I am pleased to announce that I am now a NetGalley reviewer! For years, I’ve been envious of the ARC reviewers who get sneak peeks of new releases, and I’m thrilled to finally join their ranks. Unsurprisingly, I was a little over-enthusiastic with my requests on day one, and five of my requests were approved within 48 hours of joining. A little daunting, yes, but I’m over the moon.
I enjoy all literature bizarre and unsettling, so most of the titles I plan to review will be horror or at least weird. So far, so good.
My first book up for review, Welcome to Brookville by Kelly Ennis, was a quick and dreamy read. I’ll be honest, I picked this title based on the cover in the hopes of some serious atmospheric weirdness. WOW did Ennis deliver! This collection of vaguely interconnected short stories takes place in the town of Brookville, where nothing normal seems to happen. If there had been giant rabbits spouting non sequiturs in their living room (spoiler: there aren’t) I’d almost believe it could be a Lynch movie. Almost. I felt like the most pertinent pages ripped out of my copy, so I could never say for sure what was going on, but I think I liked it.
The overarching themes of imprisonment and anxiety brought even the mildest psychological horror to the forefront. I can’t say what this book was about, exactly, but it left me with some disturbing and frustrating after-images, and in that way, it was successful.
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There are four more books to review in the next couple weeks, and countless more in the pipeline. Mount TBR just got a lot higher.
Next up, The House of Dust by Noah Broyles.
Sarah Czarnecki 
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