The Hearts We Sold, by Emily Lloyd-Jones, was actually the book I received in the August OwlCrate, and with all the deals with demons, supernatural creatures, and otherworldly circumstances, this book was perfect for the August theme of “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. This young adult urban fantasy novel is about Dee Moreno, a young…
August OwlCrate Unboxing
It’s OwlCrate unboxing time! Ugh, I just love OwlCrate so much. It’s. Like. Christmas. Except this month Christmas had spoilers. Because I accidentally saw them on Instagram. I saw a picture on my feed of an OwlCrate unboxing like, two days after crates started shipping, and I tried to look away, but things had already…
Spooky Book Recommendations: Part One
Spoopy season is my favorite season and as far as I’m concerned, it starts in August, because that’s when stores start putting out their Halloween decorations awesomeness. The majority of the year, I’m like, jeez, consumerism, slow it down, it’s not time for insert-name-of-holiday-or-season-here yet (you know, when you’ve just finished wrapping your Christmas presents…
Book Review: Burning by Danielle Rollins
Burning is a YA supernatural thriller written by Danielle Rollins, who you may also know as Danielle Vega, author of The Merciless series and Survive the Night. Burning tells the tale of Angela, a young woman doing her time at a juvenile correction facility, with her sights set on getting out and seeing her little…
The Book Lover Survival Tag
The funniest thing happened today: I was on Goodreads, browsing through the YA books slated for release in August, and I found myself really drawn to A Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor, a YA novel about two sisters stranded on an island with only each other and a young man named Alex. It…
Book Review: Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably seen quite a bit of buzz in the bookish community about My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, but it just so happens, he’s also the author of this book, appropriately (and hilariously) titled Horrorstor. Horrorstor is about a group of employees working in a discount version of…
July OwlCrate Unboxing
Time for an unboxing, my fellow bookwormies! I’m so excited about this for several reasons. For one, I love subscription boxes. I mean I love them. Getting subscription boxes is like getting Christmas presents every month. And sure, they’re sort of from yourself because you paid for them—but you still don’t know exactly what you’re…
From NoSleep to Novel: Penpal by Dathan Auerbach
Penpal, by Dathan Auerbach, caught my attention as soon as I found out that it started out as a series of stories on the NoSleep forum on Reddit. As many of you may know, Reddit is one of the most popular destinations on the Internet for “true” horror stories, as well as CreepyPastas, but it’s…
Book Review: The Merciless III by Danielle Vega
AAAAAAAH. It’s HERE. IT’S FINALLY HEEEEERE. **DEMON VOICE** IT’S HEEEERE. AKA…my actual reaction when my copy of this book arrived in the mail. I then proceeded to stay up all night so that I could read it in one sitting. Do I regret it? NO. So, if you’re not familiar, The Merciless III is the…
Book Review: Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Strap in, y’all. I can already tell this is going to be a long one. I recently finished reading Eliza and Her Monsters, a contemporary YA novel by Francesca Zappia. Eliza and Her Monsters centers on the titular character of Eliza. Online, Eliza is LadyConstellation, the creator of the famous webcomic Monstrous Seas, with millions…