Greg Chism
Indigenous horror gets under my skin faster than most horror. This wasn't any different. Not what I expected, but it's another one of those important reads that gives you perspective. This one will sit with me for a while.
Indigenous horror gets under my skin faster than most horror. This wasn't any different. Not what I expected, but it's another one of those important reads that gives you perspective. This one will sit with me for a while.
My current favorite book. It's really hard to concisely explain this one, so I won't. Just read it, it's well worth it.
My current favorite book. It's really hard to concisely explain this one, so I won't. Just read it, it's well worth it.
My first DNF of 2026. I wanted to like it but the prose was like dredging through mud. I get that it's YA, but is just felt clunky.
My first DNF of 2026. I wanted to like it but the prose was like dredging through mud. I get that it's YA, but is just felt clunky.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 25k pages by January 1, 2027
Progress so far: 2413 / 25000 9%
Happy with this one overall. I like the representation of a different type of relationship. Definitely less romance than I anticipated, but I enjoyed it.
Happy with this one overall. I like the representation of a different type of relationship. Definitely less romance than I anticipated, but I enjoyed it.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 25k pages by January 1, 2027
Progress so far: 2093 / 25000 8%
This one really surprised me! Probably the best haunted house story I've ready in, maybe ever. Deeply sad at times, but also deeply creepy and unsettling.
This one really surprised me! Probably the best haunted house story I've ready in, maybe ever. Deeply sad at times, but also deeply creepy and unsettling.
I was really disappointed by this one. I had hoped for more horror than was present, but that's not a cardinal sin. The hard thing to get past was the repetitive pattern that was at best preachy and at worst derivative.
Overall, sort of weak character development in my opinion, but way less descriptive writing than I expected. This one just didn't click with me at all.
I was really disappointed by this one. I had hoped for more horror than was present, but that's not a cardinal sin. The hard thing to get past was the repetitive pattern that was at best preachy and at worst derivative.
Overall, sort of weak character development in my opinion, but way less descriptive writing than I expected. This one just didn't click with me at all.
My first DNF of 2026. I wanted to like it but the prose was like dredging through mud. I get that it's YA, but the prose felt clunky.
My first DNF of 2026. I wanted to like it but the prose was like dredging through mud. I get that it's YA, but the prose felt clunky.
Excellent. For a debuted especially. Hiron Ennis is good at pushing the boundaries as a way to comment on difficult aspects of society. For reference, their second book is even better.
Excellent. For a debuted especially. Hiron Ennis is good at pushing the boundaries as a way to comment on difficult aspects of society. For reference, their second book is even better.
Very good. I did not find is darkly funny, but I guess I can see how some might. Having different perspectives throughout tell their stories was well done. All are likely unreliable narrators - we are all bad at remembering details perfectly - but it's hard to tell.
Overall, It's tragic. It's sad. It's a really important book to read in my opinion.
Very good. I did not find is darkly funny, but I guess I can see how some might. Having different perspectives throughout tell their stories was well done. All are likely unreliable narrators - we are all bad at remembering details perfectly - but it's hard to tell.
Overall, It's tragic. It's sad. It's a really important book to read in my opinion.
Some interesting components. Probably should have just been two books so that things weren't rushed at the end.
Overall, the writing isn't great. I laughed out loud more times than not when I'm supposed to be... Titillated? I was bummed that the author couldn't get all of the science correct (I was trained for research in parasitology), but worms are definitely having a moment...
Some interesting components. Probably should have just been two books so that things weren't rushed at the end.
Overall, the writing isn't great. I laughed out loud more times than not when I'm supposed to be... Titillated? I was bummed that the author couldn't get all of the science correct (I was trained for research in parasitology), but worms are definitely having a moment...
Some interesting components. Probably should have just been two books so that things weren't rushed at the end.
Some interesting components. Probably should have just been two books so that things weren't rushed at the end.