Book reviews and other bookish things
Rating: 3/5 Genre: Memoir A natural wine-soaked memoir about finding your passion -- and falling in love -- by the publisher of Pipette Magazine. It was Rachel Signer's dream to be that girl: the one smoking hand-rolled cigarettes out the French windows of her 19th-century Parisian studio apartment, wearing second-hand Isabel Marant jeans and sipping a glass of …
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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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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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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https://www.tashacoryell.com/ Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller Published by: Berkley Books Publish date: June 25, 2024 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: https://www.tashacoryell.com/ Support local! Pre-order the book on BookShop! An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he's acquitted, decides to move in with him and …
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Romance Fantasy, Romantasy Published by: Berkley Publishing Group Publish date: May 14, 2024 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://www.kateerobert.com/blood-on-the-tide Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods. As …
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Genre: YA Horror Anthology Published by: Tor Teen / Macmillian Publish date: July 16, 2024 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! 13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED... THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies First includes thirteen scary stories by all-star contributors and this …
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