You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

TITLE: You've Lost a Lot of BloodAUTHOR: Eric LaRoccaPUBLISHED BY: Eric LaRoccaPUBLICATION DATE: March 11, 2022GENRE/S: Horror, Psychological FictionPAGE COUNT: 236RATING: 5.0 of 5.0 starsCONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: death, violence, murder, mutilation, desecration, mention of pedophilia, cancer, grief, abandonment GOODREADS PITCH A disturbing new vision of terror from the author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke."Each precious thing I show you in…

Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin

TITLE: Fever DreamAUTHOR: Samantha Schweblin translated by Megan McDowellPUBLISHED BY: Riverhead BooksPUBLICATION DATE: October 2, 2014GENRE/S: Horror, Literary FictionPAGE COUNT: 182RATING: 5.0 of 5.0 starsCONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: animal death, body horror, feelings of constriction, medical treatment without consent SYNOPSIS Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream… A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David…

I Never Liked You Anyway by Jordan Kurella

TITLE: I Never Liked You AnywayAUTHOR: Jordan KurellaPUBLISHED BY: Vernacular BooksPUBLICATION DATE: August 15, 2022GENRE/S: Fantasy, Greek Retelling, LGBTQIA+PAGE COUNT: 172RATING: 3.0 of 5.0 starsCONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: alcohol, death, murder, abusive/toxic relationships SYNOPSIS Eurydice is dead, and hell is a school. She has to learn Hauntings, Baking Disasters, Threads of Fate, and all the other classes…

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

TITLE: The SacrificeAUTHOR: Rin ChupecoPUBLISHED BY: Sourcebooks FirePUBLICATION DATE: September 27, 2022GENRE/S: Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, LGBTQIA+PAGE COUNT: 332RATING: 3.75 of 5.0 starsTRIGGER WARNINGS: alcohol, homophobia, death, graphic violence, domestic violence, gun violence, gore, animal cruelty, racism, themes of colonialism, mention of cheating, human sacrifices, cult, mention of suicide SYNOPSIS An island oasis turns deadly when…

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

TITLE: Verona Comics AUTHOR: Jennifer Dugan PUBLISHED BY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers PUBLICATION DATE: April 21, 2020 ISBN: 052551628X ISBN13: 9780525516286 GENRE/S: YA Contemporary PAGE COUNT: 352 RATING: 4 of 5 stars TRIGGER WARNINGS: anxiety disorder, suicide ideation, deception, depression, co-dependency SYNOPSIS From the author of Hot Dog Girl comes a fresh…

Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco

Being a fan of Rin Chupeco's The Bone Witch trilogy, I have envisioned to read every single book that she puts out. When the sign up for the Philippine Street Team was announced, I immediately volunteered. I can vouch for Chupeco's brilliance and their work is simply up there. SYNOPSIS Many years ago, the magical…

After Lambana by Eliza Victoria Illustr. Mervin Malonzo

Following the events that brought about the realm of Lambana sealing shut and the Magic Prohibition Law enacted, a strange phenomenon surfaces. Humans became bearers of a life and its eventual blooming brings death in its wake. Conrad finds his heart in trouble and the only way to be saved is to put his life…

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Wilder Girls has been in my radar since I saw it hauled in Kayla's channel, @booksandlala, not only because of the exquisitely designed cover but primarily due to the sapphic romance/horror tale it was being branded as. Since one of my reading goals this year is to broaden my reading reach, I figured this will…

LifeL1k3 by Jay Kristoff

Jay Kristoff delivers a narrative that is a complicated and devious haywire in his first installment of the LifeL1k3 series. Scavenging through the spoils of the old world, Evie Carpenter, master mechanic and bot-doc, is all-systems alert in obtaining creds for her ailing grandfather’s meds and to survive. On the brink of dying from a…

We Are Okay by Nina Lacour

We Are Okay tells the story of Marin who just started college as she tries to reconcile the events of her past and present amid the gaping emptiness in her heart. When the thing she tried to evade knocks on her dorm's door in the guise of her bestfriend Mabel, will she be able to…