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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 12h

🤣 I’m sure it’ll please me too!

Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13h

For something darker this October Orbit Books new horror imprint Run For It have you covered!

I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social

I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the rec

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 4d

My spooky TBR for Oct. I’ve decided on mostly gothic/haunted novels by female authors. So excited!

Monstrous Tales

House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 5d

That’s why I said you have to switch your brain off 😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 5d

I mean even if he survived the fall because of the trees, he’d have had significant blood loss from the shots. But later on he’s chasing after an airplane 😆

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 5d

That wasn’t the issue for me. (Spoilers ahead!)

The issue was surviving that fall! Using sunglasses to reflect some pretty strong reflection from the bottom of the bloody jungle! There were so many unbelievable moments 😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 5d

I just finished watching Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue and the first 5 episodes were great! A Lost-esque story that’s really gripping.

But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅

#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Spooky Season!

I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury

Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 8d

September reading Wrap Up

I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.

Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9d

I loved it, Jeremy! Look forward to your future standalones too.

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J.T. Greathouse @jeremyteg.bsky.social · 9d

Nils was one of the first people to review my novels, and I'm so thrilled that she enjoyed Tower of the Tyrant this much

Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

“masterfully fuses together sword and sorcery with philosophy and myth to create quite a special tale.”

Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

@zenoagency.bsky.social

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by J. T. Greathouse (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Nils reviews J. T. Greathouse's upcoming epic fantasy standalone THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT: "for those looking for an epic fantasy with some added depth, emotion and thought-provoking themes. It is an a...

fantasy-hive.co.uk

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9d

Ah fab! I hope you enjoy!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9d

It’s very good! I was so impressed with the depth of the story

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 9d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

“masterfully fuses together sword and sorcery with philosophy and myth to create quite a special tale.”

Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

@zenoagency.bsky.social

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by J. T. Greathouse (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Nils reviews J. T. Greathouse's upcoming epic fantasy standalone THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT: "for those looking for an epic fantasy with some added depth, emotion and thought-provoking themes. It is an a...

fantasy-hive.co.uk

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 12d

On this post I’m recommending Grimoire Grammar School by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and The Enchanted Greenhouse by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 12d

We hope you have your weighted blankets and comforting hot drink of choice prepared - as we've come up with a list of our favourite Cosy Autumn Reads to keep you company on these darkening nights!

Read more: tinyurl.com/yv8nfyyv

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to Hodderscape & @readeatretreat.bsky.social for The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi and Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez.

Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social

I’m excited to read these!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Let me know what you think after you’ve watched it.😊

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

You may feel differently to me? I hope you do because I was so disappointed.

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

The characters are so much better in the books! This adaptation felt like it was made up of all parties never having read the books. I guess the retirement home is a bit for the wealthy, but it’s actually a really cosy and welcoming environment in the books, a place of friendship and love.

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

If I had not read the books, I think this would’ve been a great film. But I have read and loved them, so this adaptation was a letdown. The British sense of humour from the books was lost, the character nuances were lost, & there were some fundamental changes to the ending. In short, I hated it.😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

I hope you’ll enjoy it!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 14d

I’m currently reading The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social which is a standalone featuring a haunted tower, a sorceress scholar & a mercenary with 4 arms!

I’m also reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social - which features a Lady Knight & a Historian obsessed with her legacy.

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 16d

It sounds so cute!!

Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 16d

Eek! I’m so excited to receive a copy of Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

This is described as “a fantasy with magic shops, rescue cats and a second chance at love.” Well how adorable 🥰

Released February 2026 — Thank you for the copy @orbitbooks.bsky.social

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