5 of the Scariest Books to Haunt Your Dreams
Spooky season is my favorite. I’m a horror girl through and through. Movies, books, video games, horror is my favorite genre. There’s just something about picking up one of the scariest books you’ve ever read and huddling in your comfiest chair during the darkening months of the year that can’t be matched by other media.…
DonnaThe Bog Wife Review - Family Drama is the Real Horror
Happy Spooky Season! This month, we will look at some spooky new releases and a few paperbacks. This book was just released on October 1st and explores the life of an unusual family living in isolation on a bog in Appalachia. The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister is surprisingly relatable considering, at least to my…
DonnaThe Butcher Game - A Startling Sequel
Life has been a chaotic mess lately. It was a welcome relief to lose myself in a book so effortlessly. I found myself so excited to finish this one that I actually went out and bought myself the literally cheapest Kindle (this is what I asked the Best Buy guy for) I could find so…
DonnaRepeat After Me - Seafood Is Magic
I’m a sucker for pretty books. When my favorite local bookstore (shout out Little Green Bookstore!) got an ARC of Repeat After Me and asked if I’d be interested, I jumped sight unseen into the tepid, drug filled waters of Jessica Warman‘s chaotic island world. I had less than zero idea what this book was…
DonnaThe Madness - When Women Fight Back
When Mina returns home to help discover the cause of her friend’s mysterious illness, it is more strange than she could ever imagine. Should you read this book?
DonnaThe Unmothers - Small Town Terror
(Technically, I’m giving this a 4.5. This widget does not understand that I need more options.) The Unmothers has been described as Midsommar meets the Handmaid’s Tale. The creepy small town vibes are 100% on point. My own smallish town is looking more suspicious by the minute. I have been a little concerned about what…
DonnaBy Any Other Name - Aliases and Roses
By Any Other Name is the newest offering from literary powerhouse Jodi Picoult. This book follows the dueling perspectives of Emilia in 1500s England and her descendant Melina in modern day New York. Both women are aspiring playwrights held back by the hurdles women face in the industry. Both are writing under pseudonyms to placate…
DonnaReader Beware, You're in for a Scare
I recently bought and read a book just because the concept reminded me of my favorite childhood books, Goosebumps. There has to be some kind of Goosebumps to Stephen King reading, Halloween obsessed, horror movie afficionado pipeline. We were the weirdos reading about demon worms by moonlight, and now that we have adult money, sometimes,…
DonnaGhost Camera - Childhood Flashbacks
I’m not going to lie, I choose this book by its cover. I saw the spooky camera and had instant flashbacks to reading Goosebumps by moonlight after my parents sent me to bed.
DonnaSeptember 2024 New Releases
September is shaping up to be an exciting month for new releases (aren’t they all?!). Check out this list of 16 books releasing this month. ** FYI the last release date in September is full of new Christmas books if you’re ready to get into the holiday spirit. I’ve included 2 here just for my…
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