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Thornhedge

"The love of monsters was uncomplicated.” Author: T. Kingfisher What if Sleeping Beauty was the villain? What if the fairy who arrived at her christening was trying to save both her and the kingdom from despair? Only T. Kingfisher can take a well-known fairy tale and flip it around, making the princess into the monster and bringing the magical world of the Green Teeth and fairy courts alive. And we’re here for every bit of it. The story opens with a lone fairy, Toadling, who mostly takes the form of a toad and watches a dense tangle of brambles that hide [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-20T18:19:42-07:00June 20th, 2026|Tags: dark fantasy, fairy tale, fantasy, horror, retelling, Sleeping Beauty, T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge|

Overgrowth

"To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow" Author: Mira Grant Anastasia Miller (Stasia) hasn’t been herself since she was three years old. That was because she was eaten by an alien plant and the original, human Stasia is dead. In her place is a plant person with an unrelenting desire to tell the world that she is the vanguard of an invading species. Let’s just say, this gives plant Stasia some unique social problems. Now an adult, in her 20s, Stasia continues introducing herself as a space invader, explaining that eventually, the armada will come and the invasion will [...]

Frances Carden2026-05-07T16:08:02-07:00May 7th, 2026|Tags: alien invasion, book review, horror, read, reading, science fiction|

We Live Here Now

"We all present an illusion to someone who we want to love us." Author: Sarah Pinborough One moment, they were hiking and arguing together, an idyllic weekend with friends ruined. The next moment she was gone, over the edge. And now everyone wonders – did he push her? Sometimes, he even wonders himself. Healing from broken bones and a near-fatal sepsis Emily is convalescing in what Freddy, her husband, thinks is her dream house. She’d been looking at this traditionally creepy, isolated mansion just before her accident. While she was in the hospital, Freddy sold the city flat and purchased this [...]

Frances Carden2026-04-21T19:34:01-07:00April 21st, 2026|Tags: book review, horror, Pinborough, read, reading|