Overall 3.75/5 Gore 5/5 Dark Web Mention 4/5 Splatterpunk scale of messed up 3.5/5

When I realized that Broken Dolls had a sequel it was added to my TBR. I always wondered what happened to Tully, and well, now I know.

There is nothing happy in this book. From the very beginning we see an MMC who is headed down a dark path not of his choosing. At a few points I did have to stop reading and take a few breaths. The action is non stop.

It's definitely difficult rating extreme horror and such taboo subjects. The story is written well and Watson does weave a story that is haunting. This is a book that I would recommend to someone who is more familiar with the genre.

Quote: Daydreams can be dangerous… especially when you wake up and life happens.

Japanese Gothic by KylIe Lee Baker

Overall 4.25/5 Samurai 5/5 Mean Dads 5/5 Stains 4/5

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Wow. I loved the writing. I loved the depth. I loved how a legend is interwoven through the story! I appreciate the last chapter for bringing everything together.

There were a few spots where to me, it felt like it was dragging or was too much description. This is one of my only critiques of this book.

I fear that unlike Sen, I would want to know when and how I die. She’s so brave. Lee I don’t care about as much honestly. There was a point in the book where I thought Sen only had one more day but then it’s really two days away from her death? Overall, can’t wait to get another special edition of this.

Quotes:

“It turned into a gruesome game of How to Fit a Human into Any Sized Space, one his brain forced him to play every day.”

“He couldn’t remember what he’d done with the body.”

“James had green eyes, which looked like entire planets. James had green eyes, past tense, because Lee smashed them until they burst.”