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Holy shit that was terrifying!

Science's new innovation has unexpected and disturbing results, flooding out over a small Oregon town.

I loved Lucy. She was a perfect main character, deeply flawed but brave. I so loved Brewer, too. 😭 the violence in this is just unreal and grotesque, but really did contribute to the plot. Just keep that in mind, I guess.

This was another long overdue Netgalley read.. deff need to find more from Johnson 😱

And that's a wrap on my very first #Bookspin read!
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My December #Bookspin selections!
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Wow, what a wild ride! Teen ager Lucy, a south American orphan goes through a nitemare as a science experiment gone wrong takes over her small rural town. 4.5 stars for excellent story telling by the narrator. It lost half a point cause I spaced a lot of the heavy science related aspects of the story.

#TeamSlaughter 6pts #OutstandingOctober 9 hours (90 pts)

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2021 #DeweyReadathon #OutstandingOctober #BFC Walked 3 miles today and listed to 3 hours. I have roughly two hours left. I am gonna finish this tonight.

#AllHallowsRead #AHR Arrived

Hey Y'all it is time for Non Fiction November Signups! Hosted BY @Coffees and yours truly! Somethings have changed and some things have stayed the same please read the sign up form to find out!

Here is the link: https://forms.gle/1iAHVn93fvcGxy668

Cant wait to read non fiction with all of you!

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It's the biggest boost to my ego when someone adds a book I've read to their stack. I think its better then getting a comment. I mean don't get me wrong comments are cool and I like knowing what folks have to say. But seeing a series of people have added a book to their own TBR.. something about it just gives me warm fuzzies.

Lucy has never quite fit into her Eastern Oregon town and is happy that the school year is over early after a violent event. She gets invited to the subsequent celebration in the caves, where things get even more disturbing. This is a really satisfying horror story with sci-fi elements. It starts with a podcast episode, though that technique is not used as fully as it could have been and the ending could be stronger. But it‘s fun!

January Round Up 1: I‘m making an effort to read more horror and write real reviews this year. The Loop was so good. Was disappointed in the new Unger.

First 5 star of the year. I loved this. If you‘re a Halloween 3 fan, this book is like if Silver Shamrock succeeded in implanting the Stonehenge chips into the teens of the town and they all go on a murder spree at the end of year rager. Pretty sick

I‘m sure most of January will be catching up with all of the books I didn‘t get to read at the end of 2020. I started this before bed last night and I am already hooked.

#spookysaturday @TheNeverendingTBR

1. Last 5 star horror read.

2. Share a quote from the book you tag in this post.

The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson is a brutal tale about a town that has fallen into chaos due to a science experiment gone very, very wrong.

This is a story that you will want to make sure to read well after you‘ve eaten…

If you enjoy tales centered around high school students where every second is tense and there is violence at every turn, then I highly recommend this one to you! It was absolutely brutal!

TW: Child abuse, dog death, gore.

Thanks to @vivastory and @sprainedbrain for saying this is my kind of book cause it totally was. I thought of a couple of movies while I was reading it as you can see. This book starts with a transcript of a conspiracy theory podcast and the sense of creeping dread felt while reading those first few pages doesn‘t let up for half the book. This was sci-fi and horror with some surprising touches of comedy. Strong female protagonist. Good stuff!

This book was dark, beautiful, and funny science-fiction horror. If you enjoy nightmarish imagery, heartbreaking narratives, and creeping existential dread, then this book is for you.

I wish I had a more seasonally appropriate book to photograph next to my menorah, but this is what I'm actually reading and it's pretty awesome so far.

Loved this sci-fi/horror on audio... the narrator is awesome. Be warned, though—while this book was fun for me, it‘s gory and loaded with triggers.

My full review is on my blog: https://sprainedbrain.blog/2020/12/02/review-the-loop-by-jeremy-robert-johnson/

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A series of seemingly unconnected attacks in the Pacific Northwest town of Turner Falls is the beginning of a bizarre outbreak. Several people online called this Cronenberg meets Stranger Things. The body horror aspect of certain Cronenberg movies is spot on, but I thought of it as more of Cronenberg meets David Wong (John Dies at the End). This is one of the most outrageous, & bleakest, horror books I've read this year & I loved it.

Whew! I wasn‘t at all sure what to expect from this one & I definitely did enjoy it! It reads like a horror movie - it‘s quite visual and the nods to explaining what‘s really going on are introduced in a multimedia fashion. And while it‘s an ending that my Paba would approve of, I will admit that it‘s a bit too bleak for me to really love! Still, it‘s certainly exciting to see these teens take on an evil corporation & try to save the world!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3440539845?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

#6 is up on my September new release countdown! Who else is looking forward to this one? https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/535804307179847/?d=n