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Spores

A Fungus Among Us, Or Military Experiments Gone Wrong Author: Michael McBride There’s a fungus among us – and it’s part of a highly sensitive military experiment. What more do you need to hear? Mycology is, in and of itself, a terrifying study into a multifaceted organism that can survive, reproduce, and fruit under extreme circumstances. An entire book, located in an underground cavern, filled with deadly spores, focusing on scientists and military bad-guys unraveling a deadly mystery sounds like the perfect read for a horror-hound and a fungus lover. Unfortunately, despite the glowing GoodRead’s reviews and my eager anticipation, Spores [...]

Frances Carden2025-11-20T11:32:57-07:00November 20th, 2025|Tags: book review, fungus, horror, read, reading, sci-fi, science fiction|

Changeling, The

"A great fairy tale tells the truth.” Author: Victor Lavalle Apollo is determined to be the father he never had. He dotes on his son, Brian, carrying him everywhere, uploading hundreds of pictures to social media, boring well-meaning friends. It seems that life is perfect, but soon Apollo’s wife (and Brian’s mother), Emma, starts to act strange. She asks weird questions about the baby. She claims she is getting pictures of Apollo ignoring him – pictures that immediately disappear from her phone. She says that the baby isn’t there’s – isn’t even a baby – and that her real son is [...]

Frances Carden2025-11-09T15:26:49-07:00November 9th, 2025|Tags: book review, fairy tale, horror, read, reading|

Enemy Within, The

Ravenloft's Take on Jekyll and Hyde Author: Christie Golden In a true case of wrong time / wrong place, Sir Tristan Hiregaard, a nobleman and ruler of Nova Vaasa, does the right thing and yet is blamed for a terrible crime he did not commit. Ravenloft’s forever formidable Vistani clear him of the crime through mystical means, but a rouge in their order, Rozalia, is sure that he remains guilty. Already dabbling in the blackest of magics, Rozalia cooks up a curse even she cannot quite handle, and a new dark lord is born. Soon, a mysterious figure named Malken [...]

Frances Carden2025-11-08T15:34:18-07:00November 8th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christie Golden, dark fantasy, fantasy, horror, Ravenloft, read, reading|