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Posted on April 20, 2021March 31, 2021

Book review: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe⁠

"I wanted love this book, and while I did enjoy it, there were elements that I felt a touch too slow.⁠" Read my review for true crime book Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe...

Posted on April 15, 2021March 31, 2021

Book review: The Hunger by Alma Katsu

"I had high hopes for this one but ultimately, it was quite a let-down.⁠" Read my review for disappointing horror novel The Hunger by Alma Katsu...

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021

Book review: Play For Me by C. P. White

"Overall, this was a promising debut with some good thriller moments and I'd definitely be interested in seeing what White comes up with next!" Read my review for thriller novel Play For Me by C. P. White...

Posted on April 10, 2021March 31, 2021

Book review: The Inner Room by Robert Aickman⁠

"This a very quick short story at just 80 pages long, so the perfect piece to pick up as a boost to your reading goal!⁠" Read my review for short story, The Inner Room by Robert Aickman...

Posted on April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

Book review: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

"I don't read many biographies, but having liked a Krakauer book in the past, I wanted to give this one a go. In the end, I came away from this conflicted⁠" Read my review for Jon Krakauer's adventure biography, Into the Wild...

Posted on January 28, 2021January 22, 2021

Book review: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

"I had so hoped this one was going to fill my old-school gothic, supernatural desires but ultimately I found it a pretty complex way of telling a reasonably simple story.⁠" Read my review for this classic ghost story by Henry James...

Posted on December 11, 2020January 7, 2021

Book review: Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams

"This one was a good quick story! Some brilliant and chilling imagery throughout." Read my review for short story Waves of Sound and Water by Stephen Williams...

Posted on November 21, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

"I was really hoping for something more from this novel but it never really clicked with me." Read my review for slightly underwhelming read The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks...

Posted on November 4, 2020October 30, 2020

Book review: The Fisherman by John Langan

"Maybe it's because I've never experienced grief from significance loss, or maybe it's because creature horror is possibly my least favourite sub-genre, but I've finished this one feeling disappointed". Read my review for cosmic horror novel The Fisherman by John Langan...

Posted on October 26, 2020October 19, 2020

Book review: Wimmera by Mark Brandi

"This isn't the standard thriller crime novel that piece by piece uncovers and tries to solve a mystery". Read my review of this emotional Australian mystery drama by Mark Brandi...

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I’m Zuky, from the UK, and 24 years old. I read and review (mostly) horror, mystery & thriller novels.

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