[How it Works](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/how-it-works/) [Bookshop](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/books/bindery/) [Publishing](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/publishing/) [Team](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/team/) [Contact](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/contact/) Log in or Sign up Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia Save to Your Books [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/10458/9780593355367) [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593355369?tag=thisstoryai04-20) 100% of affiliate revenue supports Boundless Press NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the New York Times bestselling author of _The Daughter of Doctor Moreau_ and _Mexican Gothic_ comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers. > “No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, #1 bestselling author of _Hide_. **ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER:** The New York Times, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Paste, Lit Hub, CrimeReads. Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed. Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies. Show more Get the Bindery app * * * Posts about this title from Boundless Press [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Jan 2 2024](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [every book i read in 2023 reviewed in one sentence 📚](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/NsIngPfWkOCOKIgID2Qx/) hope you enjoy these super quick reviews! * * * 17 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Dec 27 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [the worst books i read in 2023 + all the books I DNF'd](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/L5sDNLNR8cE3zUMkQbFJ/) come see which books i didn't enjoy this year! * * * 3 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Dec 13 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [my BEST reading month ✨ the 11 books i read in november 📚 2 DNFs, & a new favourite book](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/nIvADPfPnnfA0YQOgcQl/) hope you enjoy this little wrapup! * * * 8 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 30 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [I read the Goodreads Choice Award HORROR nominees 👻🏆](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/8oIsSqQ7wXAQ23qXTT3K/) hope you enjoy this chaotic vlog! * * * 5 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 26 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [swapping phone screen time with reading for a week](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/FZtBeJZTqCtzoe4xl8Wz/) I had so much fun with this experiment, so I hope you enjoy! * * * 6 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 13 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [can I finish all the books on my TBR in two months?!?! \| END OF YEAR BOOK TAG](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/YVWtN7v1LiXSv6QdQFbE/) a little tag video :) * * * 9 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Sep 11 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [the 40+ books on my fall TBR 🍁🍂 fall book recommendations ☕️](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/7FKNu7gswDNKTyrPCLKq/) tell me your fall book recommendations in the comments! 🍁🍂 🎃 books mentioned 🎃 Misc. ↳ rouge ↳ she walks in shadows ↳ silver nitrate Dark Academia ↳ in these hallowed halls: a dark academia anthology ↳ vita nostra ↳ plain bad heroines “Classic” horror ↳ rebecca ↳ interview with a vampire ↳ dark tales Real World Horror ↳ natural beauty ↳ lakewood ↳ her body and other parties ↳ bad cree ↳ weight of blood Vampires ↳ vampires of el norte ↳ a dowry of blood ↳ masters of death ↳ house of hunger ↳ the book eaters Haunted House books ↳ a house with good bones ↳ she is a haunting ↳ the hacienda ↳ just like home Deathly Retellings ↳ a haunting on the hill ↳ the death i gave him ↳ one for my enemy Cozy fantasies ↳ legends & lattes ↳ the very secret society of irregular witches ↳ venco ↳ emily wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries Fantasies ↳ nettle & bone ↳ gods of jade and shadow ↳ juniper & thorn ↳the wolf & the woodsman ↳ the bone orchard ↳ the adventures of amina al-sirafi Other ↳ my dark vanessa ↳ station eleven ↳ glass hotel ↳ sea of tranquility socials 🤍 instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisstoryaintover/ 🤍 twitter: https://twitter.com/jananiekvelu 🤍 tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisstoryaintover?lang=en 🤍 storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/thisstoryaintover 🤍 goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thisstoryaintover 💌 for business/sponsorship inquiries please contact eric@smallscreenmarketing.com 💌 for all other inquiries please contact me at thisstoryaintover@gmail.com faqs 🤍 how do you pronounce your name? \- my name is Jananie—pronounced JEN-nuh-nee (like a knee!) 