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I checked it out from the library and tried reading it, but i couldnt finish it. I wasnt getting into it.

Congratulations on your own bar!!!!! Yay!!!

Holly is phenomenal, and one of his best. Really nasty villains and Holly....you can't go wrong.

Violet, Alex North (aka Steve Mosby) is Amazing Writer. All of his 4 Books under "Alex North" are great (Creepy Thrillers with Horror Elements). His books are intended for intelligent readers and are very smart and complex. I already read "The Man Made of Smoke" and gave it 5 Stars. I was a little worried that I didn't see the new book from Ania Ahlborn on your last Video.... 😉. By the way... Where is "Riley Sager - With a Vengeance" (12/06/25)? On the next video I guess. Until next time......

I am also looking forward to each of these. Oh and I believe Philip Fracassi has a third book coming out in September, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. 😮 Sounds good to me!

I look forward to hear what you will think of Holly. Won't say anything more.

❤❤❤ love this

Sounds like you wanted to dislike it from the jump

I've pre-ordered The Vengeful Dead. I am so sad it's going to end but I'm sure it'll be great! I am a big Stephen Graham Jones fan so I'm picking up a copy of Buffalo Hunter Hunter and also planned to pick up Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward. I didn't realize Ronald Malfi was coming out with a full length novel nor that Joe Hill was coming out with new stuff. Thanks for the heads up. Will probably pick those up too.

May I suggest The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon as a thriller which is simple in prose yet a truly great story.

I loved Sophie but I wish the author went full into her being evil or messed up. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop that like Annie wasn't actually getting powers but it was actually Sophie stalking her and messing with her. I give the book like 2.5 out of 5.

All Hallows was one of my favorite books of 2024. I loved it.

Very enjoyable. Took notes. Subscribed and thank you!

I'm excited for these, plus the new Ania Ahlborn, The Unseen, in August! 🙌

I know this is an oldddd video, but I had to add that there IS a movie (maybe you already know this by now)! I'm about 3/4 of the way through the book now, and I want to finish it so that I can watch the movie 😅 I also feel like the Dr's storyline is more fast paced, and there is so much more story to be told through him.

I had to take a break from horror due to a stressful year so I missed out on a bunch of books, but taking notes because we have similar takes.

Couldn’t agree more! What a let down. I was all in up until the ANTS. Why ANTS??!

13:13. There's no "e" at the end of Levin. It's not Le-veen. It's Lev-in. EYE-ra LEV-in. Accent on the first syllable for both names.

I read _Stolen Tongues._ _It wasn't that great._ It just kept repeating the same old thing and taking forever to get to the point. And, _it wasn't even scary._ I don't know why people go on about it. Plus, I think it was self-published by some low quality printer because half the pages were falling out of my library copy, and I saw videos where other people's copies were misprinted so that the words were too close to the edge of the page and got cut off so that you could see black print when the book is closed and you're looking at the edges. And some chapters were printed _upside down!_ It seemed like the book was homemade. That was my first thought the instant I saw the front cover. It didn't look professional like other books. It was too simplistic. And my instinct was right. I could also tell you of my consternation at the climax but I don't want to give away any spoilers.

I suggest Agustina Bazterrica's, Cadaver Exquisito.

Thank you for your suggestions and choices.

If you haven’t read Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison you so should!

If you liked Stolen Tongues (it was one of my 5 stars this year) then read the prequel that tells Tiwes story - The Church Beneath the Roots which is even more disturbing if you can believe it. They were my top books of last year.

New ones from Philip Fracassi and Ronald Malfi, plus loads from 2024 paperback editions.

My ex, the antichrist sounds like it is almost exactly the same we sold our souls

If you like these books you should read Mary by Nat Cassidy 🤌🏼🔥

I have watched a couple of people I follow read ARC of the new Grady Hendrix book and they have all said there is no humor or comedy. For me, that's awesome because I can't stand his other works because of the humor. It ruins it for me. But if you are hoping for that, just know the tone of this one is different than his usual stuff.

