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Cold Eternity | S.A. Barnes
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Halley is looking for a place to lay low from a political scandal that has put a target on her back. A job on the 'Elysian Fields', a spaceship where hundreds of bodies lies cryogenically frozen awaiting reanimation should the technology become available, seems like a godsend. Apart from the caretaker, Karl, there's not a soul aboard - well not one who is awake anyway.......

OutsmartYourShelf This is a very atmospheric (in both senses) read, I could really picture myself as Halley aboard the slowly deteriorating ship. The setting of a floating cryogenic store in space is a really creepy one & it works so well here. The storyline didn't go in quite the way I had imagined before reading it, but it was an interesting take. If you like sci-fi horror, then this author's books are well worth reading. 4🌟 2h
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JessClark78
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‘There‘s power in a book....
But power can destroy as easily as it creates, and it‘s never given freely. There‘s always a price to be paid... and it‘s usually paid in blood.‘

Great writing, great story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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+286 points #BlackCatCrew

Bookwormjillk 🎃🎃🎃 15h
Lauranahe I had so many feelings about this book. I liked it, and I love Grady Hendrix books. Reading it without knowing the author you‘d assume it was a woman; it‘s wild that man wrote it and was able to really nail women‘s feelings. I like how he acknowledged the help from women in his life in writing this. 15h
BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 14h
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12h
OutsmartYourShelf I must read this one, but probably won't be this year. 7h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4h
JessClark78 @Lauranahe I agree. There were brief moments I forgot I was reading a Grady Hendrix novel. 2h
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peanutnine
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This was a really fun middle grade graphic novel. The story was adventurous and heartwarming, with a great cast of characters. The images were gorgeous, such cozy and warm colors, detailing a beautiful setting I wanted to step into and visit. Would definitely recommend if you want a quick and sweet fantasy family of sorcerers and ghosts to fall for
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peanutnine Oh and it's queer normative! #LGBTQIA2025 @Kenyazero 24h
Kenyazero That reminds me that I've been meaning to read this one. Time to request it from the library! 10h
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OutsmartYourShelf
The Hong Kong Widow | Kristen Loesch
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Ever since she was a child, Mei has been able to see & speak to ghosts, but even so she is shocked to receive an invitation from former silent film star, Holly Zhang, inviting her to her home - Maidenhair House. The only details are that all of the guests are spirit mediums & will take part in a séance each night for 6 nights. After each evening, one medium will be asked to leave until only one remains. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf So far, so mysterious. Mei decides to attend but only because it will gain her access to the House which is owned by the man who destroyed her life years before & she still wants revenge. What happens that night becomes an urban legend & in 2015 Maidenhair House lies abandoned....but not empty.

It's not very often that you find me awarding 5 stars to two consecutive books in my TBR pile, but this book absolutely deserves top marks.
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OutsmartYourShelf After a slow start, the story starts to draw the reader in with the descriptions & main character, Mei. Beautifully written, it is a mix of horror, historical fiction, & mystery as Mei attempts to find out what was behind the events at Maidenhair House all those years ago. The house is wonderfully creepy, & the characters all have their own secrets - especially the dead. 2d
OutsmartYourShelf I have no hesitation in recommending this if you enjoy slow-building historical fiction with horror elements. 5🌟

Check out link below for TWs (possible spoilers)

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Allison & Busby, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7752045567
Read 6th - 8th Oct 2025
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PuddleJumper Congrats on finding brackish! I think that's the hardest one to find 2d
OutsmartYourShelf @PuddleJumper Yes, I was surprised to find that one early on. 2d
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peanutnine
Hot for Slayer | Ali Hazelwood
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A vampire cares for her slayer stalker while he suffers from amnesia. Cute, quick read that is great for the spooky season but it didn't blow me away
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PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 3d
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kwmg40
Be the Serpent | Seanan McGuire
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A good installment in the October Daye series with a lot of unexpected revelations and the usual amount of faerie chaos.

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Bookwormjillk 🍎 🍎 🍎 3d
PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 3d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d
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kwmg40
Cryoburn | Lois McMaster Bujold
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An excellent installment in the Vorkosigan series, in which Miles encounters the seedier side of the cryogenics industry.

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JessClark78
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BookwormAHN I loved this book 💜🐈‍⬛💜 4d
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JessClark78
Rosemary's Baby | Ira Levin
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“The baby kicked like a demon.”

She is a housewife. He is an actor. The spacious, sun-filled apartment in Manhattan‘s Upper West Side is their dream home—a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare...

This book is hard to put down. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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#TBR 7 hrs

+191 points #BlackCatCrew

BookwormAHN 💜🐈‍⬛💜 4d
DieAReader 🧡🧡🧡 4d
OutsmartYourShelf 😈Brilliant. 3d
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JessClark78
Rosemary's Baby | Ira Levin
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BookwormAHN 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 6d
wildwoodreads One of my faves! Hope you love it! 5d
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