Blog Updates
Not too much in the way of blog updates, it’s been a busy month! For Americans, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
Posts
Book Reviews
♥ Are Your Parents Home? by Jon Athan (2.5★)
♥ Daisy’s Dark Nursery by Eve L. Fell (5★)
♥ Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell (5★)
♥ Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (5★)
♥ Seek Shelter Now by Stellan Dickerson (3.5★)
♥ Storm Born by Richelle Mead (1.5★)
♥ The Doll’s House by Lisa Unger (3.5★)
♥ The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker (5★)
♥ The Reflections of Queen Snow White by David Meredith (5★)
Manga Reviews
♥ Yona of the Dawn Vol. 2 by Mizuho Kusanagi (3★)
♥ Yona of the Dawn Vol. 3 by Mizuho Kusanagi (5★)
Other Posts
♥ December 2024 New Release Horror Books
Books Read
I had a pretty busy reading month with books I largely enjoyed, and I’m at 72 books read for the entire year. Going to try and knock out as much as I can in December to cap off the end of the year.
Books
♥ Antenora by Dori Lumpkin (4.5★)
♥ Are Your Parents Home? by Jon Athan (2★)
♥ Daisy’s Dark Nursery by Eve L. Fell (5★)
♥ Seek Shelter Now by Stellan Dickerson (3.5★)
♥ Sisters of the Crimson Vine by P.L. McMillan (5★)
♥ Spore Attic by Judith Sonnet (4★)
♥ The Doll’s House by Lisa Unger (3.5★)
Games Played
I continued playing TCG Card Shop Simulator and have just a few achievements yet, but man are they grindy. I also played a game my husband had gifted me called Ravenous Devils, which was a lot of fun (albeit stressful at higher levels). It’s a cooking a store management sim not so subtly inspired by Sweeny Todd. The story is very similar but makes a few changes, and it was extremely gorey. The game is simple and a little clunky to control but it was fun and easy to beat in one session.
Life and Other Things
Not much going on this month besides being sick with the flu a lot of this month. We had a nice and relaxed Thanksgiving this year which was nice, my husband and I cooked together which was a lot of fun. He was on deployment last year and missed all the holidays, so we’re really thankful to get to celebrate the holidays this year together.
I also convinced my husband to watch Queen of the Damned with me. I was a huge Anne Rice fan as a tween and I remember walking out of the theatre on release day being really conflicted, because I didn’t want to hate a movie adaptation for a book series I loved haha. I can appreciate it now as a time capsule of 00’s Nu Metal. The sound track was great and my husband afterward had been listening to it all week while doing chores around the house.
Books Hauled
I went light on book shopping and paused book boxes this month anticipating a lighter paycheck (two weeks unpaid sick leave at work is no fun) plus Black Friday shopping for Christmas presents and other necessities needed around the house. That and I want to give myself a chance to catch up on some of the books I already have on my shelves. It’s been tough to resist, especially with so many shiny new releases, but it’s been good for my wallet! My pre-order for Sarafina finally came in and it is GORGEOUS.
eARCs (Author/Publisher)
♥ A Blade to Silence the Screams by Tom Deady
♥ Daisy’s Dark Nursery by Eve L. Fell
♥ Flesh Party by Jordan Thiery
♥ Fuck Them Kids by Timothy King
♥ You’re Not Alone in the Dark edited by Eugene Johnson & Eric Guignard (editors)
eARCs (NetGalley)
♥ All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
♥ Confession by Kaiji Kawaguchi & Nobuyuki Fukumoto
♥ The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li
♥ White Line Fever by KC Jones
Ebook Purchases
♥ Bloodlines: Horror’s Past, Present, and Future by Kevin Lucia (editor)
♥ Does the Dog Die?: An Anthology of Canine Horror by Various
♥ Floating Staircase by Ronald Malfi
♥ Less Than Human by Gary Raisor
♥ Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron
Physical Purchases
♥ Sarafina by Philip Fracassi
Amazon First
♥ Nobody’s Perfect by Sally Kilpatrick
♥ The Answer Is No by Frederick Backman
Next Month
Not much planned for next month since it’s the Christmas holiday, and we’ll be busy. I need to do some catching up on ARCs and writing reviews for over a dozen books I’ve read in the last few months.
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