🤍 what's your background/ethnicity/etc? \- both my parents are Sri Lankan Tamil, and I was born and raised in Canada! 🤍 what is your job? \- aside from youtube I also work in product marketing! * * * 40 books Posts about this book from across Bindery [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Feb 5](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ I love horror. It's able to feature all sorts of genres and subgenres within its pages. With Valentine's Day coming up next week, I wanted to feature a few horror books with romance as part of the main plot or a sub plot.\\ \\ **Spit Back The Bones by Teagan Olivia King**\\ \\ This haunting Debut features a woman who reluctantly returns back home after her sister goes missing. There she rekindles an old flame, along with fighting a bog monster.\\ \\ **Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas**\\ \\ A tale of star crossed lovers who get trapped fighting vampires in the Mexican-American War. Pretty much any of Canas' works would fit into Horror Romance. (The Hacienda and The Possession of Alba Diaz)\\ \\ **The Haar by David Sodergren**\\ \\ For all you monster romance lovers out there this one is for you. It follows an old woman who lost her husband years ago. Now the small village she's lived in whole life is being threatened by a rich man buying out the land. And in walks a fish-like, shapeshifting monster...\\ \\ **Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison**\\ \\ Werewolf horror with humor and a splash of romance! This one will have you howling.\\ \\ **Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson**\\ \\ A "meat" cute at a farmer's market turns into sapphic love...or does it...\\ \\ **A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson**\\ \\ This one follows the brides of dracula as they move past their toxic relationship with him and turn what was once jealousy into a passionate romance.\\ \\ **Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia**\\ \\ Mexcican Gothic by this author works in this category as well! Silver Nitrate involves cursed media and lifelong friends who have feelings for one another.\\ \\ **Hiding Lies by Stephanie Rose**\\ \\ This romance is TOXIC, but super addicting. It's a cat and mouse novel involving a forensic photographer and s serial killer.\\ \\ **Dead Silence by SA Barnes**\\ \\ Think Alien meets Ghost Ship with a splash of romance! A crew finds a lost intergalactic cruise ship that's been missing for two decades. They decide to board the ship and fly it back, wanting to win fame and fortune... But theres a reason the ship has been missing...\\ \\ **Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant**\\ \\ A found footage esq novel involving killer sirens and a dash of some sapphic romance.\\ \\ What horror book that features a bit of romance do you love? \\ \\ Join for free or login](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/qMZNiJjlNY6fOUtH9bHM/) [Love in the time of Horror](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/qMZNiJjlNY6fOUtH9bHM/) * * * 12 books 2 [ash.reads.horror\\ \\ ash\\ \\ • Nov 14 2025](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ It's time for another author interview! Last week we talked with author Julia Jackson about her debut novel Powder & Poison. If you haven't read that interview you definitely should! Along with my interview with Stephanie Rose.\\ \\ This week help me in welcoming author Kelly Dwyer! Kelly Dwyer is the author of Ghost Mother, a chilling psychological/ghost horror.\\ \\ \\ \\ The book follows Lilly Bly and her husband as they take on a fixer-upper of a house way out of their price range. After purchasing the house, Lilly discovers the house has a dark history. Strange occurrences begin happening. Lilly begins to wonder if they are real or if they are all in her head.\\ \\ 1\. Use this first question as an introduction. Tell us a little about yourself and your book.\\ \\ > My name is Kelly Dwyer, and I am the author of GHOST MOTHER, a psychological ghost story. I'm a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and I currently divide my time between Los Angeles, where I grew up, and Wisconsin. I am married with a young adult daughter and a really cute pug named Roman.\\ \\ 2\. You released Ghost Mother a year ago. It was such a powerful read. What inspired you to write it?