THE FICTIONFOX

Genre: Gothic horror mystery Published: Kensington (print) & Tantor Media (audio), July 2026 My Rating: 2/5 stars I am easily excitable when it comes to gothic tales with isolated island settings. Bonuspoints if those islands are Irish and/or Scottish or otherwise haunted by bleak weather year-round. Unfortunately, this specific Irish gothic murder-mystery was a miss for me. had this not been an ARC for review I would’ve almost certainly DNF-ed it. The story: Off the southern

The start of July marks the half-way point of the year. That means it’s time for my semi-annual check-in post. If you’ve been here before, you know the drill: 20 questioned, originally inspired by the Midyear Book Freak Out Tag, but adapted to fit my reading a bit better. I will try to give as many unique answers where possible, but it’s unavoidable that some titles will appear on multiple questions. Also, since I was so late with my Q1-wrap-up, there is bound to be some over

Genre: Horror novella Published: Dead Ink Press, June 2026 My Rating: 4/5 stars Every now and then I like to take a chance on an indie-horror book on Netgalley, with a unique premise and little to no context otherwise. Sometimes, this flops phenomenally, and other times I discover a hidden horror-gem such as this one. Inhalation follows Milo, a man in the terminal stage of his battle with cancer, haunted by fragmented and distorted memories of his disturbed childhood. Seeking

October Releases Children of Owl - Darcie Little Badger Genre: middle-grade fantasy Expected Release date: October 6th Synopsis: From the peerless master of contemporary fantasy comes a tale of three cousins and the world of creatures, ghosts, and murderers that surrounds their trailer park. Illustrated throughout with comics pages! Maisie: hasn't gotten her life back on track since her best friend died and she saw Owl, harbinger of ill tidings and doom. Joel: Streaming prodi