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It‘s the year 2000 and Agnes is selling an antique apple peeler on QueerList.org. She can‘t make rent, her missive around the history of the peeler catches the attention of Zoe.

A fervent IM communication starts, a relationship forms. What starts as a flirtatious game turns into a perverse Master/Slave scenario, with Zoe pushing Agnes beyond her limits

What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

March Round Up Part 3: After a mostly lackluster bunch of Reese picks I was surprised by how much I loved The Sanatorium. Girl in 6E was not my usual bag but I really enjoyed it, and The Girls Are All So Nice Here was a crazy cruel campus novel. Maniac is a mess so skip that and read the wiki on the Bath Massacre instead.

March Round Up Part 2: another really solid group of reads ranging from 3-4 stars except for The Serpent‘s Skin which was impossibly slow. It‘s one of the most boring books I have read in awhile.

March Round Up Part 1: I really slacked on posting here but I read a lot this month. Most of these were great except The Girl in the Mirror that I hate finished.

I‘m seeing so many great reviews for this one. Tudor is a little hit and miss for me, so I‘m hoping this one works for me.

February Round Up 2: I ended up reading so many cannibalism books this month but the one that‘s the most memorable is Tender is the Flesh. If you want to feel stressed out beyond belief check out The Savage Instinct when it comes out.

February Round Up 1: overall this month was a lot of fun more hits than misses. Ring Shout is the absolute highlight though.

I just started this, and read 100 pages straight. It‘s so good so far.

This has been on my TBR for a long time and I‘m having a bad day (already) so hopefully turns my mood around.

Moss is so good at writing the hypnotic nature of ennui. This didn‘t work as well for me as Ghost Wall but it‘s a short character study.

I‘ve only recently heard about Silver Shamrock Publishing but I‘m obsessed with their cover design.

The family drama that turns into a chaotic cannibalistic bloodbath is a lot of fun. Jennings is so good at writing familial relationships that the surprise ending hits really hard. I do have a few concerns that the twist doesn‘t entirely work, but it‘s a great read either way.

I haven‘t read a whole lot of King as an adult. Gerald‘s Game is one that I‘ve seen many of my favorite authors and book pals say is their top King, so I‘m going to give it a try. Perfect timing that my hold came in time for #horrorin24

After my last cannibalism foray left a bad taste in my mouth (SORRY) I am pleased to say that this one blew me away. The almost clinical descriptions of absolute horror really stuck with me. Incredible book.

Well. I didn‘t like this. It wasn‘t the extreme horror elements it was the actual writing. It‘s super tedious and repetitious to the point where any of the shocking events are tamped down because they‘re super predictable. Or maybe I‘m just really gross? Anyways. I can‘t recommend it.

As a huge fan of the Will Trent series, there is bound to be a book that isn‘t as strong as the rest. I still flew through it but it‘s one of the less interesting installments

I bought this last month since it was so well liked on bookstagram. I saved it for a read along that started today (Happy Vday Pals!) so I‘ve now unintentionally read 3 cannibalism books this week. 🤷‍♀️ oops!

After an incident in New York that expelled her from the theatre world, Cass is ready to reset in LA. She‘s given an opportunity to be someone else, Cath, while working with a neighbour on a “feminist Fight Club for girls.” While living as her new gentler self, she discovers the layered lives we all present. Really great stuff.

I‘ve been wanting to read this book for awhile now, and decided to save it for Women in Horror month. Has anyone else checked this one out?

I‘ve been meaning to read this one for awhile now. I‘m happy to crack it today.

I think reviews on this one are pretty mixed but I loved this fresh take on Rosemary‘s Baby + Stepford Wives.

I can‘t stop thinking about this book. It‘s just so powerful and the perfect blend of black magic and body horror. I really think everyone should read it.

I‘m reading this as part of the Queens of Horror book club. I‘ll be honest, so far it‘s pretty disgusting and I feel like the writing is a little tedious. I‘m a huge horror fan but I sometimes find “extreme” horror can be a little lame.

Another super strong collection of short stories... maybe I‘ve just had bad luck with them in the past because both collections I‘ve read this year have been great.

Having started the Will Trent series further along, I‘m always fascinated to see how the relationships built into the place they are now. Another immensely enjoyable addition in this series.

Ghost Wall was a favourite read of mine from 2018, so I don‘t know how I missed finding out that this came out in 2020.

Only the essentials for work today.

Maybe it‘s weird, but I find the Will Trent series to be so comforting to listen to. I love the characters in this series and even though they‘re dealing with repulsive crimes I just find it soothing to be in that world again.

So rarely do I get to read something where a character and I have the same name. Just starting this one.

January Round Up 2: Good Neighbors is going to stick with me for awhile. Most of this was good, and weirdly enough the biggest disappointment for me was the new Gardner thriller.

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.

Finally starting this one today! I can‘t wait.

This was a really interesting story about immortality. I did struggle with Dawit/David‘s character and believing a 500 year old person would behave the way he did though. I‘d tried reading this before and had a hard time getting into it, but second time was the charm. Will probably check out the sequel at some point.

Overall I think that this is a solid thriller. However, there are a few sloppy logic jumps in order to push the narrative in a very set direction, which takes this one from a 4 to a 3.5. If you end up reading it let me know what you think. Thanks to St Martins and NetGalley for this ARC.

I‘m not usually a short stories fan but I really enjoyed this collection of uncanny tales.

Should one of these skip to the top of my TBR pile? Also... we got so much snow today.

Is it too early to say that this is going to be one of the best books I‘ll read in 2021? This domestic thriller was so tense it made me squirm the whole way through.

I think the funniest part about reading ePub ARC‘s is the diversity of how they are formatted. This wee title page as cover is something I haven‘t seen yet. 😆

I‘m not usually into short stories but this is the second collection I‘m reading this month.

I tried listening to this audiobook last year and just wasn‘t in the mood I guess, because today I am fully involved in the story.

Two books were published with this name last year, and I accidentally checked the wrong one out. What an excellent mistake I made as this story of loneliness and obsession resulting in murder was so good. I am not familiar with the case it was loosely based on.

Comparisons to Shirley Jackson and Celeste Ng? Yes please!

I finished this one last night and I‘ve been thinking about it all day. I‘ve never seen a werewolf story tied to bipolar disorder but it works in such an interesting way. Big recommendation here. (Also: please read this so we can talk about it.) Thanks to Wicked Run and Netgalley for the ARC.

Finally started this ARC In bed last night. Can‘t wait to see what happens next.

Turns out this is a VERY popular book name! I started this one last night on my walk home from work and I‘M HOOKED! It‘s such an interesting story and I love not knowing where it‘s going.

I really took my time with this one and it was so worth it. Super complex and dense. I followed the Baroness sequence which meant a lot of flipping around the book, which I think works really well with the nature of the story. It was unmooring to not know where the end is.

Trying to get through my holds pile before they‘re all due. I‘ve heard this short story collection is super unsettling.

Thank you Net Galley and Dutton Publishing for this ARC. Maybe my expectations were too high, but this didn‘t feel up to the quality I normally expect from Gardner. It‘s definitely a page turner but Frankie doesn‘t feel like a fully flushed out character and there are some weird plot decisions. The first chapter is also so bad that I almost quit before the story even really started.

Out of all of the famous monsters, werewolves are probably the ones I‘m least interested in, but this one sounds awesome. Excited to start this ARC.

I‘ve had this one in my TBR for so long, and I‘m happy to see that my library got an audiobook version since I‘m drowning in ebooks right now.