A Reading Journal
TL;DR: My kind of weird, vampires meets parasitic bugs. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Sonia is hired to illustrate a guide to bugs but the professor is definitely up to something. Characters: Some were definitely stronger than others but the plot was more the focus here. Setting: 1889 back woods,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Good but not quite five stars.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Ariadne is looking for her missing mentor and gets caught in a bigger web. Characters: Interesting but not super unique. Setting: Not much can be said about the setting, it served well but it wasn’t a strong part of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was not a hit for me sadly but it definitely could work for others. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Sofia slowly descends into post partum psychosis, haunted by the ghosts of her ancestors. Characters: Sofia is our only real character of note and she is a mess throughout... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A book in halves for me. Half I loved, half I didn’t. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Alba tricks her way into an engagement and then finds herself possessed at a mine. Characters: I really enjoyed everyone here. Setting: A lovely setting but I kind of wish we had... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Absolutely loved the idea but this needed so much more meat on it's bones. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Take a twisted magical school and put a bunch of very unhinged characters inside. Fun times follow. Characters: They had a lot of potential for me! But ultimately we didn’t... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This writing style just didn’t work for me, it was exhausting. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Our narrator gets trapped in a cult, demons abound! Characters: A bit of a mess to be honest. We’re so trapped in our narrator that no one felt real. Setting: The cult’s headquarters felt... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Really… what and wow? Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: A transman finds himself pregnant and at the mercy of a worm cult… it was intense. Characters: A mess. All of them.Setting: Dark and atmospheric, it felt somewhat true to the location though I wish we had more. Horror: This checks... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A fantastic cozy, dark horror. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Kate has to manage a supernaturally infested campground and keep her job when the town gets turned against her. Characters: Fun but not the strongest. Setting: This was very fun and I hope we get more in the campground in... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I’m not sure that this went as far as it could have. Source: Netgalley - Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A young woman joins a sorority with secrets while a professor is caught in the mix. Characters: Absolutely no one here is a good person. It’s interesting, I’ll give it that.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A very fun idea for an anthology and a great execution. Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Various plots, but almost all of these were well structured and thought out. Characters: I liked a ton of these characters, I can’t think of one I didn’t enjoy to be honest. Setting: There... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 