Category: Dark Contemporary
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Review: The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson (Release: 09/09/2025)
This book thrives in the shades of grey within the world and all of us.
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Review: Smile For the Cameras by Miranda Smith (Release 06/24/2025)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book was so much fun. It was great to flip between past and present to get a better understanding of what brought these characters to this reunion and how each of them was approaching the idea.…
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Review: The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum (Release 04/22/2025)
This book is full of such tenderness and I’m so glad that teens will have it, especially the recipes woven throughout the story. I thought that the recipes as a resource for kids in situations similar to those in Hollis’s town was such a nice touch in a story about community, and how survival depends…
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Review: Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell (Release 04/08/2025)
I wanted to love this book so badly. I’m always looking for the next book that’ll crawl into my skin like The Raven Boys did. I found the pace of this book really difficult to sink into, and was unfortunately frustrated by the mismatch between marketing/cover and the story inside. While the comparison to The…
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Review: The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson (Release 10/03/2023)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love it when at the core of a horror story there is love, and this book absolutely delivered that. The Forest Demands Its Due is a story at its core about love and hate and the…
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Review: Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass (Release 09/12/2023)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Both of the Adam Sass books I’ve read have managed to find me exactly when I needed them. I loved this book that is aptly described as Scream meets Clueless. While it mainly remains a slasher novel…
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Review: Cuckoos Three by Cassandra Jean and Mosskat (Release 08/22/2023)
I received an e-ARC of this graphic novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. As someone who has followed Cassandra Jean’s career for a long time now, I was so excited to finally get to see the end product of this collaboration. Murry and Jacob’s story grabbed me from the…
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Review: Darkhearts by James L. Sutter (Release 06/06/2023)
I received an eARC of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Based on the synopsis, I’d expected Darkhearts to be a much heavier and more serious book than it was, but I was surprised to find that it was a far lighter and funnier book in reality. I really enjoyed…
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Review: Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (Release 05/02/2023)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I loved almost everything about this book. Santi, Ander, and their friends and family felt like they could waltz right off the page as real people. I loved watching Ander and Santi’s romance blossom throughout the book,…
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Review: The Pledge by Cale Dietrich (Release 02/14/2023)
I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. As a fan of both of Cale’s books that I’ve previously read (The Love Interest, and If This Gets Out), I was so excited when I was approved to review The Pledge. While this book is definitely…