drakaina16's Reviews (2.21k)

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Brubaker and Phillips just never seen to miss. I've not read one thing by them that I didn't love. Houses of the Unholy relies heavily on the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, as well as a healthy dose of ambiguity. I loved the ending, but I'm also hopeful that there will be another volume. 4.5 stars

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Whew, does this book have a lot going on! There are menaces both supernatural and human, and what initially seems like several separate storylines converge in the end. I found the first half of the book a bit slow while the many threads of story being laid down, but it quickly picked up in the second half. If there's one thing Axl Malton does really, really well it's building tension, and I found myself staying up way too late to finish the book. 4 stars

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This is an extremely hard book to review. It is absolutely gorgeous, with lush language that flips between poetry and prose. It's also a beautiful love story, and a creation myth. Reading the book inspired me to pick up the EP it is based on. My only complaint is that sometimes the text is hard to read. It may just be the galley copy making things a bit blurry, but it was a headache trying to make out the text. 3.75 stars 

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Splice is one of those movies I had always meant to see. The concept is super cool, and I love sci Fi horror. Despite all that, I still haven't seen the movie. This book was so good that I'm even more stoked to see the movie now. It's beautifully written, with the characters' inner lives really explored. My favorite parts were from Dren's perspective. Regardless of if you've seen the movie or not, I highly recommend the book. 5 stars 

I had heard great things about this book, but I was hesitant to pick it up. Why? Because aliens freak me the fuck out. This is a very good alien story, well-written, and with a healthy dose of humor and satire. All of the popular alien conspiracy theories are represented here, to great effect. 4 stars

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This book is quite an achievement. I'm a big fan of the epistolary style, and the thing that makes this book so unique is that none of the letters are actually from the person the book is about. You piece together his story through letters from the people surrounding the case, and various others interested in the case. I had to keep reminding myself that this book is fiction. Nothing about this story rings false. 4.5 stars

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This book has quite a lot going on. It could best be described as urban fantasy horror noir. The world-building is interesting and unique, with the magical system being based in real religions and traditions. I enjoyed learning about the characters, shows back stories are revealed bit by bit. I hope that this book will be the first in series, as I felt it definitely has potential for more great stories. 4.25 stars

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