A Cure for Darkness by Alex Riley is sort of the wildcard of the month considering I’ve been reading mostly spooky novels. This was such an interesting read though! Alex Riley takes us through the history of depression – when it started being diagnosed and all the different treatments we have tried throughout the years.Continue reading “My October Reads Part 2”
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Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
“Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually,Continue reading “Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova”
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
As a baby, Signa was surrounded by death when everyone, including her parents, died from poison at a party at her family estate. When Death reached for her, he saw her future instead of memories of her short life, and her soul was not to be taken that night. Now, at nineteen, Signa has beenContinue reading “Belladonna by Adalyn Grace”