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\n\u2665 Milk Blood Heat<\/a> by Dantiel W. Moniz (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Crocodile Bride<\/a> by Ashleigh Bell Pedersen (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Pale White<\/a> by Chad Lutzke (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 To Be Devoured<\/a> by Sara Tantlinger (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 We Spread<\/a> by Iain Reid (5\u2605)<\/p>\n
Film Reviews<\/strong> Game Reviews<\/strong> Other Posts<\/strong> I was in a reading slump, can you tell?<\/p>\n Books<\/strong> Manga<\/strong> I played a few games this month and it’s been nice relaxing with cozy games and replaying a few games from the past so that I can write about them.<\/p>\n \u2665 Disturbed So a majority of this month has been spent on the couch on recovery. My leg is healing well but I have had other complications from medication, and have had a few trips back to the doctor and one ER visit for severe migraines which I’ve never experienced before. The tests I underwent were more hellish than the migraines, so I’ve spent the month in recovery. The stopped taking as much medication and though it was very hard on my body, the migraines did eventually clear up. One highlight health wise is that I got to switch from my awful surgery wrap over to a boot. The surgery scars are pretty gnarly, and I’m still dealing with a lot of swelling and pain, but managing.<\/p>\n I officially returned to work in the middle of the month, albeit remotely, and it’s been a struggle mentally to focus after all the heavy medication I was on, but I’m catching up on lost time. I also found out that I was eligible for temporary disability at work, so I’ve been chasing that around all month to get backpay from all the weeks of missed work. Suffice to say, I have barely done a thing this month that was fun.<\/p>\n This month’s haul is a little unhinged. Look, I was depressed, and took advantage of a lot of deals. <\/p>\n eARCs (NetGalley)<\/strong> Book Boxes<\/strong> Ebook Purchases<\/strong> Physical Purchases<\/strong> Amazon First<\/strong> Just trying to survive, and hoping to kick my reading slump next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Posts Book Reviews \u2665 Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. 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\n\u2665 But I’m a Cheerleader<\/a> (4\u2605)<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 Strange Horticulture<\/a> (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Thrifty Business<\/a> (4\u2605)<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 Q&A with Ruth Anna Evans, horror author and cover artist<\/a>
\n\u2665 Reader Problems Book Tag<\/a>
\n\u2665 Scares That Care AuthorCon V<\/a>
\n\u2665 July 2026 New Release Horror Books<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBooks Read<\/h2>\n
\n\u2665 A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon (3.5\u2605)<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 Days of Love at Seagull Villa Vol. 1 by Naoko Kodama (3\u2605) re-read<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGames Played<\/h2>\n
\n\u2665 Final Fantasy VIII
\n\u2665 Slay the Princess
\n\u2665 Sticky Business
\n\u2665 Thrifty Business<\/p>\n
\nLife and Other Things<\/h2>\n
\nBooks Hauled<\/h2>\n
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\n\u2665 A River Wide by Amanda J. McGee
\n\u2665 All the Beastly Things by Eilish Quin
\n\u2665 Darling by Mercedes M. Yardley
\n\u2665 Femmephilia by Sophie Lewis
\n\u2665 Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
\n\u2665 Goodnight Monsters by Suzanne Junered
\n\u2665 Journey To The Heartland by Xiaolong Huang
\n\u2665 Inhalation by Michael Boulerice
\n\u2665 Love in the Time of America by Matt Snee
\n\u2665 Needlemouth by K-Ming Chang
\n\u2665 Red Seal by Rosa Kwon Easton
\n\u2665 Roots & Wrath by E. J. Wenstrom
\n\u2665 Shift by Yeeun Cho
\n\u2665 Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
\n\u2665 Vulture Gold by Micah Dean Hicks<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 The Wives of Herrick Hall by Julie Lew (Twisted Retreat)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_ourvampiresourselves.png?resize=197%2C300&ssl=1\")
\n\u2665 AVIARY by Maria Dong
\n\u2665 Bone of My Bone by Johanna van Veen
\n\u2665 Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
\n\u2665 Come Knocking by Michael Bockoven
\n\u2665 Moonflow by Bitter Karella
\n\u2665 Our Vampires, Ourselves by Nina Auerbach
\n\u2665 Scuttler’s Cove by David Barnett
\n\u2665 She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang
\n\u2665 The Abominable by Dan Simmons
\n\u2665 The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
\n\u2665 The Hacienda by Isabel Ca\u00f1as
\n\u2665 The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
\n\u2665 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
\n\u2665 Withered Hill by David Barnett<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by M\u00f3nica Ojeda
\n\u2665 Nefando by M\u00f3nica Ojeda<\/p>\n
\n\u2665 The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz
\n\u2665 What Remains of You by Kimberly Hensle Lowrance<\/p>\n
\nNext Month<\/h2>\n