Wow. Brutal and cruel and unrelenting. Very good, but I'm not recommending it. You've got to make that choice on your own. So many content warnings. SWow. Brutal and cruel and unrelenting. Very good, but I'm not recommending it. You've got to make that choice on your own. So many content warnings. So little light to grasp onto. Really well written. After the first chapter, I added a bunch more Ahlborn to my WTR list....more
Pretty enjoyable. Loved the artwork and the concept. The whole affair was more relaxed than I would have preferred, but I also think it was doing exacPretty enjoyable. Loved the artwork and the concept. The whole affair was more relaxed than I would have preferred, but I also think it was doing exactly what it was trying to do. ...more
Upsetting at every turn. A depressing, cynical tale, told expertly. Been reading Garth Ennis for as long as I can remember, but every decade, I feel lUpsetting at every turn. A depressing, cynical tale, told expertly. Been reading Garth Ennis for as long as I can remember, but every decade, I feel less and less able to appreciate the stories he tells....more
So cozy and inviting for most of it, with an undercurrent of dread and the promise of trauma to be revealed, and then the last 75 pages or so quickly So cozy and inviting for most of it, with an undercurrent of dread and the promise of trauma to be revealed, and then the last 75 pages or so quickly whip up into a frenzy that sticks the ending in such a satisfying way!...more
Didn't expect the trauma... I suppose that's on me, what with the title. Paul has a great voice, and this book was really heartwarming.Didn't expect the trauma... I suppose that's on me, what with the title. Paul has a great voice, and this book was really heartwarming....more
Read a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I shouRead a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I should probably talk about something in therapy. Great stuff....more
Read a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I shouRead a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I should probably talk about something in therapy. Great stuff....more
Read a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I shouRead a bunch of LaRocca at once. Trauma and wounds depicted in horrible, delectable, sensual language. Very queer. Each story made me feel like I should probably talk about something in therapy. Great stuff....more
Oooh boy, did this one do it right. I can't think of the last book I read with a protagonist that doesn't even seem to want you to root for them. HaunOooh boy, did this one do it right. I can't think of the last book I read with a protagonist that doesn't even seem to want you to root for them. Haunted house? How about a haunted keep in the Italian countryside? ...more
This was great. Subverting my expectations at every turn. Not really horror, but realistic and upsetting fantasy? Funny and earnest, artful and angeriThis was great. Subverting my expectations at every turn. Not really horror, but realistic and upsetting fantasy? Funny and earnest, artful and angering....more
Gripping. Possibly my favorite book I've read so far this year. A wonderful pairing of the depths of human evil alongside the complicated amorality ofGripping. Possibly my favorite book I've read so far this year. A wonderful pairing of the depths of human evil alongside the complicated amorality of the supernatural....more
I didn't realize that this was a dark romance with horror beats, but that's what it was! I grew up with Labyrinth and my introduction to the romance gI didn't realize that this was a dark romance with horror beats, but that's what it was! I grew up with Labyrinth and my introduction to the romance genre was with Olivia Atwater's delightful Regency Faerie Tales, so that was all good. The horror pieces were an excellent addition to the form....more
Was this horror? Probably not exactly. Was it comedy? Probably not exactly. Was it a mystery? Maybe? The concept is so high you can get arrested for pWas this horror? Probably not exactly. Was it comedy? Probably not exactly. Was it a mystery? Maybe? The concept is so high you can get arrested for paraphernalia. An absolute banger on all levels. Can't wait to read more....more
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