Book reviews and other bookish things
What is a Final Girl? The term "final girl" was coined by Carol J. Clover in her article "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film" (1987) and expanded upon in her 1992 book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. A final girl in cinema is a woman or girl who …
AKA how being obsessed with books has become more than just buying and borrowing books, but buying book-related merchandise as well. It's a problem. It's an obsession. Part 3 of this series will highlight one of my favorite bookish shops! Lauren of Bookshelf Tees creates the perfect sticker and clothing designs for the book-obsessed girlie …
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Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller, YA Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Publish date: September 3, 2024 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravenaguron/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! I'll make it clear from the start: I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help...Well, not intentionally. All Jess Choudhary wants is to …
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Harlem Renaissance Mystery #3 Photo by FizCo Photography Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Published by: Penguin Publishing Group (physical), Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley (e-book) Publish date: July 30, 2024 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://www.nekesaafia.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Louise Lloyd’s time away in Paris is everything she was hoping it would be …
Genre: Thriller Published by: Berkley Publish date: August 20th, 2024 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://jesseqsutantoauthor.com/ Author's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesseqsutanto/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author …
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https://www.katherinewoodauthor.com/ Genre: Psychological Thriller, Published by: Bantam, Random House Publishing Publish date: July 9, 2024 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s website: https://www.katherinewoodauthor.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Everyone has a story. But not everyone’s story is true. When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find …
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https://www.maycobb.com/about Genre: Thriller Published by: Berkley Publish date: July 09, 2024 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.maycobb.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and his actress wife, an insecure woman becomes their personal assistant where their secrets and lies place her in the crosshairs of …
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Alina Art, https://www.demontheory.net/bio/ Genre: Horror, Thriller Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: July 16, 2024 Number of pages: 384 pages Author’s website: https://www.demontheory.net/ Support local! Pre-order the book on BookShop! 1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, …
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https://www.kalynnbayron.com/ Genre: Young Adult, Teen, Fantasy, Fairy Tale Reimagining/Adaptation Published by: Bloomsbury Publish date: June 25th, 2024 Number of pages: 352 pages Author’s website: https://www.kalynnbayron.com/ Links to purchase: Amazon | Blackwells | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop US Cinderella is dead, but Snow White fights on . . . New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron makes her highly anticipated return to the …
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https://www.paultremblay.net/ Genre: Horror Published by: William Morrow Publish date: June 11, 2024 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s website: https://www.paultremblay.net/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever …
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