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Eat the World by Marina Diamandis
4.0
I resonated with a lot of Marina's words, especially coming out of a toxic 4 year relationship. This year has been tumultuous to say the least, but sometimes we find little sanctuaries between the lines of somebody else's heartache, and we feel okay again.
Reading this as the year ends was fitting. I've been through hell and back, but as illustrated through Marina's art, you can make something beautiful out of pain. So I think this collection of poems will always be dear to me.
Reading this as the year ends was fitting. I've been through hell and back, but as illustrated through Marina's art, you can make something beautiful out of pain. So I think this collection of poems will always be dear to me.
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
2.0
0 gothic elements, not atmospheric in the slightest, shitty family, unnecessary theatrics, bland, a waste of my time.
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
4.5
A horror unlike any other. This was told from the perspective of Bela, an 8 year old child with a dysfunctional family who are targeted by a sinister entity called "Other Mommy".
From the get-go, it creeped me out that Bela was mostly left to her own devices and would frequently be visited by Other Mommy who keeps asking her the same question: "Can I go into your heart?"
I liked the way the story had an unreliable narrator who was helpless and terrified, yet had a soft spot for Other Mommy who capitalised from Bela's parents having marital issues and just not being there for their child in general.
I was ready to rate this a 5 but what irked me was that it got a bit repetitive at the end. Although I dreaded the ending, I half expected it and it was still blood-curdling (read this during my Covid quarantine and it gave me fever dreams that had me tossing and turning in my sleep). One of my favourite horrors I've read in 2024!
From the get-go, it creeped me out that Bela was mostly left to her own devices and would frequently be visited by Other Mommy who keeps asking her the same question: "Can I go into your heart?"
I liked the way the story had an unreliable narrator who was helpless and terrified, yet had a soft spot for Other Mommy who capitalised from Bela's parents having marital issues and just not being there for their child in general.
I was ready to rate this a 5 but what irked me was that it got a bit repetitive at the end. Although I dreaded the ending, I half expected it and it was still blood-curdling (read this during my Covid quarantine and it gave me fever dreams that had me tossing and turning in my sleep). One of my favourite horrors I've read in 2024!
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
3.5
As atmospheric and eerie as What Moves The Dead, although I found it to be somewhat anticlimactic and underwhelming because it seemed to focus more on dialogue rather than horror.
I hope T. Kingfisher continues this series because I'm still very much hooked on Easton and their supernatural encounters!
I hope T. Kingfisher continues this series because I'm still very much hooked on Easton and their supernatural encounters!
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
3.0
Took me almost 2 months to finish. Plenty to like and dislike. Great political intrigue but not very fun. It was agonisingly slow, chock full of word soup and bizarre mysticism from characters who seemed somewhat robotic, basically a lot to digest (re: Leto Atreides II). I think at book 3, the Dune chronicles are starting to wear on me a bit. May take me a while to read God Emperor of Dune...