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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 6d

Its new release Tuesday for Willow Rose by M. Kevin Hayden!

This eerie novel combines Native American folk horror with a scifi comet plot line. I had the pleasure of reading an ARC of this spooky gory tale set in the snowy woods of Minnesota. A unique story fans of scifi horror.

#booksky 💙📚🪐📚🩸

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 13d

Happy new release day to Psychopomp & Circumstance by @edenroyce.bsky.social !

This is an atmospheric southern gothic tale full of magic, ghosts, funerals, tea, secrets, & more. I had the pleasure of reading an ARC and my only complaint is I wish it had been longer!

#booksky #fantasybooks 💙📚🩸📚🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 14d

🎵Must be the season of the witch🎵

#booksky #fantasy #witchery
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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 15d

Indie bookstores have the best sidewalk signs.

Currently reading: A Memory Called Empire by @byzantienne.bsky.social

#booksky #indiebooks #schulersbooks #itsfallyall
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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 17d

It’s spooky reading season so I’m hype to be starting my first horror novel by @paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social

I have heard nothing but good things about his eerie novellas. Gonna start myself off right with The Haar.

#booksky #halloween #horror #horrorbooks 💙📚🩸📚🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · 24d

Time for an Influence my TBR Thursday. I have been loving Robert Jackson Bennett’s Tainted Cup series. I bought this so I can start another series by him while. But I’m afraid to start it in case I don’t like it. 😭

Should I bump City of Stairs up my TBR list?

#booksky #fantasy 💙📚🪐📚🐉

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Oct 2

Picked up a couple of horror novellas as vacation souvenirs. I am ready for spooky season with:

They Were Here Before Us by @ericlarocca.bsky.social and
Wild Spaces by @slconey.bsky.social

#booksky #horror #spookyseason 📚💙📚🩸

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 26

I’m in a scifi book club there and they also have a queer book club (amongst others). The owner told me she’s gonna order a copy for the store too. 🤩 Thank you for writing this book!

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 26

When you go to your indie bookstore to pick up one order & remember also to order Beings by @ilanaslightly.bsky.social while there, that’s a good day I say.

The description had me at 1960’s alien abduction, a lesbian in-book scifi writer, & an ‘Archivist’.

#booksky #sciencefiction
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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 25

It’s time for another “help me decide on my next reads” TBR Thursday. I have too many spooky books to fit into October. Should Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian hop up my list?

I’m intrigued by what sounds like Kansas folk horror, witches, and stagecoaches.

#booksky #horror #tbrthursday 💙📚🩸

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 20

I’m super excited to start reading it. I love knowing I have a weird scifi book waiting. 😅

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 20

The next indie book on my TBR is The Glass Garden by Jessica Lévai published by @lfpbooks.bsky.social

An archaeologist makes a strange discovery on an exoplanet, a cavern containing a mysterious glass garden. 👀 I’m a sucker for books featuring alien worlds.

#booksky #sciencefiction 💙📚🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you for the tip, I will check that out !

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 13

Yay! Do you have a fave weird lit book or novella? I’m always looking for more.

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 13

Ooo good to know, that does say a lot!

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 13

As a huge fan of the Southern Reach (Annihilation) books by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social I’ve been meaning to start the Borne series for ages. Weird Lit is my jam and I’m immediately hooked on this wild plot after starting it yesterday.

#booksky #weirdlit #fantasy #sciencefiction 💙📚🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy new release day to this incredible work of queer horror by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social ! 5 stars of gut wrenching emotion when this hive of worms and insects takes the reins of the lives of those who have reached the bottom of their barrel.

📚🩸 #booksky #horror

ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Aug 26

I don’t know if ya’ll are ready. You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social comes out 9/9. A trans man forced to carry a pregnancy by an alien insect hive, post the fall of roe v wade. Finished the ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Check the content warnings first because 🫣.

#booksky #horrorbooks 📚💙🩸

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 9

They sound great ! As someone from Michigan I will have to check the series out.

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m relatively new to reading horror books. What new releases are coming out this fall that should be on my radar for spooky season? I generally read fantasy and scifi, so I prefer more paranormal/fantasy horror vs slasher horror. 📖🕷️

#booksky #horror #horrorbooks 💙📚🩸📚🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 4

It is the perfect mood read for a cold Sept day. I want to read book 2 but might wait until later in the year when it’s even moodier outside. Or save it for an especially foggy day. 👀

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s time for - Influence my TBR Thursday.

I picked up Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez earlier this year. What are your thoughts on this one? With spooky season coming up I’m starting to think about October mood reads.

#bluesky #fantasy #horrorbooks #tbrthursday 💙📚🩸🪐

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Sep 2

Next up for my September mood read is The Dollmakers by @lynnbwrites.bsky.social

A dark fantasy with demon slaying dolls seems like the perfect way to usher in autumn. Would you look at this cover art? 🤩

#booksky #fantasy #darkfantasy
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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Aug 30

It was so good! But worth considering the content warnings if that’s something you watch out for. Lots of dark stuff, 5 stars, but grim.

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Aug 30

A paladin who knits socks. Poisoning. Beheading. Mud & rain. Gnoles. A pet civet. Perfumes & headless bodies. Temple of the White Rat.

Paladin’s Grace has the perfect vibes. 5 stars. I ran to order the whole series in the Orbit UK covers.

#booksky #fantasybooks #romantasy 💙📚🐉🪐⚔️

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ghouliaJulia @saffronstitched.bsky.social · Aug 26

I don’t know if ya’ll are ready. You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social comes out 9/9. A trans man forced to carry a pregnancy by an alien insect hive, post the fall of roe v wade. Finished the ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Check the content warnings first because 🫣.

#booksky #horrorbooks 📚💙🩸

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