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Book Reviews
♥ A Fair Hand by E.A. Deverell (3.5★)
♥ Close the Door by Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar (4★)
♥ Only The Stains Remain by Ross Jeffery (5★)
♥ Shadows at Dawn: An Apache Massacre and the Violence of History by Karl Jacoby (4★)
♥ The Grove by Eric Butler (4★)
♥ The Maze Runner by James Dashner (5★)
♥ Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty (4★)
Game Reviews
♥ New Folder (3.5★)
Graphic Novel Reviews
♥ One Week in the Library by W. Maxwell Prince (2★)
Manga Reviews
♥ Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago (2★)
♥ The Secret of Friendship by Aiji Yamakawa & Kazune Kawahara (3★)
Manhua Reviews
♥ Love Practice by Yi Mu (3★)
Other Posts
♥ August 2025 New Release Horror Books
Books Read
I’ve somewhat kicked my reading slump and I’m thankful for that. I started off strong with an ARC for Timothy King’s new book. He’s an indie darling and I’m glad to have been on the journey as an ARC reader for him since the beginning. He’s a kind soul and talented writer, and I’ll always read anything that he writes.
Books
♥ Baby Bruise by Danielle Chelosky (3★)
♥ Piñata by Tory Favro (1.5★)
♥ The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (4★)
♥ The Delicate Sound of Rage by Desiree Horton & Chisto Healy (5★)
♥ The Grove by Eric Butler (4★)
♥ The Harvesting by Timothy King (4★)
♥ We All Rot Eventually by Mia Ballard (4★)
Manga
♥ Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago (2★)
♥ The Secret of Friendship by Aiji Yamakawa & Kazune Kawahara (3★)
Games Played
I got back into one of my all-time favorite video games, This War of Mine, achievement hunting. I used to have the achievements 100% on Steam until DLC were added, so I thought it might be fun to get caught up. I sunk another 20 hours into the game and failed miserably with achievements, but it was fun to revisit.
I’ve also been playing two games with my husband, and by playing together I mean he has been playing, and I’ve been backseat gaming with him. First is Final Fantasy XIII which is a first time experience for him while I had previously played the game when it was first released. I never beat it, though I watched the ending when my brother beat it years ago. I had made it as far as what is essentially the third act, when the game sets you loose to do side quests – my downfall with every JRPG really. I get so invested in side quests and eventually tire out and never get around to finishing. Oh well!
The second game we’ve been playing is Date Everything, cute and quirky with a crazy amount of voice acting talent. We’re both huge fans of (and maybe a little horny for) Jonah Scott and Ben Starr, so finding them in the game has been a delight.
Lastly, dipped my toes back into Honkai Star Rail. Love it, but it is definitely overwhelming!
Books Hauled
This month was my birthday and I got many kind book gifts! I won a birthday giveaway by a member of a horror book community I’m a member of (Books of Horror) – thank you David Swisher! Also got a few gifts book gifts from my husband, and a surprise gift from the publisher of Filthy Loot, Ira Rat. I had been wanting to purchase some books from Filthy Loot for a while and decided to put in my first order. I ended up accidentally getting a duplicate of one book and missing another, and Ira was so kind as to send me the missing book plus a free one, and let me keep the duplicate. I plan to eventually giveaway the duplicate when I have some free time.
eARCs (Author/Publisher)
♥ Other Atrocities by William F. Gray
♥ The Harvesting by Timothy King
♥ The Delicate Sound of Rage by Desiree Horton & Chisto Healy
eARCs (NetGalley)
♥ Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
♥ Nightmerica: Corruptions of the American Dream edited by Amanda Worthington
♥ Orpheus Builds A Girl by Heather Parry
♥ What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Giveaway/Preorder Bonus
♥ American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
♥ Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud
Book Boxes
♥ Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang (Nightworms)
♥ rekt by Alex Gonzalez (Twisted Retreat)
Ebook Purchases
♥ My Girl by Audrey Rush
♥ Storyslave by Brian Bowyer
Gifts
♥ American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
♥ Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
♥ Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki by Kanako Inuki
♥ Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
♥ God Damn Failure by Ira Rat
♥ How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
♥ Polybius by Collin Armstrong
♥ She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
♥ Toxic Daughter Chii-Chan by Shuzo Oshimi
♥ With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
♥ Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman
♥ Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud
Physical Purchases
♥ Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash
♥ Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
♥ Baby Bruise by Danielle Chelosky
♥ BodyPunk by Charlene Elsby, Joe Koch, Max Restaino, Sam Richard, Xavier Garcia
♥ Dearest by Jacquie Walters
♥ Fleischerei by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin
♥ Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
♥ From Dark Places by Judith Sonnet
♥ Good For Her: An Anthology of Women’s Rage edited by Sarah Jules, Shauna Mc Eleney, & TC Parker
♥ Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
♥ Like You Never Had Wings: Transformations In Horror by Charlene Elsby, Joe Koch, Kyle Winkler
♥ Our Womb, Your Torched Remains edited by Y.M. Miller
♥ Participation Trophy by Ira Rat
♥ Pregaming Grief by Danielle Chelosky
♥ Soft Ceremoneis by Charlene Elsby, Joe Koch, Jon Steffens, Sam Richard
♥ Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare
♥ Teenage Grave by Brendan Vidito, Jo Quenell, Justin Lutz, Sam Richard
♥ Teenage Grave 2 by Brendan Vidito, Jo Quenell, Justin Lutz, Sam Richard
♥ The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
♥ Tormented Flesh edited by James Nulick
♥ Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
♥ Welcome to Dorley Hall by Alyson Greaves
Amazon First
♥ The Fourth Daughter by Lyn Liao Butler
♥ Who Is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr
Next Month
Realistically just catching up on reviews. I’ve kicked my reading slump this month and have been rapidly reading books. Now I need to get out of my writer’s block and start catching up!
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