A Reading Journal
TL;DR: Not exactly the horror for me but I can see this working for others.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Vic is meeting friends after a messy breakup and things get even messier.Characters: They were all… alright. Mostly dislikable and fairly 2D.Setting: A desert town that’s slowly disappearing. Or is it?Horror: Eldritch,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Delightfully fun with a unique side character.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Edmund accidentally pulls a sword out and an ‘angel’ saves him - ha.Characters: I know the quirky characters Kingfisher writes are not always people’s favorites but I adore them.Setting: For Kingfisher fans, this is familiar land but it’s a... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Slowed down but still overly packed with action?Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Conrad sets out on a secret mission, and of course it gets messy.Characters: Sometimes it felt like any growth we got was cut off by wild action sequences, so I’m not sure we got much on this front.Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fun ‘good for her’ style haunting.Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Lucy didn’t plan on getting killed, but when she is, she definitely wants to plan revenge.Characters: A very interesting cast, I loved Nicola and her more thoughtful foil to Lucy.Setting: This one had a decent setting but it wasn’t... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was aggressively fine.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Not real enemies become lovers and seemingly random hijinks.Characters: These two were… not that impressive to be honest. I wasn’t sold on either one and honestly got them confused the entire way through.Setting: A vaguely regency (maybe?) time period. I distinctly recall one location,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was… aggressively fine. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Special girl goes on a journey with broody mercenary named Merc (I think that sums that up). Characters: A bit bland for me, I quickly grew tired of the same behavior over and over. Setting: This didn’t come through at all after a... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A woman’s slow descent into killing, this was wild. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Yrsa is bored with life. Till she finds exacting death fulfilling. Characters: These are all fairly flawed and fascinating characters. Yrsa herself was a great PoV for the story. Setting: Not the strongest part of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: You want a granny doing the bloody business? Of course you do. Read this. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: A fantastically grouchy old lady kills her way through a revenge quest and we get her childhood story as well. 10/10 stars. Characters: I loved all these unlikable jackasses. Setting: Dark, gritty, bloody.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A lot of promise but I felt a bit lost in the character and didn’t feel the scares. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Henry was an amateur ghost hunter till a ghost caught up with him. Now his life is changed and he needs to deal. Characters: This was both... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Very fun with some unique deaths. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Hannah is trying to recover after the death of her fiancé and agrees to go on a ‘wellness retreat’. All is not well. Characters: A cast of somewhat tropey characters but not the worst. I enjoyed hating some of... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 