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I read this underhyped gem early last month & if you plan on participating in #novellanovember I def recommend this one, which clocks in at 176 pages & can be read in one sitting. A pandemic has swept the world: if people make eye contact with one another they become homicidal. Yes, def echoes of Bird Box but I honestly feel like Moraine (& I do love Malerman) pulls off this concept much better, as the reader is (CONT)

Have a long drive to Montreal. Started this audiobook and so far it‘s been good!

This is the best song and video ever. Every October, I put this song on my phone as a ring tone. #HauntsandHexes Zombie @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This was a doozie! I‘ve read THE RIVER like three times and the follow ups, so I know Heller (a) is excellently skilled in knowing about, describing, and plopping you firmly into nature/wild settings under suspenseful circumstances and (b) is unafraid of taking your heart and making it pound harder, grow bigger, and then break into a zillion pieces. And yet, I was astounded. At turns gritty, gruesome, and gorgeous. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *watch those TW, tho 😳

Guys!!! The author liked my review! 😍😍😍 My inner fan girl is screaming in glee. 🥰🥰🥰

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This apocalyptic horror novella caught my eye on the library shelf & it was a good creepy quick read. (I finished it in about an hour-ish at Silent Book Club). An unreliable narrator makes it hard to tell what was “real” & what was in Riley‘s head & the tension & crazy ratcheted up with each page turn. A Bird Box vibe (at least the movie, I didn‘t read the book) & a good fast book if you are in the mood for somewhat graphic horror.

After a deadly flu wipes out most of the human population Hig is just trying to survive in Colorado. Peter Heller‘s books are usually hit or miss for me. I‘ll keep trying but unfortunately this one was mostly a miss. The love story was super clinical and I just didn‘t really care about the characters.

Books # 15, # 41, and # 69 in that order for this August‘s #roll100 !!!

I found this horror novella by Sunny Moraine a brilliantly haunting story. I finished reading this many months ago, but the story and the skill of Moraine‘s writing still linger in my thoughts. Riley proves an incredibly unreliable narrator. Normally I‘m not a fan of unreliable narrators, but Moraine skillfully uses it in a way that works for me. (1/3)

Book #9 of 2025: “The Scourge of God” by SM Stirling. I was reallly into this series when I was younger but got behind during/post college. I picked this up at a used bookstore in Florence over the winter and loved it. Time to get the rest of the series!