goodreads title: what feasts at night author: t. kingfisher pages: 147 genres: horror, novella The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic novella, What Moves the Dead . Retired soldier Alex Easton returns in a horrifying new adventure. After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter, they find themself heading to their family hunting lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their home country, Gallacia. In theory, one can find rela ..read more

goodreads pre-order the book hi everyone! i am so honoured to be able to show you all the gorgeous new cover for saint, sorrow, sinner – the third, and final, instalment in the gideon testaments, alongside my review of it. ｓｙｎｏｐｓｉｓ an exploration of religious mythos, brujería, and spiritual ascension… sophia de’voreaux never expected to escape haven, but after a bloody confrontation in the gideon preserve, she finds herself under the protection of a rogue witch, her menacing guard, and their cautious friends. crumbling beneath an onslaught of ancient power, sophia must put her reservations ..read more

Hii, long time no see. At this point, I feel like either the universe doesn’t want me to post more or I’m unable to organize my time well enough to be able to read something. I have not touched a single book since I’ve moved here and it’s been two months. Living abroad turns out is a lot more stressful than I anticipated it to be. I’ve also lost my dog 2 weeks ago and, well, him dying while I’m not there still hurts. Not sure I’ll ever get over it since he’s been my friend since I was 13. Istanbul is just insanely huge, so it took me a while to be able to grasp the fact that it will take me at ..read more

Goodreads Sample ⊹˚ SYNOPSIS ˚⊹ Persephone is powerless. Raised in the mortal realm by her goddess mother, she knows little about godly matters. When the mortal prince of her village tries to take advantage of her while her mother is away, Persephone fights back and ends up running for her life. An unlikely savior shows up – the goddess of the underworld. Persephone makes a deal that will change her life forever, and maybe, help her find her power. This dark and sexy retelling of Persephone’s myth asks what would happen if Persephone chose to go into the underworld, and what if Hades wasn’t ..read more

title: the night hunt author: akexandra christo genres: fantasy, young adult, mythology expected publication: oct 10th goodreads From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes The Night Hunt, a dark fantasy romance about a monstrous girl who feeds on fear and the Gods-cursed boy who falls in love with her. Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Str ..read more

title: what happened at hawthorn house author: hadassah shiradski genres: horror, historical fiction, adult published august 25th goodreads In 1926, nine-year-old Rosalyn invents a new game to play with the girls she shares a dormitory with in the Hawthorne House Orphanage. Revolving around a Royal Court, their make-believe game quickly becomes a way to gain some measure of control in their unhappy lives. But when the rules start changing and the stakes start rising, nothing is safe, and Rosalyn finds that she’s willing to get her hands dirty in order to be the Queen. Rosalyn will do whatev ..read more

Goodreads sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs *A high school senior navigates messy boys and messier relationships in this bitingly funny and much-needed look into the overlap of Asian American identity and teen sexuality.* June Chu is the “just good enough” girl. Good enough to line the shelves with a slew of third-place trophies and steal secret kisses from her AP Bio partner, Rhys. But not good enough to meet literally any of her Taiwanese mother’s unrelenting expectations or to get Rhys to commit to anything beyond a well-timed joke. While June’s mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister’s footsteps and g ..read more

goodreads title: red dragon author: thomas harris genres: horror, thriller, crime, mystery, adult trigger warnings: rape, child abuse, cannibalism, murder, gun violence, fire, home invasion, animal cruelty synopsis A second family has been massacred by the terrifying serial killer the press has christened “The Tooth Fairy.” Special Agent Jack Crawford turns to the one man who can help restart a failed investigation: Will Graham. Graham is the greatest profiler the FBI ever had, but the physical and mental scars of capturing Hannibal Lecter have caused Graham to go into early retirement. Now ..read more

title: wolf, willow, witch author: freydís moon number of pages: 174 expected publication: september 14, 2023 goodreads A vicious romance imbued with Norse magic, thievery, and necromancy… When Tehlor Nilsen stumbles upon an abandoned corpse hidden in her friend’s empty house, she can’t ignore the energy lingering around the broken, albeit familiar, body. Entranced by the promise of ritualistic power, she seizes her chance to secure a vorðr. Miraculously, Hel, the goddess of death, grants Tehlor an audience. But Lincoln Stone has no interest in becoming a magical sentry and raising him from ..read more

goodreads title: your blood and bones author: j. patricia anderson genres: fantasy expected publication: august 27th 2023 Kill the monsters when they’re found. No matter who they used to be. The girl with secret feathers in her skin and strange bones jutting out beneath her clothes is resigned to her fate. Her deformities mark her a monster and the stories say monsters must die. When her family finds out and turns on her, a village boy saves her and leads her on a frantic escape. The girl believes her death has merely been delayed—until he mentions a cure. With the world against them and the ..read more