
Title: Under the Whispering Door
Author: T.J. Klune
Genre: Fantasy
Number of Pages: 384
Rating: B-
Recommended?: Yes

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Title: Under the Whispering Door
Author: T.J. Klune
Genre: Fantasy
Number of Pages: 384
Rating: B-
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Everything Grows
Author: Aimee Herman
Genre: YA Historical Fiction
Number of Pages: 236
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Needlework
Author: Julia Watts
Genre: YA Realistic Fiction
Number of Pages: 288
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Title: This Is Where We Talk Things Out
Author: Caitlin Marceau
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 114
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Batshit crazy mother. Isolated locale. Impending snowstorm. What could possibly go wrong?
This Is Where We Talk Things Out is an engaging psychological horror novella about a woman, Miller, drawn back into a toxic relationship with her mentally disturbed mother Sylvie. Miller’s girlfriend Florence warns her against getting sucked back into Sylvie’s drama, but she reluctantly decides to give her one last chance in a long series of last chances. But when Sylvie’s behavior gets more and more out-of-control, Miller finds herself fighting for her life.
The big reveal of this story was… not surprising. I didn’t mind, though. The predictability didn’t get in the way of me enjoying the book. I liked that even though Sylvie’s homophobic attitudes towards her daughter are touched upon there wasn’t a huge focus on that aspect of the story. The mother-daughter relationship felt very realistic and very uncomfortable. It only jumped the shark a bit and allowed the situation to become borderline cartoonish in the last 10 pages or so. Still, a fun read with some genuinely spooky and disturbing moments.
Title: What Do Nightmares Dream Of
Author: Antonija Mežnarić
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 122
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood
Author: Eric LaRocca
Genre: Horror
Number of Pages: 236
Rating: B
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Hawk Mountain
Author: Conner Habib
Genre: Literary Thriller
Number of Pages: 307
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Alice Austen Lived Here
Author: Alex Gino
Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction
Number of Pages: 176
Rating: C
Recommended?: No
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Title: Nothing Pink
Author: Mark Hardy
Genre: YA Historical Fiction
Number of Pages: 200
Rating: C+
Recommended?: No
Title: A Mirror Mended
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Genre: Fantasy Novella
Series: Fractured Fairytales (#2)
Number of Pages: 130
Rating: B
Recommended?: Yes
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