What a fun quick read!! I loved the repeated prints of the house layouts so you never forgot the images to make the story more intriguing. I wish it was longer!!

I had no idea that this was based on an H.P. Lovecraft story but I was totally drawn in, especially by the historic depictions of New York. I both loved that it was short, keeping some mystery and intrigue to the ending, and wished that it was twice as long to learn more about the strange magic!!

This is a graphic novel that contains 5 short horror stories. E.M. Carroll is fantastic at creating tension and terror through their use of illustrations, color, and shadow. Their stories are moody and atmospheric; a great read for either Summerween (this is entry #1 for my current Summerween reading challenge) OR for Halloween. Be forewarned: there are elements of body horror in this collection.

Wow I really wished for a better ending. Not that the ending wasn't completely great and well written, but I was just really hoping that Cedar would make it out! And she was so close too. This was a really beautifully written book about the end of the way we know the world, the meaning of family, and watching it up against my own estranged connection to my Minnesotan Ojibwe grandfather was really poignant. Louise Erdrich really writes such beautiful books.

This was a really beautiful story, and even though one of my best friends is Nigerian, I found myself learning some really fun new things about Nigerian culture from the setting of this book. Tragic, but a really well written depiction of grief.

I was hoping that this would get a little bit more of a story climax than it had, but I definitely am finding myself thinking about the storyline of this and I'd definitely be interested in reading more of the series. Between this and Psalm for the Wild-Built, I think I can enjoy robot fiction but it's just not entirely up my alley!

This is an awesome book that helps you to examine your own fears, insecurities, and cognitive biases using inventive metaphors and wacky humor. Campbell Walker, aka struthless on YouTube, uses creative illustrations, his wonderful sense of silliness, and his own lived experiences to help you journal your way to accepting and understanding yourself better. His approach is not only funny and whimsical, but easy to comprehend. You can tell that he's been through it all himself and that he knows what he's talking about. For anyone struggling for mental clarity, I highly recommend this book.

This was a very interesting read and my first experience with an unreliable narrator. To be honest, I almost DNF'ed this because the main character, who is a high school teenager, was very rambling in his narration. It was as if his narrative style was 90% rambling with only 10% of the actual plot threaded through what he was saying. However, when I got to Chapter 4 or 5, the whole thing started to come together for me, and I could see a path that the story could or would take. While I'm only giving it 3 stars, I'm honestly glad I read it! It gave me a new horror reading experience that I didn't expect.

This was a really incredible novel, it built a really amazing universe in such a short time! I thought the monsters were incredible and terrifying, and the final battle was blockbuster worthy. I think this would make an incredible movie or limited series! So glad I bought a digital copy on Libro.FM so I can revisit this again and again!

I don't read a lot of mystery but this was so interesting and so gripping! A perfect interaction of supernatural, historical fiction, and contemporary topics that it made a really fantastical story that you so desperately wanted to know the ending all the way through. And a very satisfying ending at that!! Maybe I'll have to pick up more mystery next time I'm at the library