Book List: Recent Reads and Read-alikes
This post contains affiliate links, which means that we’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase through these links. Recent Reads and Read-alikes: I love it when I’m engrossed in a fantastic book or short story and it evokes shades of another I’ve read previously. Making these connections feels like kismet, brings me joy, and deepens my reading experience. Here are some books/stories I enjoyed that brought to mind others I also enjoyed, and why! On the horror fiction front: The Agony of Her by Cassandra L. Thompson (review here ) → Ghost Mother by Kelly Dwyer (review here ) Immersive Gothic tales where marital strife, motherhood, female rage, and toxic masculinity take center stage, along with haunted houses and paranormal elements On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield (review here ) → Blackwater by Michael McDowell Phenomenal Southern Gothics where food and daily routine act as soothing agents amid unimaginable horrors Night Shift by Stephen Kin...
