Monthly Blog Review: August 2025

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Book Reviews
♥ Disseverment by Z.C. Krol (4★)
♥ Firecracker Kings by Patrick C. Harrison III (4★)
♥ Piñata by Tory Favro (2★)
♥ Queen Boss Slay by Patrick C. Harrison III (3★)
♥ Sisters of the Crimson Vine by P.L. McMillan (5★)
♥ We All Rot Eventually by Mia Ballard (3.5★)

Anime Reviews
♥ Golden Boy (4.5★)

Comic/Graphic Novel Reviews
♥ Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV (4★)

Manga Reviews
♥ News of Transformations by Natsujikei Miyazaki (3★)

Manhwa Reviews
♥ The Girl From Class by Subong Park (3★)

Show Reviews
♥ Sweet Home – Season 1 (4.5★)

Other Posts
♥ November 2024 New Release Horror Books

Books Read

I got several books knocked out this month and a lot of them were good! The Lamb blew me away, I read it slowly but really immersed myself in the story, it is a top contender for one of my favorite books of the year and I hope to see this book winning some awards!

Books
♥ All Men Must Die by A. E. Soto (2.5★)
♥ Queen Boss Slay by Patrick C. Harrison III (3★)
♥ Firecracker Kings by Patrick C. Harrison III (4★)
♥ Stitches by Sam West (4★)
♥ Noro by William F. Gray (4★)
♥ The Lamb by Lucy Rose (5★)
♥ We All Rot Eventually by Mia Ballard (3.5★)

Comic/Graphic Novel
♥ Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV (4★)

Manga
♥ Love Practice by Yi Mu (3★) re-read

Games Played

Honkai Star Rail, catching up and just started the Amphoreus arc! I’ve been having fun with diving back into the story and checking out the new coontent.

Books Hauled

eARCs (Author/Publisher)
♥ Pressing Matters by Paul Avery Tindol

Gift
♥ Halloween Fiend by C.V. Hunt
♥ Rose Madder by Stephen King
♥ Maiden, Mother, Crone by Joanne Harris
♥ The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
♥ The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
♥ The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore
♥ The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Book Boxes
♥ Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond (Twisted Retreat)
♥ Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann (Nightworms)
♥ The Bone Drenched Woods by L. V. Russell (Twisted Retreat)
♥ The Library at Hellbore by Cassandra Khaw (Evernight)
♥ The Night Prophets by Paul F. Olson (Twisted Retreat)
♥ The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn (Nightworms)

Humble Bundle (PDF/Ebook)
♥ A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha
♥ All Worlds are Real: Short Fictions by Susan Palwick
♥ Amaryllis and Other Stories by Carrie Vaughn
♥ Big Girls Vol. 1 by Jason Howard
♥ Bitch Planet Vol. 1-2 Kelly Sue DeConnick
♥ Bitch Planet: Triple Feature Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick
♥ Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
♥ Black Cloak Vol. 1-2 by Kelly Thompson
♥ Black Magick Vol. 1-3 by Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott
♥ Blue Book Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
♥ Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy
♥ Books of Slaughter Vol. 1-3 James Tynion IV
♥ By Chance Or Providence by Becky Cloonan
♥ Coffin Bound Vol. 1-2 by Dan Watters
♥ Crave by Maria Llovet
♥ Dracula Motherfucker! by Alex de Campi
♥ Egyptian Motherlode by David Sandner & Jacob Weisman
♥ Family Tree Vol. 1-3 by Jeff Lemire, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, & Ryan Cody
♥ Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror by Ellen Datlow
♥ Fishflies by Jeff Lemire
♥ Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace
♥ Geometries of Belonging: Stories and Poems from the Birdverse by R.B. Lemberg
♥ Golden Rage Vol. 1 by Chrissy Williams
♥ Hack / Slash: Back To School by Zoe Thorogood
♥ Hinges Vol. 1-3 by Meredith McClaren
♥ House of Slaughter Vol. 1-6 by James Tynion IV
♥ I.D. by Emma Rios
♥ In the Mad Mountains by Joe R. Lansdale
♥ Inkblot Vol. 1-2 by Emma Kubert & Rusty Gladd
♥ It’s Lonely At the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
♥ Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions by Nalo Hopkinson
♥ Lady Mechanika Vol. 1-6 by Joe Benitez
♥ Lovesick Vol. 1 by Luana Vecchio
♥ Man-Eaters Vol. 1-3 by Chelsea Cain
♥ Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy by James Tynion IV
♥ Mercy by Mirka Andolfo
♥ Mirror Vol. 1-2 by Hwei Lim & Emma Rios
♥ MOM: Mother of Madness by Emilia Clarke, Marguerite Bennett, & Leila Leiz
♥ New Adventures in Space Opera by Jonathan Strahan
♥ Norroway Vol. 1-2 by Cat Seaton
♥ November Vol. 1-4 by Matt Fraction
♥ Paper Girls Vol. 1-6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
♥ Plutona by Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, & Jordie Bellaire
♥ Rain by Joe Hill & David M. Booher
♥ Saga Vol. 1-10 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
♥ SFSX Vol. 1 by Tina Horn
♥ Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1-8 by James Tynion IV
♥ Spectregraph #1 by James Tynion IV & Christian Ward
♥ Street Angel Vol. 1: Deadliest Girl Alive by Brian Maruca & Jim Rugg
♥ The Backstagers: Complete Collection by James Tynion IV
♥ The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
♥ The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
♥ The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar
♥ The Closet Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
♥ The Deadliest Bouquet by Erica Schultz
♥ The Department of Truth Vol. 1-4 by James Tynion IV
♥ The Department of Truth – Wild Fictions by James Tynion IV
♥ The Deviant Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
♥ The Essential Peter S. Beagle Vols. 1 & 2 by Peter S. Beagle
♥ The History of the World Begins in Ice: Stories & Essays from the World of Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
♥ The Legend of Charlie Fish by Josh Rountree
♥ The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
♥ The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV & Tate Brombal
♥ The Runes of Engagement by Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha
♥ The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills
♥ The Woods Yearbook Edition Books 1-3 James Tynion IV
♥ These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
♥ True Weird Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
♥ W0RLDTR33 Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
♥ Wynd Books 1-3 James Tynion IV
♥ Yoke Of Stars by R.B. Lemberg

Ebook Purchases
♥ Waking the Dead and Other Stories by Yvette Tan

Physical Purchases
♥ Cvlt by Duncan Ralston
♥ House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
♥ Playground: Child of Divorce by Aron Beauregard
♥ Slaughterhouse Moan by Daniel J. Volpe
♥ The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel
♥ The Ugly Truth by Aron Beauregard, John Skipp, & Shane McKenzie
♥ We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

Amazon First
♥ Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd
♥ The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano