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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 4h

A Cinderella retelling, but nothing at all like you know it - Beth reviews CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske, out now from Tor:

"A Gothic fairytale triumph perfect for the haunting season."

Read more: tinyurl.com/5kr8yedw

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 6h

We're taking part in Angry Robot's blog tour for OUR GIFTED HEARTS, out today! Author Jennifer Kennedy joins us and tells us why she loves the Gothic genre so much:

"It pulls you into another world where our shadow selves have a voice"

Read more: tinyurl.com/3hxjz55j

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9h

I received some fab ARCs recently!

The Apple and the Pearl by @rymkechacha.bsky.social - “a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms” Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social

The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell - “a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps”
Thanks Del Rey

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 1d

Today Cat reviews Lucy Lehane's supernatural romantasy THIRSTY, out this week from Tor Bramble:

"Endearing in its charm... the perfect read for spooky season"

Read more: tinyurl.com/2w3nehrm

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely joyous review of Alix Harrow's The Everlasting by Fantasy Hive!

It's my absolute top book you should be adding to your wishlists this month, so expect me to go on about it even more soon.

It hit me especially hard given the state of the world, the rewriting of history at the moment..

💙📚🪐

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 1d

Nils and Beth return to a favourite author as they buddy read Alix E. Harrow's upcoming new novel THE EVERLASTING:

"an evocative and achingly beautiful read, it is one that will seep under your skin and consume you right until the end."

Read more: tinyurl.com/nhbr456h
@torbooksuk.bsky.social

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 1d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing the spectacular The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social

Nils: “evocative and achingly beautiful”

Beth: “Without doubt this is my book of the year so far”

Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (BUDDY READ REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Nils and Beth return to a favourite author as they buddy read Alix E. Harrow's upcoming new novel THE EVERLASTING: "an evocative and achingly beautiful read, it is one that will seep under your skin a...

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 1d

Nils and Beth return to a favourite author as they buddy read Alix E. Harrow's upcoming new novel THE EVERLASTING:

"an evocative and achingly beautiful read, it is one that will seep under your skin and consume you right until the end."

Read more: tinyurl.com/nhbr456h
@torbooksuk.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 4d

Spooky season is upon us! And here at the Hive, we thought we'd treat you by rounding up a whole host of fantastic horror authors (37 of them!!) and ask them how they'd celebrate the season with their characters...

Read more: tinyurl.com/5hfuxpxd

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 5d

This week our Monster Botherer is getting ready for Halloween with Sarah Spade's ultra smutty monster romance TRICK OR BEAST:

"well written, funny and very spicy... It’s not a trick, it’s a treat."

Read more: tinyurl.com/26bknc3n

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 5d

Vinay reviews the first book in Jay Kristoff's bestselling vampire grimdark trilogy EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE:

"Jay Kristoff has leveled up immensely on everything that had worked for him before in what is likely his best work to date."

More: tinyurl.com/4z33zsbc

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Book Birthday to @spookypurcell.bsky.social - House of Splinters is out from Bloomsbury books

This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 6d

For something darker this October Orbit Books new horror imprint Run For It have you covered!

I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social

I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 7d

Lucy reviews Toby Vieira's speculative pandemic novel THE UNDROWNED:

"Vieira is the master of “show don’t tell,” penning powerful emotions into the mundane"

Read more: tinyurl.com/2hekk4rx

@weatherglassbooks.bsky.social

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks so much to @jonathanthornton.bsky.social and @thefantasyhive.bsky.social for this lovely review of Wolves 🐺🙏

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WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E. J. Swift (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Today, Jonathan reviews E. J. Swift's speculative climate fiction WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN: "Beautifully written and sensitively observed... one of the most beautiful and urgent novels of the year"

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 8d

@manylittlewords.bsky.social is a (very weird but super-talented) star 😊💖

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 8d

Cat reviews Gemma Amor's upcooming horror thriller ITCH:

"compelling as it is challenging, but as always with Amor’s work, it’s absolutely worth the risk"

Read more: tinyurl.com/3tmre9cd

@hodderbooks.bsky.social
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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to @druidcat.bsky.social for such a lovely review of ITCH! 🥰🐜

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 8d

Cat reviews Gemma Amor's upcooming horror thriller ITCH:

"compelling as it is challenging, but as always with Amor’s work, it’s absolutely worth the risk"

Read more: tinyurl.com/3tmre9cd

@hodderbooks.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 8d

Cat reviews Gemma Amor's upcooming horror thriller ITCH:

"compelling as it is challenging, but as always with Amor’s work, it’s absolutely worth the risk"

Read more: tinyurl.com/3tmre9cd

@hodderbooks.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 10d

My spooky TBR for Oct. I’ve decided on mostly gothic/haunted novels by female authors. So excited!

Monstrous Tales

House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social

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T.O.Munro @tomunro.bsky.social · 12d

I love this line in the review, it rings so true

“teenagers, full of hormones, lust and stubbornness”

While antiheroes have their pros, that isn’t the same as objectionable main characters!

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 13d

Our resident Monster Botherer Emma Penman decides whether or not to bother with J. T. Geissinger's dark fantasy romance BLACKTHORN:

"one I don’t think you’ll forget for a while."

Read more: tinyurl.com/3mvsd69k

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Jonathan Thornton @jonathanthornton.bsky.social · 11d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing EJ Swift’s wonderful new novel When There Are Wolves Again, a contender for novel of the year fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/when...

WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E. J. Swift (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Today, Jonathan reviews E. J. Swift's speculative climate fiction WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN: "Beautifully written and sensitively observed... one of the most beautiful and urgent novels of the year"

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G. D. Penman @gdpenman.bsky.social · 11d

The Doctor is in.

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 11d

Our resident wizard Ulesorin has some timely romance advice for the lovelorn amongst you! It may not be in your best interests to follow romantic advice provided by a 1799-year-old man who lives alone in a tower, but it is entertaining

More: tinyurl.com/5h2xh59p

@gdpenman.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 11d

Today, Jonathan reviews E. J. Swift's speculative climate fiction WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN:

"Beautifully written and sensitively observed... one of the most beautiful and urgent novels of the year"

More: tinyurl.com/yvtpe6wc

@catamaroon.bsky.social
@jonathanthornton.bsky.social

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Emma @themonsterbotherer.bsky.social · 13d

One that made me uncomfortable, and not for sexy reasons.

#blackthorn #arc #bookreview #booksky

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 13d

Our resident Monster Botherer Emma Penman decides whether or not to bother with J. T. Geissinger's dark fantasy romance BLACKTHORN:

"one I don’t think you’ll forget for a while."

Read more: tinyurl.com/3mvsd69k

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Spooky Season!

I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury

Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!

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