Monthly Blog Review: July 2026

Monthly Blog Review: July 2026

Posts

Book Reviews
♥ Día de Los Slashers by V. Castro (3★)
♥ Goddess of Filth by V. Castro (4.5★)
♥ Reed’s: A Tale of the American Spirit by Douglas Cook (4★)
♥ Spread Me by Sarah Gailey (5★)
♥ The Harvesting by Timothy King (3.5★)

Film Reviews
♥ The Craft (4★)

Graphic Novel Reviews
♥ Be Not Afraid by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & Lisandro Estherren (4★)

Manga Reviews
♥ Fraction by Shintaro Kago (3★)

Video Game Reviews
♥ Dead by Daylight (4.5★)
♥ Strange Antiquities (5★)

Other Posts
♥ August 2026 New Release Horror Books
♥ Top 5 Books from my Teen Years


Books Read

Books
♥ Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum (5★)
♥ Meatship by Sam Rebelein (5★)
♥ Reed’s: A Tale of the American Spirit by Douglas Cook (4★)
♥ Dia de Los Slashers by V. Castro (3★)
♥ Left to You by Daniel J. Volpe (3★)

Manga
♥ Days of Love at Seagull Villa Vol. 2 (3.5★)
♥ Days of Love at Seagull Villa Vol. 3 (3.5★)
♥ Fraction by Shintaro Kago (3★)


Games Played

My most anticipated game of this year, Hell Maiden, was released! I’ve been getting my ass kicked in the game, but it has been so fun, and I can’t get enough of the nostalgic 90’s style animation style! I played a handful of other games that were pretty good, and Strange Antiquities blew me away.

♥ Blippo+
♥ Hell Maiden
♥ Plush Parade
♥ Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
♥ Sticky Business
♥ Strange Antiques
♥ This War of Mine


Life and Other Things

Now that I’ve been in recovery for a month I’m finally out of my surgery wrap and have switched to a boot. I’m still very weak and struggle to walk without the assistance of a walker, but at least my scars are healing well though my leg still swells regularly. The highlight of my month has been that I can fully wash again. My husband and I got showers down to a science, mainly with me sitting on the edge of the top while he waterboards me, haha. But I’m relieved to be able to do a few things more easily. I’m also doing well getting back on track with work and am so blessed to have a boss that is okay with letting me stay home while I recover. I started going to physical therapy and it’s helped quite a bit with getting some of the flexibility back in my legs.


Books Hauled

eARCs (NetGalley)
♥ All Creatures Living Beneath the Sun by C. S. Fritz
♥ Something Followed Us Home by Cynthia Pelayo
♥ Sorrow Like Sour Candy by Chandler Morrison
♥ The Things That Haunt You by E.A. Griffith

Book Boxes
♥ The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson (Twisted Retreat)
♥ The Sea Hides It Dead by Megan Bontrager (Evernight)

Ebook Purchases
♥ Dark Dance by Tanith Lee
♥ Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
♥ Mortal Suns by Tanith Lee

HumbleBundle Ebooks
♥ A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee
♥ Anackire by Tanith Lee
♥ Companions on the Road by Tanith Lee
♥ Cyrion by Tanith Lee
♥ Day By Night by Tanith Lee
♥ Dark Castle, White Horse by Tanith Lee
♥ Days of Grass by Tanith Lee
♥ Death’s Master by Tanith Lee
♥ Delirium’s Mistress by Tanith Lee
♥ Delusion’s Master by Tanith Lee
♥ Electric Forest by Tanith Lee
♥ Hunting the White Witch by Tanith Lee
♥ Kill the Dead by Tanith Lee
♥ Lycanthia by Tanith Lee
♥ Night’s Master by Tanith Lee
♥ Night’s Sorceries by Tanith Lee
♥ Redder than Blood by Tanith Lee
♥ Sabella by Tanith Lee
♥ Shadowfire by Tanith Lee
♥ Sung in Shadow by Tanith Lee
♥ Tamastaa by Tanith Lee
♥ The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee
♥ The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales by Tanith Lee
♥ The Storm Lord by Tanith Lee
♥ The White Serpent by Tanith Lee
♥ Volkhavaar by Tanith Lee

Amazon First
♥ Fields of Asphodel by Callie Rowland
♥ John Grebble Is Gone by Peter James


Next Month

I’ve done well with kicking my reading slump and I hope to continue the trend next month. I’ve also been wanting to watch a few movies again, so I might do that next month.


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