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Most Dreadful Thing | Jolon Fairweather | Substack I swear it’s fiction. Why does no one believe me? Click to read Most Dreadful Thing, by Jolon Fairweather, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.

Fragmented. Mundane. Almost poetic.

A man records his boring life. Work. Meals. Bus rides. Silence. The unease is constant. Something is WRONG here.

Highly recommended shorts that build into a larger narrative. Perfect for when you have a few minutes to spare.

#Transgressive #SerialFiction #Weird

No! Please go on. We've loved reading this so far.

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The Ballad of Sir Nolan the Bearfighter A Legend of a Man So Noble Even His Enemies Applauded.

As promised. Don't read it in public. And you might need a cushion for lap.

It's fucking #epic.

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#ReadJolon #Diary #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky #BookSky #Microfiction #StrangeStories #FairTale #Transgressive

What is it? I don't like it.

Review: First Love Language by Stefany Valentine A sweet, funny, and emotionally resonant YA romance about identity, language, and learning to be loved as you are.

First love. First language. First time lying about your dating experience so you can flirt in Mandarin.

💬💘🐌

Stefany Valentine’s debut is heartfelt, awkward, and full of real teen charm.

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#YAfiction #booktok #AAPIbooks #romcom #BestNewAuthors

Review: Gunnawah by Ronni Salt Gunnawah is a place where you don’t just stumble into violence. You are led there. Coaxed. Nudged by history. Pushed by money. Thinking you can walk back out.

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Apologies for the mixup earlier. I posted the wrong review after not double-checking the source. Lesson learned.

Here's the real one. I loved it, by the way. Looking forward to more.

Hope I got it right this time.

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Turns out it wasn't the book I was reviewing.

They're not AI fake reviews. But if it's not for you, not a problem. There are plenty of other reviews sites you can use. Happy reading!

It was a real review of the wrong book. My fault for not reading emails properly. I promise I'm not AI. I have taken the post down.

I'm really not. It has affiliate links on it, but I don't collect any data. I have to put that on the site because I'm in the EU.

Apologies, I took it down and will do it again properly.

Who is Uketsu? Architect of Quiet Horror Nobody knows who he is. Nobody knows where he came from. All we know is that he keeps drawing houses, and people keep disappearing inside them.

Who is Uketsu?

The name whispered across horror manga forums and cursed YouTube threads.

He doesn’t speak. He doesn’t show his face.
But his stories watch you.

#horror #manga #uketsu #strangehouse #booktok #bestnewauthors #visualhorror #japanesemanga #analoghorror #indiebooks #newreleases

Review: Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt A heartfelt second-chance romance about timing, memory, and all the words that went unspoken, Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt is quietly devastating and deeply satisfying.

A quiet, aching second-chance romance about love, timing, and everything left unsaid.

Read Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt. It’s going to ruin your day. And you'll love every minute.

#BookReview #RomanceBooks #ContemporaryRomance #BookRecommendation #AmReading #RomanceReaders #ReadersOfBluesky

What are you reading today?

#AmReading #BookSky #BookRecommendation #CurrentlyReading #BooksOfBluesky #BookPost #ReadersOfBluesky #WritingCommunity #WritersOfBluesky

#BookReview: The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair by MacKenzie Common @MtLeopardPress #TheSixMurdersofDaphneStClair #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “Meet Daphne St Clair: glamorous ninety-year-old grandmother, care home resident, and your new favourite serial killer. Meet Ruth Robinson: aspiring true crime podcaster, hunting for a killer…

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Review: Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch A chaotic, voice-driven debut about two women on the run, Killer Potential is equal parts road trip thriller and psychological character study. It is violent, funny, sharp as glass, and never lets up.

She killed. She ran. We watched.

A debut crime thriller with sharp teeth and zero remorse.
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch is fast, funny, and completely unhinged.

You’re going to love her. Or fear her. (We do both).

#CrimeFiction #DebutAuthor #ThrillerBooks #BestNewAuthors #BookReview

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There’s been a recent development in the story of Napoleon’s jewels and it involves Halloween masks. Shocking, terrifying but also amazing! Join the club to access lots of paranormal investigations. #paranormalinvestigation #wyrd #wyrdwednesdays #napoleon

A.G. Rodriguez: Writing with Heart, Humour, and a Broken Mop In a sci-fi market often driven by high drama and even higher stakes, Rodriguez offers something different. He's funny, messy, character-driven, and emotionally honest.

🚀 Author of the Month: A.G. Rodriguez

Janitors. Laser cows. Space stations on the brink.

Behind the chaos? A big heart, sharp writing, and the best new sci-fi voice we’ve read in ages.

Meet the man behind Space Brooms! 👇

#scifi #DebutAuthors #IndieBooks #BookSky #WhatchaReading #WritingCommunity

Review: The Lamb by Lucy Rose A body remembers. Long after the bruises fade. Long after the house is sold. Long after you’ve decided you are fine now.

A girl returns home. The house is waiting.

Lucy Rose’s The Lamb horror done right. Blood-soaked and full of silence.

You didn't want to sleep tonight, right?

🩸 The review:
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#Horror #FolkHorror #DarkFiction #DebutAuthors #ReadMore #WritersOfBluesky #Booksky

Review: Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill A darkly playful debut that blends gothic folklore with girlhood trauma, Greenteeth is part monster tale, part feminist reckoning, and entirely ungovernable.

A swamp witch. A drowned girl. A monster with sharp teeth and a better memory than God.

Greenteeth is one of the best debuts of the year. 🧪🌊🦷

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#DebutFantasy #FeralGirlBooks #Folklore #AmReading #BookReview #BestNewAuthors #WeirdFiction

Review: Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang A sly, unsettling debut that blends influencer satire with psychological suspense, Julie Chan Is Dead is part identity thriller, part grief study, and entirely addictive.

Julie Chan Is Dead is one of the sharpest debut thrillers of the year.

If you like The Other Black Girl or Social Creature, read this next.

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#thriller #debutauthors #bookreview #crimefiction #ReadJulieChan

Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley A melancholy, clever, deeply human time-travel novel about bureaucracy, romance, and the people history forgets.

A romantic, bureaucratic, time-travel comedy with teeth.

The Ministry of Time is clever, chaotic, and quietly devastating.

One of the best debuts of the year.

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#TheMinistryOfTime #SciFi #BookReview #AmReading #bskyreaders

Review: Honeysuckle and Bone A lush, haunting YA gothic that wraps grief, family secrets, and quiet horror inside the beauty of a Caribbean paradise.

Review: Honeysuckle and Bone

A lush, haunting YA gothic that wraps grief, family secrets, and quiet horror inside the beauty of a #Caribbean paradise.

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#BookReview #YABooks #Horror #Fiction #NewRelease #Supernatural #BookRecommendation #ReadHorror

Review: Space Brooms! Hilarious Sci-Fi Adventure by A.G. Rodriguez If you’ve ever wished that Hitchhiker’s Guide had more janitors and slightly more laser cows, Space Brooms! might be your new favourite thing.

Looking for some hilarious new #scifi to take on your summer hols?

Space Brooms! is what you need right now.

Recommended if you like: #RedDwarf #LowerDecks #HitchhikersGuide #ComedySciFi #SummerReads #IndieAuthors #BookRecommendations

The Distance Between Us An Unspoken Goodbye

The Distance Between Us.

If you have 30 seconds to spare, it's very short.

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The Top 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time For over a century, the best sci-fi books have captivated readers with their timeless ability to challenge norms, predict future technologies, and explore the depths of human potential and frailty.

Why not read the top 50 sci-fi books of all time?

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