\\ \\ > Thank you so much, Ash. :) The day my husband and I were about to close on our first house, we found out there had been a murder in it. This was in Baraboo, Wisconsin, where the Ringling Brothers were from. Their first cousins were the Gollmar Brothers, who also owned a circus. Our house (a modest Craftsman, not a run-down mansion) had been built by one of the Gollmar Brothers, and when he died, his widow lived there by herself, and used to feed transients during the Depression. One night, during a robbery gone wrong, one of these men murdered her. My husband and I had a decision to make--knowing this, should we still buy the house? We decided that since it happened so long ago (in the 1930s), and since the woman who had lived in the house seemed really nice, we would go ahead, and indeed, we never felt any sort of haunting in the eight years we lived there. But it made me think--What if there had been the kind of tragic murder there that would make someone not want to buy a house? What if someone who bought the house did feel a haunting? What kind of person would that be? It was when I reread Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" and I started imagining the ambiguity of--is the house haunted or is the protagonist losing touch with reality?--that the novel really came together for me.\\ \\ 3\. I absolutely love the "couple moves to a new house that needs repairs in hopes it'll save their marriage' trope that is featured in Ghost Mother. What are some of your favorite horror tropes? Any favorite books that feature these tropes?\\ \\ > Yes, it's so fun to write--and read--books that dig into tropes or put a new spin on them! When I was writing GHOST MOTHER, I read a lot of haunted house books; I think my favorites, besides James', are _The Little Stranger_ by Sarah Waters, _Rebecca_ by Daphne du Maruier, and _The Shining_ by Stephen King. (See The Most Classic Haunted House books by Kelly Dwyer  for an article I wrote on the subject.) I was also inspired by films like "Rosemary's Baby" and the TV show "The Haunting of Hill House." I think the thing that interested me the most about that trope was the question, "What is haunting you?" Two people--as you say, in this case, a couple--could move into a house, and one person will feel haunted, while the other doesn't sense anything. Is that because one person is more open to the supernatural? Is that because ghosts seek certain people out? Or is it because someone is so haunted by their past--their losses, their traumas--that they are prone to sense a haunting where maybe there isn't one? I don't know, but I love the question, and as a writer, I love the ambiguity involved\\ \\ 4\. What was the most difficult part of writing Ghost Mother?\\ \\ > The most difficult part of writing GHOST MOTHER was getting the backstory of the 1950s tragedy in the house right. It had to be compelling. I knew I wanted a nod to the circus, which had been a part of our former house's history. But it also had to be thematically resonant. I wrote three completely different backstories before my agent said, "Yep, this is it." Now, looking back, it seems so obvious, but wow, it took me a while!\\ \\ 5\. Were there any scenes or characters that were harder to write than others? Any that were easier?\\ \\ > Getting Jack and Lilly's relationship to feel real and be complicated was a challenge for me. Bobby Shawcross was the easiest character to write! I don't know where he came from, but everything about him--his speech, his voice, his appearance--just landed in my head fully formed.\\ \\ 6\. Were there any scenes that you had to edit out of Ghost Mother that you wish you had left in?\\ \\ > I love this question, because the short answer is, No! I sold GHOST MOTHER at a 100 pages longer than it is now. My editor asked me to make it tighter. She didn't tell me what to cut, or suggest a word count, but I knew I wanted it to be shorter than 350 pages. (I think it came in at 336 by the end.) To cut those hundred pages, I cut any repetitious scenes, started the story moving quicker, and cut out any unnecessary backstory. At the time, I thought maybe those scenes from the past were important so that the reader could understand and sympathize with Lilly, but after I cut them, I realized that I need to write them to understand and sympathize with Lilly, but the reader didn't need to read them. My new mantra is, When in doubt, cut!\\ \\ 7\. Do you have any other projects in the works?\\ \\ > Yes indeed! I am working on a new novel inspired by fairy tales, Hollywood, and a mansion with a bg, dark secret. It's a lot of fun!\\ \\ 8\. 2025 has been a great year for horror. What have been your top three reads that you've read so far?\\ \\ > Oh, boy. So many--and I'm so behind! I'm reading _The Buffalo Hunter_ now, and it's taking me a while, because I read and reread Stephen Graham Jones' sentences again and again. He's amazing. I also really enjoyed and admired  _Witchcraft for Wayward Girls_ by Grady Hendrix, _Hungerstone_ by Kat Dunn,  _The Lamb_ by Lucy Rose, and--one that was written a few years ago, in 1872, but I just read for the first time-- _Carmilla_ by Sheridan Le Fanu. Give me a gothic lesbian vampire story set in an isolated castle and I'm in!