, and to the inscrutable creature that bound her there, in this haunting Appalachian gothic horror.
Ripped Up The Middle In Two by Viggy Parr Hampton -- New mom Sadie is struggling with the reality of caring for her three-month-old daughter. When a casual stroll leads to a discovery of a secret trail leading to a miniature door in the woods, Sadieâs world unravels. Who put the door there? Why does the trail only appear when Sadie is alone? What lives behind that door?
Corpse De Ballet by Megan Kearny -- Arriving at Saint Anselmus, Rosamund is ready to prove she deserves to be at this boarding school. But something feels wrong, especially after a student disappeared just before her enrollment.
A Penance For Crows by Shannon Morgan -- An unnerving, hypnotic, modern gothic thriller set on a remote Irish island, where an artist is caught between deadly secrets, ancient superstition, and echoing madness.
June Wrap-up
- What Hunger by Catherine Dang -- A coming of rage cannibalism story dealing with loss and tragedy. 4 stars
- Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer -- A found footage horror novel about the discovery of a sunken ship. 4 stars
- The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill -- A woman takes the job of caregiver to a creepy elderly lady. 5 stars
- Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson -- Steeped in Irish folklore, this book features a child's TV show with a sinister goat puppet. 3.5 stars
- Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward -- A place for runaways also holds the remnants of a murdered movie star. 3.5 stars
- The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy -- A 1950's housewife begins receiving visions from ghosts. 5 stars
- Muñeca by Cynthia Gomez -- A witch becomes a caregiver to a woman trapped in her own body. 3.5 stars
Upcoming ARCs
Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher -- In 1899, a woman illustrating a scientist's collection of insects uncovers strange happenings in a small town. Morsel by Carter Keane -- A property appraisal in Ohio turns into Appalachian Horror. Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker -- A house in Japan holds deadly secrets across two timelines. Corpse de Ballet by Megan Kearney -- A ballet school turns deadly in this graphic novel.