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Pulling the Chariot of the Sun by Shane McCrae

challenging reflective slow-paced

Not rating, but will say the writing style didn’t work for me.

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

I don’t have the words and there are thousands of reviews praising this book so I will defer to them. Just read it🖤

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

4.25

Lighter on horror, at least until the very end, I think this story makes for an excellent introduction to Kingfisher’s style. For those readers who are already fans, it’s another one to love. Sam is the first character from this author that I can relate to personally and that was such a nice surprise. I love the humor throughout, it plays so well against the creepiness of the slow burn mystery. The use of vultures was so cool too. I’m not usually a fan of birds, but I have more respect for those scavengers of the skies. 

The Fae Princes by Nikki St. Crowe

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I love a retelling and I like some spice so a story with a strong female lead who’s comfortable with her own sexuality, makes a move to pull Peter Pan AND The Lost Boys…sign me up! 

This was a fun series and I’m so glad I read it. It wasn’t perfect, but there was a good balance of plot vs. smexy and I thought the characters were fantastic. I enjoyed this dark twist on such a classic tale and will definitely look for more like it. 

Their Vicious Darling by Nikki St. Crowe

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

3.5

I’ll review the series as a whole under book 4.

The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.75

I’ll review the series as a whole under book 4.

The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.5

I’ll review the series as a whole under book 4.

Remains by Andrew Cull

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.25

There’s a lot to love about this book, particularly if you’re a fan of grief horror. It’s a slow burn, but at just over 200 pages it’s easily worth the build up. The author does a fantastic job of creating a dark, unsettling atmosphere.  There are moments that are genuinely creepy.  If you’re reading alone in the dark, expect to turn on a light after you feel goosebumps on your arm or a chill on your neck. 

There was one plot point early on that didn’t make sense to me and a couple of things that felt unfinished as the author left them, which is what kept Remains from being a full five stars, but I’m seriously impressed with this debut novel.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

There's More Of Us Than You Know by Bernardo Villela, Mocha Pennington, Saffron Roberts, Nikki R. Leigh, Mark Allan Gunnells, Haley Newlin, James Bennett, Leon Lavender, Kelly Brocklehurst, Mona Kabbani, Carmilla Yugov, Kay Hanifen, Spencer Hamilton, Megan Kiekel Anderson

dark emotional fast-paced

3.5

Loved the variety of writing styles and perspectives in this collection. My favorites, in no particular order, are: Pink, Historic Inventory, The Music Box, and Where the Unwanted Go.