The scariest and most suspenseful books on my shelf!
I kicked off 2026 with a sapphic young adult horror read containing a unique premise. This Delicious Death depicts life after a pandemic that turned a portion of the population into flesh eaters. This event, called The Hollowing, turned central characters Zoey, Celeste, Val, and Jasmine into Ghouls who need to consume flesh in order … More Review: This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham
A moving mystery and romance about a popular anonymous author. … More Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
And I would’ve gotten away with it too! If it wasn’t for…. a smart, cunning teenage girl who employs her expert critical thinking skills, social underdog position, and emotional empathy to solve the case. … More Girls on the Case: My Favorite YA Women-Led Mysteries
Down by the Pacific Coast Highway, tucked between the mountains and the sea, is the story of the Riva family in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising. … More Review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Mary Catharine “Merricat” Blackwood lives an isolated life in a large house with her older sister Constance and their Uncle Julian. Six years prior, Merricat and Constance’s family was poisoned and Constance was accused yet acquitted of committing the murders. … More Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The stage has been set, and the final match is about to be played. In The Final Gambit, the third of The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, teen protagonist Avery Kylie Grambs is about to finally claim the fortune bequeathed to her and become a billionaire. … More Review: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
What would you do if you suddenly became a billionaire? But there’s a twist. … More Review: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is a masterclass in riveting imagery, suspenseful scenes, and fascinatingly unreliable characters. I’m happy to add another book to my list of five star reads. … More Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
College student Matt Pine is informed that nearly his entire family died from a gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. While the death was ruled accidental by Mexican officials, not everybody in the FBI is so sure of this. And to make make matters worse, the bodies of Matt’s family will not be released unless Matt himself makes a trip to Mexico to retrieve his late family. … More Review: Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
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