Teanderthal
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I'm pretty sure it's only a 5 star average because that's the only rating I save on Storygraph
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I'm pretty sure it's only a 5 star average because that's the only rating I save on Storygraph
If you're a Brandy Sandy fan, this is a must-read. The stories are funny, interesting, and so compelling I'm genuinely sad I won't get to read a full-length novel for it.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If you're a Brandy Sandy fan, this is a must-read. The stories are funny, interesting, and so compelling I'm genuinely sad I won't get to read a full-length novel for it.
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This felt very nolstagic to the Twilight era of vampire teen romance. Lore attends a private school in a renovated manor house and awakens the world's last vampire. Shenanigans ensue.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This felt very nolstagic to the Twilight era of vampire teen romance. Lore attends a private school in a renovated manor house and awakens the world's last vampire. Shenanigans ensue.
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"In 1975, a group of college students are murdered in a library. Ten years later, the son of the lead detective picks up the cold trail, and uncovers a mystery more terrifying and deadly than he could have ever imagined."
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November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"In 1975, a group of college students are murdered in a library. Ten years later, the son of the lead detective picks up the cold trail, and uncovers a mystery more terrifying and deadly than he could have ever imagined."
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A great reads for kids grades 5 & up (and for any adults *cough* me *cough* who liked shows like Eerie Indiana or So Weird growing up). Shusterman does a fantastic job creating creepy, speculative stories.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A great reads for kids grades 5 & up (and for any adults *cough* me *cough* who liked shows like Eerie Indiana or So Weird growing up). Shusterman does a fantastic job creating creepy, speculative stories.
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A book for all the SCP Foundation girlies out there. Definitely give this a read if you liked R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, Don't Think About It, or the concept of the false hydra in D&D.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A book for all the SCP Foundation girlies out there. Definitely give this a read if you liked R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, Don't Think About It, or the concept of the false hydra in D&D.
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I cannot recommend this enough. If you want more historical black characters in a narrative that doesn't focus on pain and trauma but also doesn't shy away from the reality of the past, this is a great book.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I cannot recommend this enough. If you want more historical black characters in a narrative that doesn't focus on pain and trauma but also doesn't shy away from the reality of the past, this is a great book.
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Lovecraftian horror meets an action adventure narrative set in the Jim Crow south. There's a lot of myth-building and lore blended into real-world events that creates a kind of alternate history that manages to be both heartbreaking and also fun.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Lovecraftian horror meets an action adventure narrative set in the Jim Crow south. There's a lot of myth-building and lore blended into real-world events that creates a kind of alternate history that manages to be both heartbreaking and also fun.
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Book one, The Witch Roads was one of my favorite books this past year and I am so hoping we get more out of this incredible world full of mutation-inducing fungus, body-possessing spirits, and long-dead sorcerers.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Book one, The Witch Roads was one of my favorite books this past year and I am so hoping we get more out of this incredible world full of mutation-inducing fungus, body-possessing spirits, and long-dead sorcerers.
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This has a very specific vibe. Like if you like The Luminous Dead (lesbian horror novel by Caitlin Starling) and also The Owl House, you are going to eat this one up.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This has a very specific vibe. Like if you like The Luminous Dead (lesbian horror novel by Caitlin Starling) and also The Owl House, you are going to eat this one up.
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This book was not about an alien romance like I thought (no idea why I thought that). It's more like a hallmark movie with a ghost. Since it's going to be a movie, if you like that kind of movie, this might be for you. It wasn't for me.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This book was not about an alien romance like I thought (no idea why I thought that). It's more like a hallmark movie with a ghost. Since it's going to be a movie, if you like that kind of movie, this might be for you. It wasn't for me.
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If you're a fan of fairy-tale-inspired works, you'll like this. If you watched the TikTok series, you'll adore this. Since I'm both, I thoroughly enjoyed this romp through wild and weird folk tales from all over the world.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you're a fan of fairy-tale-inspired works, you'll like this. If you watched the TikTok series, you'll adore this. Since I'm both, I thoroughly enjoyed this romp through wild and weird folk tales from all over the world.
