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This is one of the best horror thriller books I have ever read.

I totally admit to thinking it would not be very scary due to the cover. I was very wrong. I could barely handle the gore.

This is one of those books where somehow the cover and the plot are both enticing and deliver beyond what you think you will be getting. I am beyond impressed with this one and I need about 20 more of them immediately. This has absolutely changed my preferences for thrillers and horrors a bit too.

LOVED this one and will recommend it to every horror and thriller fan who is looking for a good book. This is the perfect length too.

I am still processing how good this book is.

I am surprised I hadn't heard of it once? Like why is this not a book more people are talking about? I devoured this at times and at other times wanted to indulge in it like a fine chocolate. This almost never happens for me with books. There's a second one coming next year and honestly, so pumped.

Will recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy books - this one blew me away. I'm obsessed.

I am usually pretty picky when it comes to fantasy and young adult books. This book swept me off my feet, had me emotionally engrossed, and had me devastated. Lauren Blackwood combined artful world building with serious topics, a unique setting, and really well developed characters. I am still seething over the villain.

I will heavily recommend this book to anyone wanting to get into fantasy. This is a wonderful read!!

Writing style was not for me, book seemed to focus heavily on $ewuicide and toilet talk. Not my thing.

Ok so initially I actually had to put this one down about 50 pages in because I was really ill at the time and had read one too many gore books so I think I was hyper sensitive to blood and gore descriptions. If you are as well, pick this one up when you feel a bit better.

His writing style is truly something unique and beautiful.


Throughout the book we follow Viv while she tries to recover from an injury. She stumbles upon a bookshop she believes to be shut down, and the rest is history. There’s a baker that has the hots for Viv. I won’t give anything else away, but I loved this book.

I honestly read this book so fast I inhaled it. I will have to do an annual re-read of this book. It's exactly what you hope and want from a gorgeous black and neon green cover - shocking, in your face, and humor thrown in. It is more sad than I thought it would be, but I feel the humor helped balance out the sadness and showed the author does understand the gravity of the content at hand, so I enjoyed it for that.

This is one of the smaller hardcover books I own now and it's just such a wonderful book, I am so happy I found this at the book store!

A friend on Bookstagram recommended this to me as I was wanting a good sci-fi book and she said this was one of her her favorites.

I agree. This was so well-written and interesting!

Definitely recommend to sci-fi lovers.

This is a super cozy book. I have [b:Bookshops & Bonedust|65213543|Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)|Travis Baldree|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626l/65213543.SY75.jpg|100097047] ready to go on my TBR last as I enjoyed this one so much.

If you are someone that wants a lot of depth, gore, and fighting in your fantasy, this is definitely more of a cozy book. I was on the search for a cozy book, and this hit the spot.

I did find myself somewhat bored by the second half, but it's also an easy read, so it didn't dampen the experience. The last part almost made me cry though, even though it was foreshadowed, I wanted to take action myself, so I definitely bonded with Viv. I want her coffee now.

The world building and dialogue are the most impressive parts of this book. You are truly allowed to escape.