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Monday, June 2, 2025

What I'm Reading: June 2025 LJ Horror Review Column

This is a HUGE month for Becky content in the review magazines. Today marks the first of 3 days of posts. First up, 8 reviews in the current issue of LJ.

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My June 2025 Horror Review Column is now live on the LJ site and in the current issue of the print magazine! In this post I have gathered the titles with my three words and links to my full draft reviews on Goodreads. Click through for readalikes and more appeal information.

First this month's STARS:

And the other 5 excellent titles:
  • How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold (meta, cozy horror, multiple point of view)
  • Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond (detailed world building, vampires, revenge horror)
    • a good readalike for Sinners fans
  • Fiend by Alma Katsu (Ancient Evil, Multiple Points of View, Thriller-Horror Hybrid)
  • Negative Images by Rebecca Schier-Akamelu (Terrifying, SF-Horror Blend, Thought-Provoking)
  • The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (Dark Academia meets Visceral Body Horror, conversational style, race against time)

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