Tag: horror
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Review: Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 by Sui Ishida
**I received an electronic copy from the publisher post-publication through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Sui Ishida introduces Tokyo Ghoul in this first volume of a supernatural horror manga. Ken Kaneki has always been a bit of a wallflower and a bookworm. After an accident that results in an organ transplant, Kaneki…
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Review: The Ghost Variations by Kevin Brockmeier
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars Kevin Brockmeier brings a plethora of ghost stories in the anthology The Ghost Variations. Brockmeier further divides the anthology into similar themes, which made for a pleasant reading experience. My issues with this book are very similar…
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Review: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Rory Power’s newest release, Burn Our Bodies Down, is part mystery, part horror, and all page-turner. Readers follow Margot Nielsen, who has grown up as the only child of a neglectful parent. Margot has asked her mother…
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Review: American Midnight Tales of the Dark by Laird Hunt
3 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Laird Hunt’s American Midnight Tales of the Dark is a selection of short stories from a variety of authors in horror literature. I was happy to have the opportunity to read the selection as some I was…
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Review: Hollow by Rhonda Parrish
3 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** In Hollow, Rhonda Parrish tells the story of Morgan, a high school student who is going through quite a lot. Morgan has had a bad breakup and has been in a bad car accident that killed her…
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Review: The Promised Neverland Vol 1 by Kaiu Shirai
**spoiler alert** **I was provided an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Kaiu Shirai’s The Promised Neverland is a twisted fantasy manga. Readers follow Emma, Ray, and Norman (per VIZ translations to English) as they live in Grace Field House. Emma and Norman learn their orphanage…
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Review: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Katherine Arden’s middle grade novel, Small Spaces, combines horror, paranormal, and thriller in a clever and enjoyable way. I find it hard to review middle grade books since it is distinctly not written for my age group,…
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