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The Home by Judith Sonnet

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Releasing January 15th, with pre-order available now! 
I was kindly gifted an ARC of the home. All thoughts listed below are my honest opinion.

Multiple POVs, Multiple character backstories, flicking between past & present tense so effortlessly, all with one thing in common - The Home.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed & highly recommend this book & this is first full blown horror novel I've read by Miss Judith, I'm very accustomed to her extreme horror novels that are always wild, gory & excruciatingly detailed, whilst The Home did have gore scattered amongst its pages, I truly believe that this book showcases just how good of an author Miss Judith Sonnet is. 
Judith is extremely versatile, can take a subject & completely rebuild it into something not imagined previously. This book is 5 stars. Truly Judith is in a league of her own within the horror genre & I feel very privileged to continue to watch her grow.
Shoutout to Chapter 3, I'm still thinking about it!

Fountain of Youth R.V. Park by R.J. Benetti

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Broken Dolls by Mique Watson

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Absolutely Brutal!

Be my friend by Mique Watson

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Deadbolt: a horror short story by John Ashley

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Dollface by R.J. Powell

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I liked the overall concept of the book, the opening line was like wow okay here we go, but I was left wanting more & felt the book was quite rushed. 

The Laughing House by B. Muraca

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

MAGICK: an extreme horror novella by Judith Sonnet

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Man on the roof by Archer Black

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lovesick by Jon Athan

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25