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Raw, by Julia Ducournau

In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.   Good coming of age cannibal movie where for once, the female character is in control of own carnal needs.  From vegetarian to plain gore cannibal , the character of Justine shows a lurid …

The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers, 2019

Keeping secrets, are ye? Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.   Cast : Robert Pattinson Willem Dafoe Valeriia Karaman Logan Hawkes Kyla Nicolle Shaun Clarke Pierre Richard Preston Hudson Jeff Cruts   I am hopeless for monochromatic aesthetics 💜 Even when the movie is bad, it gives so much depth and charisma.  In this case, the film is far from being bad. I liked the claustrophobic feeling during the whole movie that is as unsettling as the story itself. …

A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic, J. Penner

Author : J. Penner     Publisher : Self Published     Released : April 2025     Page count : 288     Format : Digital Arc     Genre : Cozy Fantasy, Romance     Content warnings : None     Source : NetGalley     Representation : LGBTQIA+ (not main)     Part of a Series : Yes ★★★★☆ — I really liked this book     “Who wants to be normal when you can be spectacular?” Summary : A human, a dwarf and an elf walk into a bake-off…In the heart of Adenashire, where elfish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, Arleta Starstone, a human …

The Emerald Cave, tales of Piecora, Tome 1 by Jason Behnke

Author : Jason Behnke Publisher : Self Published Released : January 2025 Page count : 343 Format : ARC Digital Genre : Fantasy Content warnings : Violence S ource : ARC Representation : / Part of a Series : Book 1 of Tales of Piecora ★★★★★ — I loved this book !   When you are away from people for that long, you begin to change a little. You either miss that fellowship and yearn to be reconnected with people, or you discover the resignation within yourself of being alone, and if it's the latter, you then realize…

BestGhost, C.J: Daley

Author : C.J: Daley     Publisher : BestGhost Books     Released : 03 July 2023     Page count : 40     Format : Ebook     Genre : Horror, mystery, supernatural, novelette     Content warnings : Gore, Children Death, Violence, Blood     Source : Arc provided by the author     Representation : /     Part of a Series : Part of a Collection ★★★★★ — Oh, a new favourite!     “ Hi all, I’m Sean Metlan, and this is Boomer.” […] We’re here to prove we’re the best ghost hunters out there, or as you’ve come to know us from our channel nam…

Welcome to Cemetery, C.J: Daley

Author : C.J: Daley     Publisher : BestGhost ****Books     Released : March 2025     Page count : 502     Format : Ebook     Genre : Dark Thriller, Police Thriller, Mystery     Content warnings : Gore, Children Death, Violence, Blood     Source : Arc provided by the author     Representation : LGBTQIA+     Part of a Series : Part of a Collection ★★★★☆ — I really liked this book     “ Demographically, Cemetery was of an average size, in an average area, with average workers, townsfolks, and children, average climate, and even a…