Honest, gothic-tinged reviews of books that linger in your mind, from dark fiction and haunting romance to cozy goth comfort reads.
Review of The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells by Rachel Greenlaw Fantasy | Magical Realism | Romance | Witches There is a promising foundation here, but I felt the story spent considerably more time exploring everyone’s feelings than developing the…
Review of The Vampire’s Curse at Blackthorn Manor by Jade Christy Paranormal Romance |Fantasy | Vampires | Witches | Magic I should have loved The Vampire’s Curse at Blackthorn Manor more than I did. A New York prosecutor discovers that…
Review of Coraline by Neil Gaiman Dark Fantasy | Horror | Fiction | Young Adult “The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than…
Review of A Sorceress Comes to Call Dark Fantasy | Dark Fairy tale Retelling | Horror “I had a terrible feeling when I saw her. You know how people talk about love at first sight? This was like… fear at…
Review of An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson Dark Academia | Gothic Horror | Dark Romance | LGBTQ+ Fantasy Standalone | Set in the world of A Dowry of Blood “After all, what horror wouldn’t I tolerate, if it…
Review of Alchemised by SenLin Yu Dark Fantasy | Gothic Fiction | Gothic Romance | Horror “They were the inverse and counter to each other. A healer and killer, circling slowly, the push and pull inexorable.” ~ SenLin Yu, Alchemised…
Review of The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford YA Romance | High Fantasy | Fairy-tale Fantasy Standalone “Just remember, my girl, it’s not the falling that breaks you” Living in Ednia, Leelo has spent her life knowing the lake and…
Growls and Grimm Review of Weyward by Emilia Hart Review of Weyward by Emilia Hart Historical Fantasy | Magical Realism and Fantasy | Women’s Fiction “The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the…
Review of The Legend of Syn by Katie Gaskin Epic Fantasy | Romantic Fantasy | Slow BurnBook 1 of 4 Legend of Syn Series “Nearly twice as tall as any man near him, this king had skin like a moonless…
Review of The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher Fantasy Fiction | Dark Fantasy | Folklore “I suppose it doesn’t matter. They’re all different shades of the same madman.” When Rhea’s parents come to her with an offer of marriage, the…