I received a gifted copy of THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 7/22/2025Rating: 4 / 5 THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a dark academia horror. The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is for those who are dangerously dark with a course… Continue reading THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw
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THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day
I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 3.5 / 5Publication Date: 7/15/2025 THE LAKE ESCAPE follows a group of friends with neighboring vacation homes on the lake. These are homes that have been in their families so they grew up beside each other, seeing their… Continue reading THE LAKE ESCAPE by Jamie Day
GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner
I received a gifted copy of GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner from Tor Nightfire and a gifted audiobook from Macmillan Audio! Publication Date: 7/15/2025Rating: 4 / 5 GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner is set in the Clackamas National Forest in the Pacific Northwest. Five years ago, Erin's brother walked… Continue reading GIRL IN THE CREEK by Wendy N. Wagner
A MOST PUZZLING MURDER by Bianca Marais
I received a gifted audiobook copy of A MOST PUZZLING MURDER by Bianca Marais from Harlequin Audio and Netgalley! Publication Date: 6/10/2025 A MOST PUZZLING MURDER is the newest release from an author I have read and loved multiple times before. This new book is very different, but definitely one that has me instantly intrigued!… Continue reading A MOST PUZZLING MURDER by Bianca Marais
DARKLY by Marisha Pessl
Rating: 4.5 / 5 DARKLY by Marisha Pessl follows Dia, a teen obsessed with the late Louisiana Veda and her company Darkly. Darkly has a massive cult following due to their very unique and dark mystery board games. The company has remained shuttered after Louisiana's death, but there are new signs of life in the… Continue reading DARKLY by Marisha Pessl
THE SUMMER I ATE THE RICH by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE SUMMER I ATE THE RICH by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 3.5 / 5 THE SUMMER I ATE THE RICH follows Brielle, a young woman with a passion for cooking and a craving for human flesh. She and her mother live in Florida… Continue reading THE SUMMER I ATE THE RICH by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
HOUSE OF GLASS by Sarah Pekkanen
I received a gifted audiobook copy of HOUSE OF GLASS by Sarah Pekkanen from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 8/6/2024 HOUSE OF GLASS is a combination thriller and family drama. The Barclay family seems to have it made, but when their young nanny falls to her death from the third floor, many questions… Continue reading HOUSE OF GLASS by Sarah Pekkanen
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Jamie Day
I received a gifted audiobook copy of ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Jamie Day from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 7/16/2024 ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY is set at The Precipice, a family owned hotel on the coast of Maine. An approaching hurricane has left the hotel empty of guests, but nothing will stop… Continue reading ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Jamie Day
THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant
I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5 THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING follows Emlyn, a young woman who lives a fairly isolated life. Her best friend Janessa is a somewhat distant point of contact in her life. Her ex Tyler broke… Continue reading THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING by Kimi Cunningham Grant
CAKE EATER by Allyson Dahlin
Rating: 3.5 / 5 CAKE EATER by Allyson Dahlin is a YA scifi read following Marie Antoinette... a different one from the one we know in history. In 3070, Marie arrives in the Franc Kingdom to marry a prince she's never met, there to form an alliance between her home country and his. Marie is… Continue reading CAKE EATER by Allyson Dahlin