My anticipated reads for this year are 1/7 All The Water in the World by Eiren Caffall 1/14 The Way Up Is Death by Dan Hanks 2/11 Symbiote by Michael Hayuk 3/4 When the Bones Sing by Ginny Mayers Sain 3/4 They Bloom at Night by Trang Thank Tran 3/18 The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracossi 3/18 The House No One Sees by Adina King 4/15 Senseless by Ronald Malfi 5/20 The Memory Collectors by Dete Messerve 6/3 The Unmapping by Denise Robbins 7/15 Girl a n the Creek byWendy Wagner 7/25 Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by JR Dawson 8/26 Katabasis by RF Kuang 9/30 Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracossi 10/7 Nowhere Burning by Catrona Ward 10/14 Windows Point expanded edition by Richard Chizmat 11/18 Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers 12/2025 Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Babyleva A mixture of sci Fi, lit fic and horror

There were a few I didn't know about yet, definitely preordering Joe Hill's! Looking forward to your next two videos!

Got my legal pad and pen at the ready.....lol. ❤️ your lists.

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Thanks for all the work you put in to this. Got a few tagged. Looking forward to the rest of the lists.

These all sound fantastic!!! Looking forward to parts 2 & 3 so I know what else to add to my TBR!!! 🙌

Mexican and Native American folklore are amazing. The books I have read from Mexican authors are part of my favorites.

I really really like Riddles Tea Shop but I never received a tracking shipping confirmation unless I send a message. Also it seems that my tea gets delivered days before I receive the confirmation 😢. I tried Canadian company this month because Canadian tea is amazing. And then I would see if I should go to RTS or keep with this new company.

The books are so cute in this box.

My opinion: Penpal is fine. If you're expecting it to be as terrifying as claimed here, you're very likely going to be very disappointed. That's not to say it's bad. The approach to writing it is interesting, but also defangs it a little. I may be one of the few who doesn't think it quite stuck the ending. But it's a good read. We each seek something different and you may think more highly of it. Take care.

I found this book so confusing rather than compelling! I’m at page 183 and I do not know what’s happening and I’m frustrated with this book. Why is everyone loving it so much? I guess I need to keep reading…I am not interested in deeply decoding my books and I’ve never been on Reddit. There are too many great books out there to read and re-read a book to analyze everything…

I just finished the book and I agree with everything you said. I enjoyed it, but I felt like it wasn’t as good as most of the reviews on it.

Gone to see the river man is one of my fav horrors ever!! Absolutely devoured the imagery

Incidents Around the House and We Used to Live Here were in my top 10 too! So satisfying in different ways. You are actually the first Booktuber I follow to rate Middle of the Night highly... most pan it. Since we have similar tastes (except I ❤Birdbox), I am going to give it a go!

This novel’s “bucket of blood” moment was insane. I also think Nick Cutter leans heavily into shock horror, presenting antagonists that are completely irredeemable. However, I also recognize that the main character has DNA spliced with a wasp-arguably the most hateful insect around. I also agree with your commentary on the ending. How would the world realistically allow a giant wasp nest of mutants to exist? Nick Cutter definitely explores themes of body horror across his books, which are clearly influenced by Cronenberg. If you dig into his influences, a name you might come across is Angela Carter. If you’ve never heard of her, she writes stories that blend mythology with absurd realism. I recommend her book Nights at the Circus, which is a much more nuanced version of this type of novel. It delivers its own gut punches but isn’t completely drenched in blood and guts like a Cutter novel.

Thank you so much. So glad On a Clear Day ranked so high for you. Stolen Tongues is the only book that ever really unsettled me. I also loved Incidents Around the House. I’ll have to check out the rest of your list. Thanks again, Gage

Penpal us one of my all time favorites. I just reread it and Boxes was so just wow. The last line of that chapter got me just like the first time, so did the end. Such an amazing book.

I cannot understand how Incidents Around the House is #1 on this list. The mere fact that grown adults are the absolute worst examples of good parenting (the late night monolgues that she hears), the sleeping together when they're wasted, the adult parites she attends, etc., etc. I just couldn't even get past that. The parents are the scariest part of the book. I thought it was terrible writing. Just no... no. What a let down. I would love to know how anyone gets to 5 stars and explains how they got there with these awful parents and the lackluster supposed ghost story.

I have all these theories about We Used to Live Here. I saw people complaining on good reads about unanswered questions but I don’t think they were using their brains ❤

Love your channel there are some books on here no one else has reviewed on UA-cam love how different your taste is

I've read Fantastic Land, Rosemary's Babay, and Looking Glass Sound. All great stuff. I have several from your list in my TBR pile. I plan to order a few you have suggested also. Happy New Year 2025 and beyond.

Great wrap up 📚☕💀👻🦇❄️☃️

Great list! Also, it’s Ira Levin, not Levine. 😊