\\ \\ 9\. Do you have any special routines that help you get ready to write?\\ \\ > I like to set candles, set an intention. Like Proust and Edith Wharton, I write in bed.\\ \\ 10\. If Ghost Mother was ever adapted into a film, do you have a dream cast?\\ \\ > GHOST MOTHER is in pre-pre-pre-pre... production, meaning, my film agent introduced me to a director I really like, and she's interested in writing the screenplay and making the film. I would love to see this novel on the screen, and I feel like there are so many women actors about Lilly's age (37 or thereabouts) who would be amazing in the role: Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman (think of her in _The Black Swan_), Anna Taylor-Joy... maybe Florence Pugh wouldn't be too young by the time it was cast. :)  I always pictured Jack as looking like Theo James. Anybody free?\\ \\ 11\. Bonus question from Kelly: I'd like to ask you and your readers a question now, if you don't mind. Do you like horror books about horror movies? If so, what do you like about them? If not, what do you dislike? Do you have any favorites/ any recommendations? \\ \\ Thanks for the question, Kelly! I am a huge fan of Hollywood horror! There are several books I just love such as Night Film, Curse of The Reaper, Burn The Negative, Silver Nitrate, and more. I'll drop a few links to posts on my instagram where I showcase some more horror set on movie screens/ hollywood.\\ \\ Film/Hollywood Horror\\ \\ Hollywood Horror\\ \\ Special thanks again to Kelly for taking the time to talk with me! Be sure to pick up a copy of Ghost Mother if you haven't already read it. It was one of my favorites last year!\\ \\ You can follow Kelly on Instagram or on her website.\\ \\ Join for free or login](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/7nf3tTvIGO7Y4eK8lvTb/) [AUTHOR INTERVIEW: KELLY DWYER](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/7nf3tTvIGO7Y4eK8lvTb/) * * * 14 books 3 [2](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/7nf3tTvIGO7Y4eK8lvTb/#comments) [Alex (Pucksandpaperbacks)\\ \\ Alex (he/him/his)\\ \\ • Oct 15 2025](https://pucksandpaperbacks.binderybooks.com/) Join for free \\ \\ Join for free or login](https://pucksandpaperbacks.binderybooks.com/item/vl9LCNPA61ICSv2qeqXB/) [Autumn Book Recs! 🎃🍂📚](https://pucksandpaperbacks.binderybooks.com/item/vl9LCNPA61ICSv2qeqXB/) * * * 38 books 4 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 17 2025](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Hi friends,\\ \\ I had SUCH a fun time chatting with Aubrei, Naomi, Natalie, and everyone who joined us for our Women in Horror chat. \\ \\ Thank you so much to the Celestial friends who stopped by, but if you missed it, I don't want you to miss out! Natalie (superstar notetaker that she is) jotted down all the books mentioned, and we also recorded the Zoom.\\ \\ First, you should 1000% be following the three of them if you're not already:\\ \\ **Aubrei** ( _earlgreypls_): https://egp.binderybooks.com/\\ \\ **Naomi** ( _fromthemixedupdesk_): https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/\\ \\ **Natalie** ( _weirdobookclub_): https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/\\ \\ Second, **click here** for that YouTube recording!\\ \\ And third, here's the beautifully long list of books we discussed (some were recommendations and others were books that we're looking forward to) (also a few non-women snuck in; forgive us):\\ \\ 01. And Then She Fell by Aligia Elliot\\ \\ 02. Infested by Angel Luis Colon\\ \\ 03. Brother by Ania Ahlborn\\ \\ 04. Seed by Ania Ahlborn\\ \\ 05. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn\\ \\ 06. Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn\\ \\ 07. Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J Clover\\ \\ 08. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman\\ \\ 09. Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman\\ \\ 10. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine\\ \\ 11. Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson\\ \\ 12. Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson\\ \\ 13. Jackal by Erin E. Adams\\ \\ 14. One of You by Erin E. Adams \\ \\ 15. Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne\\ \\ 16. The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington\\ \\ 17. Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington\\ \\ 18. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn\\ \\ 19. House of Psychotic Women by Kier-la Jannise\\ \\ 20. Bat Eater and Other Names For Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker\\ \\ 21. Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor\\ \\ 22. Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury\\ \\ 23. Lakewood by Megan Giddings\\ \\ 24. The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings\\ \\ 25. Shy Girl by Mia Ballard\\ \\ 26. Sugar by Mia Ballard\\ \\ 27. Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements\\ \\ 28. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant\\ \\ 29. Feed by Mira Grant\\ \\ 30. Overgrowth by Mira Grant\\ \\ 31. The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim\\ \\ 32. Tantrum by Rachel Eve Moulton\\ \\ 33. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison\\ \\ 34. Come Closer by Sara Gran\\ \\ 35. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey\\ \\ 36. Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin\\ \\ 37. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 38. The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 39. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 40. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 41. The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 42. The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 43. The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 44. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\\ \\ 45. The Good House by Tananarive Due\\ \\ 46. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due\\ \\ 47. The Between by Tananarive Due\\ \\ 48. Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson\\ \\ 49. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson\\ \\ 50. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson\\ \\ 51. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson\\ \\ 52. Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris\\ \\ 53. Goddess of Filth by V Castro\\ \\ 54. Immortal Pleasures by V Castro\\ \\ 55. The Queen of the Cicadas by V Castro\\ \\ 56. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab\\ \\ 57. The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas\\ \\ 58. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas\\ \\ 59. The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas\\ \\ \\ Thanks, folks, and we can't wait to do this again sometime!!!\\ \\ Join for free or login](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/Ynh3e373WnJLKY5amDuH/) [Women in Horror (60 recs!) \| recording & thank you](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/Ynh3e373WnJLKY5amDuH/) * * * 24 books 2 [Boozhoo Books\\ \\ Naomi\\ \\ • Mar 16 2025](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Hello Friends, \\ \\ I had a great chat earlier with fellow tastemakers about women in horror, our favorite reads and upcoming releases we are looking forward to (I tagged many of them in this post!)\\ \\ If you weren't able to make it, you can check it out on Youtube here\\ \\ Follow the other tastemakers on Bindery here:\\ \\ Aubrie\\ \\ Natalie\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ We had so much fun and hope to get together again soon! If you have any topics you'd love to hear us discuss, drop your suggestions below!\\ \\ **BOOKCLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS**\\ \\ As you know Women in Horror and Good Day To Read Indigenous (book clubs found on Discord here have their books picked out through May! \\ \\ Next week, I will be planing the reads for the remainder of the year. $12 and $25 subscribers get to nominate books, so look out for that post tomorrow!\\ \\ Quiet Time Book Club will meet tomorrow at 5pm PST/8pm EST on Zoom.](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/IguMEsnQYCKyqE0en6TP/) [RECORDING: Women In Horror Panel](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/IguMEsnQYCKyqE0en6TP/) YouTube link to Women in Horror Celebration, all of the (most of the) books discussed, info about our Discord bookclubs * * * 62 books 2 [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Aug 16 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [horror book recs](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/ZmQ9c4urB7de0qs0XFXe/) is it summerween? are we prepping for fall spooky vibes? either way, i’m here with the horror recs. * * * 3 books [Celestial\\ \\ Steph\\ \\ • Mar 31 2024](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [choose your crisis!](https://celestial.binderybooks.com/item/6PmiDRJVfJ4a9bLubVlF/) which crisis are you dropping into this time? so many dangers … so many choices. (choose your book crisis part four!) * * * 8 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Jan 2 2024](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [every book i read in 2023 reviewed in one sentence 📚](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/NsIngPfWkOCOKIgID2Qx/) hope you enjoy these super quick reviews! * * * 17 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Dec 27 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [the worst books i read in 2023 + all the books I DNF'd](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/L5sDNLNR8cE3zUMkQbFJ/) come see which books i didn't enjoy this