A.L. Mountain
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A.L. Mountain
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Review: Haroun and the Study of Mischief by Lynn Strong

Thank you to Lynn Strong for the eARC of this book, and thank you to the Indie Writers Collective for getting me in touch with the author for the copy. This is my honest review. Summary: Venerable Haroun, the blind saluqi priest of the…
Review: Haroun and the Study of Mischief by Lynn Strong
Thank you to Lynn Strong for the eARC of this book, and thank you to the Indie Writers Collective for getting me in touch with the author for the copy. This is my honest review. Summary: Venerable Haroun, the blind saluqi priest of the dog-headed god Yepuet, has come to the wild and collarless Tel-Bastet, the City of Cats, for an education in mischief.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Review: Fracture, by R Sinclair

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from OWI and the author, in exchange for an honest review. Thank you OWI and R Sinclair for this opportunity. Trigger Warnings: Body horror, mind manipulation, losing sense of self, capitalism Summary: Meredith Dufresne, a…
Review: Fracture, by R Sinclair
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from OWI and the author, in exchange for an honest review. Thank you OWI and R Sinclair for this opportunity. Trigger Warnings: Body horror, mind manipulation, losing sense of self, capitalism Summary: Meredith Dufresne, a convict on death row, gets an offer she can't refuse. Literally. Her choices are to rot in jail, or give up her bodily autonomy to "train" a malignant AI back into complacency in order to recycle it back to the public.
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July 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Review: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

Acknowledgment: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks so much to NetGalley, the publishers and the authors for this opportunity. These are my honest thoughts. Trigger Warnings: Murder, rape, Greek Gods being…
Review: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Acknowledgment: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks so much to NetGalley, the publishers and the authors for this opportunity. These are my honest thoughts. Trigger Warnings: Murder, rape, Greek Gods being themselves, body horror, transformation Additional Note: The story of Medusa has been told frequently over the years since it's first telling back before stories were really written down.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Review: The Witches of Honeysuckle House, by Liz Parker

Disclaimer: I received this eARC through NetGalley in return for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and Ms Parker for this opportunity. These are my true and honest thoughts. Trigger Warnings: Dark themes, animal…
Review: The Witches of Honeysuckle House, by Liz Parker
Disclaimer: I received this eARC through NetGalley in return for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and Ms Parker for this opportunity. These are my true and honest thoughts. Trigger Warnings: Dark themes, animal endangerment (the animal does not die and is fine), emotional and physical abuse from a parent to a child, trauma, murder, curses Summary: Haunted by a curse that kills someone close to their family every 13 years, two sisters must come together to break the spell and save that which they hold most dear.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New Review from NetGalley - will also be crossposted to Goodreads shortly. Enjoy and let me know what you thought of the book if it's one you've also read and reviewed!
Review: This Vicious Hunger, by Francesca May
Disclaimer: I was given this book for free by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to the publishers, Ms May and NetGalley for this opportunity. These are my true and honest thoughts. Trigger Warnings: Funerals, Grief, Sexism Summary: Thora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under a famed professor.
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July 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
New Covers!!

Y'ALL. My very good friend H L Moore has made me new, official novel covers for my trilogy!!! They are BEAUTIFUL. I am literally in awe, I can't stop staring at them. They're so good.
New Covers!!
Y'ALL. My very good friend H L Moore has made me new, official novel covers for my trilogy!!! They are BEAUTIFUL. I am literally in awe, I can't stop staring at them. They're so good.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM