Natural Beauty
Review Natural Beauty blew me away, it was an unexpected favorite. Following a first generation Chinese American prodigy who, after the death of her parents begins working for a high…
The Crane Husband
Review The Crane Husband is a dark and lyrical reimagining of the Japanese folktale, The Crane Wife, in which a man marries a crane disguised as a woman. The crane…
Hush, My Darling
Review Hush, My Darling is a thrilling backwoods novel filled with drama and romantic suspense. An American woman traveling in Ireland to explore her father's homeland finds herself stranded deep…
The Lover
Review The Lover is a dark fairy tale about forbidden desire with a hint of magic. I was captivated from the first sentence and oh my stars did I love…
Awakened in Blood
Review Awakened in Blood offers a fresh twist on the haunted house trope. The book at times feels like a summer slasher all grown up with a heavy emphasis on…
Maelstrom
Review Maelstrom is a historical eco horror novel that takes place during the 1900 Galveston hurricane, the deadliest hurricane in United States history. I knew nothing about this event when…
Past Due: Rural Decay II
Review I didn't think that it was possible to love a sequel more than as much as I loved Rural Decay, but Past Due: Rural Decay II was a much…
The Haunting of Chavez Ravine
Review The Haunting of Chavez Ravine is a haunting novella about a young woman named Lily living in a poor community in 1940's Los Angeles haunted by the dreaded La…
The Line
Review Mercy is the black sheep of a powerful Southern witching family that finds herself the center of a conspiracy. The setting and world-building in this novel were solid, and…
In Mad Hands
Review In Mad Hands is Jon Athan's take on the babysitter from hell trope, subverted in a way that made it fresh. The babysitter, Kristine, is completely off her rocker…