{"id":26638,"date":"2025-08-30T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=26638"},"modified":"2025-09-25T01:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:25:40","slug":"monthly-blog-review-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/monthly-blog-review-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Blog Review: August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blog Updates<\/h2>\n

Posts<\/h2>\n

Book Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Disseverment<\/a> by Z.C. Krol (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Firecracker Kings<\/a> by Patrick C. Harrison III (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Pi\u00f1ata<\/a> by Tory Favro (2\u2605)
\n\u2665 Queen Boss Slay<\/a> by Patrick C. Harrison III (3\u2605)
\n\u2665 Sisters of the Crimson Vine<\/a> by P.L. McMillan (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 We All Rot Eventually<\/a> by Mia Ballard (3.5\u2605)<\/p>\n

Anime Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Golden Boy<\/a> (4.5\u2605)<\/p>\n

Comic\/Graphic Novel Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1<\/a> by James Tynion IV (4\u2605)<\/p>\n

Manga Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 News of Transformations<\/a> by Natsujikei Miyazaki (3\u2605)<\/p>\n

Manhwa Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 The Girl From Class<\/a> by Subong Park (3\u2605)<\/p>\n

Show Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Sweet Home \u2013 Season 1<\/a> (4.5\u2605)<\/p>\n

Other Posts<\/strong>
\n\u2665 November 2024 New Release Horror Books<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Books Read<\/h2>\n

\"\"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!<\/p>\n

Books<\/strong>
\n\u2665 All Men Must Die by A. E. Soto (2.5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Queen Boss Slay by Patrick C. Harrison III (3\u2605)
\n\u2665 Firecracker Kings by Patrick C. Harrison III (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Stitches by Sam West (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 Noro by William F. Gray (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Lamb by Lucy Rose (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 We All Rot Eventually by Mia Ballard (3.5\u2605)<\/p>\n

Comic\/Graphic Novel<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV (4\u2605)<\/p>\n

Manga<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Love Practice by Yi Mu (3\u2605) re-read<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Games Played<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\n

Books Hauled<\/h2>\n

\"\"eARCs (Author\/Publisher)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Pressing Matters by Paul Avery Tindol<\/p>\n

Gift<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Halloween Fiend by C.V. Hunt
\n\u2665 Rose Madder by Stephen King
\n\u2665 Maiden, Mother, Crone by Joanne Harris
\n\u2665 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
\n\u2665 The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
\n\u2665 The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore
\n\u2665 The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller<\/p>\n

Book Boxes<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond (Twisted Retreat)
\n\u2665 Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann (Nightworms)
\n\u2665 The Bone Drenched Woods by L. V. Russell (Twisted Retreat)
\n\u2665 The Library at Hellbore by Cassandra Khaw (Evernight)
\n\u2665 The Night Prophets by Paul F. Olson (Twisted Retreat)
\n\u2665 The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn (Nightworms)\"\"<\/p>\n

