Even though we are warned in the prologue that the island has been abandoned and only allowed visitors once a year, we quickly forget this as we are caught up in the first person narrative of Agnes, the main character.

Something happened when I read The House of Last Resort that doesn’t often happen to me. I cared about these characters - Tommy and Kate - like I knew them. 

I would have liked it more if the horror were turned up a notch or two and the romance turned - either way a notch or two - as it was, it was tepid and uninteresting.

I am sure listening to the audiobook is responsible for at least some of why I enjoyed it so much because the conceit is that the story is told through a series of interviews and because the voice actors are so good; it made this all the more immersive and realistic.

The quirkiness and the addition of the fungi & the backstory of pronoun variance made it feel modern and timeless at the same time.

This is one of those sci-fi novels that is way more about how people treat each other than about the science (although there is plenty of that).

I don't know how I've made it this far as a horror fan without reading this.

I listened to this on audiobook, and I'm glad I did. The story is told in first person, and we hear Cara talking to an employment program counselor/social worker, but her revelations sound more like she's writing in a diary or at least talking to a traditional therapist because she is so open and honest.

I got Legends & Lattes (this one is a prequel to that) for Christmas & liked it so much, I gave myself Bookshops & Bonedust for New Year & liked it even more - probably, in part, to my love of books and previous life working in a bookshop.

Legends & Lattes was a perfect cozy fantasy - a "new" genre that is sure to become a favorite - to break away from extended family and other obligations to read over the holidays.

I had the pleasure of meeting Anya Martin several years ago at Buried Alive! Horror Film Festival. She has recently published a book of stories called Sleeping with the Monster. I guarantee you haven't read anything like them before. Go get it!