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Why does Facebook suck, why is the internet a cesspool of ads, bots, and greed? This convincing narrative history of the internet, the rise of the Enshittocene, as Doctorow would say, is here to explain and offer solutions.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Why does Facebook suck, why is the internet a cesspool of ads, bots, and greed? This convincing narrative history of the internet, the rise of the Enshittocene, as Doctorow would say, is here to explain and offer solutions.
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Ruth, queer and without funds, living in an Evangelist's paradise town, is forced to fight her way out the craft store she used to work in when she's caught shoplifting using, only the craft supplies she has on hand.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Ruth, queer and without funds, living in an Evangelist's paradise town, is forced to fight her way out the craft store she used to work in when she's caught shoplifting using, only the craft supplies she has on hand.
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Arlo and Drienne are clones, indentured to the company that made them, when suddenly they find the company goes under. Now they need to pull off a heist and earn their freedom.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Arlo and Drienne are clones, indentured to the company that made them, when suddenly they find the company goes under. Now they need to pull off a heist and earn their freedom.
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This third book in the Sworn Soldier series is based on Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness and follows Easton and co as they adventure into the heart of coal-mining: West Virginia, where an abandoned mine hold an otherworldly secret and people are dying.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This third book in the Sworn Soldier series is based on Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness and follows Easton and co as they adventure into the heart of coal-mining: West Virginia, where an abandoned mine hold an otherworldly secret and people are dying.
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This was my first Octavia Butler book. I think it altered my brain chemistry. Cannot recommend this series enough and I will never stop being sad that Butler never got the chance to finish it.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This was my first Octavia Butler book. I think it altered my brain chemistry. Cannot recommend this series enough and I will never stop being sad that Butler never got the chance to finish it.
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I do think that more people should give this book a read. It helps to bridge that gap in our understanding of antifascism in America between World War II and now. It's unfortunate that this book focuses on the lead into fascism because we're a bit past that now.
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I do think that more people should give this book a read. It helps to bridge that gap in our understanding of antifascism in America between World War II and now. It's unfortunate that this book focuses on the lead into fascism because we're a bit past that now.
3.5/5 stars. Victorian Psycho succeeds in capturing an American Psycho meets penny dreadful atmosphere. It’s Jane Eyre meets Lizzie Borden. Our protagonist, Winifred, is truly psychotic. And the ending is gorey, over-the-top, and disturbingly satisfying.
October 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
3.5/5 stars. Victorian Psycho succeeds in capturing an American Psycho meets penny dreadful atmosphere. It’s Jane Eyre meets Lizzie Borden. Our protagonist, Winifred, is truly psychotic. And the ending is gorey, over-the-top, and disturbingly satisfying.
3.5/5 stars. It's The Proposal but gay. Very fun. While essentially a roommates to lovers tale, Reyes isn't shying away from the horrors of immigration. Some minor pacing issues but overall a great romcom.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
3.5/5 stars. It's The Proposal but gay. Very fun. While essentially a roommates to lovers tale, Reyes isn't shying away from the horrors of immigration. Some minor pacing issues but overall a great romcom.
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I'll have to post a picture of the cover some time because 🤌Nnedi Okorafor never ceases to tell a story that is so thought-provokingly original that it keeps you thinking about it for days after.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'll have to post a picture of the cover some time because 🤌Nnedi Okorafor never ceases to tell a story that is so thought-provokingly original that it keeps you thinking about it for days after.
Full review on the blog in bio.
#bookreview #deathoftheauthor
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My cuppa this morning was very spooky
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My cuppa this morning was very spooky
Tote Designs from this month's Makespace project
September 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tote Designs from this month's Makespace project
Life Update: I've survived the CELTA, my hand is much improved and I've bought a new Agenda for 2026. Please look forward to my bite-sized book reviews returning shortly
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Life Update: I've survived the CELTA, my hand is much improved and I've bought a new Agenda for 2026. Please look forward to my bite-sized book reviews returning shortly
The pictures from the Japan photoshoot came back! So gorgeous 🥰
July 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The pictures from the Japan photoshoot came back! So gorgeous 🥰