Monthly Blog Review: October 2025

Blog Updates

Posts

Book Reviews
♥ Faceless by Jeff Monday (4.5★)
♥ The Delicate Sound of Rage by Desiree Horton & Chisto Healy (5★)
♥ Real Love by B.C. Hollywood (3★)
♥ Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne (3★)
♥ Summer of the Monsters by David Sodergren (5★)

Comic Reviews
♥ The Red Mother: Complete Collection by Danny Luckert & Jeremy Haun (3.5★)

Game Reviews
♥ Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (3★)

Manga Reviews
♥ L♥DK Vol. 1 by Ayu Watanabe (2.5★)
♥ Tokyo Boys & Girls Vol. 1 by Miki Aihara (3.5★)

Other Posts
♥ 10 Great Horror Editors & Formatters
♥ 10 (More) Great Horror Cover Artists
♥ November 2025 New Release Horror Books

Books Read

It was a light reading month for me thanks to a massive reading slump. I started a bunch of books, but haven’t had the focus to finish anything. Switching up genres for a bit helped at least!

Books
♥ Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (4★)
♥ Real Love by B.C. Hollywood (3★)

Comics
♥ The Red Mother: Complete Collection by Danny Luckert & Jeremy Haun (3.5★)

Games Played

Besides playing more Tiny Bookshop obsessively, I also tried out a demo for an upcoming game called Hell Maidens, a vampire survivor type that I am really excited for!

Life and Other Things

Honestly it’s been a rough month! For some reason I’ve been sleeping through alarms no matter how early or how late I go to sleep. Maybe it’s the cooling weather and general business at work, but it’s been a bit chaotic and I’ve been really sleepy lately.

Books Hauled

There was a Halloween sale on Jon Athan ebooks and I couldn’t help but stock up! I’ve read three of his books and enjoyed all of them overall, so I’m excited to dive into more of his catalog.

eARCs (Author/Publisher)
♥ The Companions We Lose by Micah Castle

Book Boxes
♥ Trading Bullets with the Devil by Kirsten Cross & Mark Steensland (Twisted Retreat)
♥ Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker (Evernight)
♥ You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White (Evernight)

Ebook Purchases
♥ Am I Beautiful? by Jon Athan
♥ Bad Appetites by Jon Athan
♥ Butcher Road by Jon Athan
♥ Into the Wolves’ Den by Jon Athan
♥ Lovelorn by Jon Athan
♥ Lovesick by Jon Athan
♥ Maneater by Jon Athan
♥ Party Games by Jon Athan
♥ The Abuse of Ashley Collins by Jon Athan
♥ The Groomer by Jon Athan
♥ The Harbinger of Vengeance by Jon Athan
♥ The Law of Retaliation by Jon Athan
♥ The President’s Son by Jon Athan

Physical Purchases
♥ Ballad of the Werevixens by Kristopher Triana
♥ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
♥ Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib
♥ Music to Sacrifice Virgins to by Kristopher Triana
♥ The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
♥ The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
♥ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
♥ The Thirteenth Koyote by Kristopher Triana