Fantasy has always been my first love. While other genres have carved out spaces in my heart (predomninantly thriller and horror), there’s something unparalleled about the escape and wonder that fantasy provides. I blame it on my obsession with medieval literature, where knights quested for honor, gods meddled in mortal affairs, and the line between…
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“Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke” Eric LaRocca
A novella that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go, Eric LaRocca’s Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a masterclass in unsettling storytelling. It’s the kind of book that leaves a pit in your stomach, a lingering unease you can’t quite shake. LaRocca crafts an intimate horror that crawls…
“Exquisite Corpse” Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite delivers a fever dream of horror in Exquisite Corpse, blending the grotesque with the beautiful in a way that only they can. This book is visceral, disturbing, and unapologetically macabre. But beneath the blood and brutality lies something undeniably magnetic. As a queer reader, I was especially drawn to how Brite weaves…
“The Year of the Flood” Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood is an expansion, a deepening, and a reckoning all at once. Margaret Atwood drags us further into the decaying world she built in Oryx and Crake, but this time, the perspective shifts. It’s not the privileged vantage point of a man on the inside; it’s the stories of those left…
“Sharp Objects” Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn’s writing feels like sinking into a dark, sticky swamp you can’t quite escape. I adored every unsettling, gritty moment of this novel and its equally brilliant TV adaptation. Flynn’s ability to craft flawed, evocative characters is unmatched. Camille Preaker isn’t your typical protagonist; she’s messy, damaged, and alarmingly real. Her return to Wind…
“Carmilla” J. Sheridan Le Fanu
It’s fascinating how Carmilla predates Dracula yet remains criminally underrated, given its lush prose, atmospheric tension, and groundbreaking portrayal of intimacy between women. As a lesbian reader, this book struck a deeply personal chord with me. It’s one thing to find queer subtext in old literature; it’s another to see it unapologetically woven into the…
“Oryx and Crake” Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake is a perfectly crafted descent into a world so intricately broken that it feels unsettlingly possible. This is a dystopian book that takes the idea of playing god and presses its cold, clinical fingers against your throat, making you wonder how close we already are to the edge. Jimmy “Snowman”…
The Scoville Scale: A Smoldering Journey Through Books
I’ll admit, my reading habits are… varied. One day I’m lost in the delicate prose of a literary classic, and the next, I’m blushing furiously at the antics of characters who just can’t keep their hands off each other. It’s all about balance, right? When I first dipped my toes into the world of spicy…
“Haunting Adeline” H.D. Carlton
Let’s just start with the obvious: the spice in Haunting Adeline is scorching. Carlton knows how to write a sex scene that makes you want to fan yourself and take a moment. If I could give five stars for steam alone, this book would get them all. But alas, there’s a plot wrapped around the…
“The Woman in Me” Britney Spears
This memoir was a revelation. Britney Spears pours her heart into The Woman in Me, delivering a story that is raw, enlightening, and profoundly moving. She’s not just recounting her life; she’s reclaiming it, and the result is both heartbreaking and empowering. What struck me most was how beautifully written and insightful this book is….
A Tempest Storm 