Synopsis Midsommar meets Fear Street in this modern, sea-soaked folk horror debut about fighting to survive, and fighting to be yourself. Seventeen-year-old Lindsay Weinberg has just gotten kicked out of another prep school, and has consequently found herself shipped to her Uncle Levi’s farm in the cold, isolated town of Marbury, Maine. When Lindsay arrives at a big, old farmhouse […]
Review: What Comes Before by Molly Macabre
Synopsis Tess just wants a quiet weekend away, a break from the chaos of her job and the constant noise of other people’s expectations. A remote cabin in the woods sounds perfect. But peace is the last thing she finds. When she stumbles into Aiden, a man who seems just as lost as she is, […]
Review: Among Thieves (Tales of Thamorr 1) by M. J. Kuhn
Synopsis INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling fantasy debut—a high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice, and perfect for fans of Six of Crows! In just over a year’s time, Ryia Cautella has already earned herself a reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the dockside city of Carrowwick—not to mention the sharpest […]
Review: Residuum: A Darkening Dawn Novella by D.B. Rook
Synopsis Humanity is falling. She has little hope of survival. Charlus Vaughn, a teenage refugee on the run from machine judgement and haunted by her mother’s secrets. When a rogue data-pirate crew pulls her from the brink of execution, Charlus finds a place to belong, but something far older and far more dangerous is watching. […]
Review: Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion 1) by Krystle Matar
Synopsis Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong?SPFBO Finalist Indie Ink Award Finalist BBNYA Finalist Stabby Nominee—Best Debut 2021 Stabby Nominee—Best Indie Book 2021Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the […]
Review: I Know You Started It by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Synopsis Someone started a fire at the local middle school. Until they’re caught, no one is safe. From the author of I Know Your Secret, this is a thrilling middle-grade mystery that’s sure to keep you guessing. There’s a fire in a school locker! Was it an accident? A prank gone wrong? Arson? Someone looking for revenge? […]
Review: Demon Engine by Marten Norr
Synopsis Sally Delavega, the best demon-binder the world has ever seen, would do anything to banish the two hundred ghosts trapped in his head—even if it means swimming up from the bottom of his tankard. When the Navy that destroyed his life comes sailing back to offer enough coin to get the job done, Sally […]
Review: Rune Seeker by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson
Synopsis The Everfail will rise. His enemies will fall. Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach. He trains harder than any warrior. Studies longer than any scholar. But all his people are born with magic powered by the sun, flowing through tattoos on their bodies. Despite having enormous […]
Review: Cold Snap (Frost Bite #2) by Angela Sylvaine
Synopsis WORMS GONE WILD! It’s 1998, and the town of Demise, North Dakota, is recovering from the Meteor Murders, hundreds of deaths caused by alien worms but blamed on a mass poisoning by a doomsday cult. While nineteen-year-old Realene’s heroic actions saved the lives of many, she wants nothing more than to hide from the world […]
Review: The Umbrella Academy Boxed Set by Gerard Way & Gabriel Bá
Synopsis The New York Times bestselling comics series that was the inspiration for The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, now on Season 3! Three magnificent New York Times bestselling Umbrella Academy graphic novels are collected in one deluxe boxed set featuring an exclusive, double-sided poster! (Note: there is one box; image shows both sides) In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born by […]
Review: Nightmare on Nightmare Street by R. L. Stine
Synopsis From the master of spine-tingling horror for young audiences, Nightmare on Nightmare Street is full of strange sounds, terrifying visions, and things that go bump in the night. Includes a foreword by James “Murr” Murray, bestselling author of Don’t Move and cocreator of Impractical Jokers. Twelve-year-old Joe Ferber, his sister Sadie, and their parents have just moved into a […]
Review: Something Bad Happened Here by Zoe Rosi
Synopsis Lost and unmoored after her mother’s death, Carmen drifts from place to place. Moving from one Airbnb to the next, she is a ghost in the towns she passes through—an outsider, never quite belonging. With her inheritance dwindling away, and determined to stop drifting, Carmen decides it’s time to settle. Time to buy a […]