year! * * * 3 books [Boneyard Picnic\\ \\ Natalie Meagan\\ \\ • Dec 19 2023](https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [Best Reads of 2023 \| Books I Don't Hate 🤪](https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/item/m7Knf2wO5zV9bGR2Qqjs/) I read some stinkers this year BUT I also read some really great books and this list is dedicated to the good! I hope you enjoy this video and maybe even grab some titles to add to your 2024 TBR! \\_\\_\\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ✨ Support me on Bindery? https://boneyardpicnic.binderybooks.com/ 🛍 Shop my wares? https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCrybabyClub ☕ Donate a coffee? http://ko-fi.com/weirdobookclub 📚 Join the book club? https://bit.ly/3Hgz1ex You can also find me here: Newsletter: https://weirdobookclub.substack.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdobookclub Bookstagram: http://instagram.com/weirdobookclub StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3TWDw5N GoodReads: https://bit.ly/3TTHpYX * * * 32 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Dec 13 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [my BEST reading month ✨ the 11 books i read in november 📚 2 DNFs, & a new favourite book](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/nIvADPfPnnfA0YQOgcQl/) hope you enjoy this little wrapup! * * * 8 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 30 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [I read the Goodreads Choice Award HORROR nominees 👻🏆](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/8oIsSqQ7wXAQ23qXTT3K/) hope you enjoy this chaotic vlog! * * * 5 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 26 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [swapping phone screen time with reading for a week](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/FZtBeJZTqCtzoe4xl8Wz/) I had so much fun with this experiment, so I hope you enjoy! * * * 6 books [Boundless Press\\ \\ Jananie\\ \\ • Nov 13 2023](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/) [can I finish all the books on my TBR in two months?!?! \| END OF YEAR BOOK TAG](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/YVWtN7v1LiXSv6QdQFbE/) a little tag video :) * * * 9 books [Boozhoo Books\\ \\ Naomi\\ \\ • Nov 8 2023](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [I have read some great horror this year. #horrorbookrecs #bipochorror #silviamorenogarcia #cynthiape](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/iEQJzgnIgLqSPNqhOAbq/) I have read some great horror this year. #horrorbookrecs #bipochorror #silviamorenogarcia #cynthiapelayo #tananarivedue #trangtran #isabelcanas * * * 4 books [Mareas\\ \\ Marines\\ \\ • Oct 12 2023](https://mareas.binderybooks.com/) Join for free [spend a week reading with me \|\| fall reading vlog and latine heritage month](https://mareas.binderybooks.com/item/fc2czTQHOwh4aUoRcnj3/) Yes, I know I said that this was a weekend and then a long weekend reading vlog and then it became a week-long vlog. I'm just proud it didn't become another abandoned vlog! 0:00 - 2:56 Introduction and TBR 2:57 - 5:44 Reading Update 5:45 - 6:49 Fall Montage 6:50 - 10:51 Silver Nitrate Review 10:52 - 17:19 How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water Review 17:20 - 35:37 - The Sun and The Void Review w/ mild spoilers 35:38 - 36:23 Fall Montage 36:24 - 38:14 You Had Me at Hola Review 38:15 - 43: 43 Vampires of El Norte Review 43:44 Outro Books Mentioned: Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63249718-silver-nitrate cw: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/2023/09/23/silver-nitrate-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/ How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808037-how-not-to-drown-in-a-glass-of-water cw: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ea9c3b31-47c2-4c95-981d-58922acebfe5 The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63251769-the-sun-and-the-void cw: ableism, alcohol, assault, blood, child death, childbirth, death, demons, emotional abuse, fatphobia, gore, infertility, kidnapping, pregnancy, racism, religion, sexually explicit scenes, mentions of slavery, violence You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola cw: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=You\_Had\_Me\_at\_Hola\_by\_Alexis\_Daria Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63892214-vampires-of-el-norte cw: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/2023/09/23/vampires-of-el-norte-by-isabel-canas/ Reading Into It Book Club: https://fable.co/club/reading-into-it-with-marines-559240254269 Music by Phillip E Morris Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/bQU51 ▶︎▶︎ If this content was valuable to you, here are some additional ways to support me! 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