Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A fantastically strong collection, there were of course misses but mostly wins! Plot: Nearly every story had a good clear plot, some of the more experimental ones were harder to find but on the whole these were great.Characters: The characters were in general not the focus but... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: It Rides A Pale Horse by Andy Marino
Source: NetGalley - many many many thanks to the publisher!Tl;DR: A shocking and twisted horror novel with fascinating themes - especially for the Art Nerds out there! Plot: This is straight down the barrel of the plot - the characters are just driving to the ultimate conclusion the whole timeCharacters: An initial onslaught of characters... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Possibly the most talked about book from my TBR finally got to me. I was on the hold for this in several places but I lucked out finally at the library! I'm glad I did, this is one I can see a lot of people enjoying this Halloween. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Source: LibraryTL;DR... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: Come Tumbling Down
The Wayward Children series definitely doesn't need more hype online - I think it's one of the most popular series I follow. The books are short and easy to read and always feed into the current social buzz. I definitely recommend giving them a try, they're available on every format and I'd be surprised if... Continue Reading →
Thoughts : Laughter at the Academy
I love Seanan's short fiction, sometimes I have to be in a mood for her longer stuff just due to the denser style she can have in that format, but her short fiction is almost always a win for me. So I'm not sure why I was surprised I loved this collection as much as... Continue Reading →
Weekly Wrap-Up 10.24.2017
Oh ho ho! I had a pretty solid week this past week. Even taking out my Victober reads I have a few things to talk about! I have two short story magazines, a spooky book, and a book about books!  As always with these if you’d rather listen than read I have a link on... Continue Reading →
Weekly Wrap-up 9.26.2017
This week was fairly busy but I managed to get a good amount read I feel. A good variety of things for sure. One horror, one (very chunky) classic, a cozy mysery, and a literary fiction immigration story. Not too shaby! As always if you want to listen as opposed to read the channel is... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Only For the Hardcore Fan Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Publication Date : February 7th, 2017 Available as eBook & hardback – 224 Pages Source : Netgalley (Thank you!)  I will fully admit I went out on a limb with Universal Harvester. I was on the fence about Wolf in White... Continue Reading →
Mini-Reviews Volume 23
Its about time to get back to a few of these. In the weeks and months to come I'm hoping to start weekly vlogging my reading with my first impressions of books and following up with these mini-reviews in weeks after that with final reviews. For now however you're getting some older reads that haven't... Continue Reading →
Mini Reviews : Volume 21
   I definitely didn’t shake the spooky feeling after October. I was on a roll, even after Anna Dressed in Blood.   So I picked up Slade House by David Mitchell, and oh man talk about spooky. It’s an shoot of his most recent hefty work of Bone Clocks which is waaaay up... Continue Reading →