Graphic of "Authorcon VI Damage" centering a bookshelf full of various horror, scifi, and weird fiction. A shrike graphic is perched on a stack of books reading "TBR"
Finally got around to stacking the Authorcon VI haul. 📚
Is it a trophy shelf or a stack of shame? 🫣
Thanks again all you lovely weirdos for sharing your art. 💖
#authorconvi #scaresthatcare #bookshelf
Paperback of On Air With the Devil by Sirius. Various remote controls are scattered around the book.
Paperback wrapped in a hymnal page, a Die Screaming sticker, and matching washintape with a bookmark and offering envelope tucked into the fold. Various remote controls are scattered around the book.
More recent bookmail! Rev's ✨ presentation ✨ is everything. On Air With the Devil by @palestarsirius.bsky.social 📺
I love to hate to love Josiah, that horrible little man.
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#thedreadsouth #queerhorror
Thanks so so so much to Katie and her rad team for sending these goodies my way! Sharing of my own accord: they're so pretty. 💖
Illustrated Hardback of Brawling Hearts by K.A. Knight surrounded by art prints of the main couple, Zia and Nikko
Paperback of Brawling Hearts with a promotional Nexus Boxing poster, protein shaker bottle, stickers, bracelet, tarot card, and keychain.
Absolutely incredible bookmail from K.A. Knight to celebrate her recent release, Brawling Hearts! I love the growing Pine Valley College crew in all their messy beauty.
Maybe I'll actually start using all that protein powder I've hoarded...
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I grabbed the paperback at AuthorCon VI but knew after hearing that the audiobook went all out that I wanted to start there. Thanks so much to the author for the audiobook hookup and the great chat about LitRPG!
The audiobook really sold me on these details with character voices, RPG sound effects, and voice filters.
The narration goes above and beyond to create a cool semi-immersive experience. I recommend taking the audiobook for a spin if this book piques your interest.
Paperback of An Undead Glitch by Chris Philbrook with a matching bookmark called "lame bookmark" with rpg themed flavor text "epic item, using this bookmark allows the player to brag that they own merch from the corrupted campaign". A shrike graphic is peeking around the side of the paperback.
An Undead Glitch: A LitRPG Nightmare by @chrisphilbrook.bsky.social , narrated by @stevevansam.bsky.social
Undead Glitch is on the mechanics-heavy end of LitRPG; there's no shortage of stats, bonuses, leveling, and flavor text. It took some getting used to as a reader new to the genre.
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I'm looking forward to reading the next couple of books before my annual trip to the refuge that inspired "Area X."
Paperback of Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer on a crochet skull blanket with a lizard figure curled around it. A graphic of a shrike is perched on the cover.
Annihilation by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
I can see why so many incredible eco-horror books found their roots in The Southern Reach. Annihilation felt like it was setting the groundwork for something big...
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Not the ear demons 😭
My books! “Glimpsing Aberrations,” “Patient No. 8,” and “Looney Lynda Darcey.”
Gotten some new followers since I started on here, so hi y’all! I’m Connor and I write horror books! Allow me to share a little bit about my books! #booksky #authorsky
My first book Glimpsing Aberrations is a short story anthology. Patient No. 8 is a queer horror about conversion therapy. And Looney Lynda is a slasher that gender swaps its killer and survivor (fem slasher, final guy). If you’re looking for your next spooky read, come find something you like!
Thanks so much to Saga Press for sending an advance copy my way via Netgalley. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
Graphic of Wretch by Eric LaRocca beside a shrike perched behind a camera with photo frame graphics in the background. Below, text reads "grief at its most selfish"
Wretch by Eric LaRocca
Wretch shows grief at its most desperate and selfish. I wanted to shake Simeon out of denial only to recognize my own reflection in his ugliest moments. I knew I'd find the LaRocca book for me but didn't expect it would find me first!
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#NetGalley #griefhorror
I'm glad I picked this book up for the Indie Ink Awards. I'm leaving this review of my own accord; it does not directly reflect how I scored the book.
Graphic of a fluffed up shrike perched on the cover of You're Ours by D.C. Emerson against a matching green background. The text " Sweet and spicy polyam romance" and a vine graphic frame the cover.
You're Ours by D.C. Emerson
You're Ours is a sweet and spicy polyam romance with an established couple and their work crush. I came for the lust to love and stayed for the relationship negotiations, emotional maturity, and self-discovery.
#bookreview
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#IndieInkAwards
Thanks so much to LMH for the chance to read an advance copy. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
The plot moves fast. I feel like it ends in the middle of the story, which made me excited to see what happens next. I hope I get to know Messiah a bit better in the future - Josiah sure knows how to steal the show!
Graphic with the cover of On Air With the Devil by Sirius featuring a retro TV and a shrike perched on a microphone
Happy pub day to On Air With the Devil by Sirius!!
While technically a standalone, this book functions best as a Part 2 for The Devil Owns Primetime. I walked through those church doors already feeling some kind of way about a certain terrible little man.
#bookreview
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Thanks to @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for sending an advance copy my way. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
Kayak's structure is unconventional: Stittle fore(aft?)shadows past events by revealing their consequences. The dual timelines took some getting used to but I loved how they build suspense.
Graphic of a shrike swimming through water viewed from the underside beside the cover of Kayak by Kristal Stittle and the text "a sobering survival story"
Kayak by Kristal Stittle
Stittle transforms what could be a comical premise into a sobering survival story. I picked this book up relatively blind and can't say I expected a teen processing grief for the first time while fleeing a dirt monster apocalypse and pining for an unrequited crush.
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I'm curious to see what happens next, especially between a certain gruff fella and scientist...
Thanks so much to the author for a chance to check out an advance copy. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
I like how each chapter is framed as records with locations and timestamps. It keeps those sweet sweet scifi vibes going strong. I struggled with the pacing and number of characters early on. Once the scope narrowed to a few main characters, though, I started feeling more invested.
Graphic with scifi text reading "scifi with a lil hint of slow burn" above the cover of The Third State Project Lazarus by C.L. Ambrose with a purple glowing biohazard symbol in the background
The Third State: Project Lazarus by C.L. Ambrose
Project Lazarus is an exciting departure from Ambrose's low-angst romances. I sense a slow-burn simmering, but this book is first and foremost a scifi survival story.
#scifi #bookreview
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Bonus points for the fantastic playlist that matches the book's energy. Bon Jovi is near and dear to my heart.
Thanks so much to the author for sending an advance copy my way! I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
Their chemistry is everything. I especially loved how they grow to love themselves (self?) while loving one another.
The story had me so invested with well-balanced angst, silliness, and plenty of heat. I was locked in for the scifi shenanigans.
Graphic of a shrike perched on the cover of Doppelbanger by W.H. Lockwood on a purple background with lightning bolts surrounding it. The text reads "interdimensional sparks fly" in glitched text
Döppelbanger by W.H. Lockwood
What a fun ride! Döppelbanger is everything it promised: all the wildest what-ifs come to life when August meets August and interdimensional sparks fly.
#bookreview
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