What moves the dead by T.Kingfisher

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

Published: October 18, 2022 by Titan Books

Horror/Historical

Own

I saw that some said it was chilling horror and gory, while some said it was soft horror, and yeah I am more on that soft horror thing. Nothing gruesome happens. It is more a slow build up and sensing something is wrong. Nothing gory, but something that is creepy at the end.

Easton is called by an old friend who seems to be dying and living in a moldy mansion. Her brother looks pretty bad too. Something weird is going on with hares on the property and some old lady is looking at fungi in this made up European country in the 1890s.

But I enjoyed it. It was short, and I wanted to know what it was. I was also watching Stargate SG1 at the same time and they had this episode that was similar ;)

Soft horror.

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia.

What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.

Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

Say you´ll remember me by Abby Jimenez

Series: Say You'll Remember Me (#1)

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

Published: April 1, 2025 by Piatkus

Romance/own

I have mixed feelings about this one. It feels like the kind of romance that some people that I have seen say is So much better than the other ones cos it is more real. Well the whole real thing is why I want to genre it as romantic fiction because it was so bloody depressing.

Sam meets Xavier. There is dislike at first, but then they go on a magical date. Big reveal. She is moving to California.

And then comes many months of heartache. He cant move. She cant move. Plan tickets costs money. He is working himself to death. Her mum has Alzheimers and the whole family must care for her. Her dad has an affair. Everyone is constantly unhappy.

And that is the book, everyone being constantly unhappy, except for moments when they can meet. But those moments are filled with hardship.

So yes I liked it for the story, but as a romance it feels so real and depressing. I want more sunshine you know. I do not read romance for the realness of it. I also do not like that some have come to say that the real romances are better than the others. Always the competition.

There's no such thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediate yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong ... unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake.

But after one incredible and seemingly endless date, Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be. Only no amount of distance or time is enough to forget what's between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.

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Carole´s Monday: Murderer´s a witch

Author: Danielle Garrett

Title: Murder's a Witch

Series: Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery #1

Genre: Cozy mystery, Paranormal

Format: ebook

Pages: 332

Published: August 9, 2016

Where I got It: Kindle Unlimited

Summary: 

I’m a witch with a problem. Okay, make that lots of problems.

Following a slight misunderstanding with magical law enforcement, I wind up expelled from the hidden supernatural community known as the Seattle Haven. My parole office dumps me in a tiny beach town with nothing but my collection of worldly possessions and a warning that this is my last shot.

I don’t think I’m cut out for the human world, but when stuck between a prison cell and a haunted halfway house, I suppose I’ll take option B.

Things start out better than expected, I even manage to make a few friends, but when my boss at the local coffee house is found dead in an alley, I get tangled up in the investigation, and might have to blow my cover to prove my friend’s innocence.

Add to that a fussy ghost landlady, warring vampire and shifter roommates, and my rapidly dwindling savings, and I’m beginning to wonder if I might have been better off serving that prison sentence after all.

It’s too late now. I’m in the thick of it and come hex or high water, I’ll get to the bottom of this murder, even if it means permanent banishment from the magical world.

Review:

Been meaning to read more by this author, especially since I finished a different series. I picked up this one. I believe the two are in the same world. I could be wrong. My poor brain can't remember anything lately. 

Here we follow Holly, who has landed in this small town. This is her last chance to reform. She is determined to find happiness and be done. She likes this town and some of the people. Things seem to have found a lovely pace until her grumpy boss is found murdered and her bestie is accused. She will need to figure out the truth! On top of this murder mystery, she has to keep a snoopy PI away from her home and figure out if the flirty shifter is actually interested or playing games. Lots to do. Not a lot of time to do it. 

Oh no.

Eeeek!

I'll just spit it out!

I wasn't a fan of this one. *hides*

Holly was meh. 

The shifter was annoying. 

I did like some of the side characters, like Cass. And some of the banter was cute. 

There is a whiff of a love triangle, and I don't care for any of the angles of the triangle. Meh.

The mystery really wasn't a mystery. Either the cops in this town don't care, or they flat out suck. C'mon. 

I did hold on and finished it because I had hope in my heart, but alas...the hope was let down.

Eeee. Maybe I'll try book 2 because I do like this author a lot. Sighs.

I'll give this 2 stars JUST because some of the side characters and the town. Some cute banter can be found in this tale.