• All the Fiends of Hell - Adam L.G. Nevill

This is my third Nevill book after The Ritual (loved) and The Vessel (ok). This one falls in between those two. It’s a fantastic premise and I really liked the narrator/protagonist and the children he teams up with. The aliens are super scary and creepy and there are plenty of classic horror novel jump scares. But the language of the book often leaned a little too flowery for me, like there was too much poemy exposition. The bones of the story were fantastic and I wish that he could have just stuck with that without delving into so many long winded descriptions of scenery. It certainly created a mood while reading, but I often found myself skimming over whole passages of description.

• Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle

I liked this one maybe even more than Camp Damascus! He is a super fun writer and reminds me of Grady Hendrix only…gayer and less gory.

• The Redemption of Morgan Bright - Chris Panatier

Absolutely fantastic! This one would probably be worth a reread in the future. I really liked how it was split up stylistically and also liked Morgan/Charlotte’s POV. Makes me want to research the author and check out his other books (I think there are two others).

• Diavola- Jennifer Thorn

Very entertaining read! At times I felt uncomfortable with the family gaslighting Anna but eventually it helped with the sense of freedom you got once she was without them. Fast paced with good dialogue and descriptions, definitely a worthy “haunted house” story.

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix

I liked this one but it did make me roll my eyes a few times. It lacked a bit of his classic humor style as well, but it absorbed my attention and took me into the world he created.

• The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud

This is the first in the Bartimaeus Trilogy and I first read it in middle school. I found the book at value village and wanted to re-experience the story. It’s still a nice read, fun story, well told.