CW: alcoholism, bullying, death of parent, infidelity, miscarriage

Aside from some minor misspellings, this novella is perfect. Scott has a friend he at first believes is imaginary, until his friend proves to be real after everyone who bullies him disappears. This is now on my list of favorite books. I would recommend this to readers who like horror and the book Frankenstein. :)

This is a nice mmf romantic reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. Manon is running away from her village due to not being accepted for being queer. She comes upon a cottage where two wolf-men named Bastien and Aimon live. They are a couple and also attracted to Manon, and she feels the same about them. I really enjoyed this novella and it's nice that that all three of the characters treat each other with respect and kindness. It would have been nice to read more of Bastien's and Aimon's perspectives, but aside from that minor complaint I really like this and I now plan on reading the author's erotic novella about Santa.

What a beautiful, heartfelt novella. Poor Amiko, she is neurodivergent and has to be around people who don't accept her the way she is :(

This novella reminds me of those ridiculous mobile game ads in which a woman (it's always a woman) finds her boyfriend or husband with another woman, except this is actually interesting.

Mel finds her fiancé in bed with her best friend Tess. Mel is understandably heartbroken. After taking out her anger on a random man who assaults her, she decides to get revenge against Tess and Dylan.

Even though I really liked reading this novella, I could not stop thinking about how exhausting it is to live in an amatonormative society. Amatonormativity sucks and I'll never understand why monogamy has to be the default. Also, everything that happens in this novella could have been avoided with communication. But then again there wouldn't have been a fun and gory novella if these people really took the time to talk each other.

Anyway, this is my first time reading something by River Gardner and I'll definitely be reading more by them. :)

This is such an incredible anthology that explores how bears are less dangerous than men. It was not easy to read these stories since they are about stuff like SA, child abuse, and misogyny. But they are all well-written and definitely worth reading. My favorite stories are The Hardest Word by A.M. Nestler, Teddy by Kassidy VanGundy, Blood in the Snow by S.R. Fischer, Song of the Rusalka by Kay Hanifen, Haunted PS2 by Jude Deluca, Cursebreaker by Claire Olivia Golden, and Teddy Bear's Rampage by Melissa Helwig. I would recommend this to readers who enjoy fantasy and horror and care about human rights. Also this book is only being sold until September 10 of this year, so whoever is interested and able to should get this as soon as possible.

Chrissy needs to document a real haunting for her online show Othersiders. With her team Rodney and Bill, she investigates supposedly haunted places that turn out to not be haunted, and the only "proof" is Rodney faking it to make it seem like there is a haunting. She is also close to being evicted from her home and does not want to go back to living with her parents. 

This was slow at first and then in the middle it got more interesting. I already knew what the plot twists were going to be before they were revealed but it didn't make the story any less entertaining. Also I wasn't a huge fan of the romance subplot between Chrissy and Rodney, but overall I still enjoyed this book and I am eager to read more from V.S. Lawrence.

Updating this review after thinking about this book and deciding I don't like it

Shai is a forger who's to be executed for some reason (I forgot, oops). Then she's tasked with creating a forgery of the emperor's soul after an assassination attempt. She has 100 days to complete it, and while she works on her project she plans her escape from the palace.

This is my first time reading a book by Brandon Sanderson after originally deciding to never read any of his stuff. But this is short and it sounded interesting enough, so I read it and decided I don't like it and I am definitely never going to read more by him.

Reading this collection has made me so grateful that I am more comfortable being single over being in a committed relationship.

Anyway, these are some terrifying and twisted tales of obsession. Some are about people trapped in abusive marriages, while others explore the lengths people will go to get close to whoever they're obsessed with. Whether the stories are supernatural or not, they are all worth reading.

The final story, appropriately titled Seed, is a dystopian satire that deals with the fetishization of mixed-race babies. It's the beginning of an upcoming novella and I am looking forward to checking it out.