Humble Bundle (PDF\/Ebook)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha
\n\u2665 All Worlds are Real: Short Fictions by Susan Palwick
\n\u2665 Amaryllis and Other Stories by Carrie Vaughn
\n\u2665 Big Girls Vol. 1 by Jason Howard
\n\u2665 Bitch Planet Vol. 1-2 Kelly Sue DeConnick
\n\u2665 Bitch Planet: Triple Feature Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick
\n\u2665 Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
\n\u2665 Black Cloak Vol. 1-2 by Kelly Thompson
\n\u2665 Black Magick Vol. 1-3 by Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott
\n\u2665 Blue Book Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy
\n\u2665 Books of Slaughter Vol. 1-3 James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 By Chance Or Providence by Becky Cloonan\"\"
\n\u2665 Coffin Bound Vol. 1-2 by Dan Watters
\n\u2665 Crave by Maria Llovet
\n\u2665 Dracula Motherfucker! by Alex de Campi
\n\u2665 Egyptian Motherlode by David Sandner & Jacob Weisman
\n\u2665 Family Tree Vol. 1-3 by Jeff Lemire, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, & Ryan Cody
\n\u2665 Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror by Ellen Datlow
\n\u2665 Fishflies by Jeff Lemire
\n\u2665 Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace
\n\u2665 Geometries of Belonging: Stories and Poems from the Birdverse by R.B. Lemberg
\n\u2665 Golden Rage Vol. 1 by Chrissy Williams
\n\u2665 Hack \/ Slash: Back To School by Zoe Thorogood
\n\u2665 Hinges Vol. 1-3 by Meredith McClaren
\n\u2665 House of Slaughter Vol. 1-6 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 I.D. by Emma Rios
\n\u2665 In the Mad Mountains by Joe R. Lansdale\"\"
\n\u2665 Inkblot Vol. 1-2 by Emma Kubert & Rusty Gladd
\n\u2665 It’s Lonely At the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
\n\u2665 Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions by Nalo Hopkinson
\n\u2665 Lady Mechanika Vol. 1-6 by Joe Benitez
\n\u2665 Lovesick Vol. 1 by Luana Vecchio
\n\u2665 Man-Eaters Vol. 1-3 by Chelsea Cain
\n\u2665 Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 Mercy by Mirka Andolfo
\n\u2665 Mirror Vol. 1-2 by Hwei Lim & Emma Rios
\n\u2665 MOM: Mother of Madness by Emilia Clarke, Marguerite Bennett, & Leila Leiz
\n\u2665 New Adventures in Space Opera by Jonathan Strahan
\n\u2665 Norroway Vol. 1-2 by Cat Seaton
\n\u2665 November Vol. 1-4 by Matt Fraction
\n\u2665 Paper Girls Vol. 1-6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang\"\"
\n\u2665 Plutona by Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, & Jordie Bellaire
\n\u2665 Rain by Joe Hill & David M. Booher
\n\u2665 Saga Vol. 1-10 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
\n\u2665 SFSX Vol. 1 by Tina Horn
\n\u2665 Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1-8 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 Spectregraph #1 by James Tynion IV & Christian Ward
\n\u2665 Street Angel Vol. 1: Deadliest Girl Alive by Brian Maruca & Jim Rugg
\n\u2665 The Backstagers: Complete Collection by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
\n\u2665 The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
\n\u2665 The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar
\n\u2665 The Closet Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 The Deadliest Bouquet by Erica Schultz
\n\u2665 The Department of Truth Vol. 1-4 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 The Department of Truth – Wild Fictions by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 The Deviant Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV\"\"
\n\u2665 The Essential Peter S. Beagle Vols. 1 & 2 by Peter S. Beagle
\n\u2665 The History of the World Begins in Ice: Stories & Essays from the World of Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
\n\u2665 The Legend of Charlie Fish by Josh Rountree
\n\u2665 The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV & Tate Brombal
\n\u2665 The Runes of Engagement by Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha
\n\u2665 The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills
\n\u2665 The Woods Yearbook Edition Books 1-3 James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
\n\u2665 True Weird Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 W0RLDTR33 Vol. 1-2 by James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 Wynd Books 1-3 James Tynion IV
\n\u2665 Yoke Of Stars by R.B. Lemberg<\/p>\n

Ebook Purchases<\/strong>\"\"
\n\u2665 Waking the Dead and Other Stories by Yvette Tan<\/p>\n

Physical Purchases<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Cvlt by Duncan Ralston
\n\u2665 House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
\n\u2665 Playground: Child of Divorce by Aron Beauregard
\n\u2665 Slaughterhouse Moan by Daniel J. Volpe
\n\u2665 The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel
\n\u2665 The Ugly Truth by Aron Beauregard, John Skipp, & Shane McKenzie
\n\u2665 We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough<\/p>\n

Amazon First<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd
\n\u2665 The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano<\/p>\n

\n

Next Month<\/h2>\n

Panicking over my TBR, and catching up on reviews for ARCs I’ve read. Cursing the writer’s block I’ve felt recently!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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