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waywardbooksandrecs

Queer fiction, mm romance, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi fan who loves sharing reviews and book recommendations. Thrice Indie Ink Awards panelist šŸ“ššŸ¤“

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Coil of Boughs (The Underforest Duology #1)
The Hollow Places
Rainsquall
Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)
Miners of the Tempest (The Miners Mine #2)
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Hemlock & Silver
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Lone Women
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
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Ghost Beach  (Goosebumps, #22)
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The Crows
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America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
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Leech
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Astrophobia: An Anthology of Space Horror
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  • Usurper (Children of Lorcan #1)
    Jul 25, 2026
    Usurper (Children of Lorcan #1)
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    Enjoyment: 1.0Quality: 1.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 1.5

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  • And After Death...
    Jul 10, 2026
    And After Death...
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    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 2.0Characters: 1.5Plot: 1.0

    This short story was probably going to be a 2-3 star read for me until the end in which we find out the main character is homophobic and uses a slur to refer to an Achillean couple. To cut the author some leeway, apparently he lives in a very homophobic country, so perhaps he wanted to show what the real horror is in a short story this dark and post-apocalyptic. Or something. I don't know. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me, and I want my $.99 back.

    Other than this stellar ending (/sarc) which left me without a sense of closure, there were some other Big Dark Things going on here that were very messed up and didn't have content warnings for in the book or elsewhere I can find. Possible spoilers ahead, but these things include necrophilia and... I'm not sure what to a call it; a sort of consensual cannibalism in a zombie way. While I wasn't personally too badly bothered by these things, they WERE shocking, and I was a bit grossed out. A head's up would have been appreciated.

    As a side note, I'm not one to get hung up over some grammar or punctuation errors unless they're severe, and they weren't here, but I will say the story could have used another once-over to tidy up the misplaced commas and rephase a couple awkward sentences. However, I don't think the author's first language is English, so I can cut him even more slack there.

    Putting aside the ending and the lack of content warnings, the story itself was alright: a slice of messed up zombie apocalypse darkness with a very, very dark MM tragedy that spirals into insanity. It was certainly the experience.

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