Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review – The Unkillable Frank Lightning: A Western Frankenstein Reimagining
A spoiler-free review of The Unkillable Frank Lightning, a Western reimagining of Frankenstein infused with occult ritual, dual timelines, moral tension, and frontier violence. Is this gothic retelling worth reading? Here’s my honest breakdown.
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Book Review – Ancestral Magic: A Modern Witch’s Guide to Folk Traditions & Reconnection
An honest 3 star review of Ancestral Magic by Frankie Castanea. A deep look at ancestral reconstruction, ethics, and why this is not the spell book you expect.
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Book Review – Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife: Cozy Fantasy, Cooking Magic, and Choosing Your Own Path
A cosy fantasy book review of Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Destiny Munden, exploring cooking as magic, undead city life, and the courage to follow your true calling.
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Book Review – Eye in the Blue Box: A Liminal Descent into the Uncanny and Unknown
Step into Eye in the Blue Box by Ann Yihyang Kim, a surreal dark fantasy horror where ordinary life begins to slip into something uncanny. A spoiler-free review exploring liminal worlds, quiet dread, and unsettling otherness.
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Book Review – Eminence Front: A Snowbound Horror of Morally Grey Shadows
A chilling winter horror with morally grey characters, Eminence Front by Rebecca Rowland weaves suspense, mystery, and icy tension into a gripping read. Read the full spoiler-free review by The Witch’s Bookmark.
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Book Review – Symbiotes: A Fungal Horror Nightmare for YA Readers
Step into Symbiotes, where Amanda Linnemeyer crafts a tense YA dystopia filled with grotesque body horror, fungal infection, and a chilling tale of control and survival.
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Book Review – The Spell Dispensary: 200 Spells and Rituals for Healing Magick and Manifestation
Discover my review of The Spell Dispensary: 200 Spells and Rituals for Healing Magick and Manifestation. Learn how this practical, accessible spellbook empowers beginners and experienced practitioners with simple, adaptable spells for protection, healing, love, abundance, and more.
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Book Review – Breathe In, Bleed Out: A Grief-Fuelled Slasher Spiral
A spoiler-free review of Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley. A gory, grief-soaked slasher that blurs the line between madness and murder.
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Book Review – Slashed Beauties
By A. Rushby Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley and HQ Fiction for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.Release Date: 16 September 2025. Described as a gothic, feminist body-horror tale, Slashed Beauties threads together two timelines, each haunted by…
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Book Review – MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live: The Graphic Stories
By MrBallen Illustrated by Andrea Mutti Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. My review copy was missing the four new stories, so my thoughts are based on the…
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