Information: Author: E. Latimer Genre: Horror, Romance Page Count: 400 Year Published: 2025 Read this If You Like: Dark Academia Queer Romance Creepy Forests Secret Societies Dual POV Dark main characters who make morally questionable decisions sometimes Obviously toxic but also really passionate and enjoyable romances Weird endings Synopsis: A new year has just begun… Continue reading The Afterdark (Review)
Information: Author: Ava Reid Genre: Horror, Realistic, Fantasy Page Count: 376 Year Published: 2023 Read This if You Like: Dark Academia/Gothic Semi-historical fantasy Slower, Atmospheric novels Dark Fairies (Or Faeries? Fae? I don't know anymore.) Rivals to Lovers Discussions around sexism and misogyny Mysterious houses on cliffs Fictional locations Mysterious fictional authors Synopsis: When Effy… Continue reading A Study in Drowning (Review)
Information: Author: Lamar Giles Genre: Horror, Contemporary Page Count: 368 Year Published: 2024 Read This If You Like: Horror but more contemporary style Social Commentary on marginalization, fear, and racism First person novels with some perspective switches Cool covers Less intense scary stories Mysterious pawn shops Mysterious white vans Books with no romance Synopsis: Cade… Continue reading Ruin Road (Review)
Information: Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Horror Page Count: 158 Year Published: 2022 Read This If You Like: Retellings The Fall of the House of Usher (or any other Poe works) Novellas/short books Haunted Houses Horror Stories Creepy Hares Mushrooms Historical Settings Summary: It’s 1890, in the remote region of Ruravia. The retired soldier Alex Easton… Continue reading What Moves the Dead (Review)
Information: Author: Danielle Valentine Genre: Thriller, Horror Page Count: 279 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: Upstate NY settings Thrillers that take place in just 24 hours Summer Camp Thrillers Unsolved crimes returning with a vengeance Dual POV Flashback chapters Great twists Good old slasher stories Family Secrets Spoiler-Free Summary: On June 13th,… Continue reading Two Sides to Every Murder (Review)
Information: Author: Krystal Sutherland Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Thriller Page Count: 390 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: Contemporary Magical Settings The kind of witches who use rituals written in Latin and talk to demons and stuff Demons British Settings Strong Female Characters Shocking Twists Murder Mysteries (Sorta) Serial Killers Spoiler-Free Summary: Ever since… Continue reading The Invocations (Review)
Information: Author: Ginny Myers Sain Genre: Thriller, Horror, Paranormal Page Count: 384 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: Atmospheric Thrillers Unsolved Murders Sapphic Relationships Fake Towns in Florida (that also have mysterious secrets) Natural Hot Springs Star-crossed Romance Plenty of twists, plus a climactic ending Serial Killers Spoiler-Free Summary: Trulee knows that her… Continue reading One Last Breath (Review)
Information: Author: Sara Farizan Genre: Horror Page count: 272 Year published: 2022 Read This If You Like: Stranger Things/Gravity Falls vibes 90s references Queer representation Really creative plotlines Arcade games Multi-POV Spoiler-Free Summary: Cori, Maz, and Sam were once close friends who connected over arcade games and Halloween. But one Halloween night, Sam disappeared suddenly.… Continue reading Dead Flip (Review)
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