Category Archives: Horror

The Book Eaters – Sunyi Dean

Posted on 23/10/2022 by readerofelse

Amusingly, I read this book because I had just finished something I need to review for NoaF, and wanted to read something I didn’t plan to review, to tide me over until I had written that all up. Alas, I … Continue reading →

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A Lesson in Vengeance – Victoria Lee

Posted on 24/01/2022 by readerofelse

First review of 2022! I recently got onto Netgalley, and this one was an ARC that caught my eye. Witchy creepy dark academia seemed pretty fun, so I thought I’d give it a go. It turned out… not what I … Continue reading →

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Hugo Nominees 2021 (Reprise)

Posted on 23/11/2021 by readerofelse

I’ve had many extra months to read the Hugo nominees compared with a normal year. Have I used any of that extra time to do so? Nope! I have, as per usual, rushed through near the deadline and submitted on … Continue reading →

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The City We Became – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 22/04/2021 by readerofelse

More Nebula (and now /Hugo, since they’ve been announced) shortlist reading. I read several books in between that I enjoyed, but aren’t getting their own blog posts… however if you want my opinion, Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf is great. … Continue reading →

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Two for One – Nebulas Continue

Posted on 12/04/2021 by readerofelse

A quick double bill (mainly because one of them was slightly cheating so doesn’t deserve a full post), as I continue to read this year’s Nebula nominees. This time, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and All Systems Red by Martha … Continue reading →

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Melmoth – Sarah Perry

Posted on 22/12/2018 by readerofelse

Apparently all of Sarah Perry’s books are beautiful. I bought The Essex Serpent mainly because I loved the cover, and that was a great decision, so I figured I couldn’t go too far wrong doing the same with Melmoth. Spoilers: I did … Continue reading →

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I Kill Giants – Joe Kelly, JM Ken Niimura

Posted on 07/04/2018 by readerofelse

It’s been a while since I read a book because I was going to see the film. I mean, I also read this because I was lent it and hey, free book-reading (and it sounded good – tiny girl with … Continue reading →

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The Girl With All the Gifts – M. R. Carey

Posted on 05/11/2016 by readerofelse

I don’t think I’d have ever picked this book up, were it not for the fact it was book club’s book for November. I’ve never been a huge fan of zombies. When it comes to supernatural horrors we may or … Continue reading →

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Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories – H. P. Lovecraft

Posted on 19/10/2015 by readerofelse

Before I came to this, I have to admit, I didn’t actually know all that much about Lovecraft. I knew it was horror, I knew Cthulhu was involved somewhere, and I knew he was really rather racist*, even for the … Continue reading →

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