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The first review of 2026 is here! And it's about the the fictional con of the century: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti.

Time to see what new books found their way to my TBR pile thanks to the holiday season.

The time has come to name my top five books of 2025!

What happens when a Disney princess falls in love with an actual prince? That's a question only Hallmark can answer.

It's the holiday season and all I want to read is historical fiction. Enjoy today's review of Castle of Refuge by Melanie Dickerson.

Back on my haunted house bullshit with a review of The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas.

I scavenged through my bookcases and found a wild throwback from 2016.

Thank you to Blackstone Publishing for sending me a copy of What Darkness Does by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush.

I need more historical fiction in my life, which is why I'm review The Foundling by Ann Leary today.

I miss Spooky Season already so it's time to rank The Gravekeeper series by Darcy Coates.

Romeo and Juliet but make it 1920's Shanghai and add science fiction...?

The Halloween Death Match 2025 Part 2 is here! Let's get ready for Monster Brawl!!

Time for the fifth annual Halloween Death Match!!! It's time for Monster Brawl!!

Spooky Season continues on, as do the horror reviews!

I'm reviewing Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt again today because it was one of the first reviews I posted on RHRML and I can do better!

Another Spooky Season Wednesday calls for another Spooky Season review.

My favorite time of year calls for an exploration into 20th Century Spiritualism with a review of The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner.

Just in time for Spooky Season, it's a review of The Family Plot by Megan Collins.

These five pieces of Gothic Lit are top tier! You gotta read them!

Thank you to The Mysterious Press and Wunderkind PR for sending me an advanced copy of The Glass Eel by J.J. Viertel.