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I received a gifted copy of A PLAGUED SEA by Kim Bo-Young (translated by Sophie Bowman) from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 8/11/2026Rating: 4 / 5 A PLAGUED SEA is a short little novella translated from the original Korean. Mu-young is taking her niece on a trip to Haewon,… Continue reading A PLAGUED SEA by Kim Bo-Young

I received a gifted copy of DEAD WEIGHT by Hildur Knútsdóttir (translated by Mary Robinette Kowal) from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 5/26/2026Rating: 4 / 5 DEAD WEIGHT is a novella set in the author's native Iceland. We are following a woman named Unnur who is living a pretty… Continue reading DEAD WEIGHT by Hildur Knútsdóttir

I received a gifted copy of HOLDING: A MEMOIR ABOUT MOTHERS, DRUGS, AND OTHER COMFORTS by Karleigh Frisbie Brogan from the author! Rating: 4 / 5 HOLDING is the author's very open memoir about her recollections of her history with her family, other relationships, and with heroin addiction. Always longing for a true mother/daughter bond… Continue reading HOLDING by Karleigh Frisbie Brogan

I received a gifted copy of EASY PREY by A.B. Whelan from the author! Rating: 4 / 5 EASY PREY follows Jules. As the book opens, Jules is going to check on her sister Brooke only to find her dead. The police call it a suicide, but Jules and her parents are not convinced. Brooke… Continue reading EASY PREY by A.B. Whelan

I received a gifted copy of THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE by Philip Fracassi from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 9/30/2025Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE is set at the titular retirement home. We're primarily following Rose, an elderly lady who begins to believe… Continue reading THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE by Philip Fracassi

I received a gifted audiobook copy of WOVEN FROM CLAY by Jenny Birch from Macmillan Audio and a finished copy from Wednesday Books! Publication Date: 8/12/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 WOVEN FROM CLAY follows Terra a young woman determined to have a fantastic senior year of high school. When the new student Thorne suddenly approaches her,… Continue reading WOVEN FROM CLAY by Jenny Birch

I received a gifted copy of BREAK ME DOWN by Anna Downes from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 3.5 / 5 BREAK ME DOWN follows former childhood star Georgia Lane. Once the darling of films, acting with all the big names, she took herself out of the spotlight for year. Now, she's returning to Los Angeles hoping… Continue reading BREAK ME DOWN by Anna Downes