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Spread Me

Sarah Gailey

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Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home.

A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.

Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the isolation and the way the desert keeps temptations from the civilian world far out of reach.

When her crew discovers a mysterious specimen buried deep in the sand, Kinsey breaks quarantine and brings it inside. But the longer it's there, the more her carefully controlled life begins to unravel.

Temptation has found her after all, and it can't be ignored any longer.

One by one, Kinsey's team realizes the thing they're studying is in search of a new host—and one of them is the perfect candidate....

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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 21

which one convinced you the most? 😖

which one convinced you the most? 😖 part twenty-four of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed!

📚 books mentioned: - Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler - The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle - Canon by Paige Lewis - The Children by Melissa Albert - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo - On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah-Yah Scholfield - The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang

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thank you to Tor Nightfire, HarperVoyager, Viking Books, William Morrow, Saga Press, and Berkley Books for the gifted copies!

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reading one star reviews of books i loved • recommending books using their negative goodreads reviews • 1 star book reviews • bookish humor • diverse books

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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 16

you thought things couldn’t get trippier?

you thought things couldn’t get trippier? THINK AGAIN. here are some book recs that start weird … and get exponentially weirder.

📚 books mentioned: - Metal from Heaven by August Clarke - Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - The Devourers by Indra Das

👗💄: - dress is from Show Me Your Mumu, rented from Nuuly - necklace is from By Alexa Rae - eyeshadow is eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eye shimmer is Glitterpuck (Feel Something) from Half Magic - eyeliner is 24 Hour Waterproof (Vanilla) from Persona Cosmetics - mascara is Clean Volume from Merit Beauty - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment (Lingonberry Jam Glimmer)

thank you to Tor Nightfire for the gifted copy!

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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 21

which one convinced you the most? 😖

which one convinced you the most? 😖 part twenty-four of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed!

thank you to Tor Nightfire, HarperVoyager, Viking Books, William Morrow, Saga Press, and Berkley Books for the gifted copies!

reading one star reviews of books i loved • recommending books using their negative goodreads reviews • 1 star book reviews • bookish humor • diverse books

9 books

Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 16

you thought things couldn’t get trippier?

you thought things couldn’t get trippier? THINK AGAIN. here are some book recs that start weird … and get exponentially weirder.

📚 books mentioned: - Metal from Heaven by August Clarke - Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - The Devourers by Indra Das

thank you to Tor Nightfire for the gifted copy!

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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Apr 24

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\ \ Welcome back to another author interview! Today I'm joined by author A.M Shilling to talk about her debut novel The Devouring.\ \ \ \ 1. I always use this first question as an introduction. Tell us a little about yourself.\ \

I'm an indie author from Maryland writing horror, fantasy, and romance—usually a mix of all three. I've been writing stories since I was a kid, mostly fanfiction, but didn't start writing professionally until 2024. I love books with morally gray characters, themes of monstrosity and humanity, and romances featuring couples who are already committed to each other.\ \ 2. I see you just recently released your debut book, The Devouring. Care to tell us a little bit about it?\ \ The Devouring is a cosmic horror thriller about the monsters we choose. It follows Jason, a professional assassin, and his wife Ayana, a doctor who conducts autopsies, as they investigate his brother's murder and an impossible illness she found in her cadavers. Along the way, they uncover an occult conspiracy at the heart of their city—and the malevolent god lurking beyond its veil. It is told from the perspective of the story's villains, unreliable narrators with questionable morals.\ \ 3. What was your inspiration when writing it? Any specific novels or movies that helped inspire this book?\ \ I wrote The Devouring as a homage to the cosmic horror genre and was specifically inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, one of the genre's original authors. In particular, his short story "The Colour Out of Space" is a huge influence on The Devouring. Additionally, I'm a big fan of action thrillers like the John Wick movies. I wanted to blend the existential dread of cosmic horror with the fast pace, high stakes, and criminal underworld of that franchise. Finally, I took a small amount of inspiration from the Delta Green tabletop RPG, which depicts a secret government agency that fights eldritch horrors.\ \ 4. If your novel ever became a movie, who would your dream cast be?\ \ I struggle a lot with dream casts and took a long time coming up with the answer for this question, but I settled on Lewis Tan for Jason and Tahirah Sharif for Ayana. As a bonus, my dream director is Denis Villeneuve, and I would love for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to make the soundtrack.\ \ 5. Are you working on any other projects at the moment?\ \ I am! My main WIP is a romantic space fantasy called Crucible of the Broken Moon, the first book of a duology. It's about a princess who runs away from her home planet and arranges her own marriage to a warlord's son so that they can overthrow her tyrannical father. I also have a couple of WIPs simmering on the back burner: a vampire novella that I'm not sure I'll publish, a werewolf horrormance inspired by the Midsommar movie and an urban fantasy about a secret society of mages.\ \ 6. What are some of your favorite books?\ \ My favorites change as my tastes do, so right now they are Spread Me by Sarah Gailey, The Course of Honour by Lindsey Davis, and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Honorable mentions go to Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer and There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.\ \ 7. Any upcoming releases you are excited about?\ \ Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle, At Your Pace by Hope Engel, and A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-young are my top three right now.\ \ 8. What are some of your favorite horror movies?\ \ Alien is my favorite horror movie of all time. I also recently enjoyed Nosferatu and Sinners. I don't watch nearly as many horror movies as I read horror books, though; I'm a big baby when it comes to film and TV.\ \ 9. Do you have a writing process? Any routines or rituals you do to help you focus?\ \ I try to write 500 words every day, with a 1-2 day break every week. I especially like to do writing sprints using the Pomodoro Technique—25 minutes focused writing, 5 minutes short break, repeat. Most important, though, is making sure I balance writing with other activities, like reading or playing video games, to avoid burnout.\ \ 10. Who are some of your favorite authors?\ \ Chuck Tingle, Kevin Kwan, Hailey Piper, Paisley Rose, Mimi Matthews, Emily Klotz, and Junji Ito, to name a few.\ \ Join for free or login](https://ashreadshorror.binderybooks.com/item/PR4zaaaKp0Sh5tRCxhLZ/)

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Madisoncanread\ \ Madison\ \ • Sep 7 2025

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There's not a Sarah Gailey novel that I've read that I haven't loved so I may be biased here but let's get into it! \ \ Description\ \ Kinsey works for a remote research facility as the team lead. She loves everything about her job but one of her crewmates ends up finding a rare specimen that's searching for it's perfect host. \ \ My Thoughts\ \ This has Sarah Gailey's unique voice. You get a mix of horror and sci-fi with fully well developed characters and the story line keeps you turning the page. It's also under 200 pages and they manage to make every single page count. I was surprised with how horny this one was but it's done in such a squelchy, slimy way. I want every erotic horror to be written this way. \ \ Should you preorder or wait?\ \ I think if you're on the hunt for a book that's disturbing and will make you uncomfortable but will also keep you entertained and turning the page, then absolutely preorder! I loved this book and at no point could I tell you where the story was going. If you don't want any sort of sexual tension or sex scenes, I would say avoid it. \ \ My Rating\ \ 4.5/5 Stars \ \ Did you know? If you click the book below it will take you to the amazon or bookshop.org site to preorder or buy.

Should you preorder? Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - Out September 23 2025

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Madisoncanread\ \ Madison\ \ • Aug 31 2025

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