Today’s Summer of Horror theme is “strange appetites”—books whose characters are consumed with unusual hungers. Many of these deal with cannibalism, but all deal with out of the ordinary culinary cravings. For this list, I have left off creatures like vampires and werewolves, otherwise it would be way too long! This is a mix of […]
The nitty-gritty: A delightful, cozy romance with a fascinating premise, The Art of Charming A Changeling excelled at world-building but lacked a strong plot. The Art of Charming a Changeling is a cute cozy fantasy with absolutely wonderful world-building, and I enjoyed it a lot. However, it lacked something for me and I found it […]
Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently […]
The nitty-gritty: Horror and romance combine in some interesting ways in Devil Inside, a dark but oddly sweet demonic possession tale. “I like it here. Inside you. I think I might stay for a while.” In his latest horror novel, Clay McLeod Chapman takes the idea of demonic possession and turns it into a love […]
Welcome to Buffy’s Corner, where I take a look at what’s coming up this week on the blog! I’m linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. We finally had some lower temps this past week, mostly in the mid-70s, and it was absolutely lovely! I love giving the A/C […]
For today’s Summer of Horror cover love, I’ve found books with dripping blood on the cover (as opposed to splattered blood, which is a whole other category, lol). OK the first book is more of a “pool of blood,” but I love the cover so I decided to include it anyway. This is a mix […]
The nitty-gritty: A Lovecraftian-inspired story set in Korea, A Plagued Sea is an unsettling, claustrophobic nightmare. “There are, in fact, fish in the sea that have developed limbs like arms or legs to crawl along the seabed. With the volcanic eruption, rarely seen sea creatures from the deep ocean were swept onto the shore. People […]
Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently […]
It’s not quite the end of Summer of Horror, but I couldn’t wait to share this list. Many of these books will end up on my Best of 2026 list at the end of the year, and some may even make my Top Five. All of these earned five or four-and-a-half stars, and I highly […]
The nitty-gritty: Chris Panatier captures the slow collapse of a close-knit family in Worry Box, a tense, terrifying horror story steeped in emotional heartbreak. “Whenever he tried to visualize what family meant, he saw the woman who he’d loved as his mother strobing in and out of existence behind the roller rink wall. Family was […]