Finally! A 2022 Horror Book I Loved! | Horror Reviews

[@ClandestineGirl16X]

Oh man I need to check out fall of the house of Crain because I loved hill house

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh you definitely should

[@Sizzlewho]

I love your recommendations and I usually read all of them whether they are 5 stars for you or not! You always introduce me to new choices and I love that! Now I just added 4 new books to my TBR. As far as Sundial, I LOVED it and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but the end worked for me because I really cheered at the defeat of the character I hated the most!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

So glad the ending of Sundial worked for you. And so glad my Videos have been helpful for introducing you to new books

[@NakiasHideaway]

You know I love a haunted house story so Fall of the House of Crain sounds right up my alley! 😁

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh yes you'll probably really enjoy it!

[@Jzscrstsprstr]

The fall of the house of Crain sounds good to me. I like it when people (experts or whatever) investigate a presumably haunted house.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yes those are usually my favourite type of haunted house stories

[@jjnewbold]

The Girl In the Corn sounds cool! I really liked the story Little Sprout in The Bone Mother.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh yes that one was good!

[@firelight09]

Haunted house and ghost stories are my absolute favourite type of horror so I'm thankful you promote those too!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh good! They aren't always my personal favourites but I'm happy to share them because I know so many people love the subgenres

[@nevskislake]

The Fall of the House of Crain and The Girl in the Corn both sound like books I need in my life.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yes I think so haha

[@PhreakPhantom]

Omg...that shirt is giving me MAJOR Smashing Pumpkins vibes 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@PICODEGAYYO]

Your reviews are succinct, honest, and the most reliable I’ve found on Booktube - thank you!!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Thank you

[@natesmith5444]

I always appreciate your reccomendations!

[@seiryumiko]

I'm a sucker for haunted house books so I'll be checking out Fall of the House of Crain. Girl in the Corn sounds really interesting too. Most of the books I've read this year have been more Thriller than horror. I think my favorites so far this year are The Night Shift by Alex Finlay and 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard. The Guest List by Lucy Foley was also excellent but I think I'm late to the party on that book

[@cindywingetbooks]

I have heard nothing but bad reviews for 56 Days, so it is good to hear a good one because I already own it and it sounds good to me 😂

[@TheShadesofOrange]

House of Crain is great if you love haunted house books

[@seiryumiko]

@@cindywingetbooks really?! I mean, it didnt have loveable characters but that was half the fun. I listened to the audiobook and I know that sometimes changes the pacing of a book.

[@cindywingetbooks]

@@seiryumiko hmmm...guess we will see 😉🤷 it does make me excited again to check it out though 😀

[@johnmobley9369]

Love the ice cream man comics. Being an anthology it’s hit or miss. But when it hits it hits.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Agreed!

[@leezirkle7840]

Fall of the House of Crain sounds right up my alley. Loved this video!

[@xiaodejao1567]

I loved The Bone Mother too. Might reread it now!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

It's a good time for a reread

[@salomegreeneyes1542]

I think I will try The Walls 👻 Currently reading The Book of Cold Cases I am a fan of Simone St. James Thanks for all your reviews!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I'm on the wait list for that one!

[@salomegreeneyes1542]

Looking forward to your review once you have read the book👍

[@TheComposerNextDoor]

As always, it's a joy to hear what you've been reading and to get some more titles to add to my TBR! I had the same experience with Sundial... really wanted to love it because I live in the desert and am a sucker for desert-based horror, but I also found the ending pretty underwhelming. Still worth picking up for that gorgeous cover alone, though!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Sorry you also didn't love the ending of Sundial. And Desert Horror... yes I need to find more of that

[@SacrificeTheVeggies]

My Christmas list is growing by the minute lol

[@stews9]

I've never understood how the Faerie were ever considered "cute" or "sweet". They're feral, dangerous, and untrustworthy, with moods that shift faster than the weather in Scotland.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

That's so interesting! Yes I assume pop culture and Disney made them all cutesy

[@sandhyashyamsundar9209]

I really enjoy watching your videos cause I always find something new here. I’m currently reading ‘We need to talk about Kevin’, and so far, it’s good. I’ll consider reading the Bone mother and Deserter. Thanks once again for the recommendations!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh thank you! And I remember reading Kevin. Definitely a disturbing one

[@TheBookclectic]

I'm going to try The Bone Mother!

[@koolkitty2768]

Me too! 😊

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Do it!

[@Priscilla_Bettis]

The Girl in the Corn doesn't sound like what I expected. It sounds better! Nice reviews, Rachel!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yeah I originally dismissed it, but I ended up really enjoying it

[@sherryallison5258]

The Girl in the Corn sounds like a good read. Will be adding to my TBR. Thanks.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

It's a good one!

[@chrisconnors7418]

House of Crain sounds good. I haven’t read any horror this year unless you include Dead Silence as horror.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I didn't realized you don't read much horror!

[@chrisconnors7418]

@@TheShadesofOrange i go in spurts. I just downloaded a few onto my ereader a few minutes ago: The House of Foosteps, The Drowned World (might not be horror), Horrid, and a couple of others, I think.

[@chrisconnors7418]

O/T. Read Station 11 today. Wasn’t sure at first but when the threads began weaving together I couldn’t put it down.

[@cindywingetbooks]

I am very excited for Sundial. Hopefully the ending won't bother me too much. The Walls seems interesting as well. Thanks for reviewing my book 😀.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

It was really enjoyable. Dracula got the slight advantage... only because of my preferences in subgenres

[@cindywingetbooks]

@@TheShadesofOrange which is fine. I kind of figured. Not every genre or subgenre is for everyone

[@NamasteBbooktube]

Great list.

[@NicholasKaufmann]

I loved THE BONE MOTHER and am looking forward to reading Demchuk's RED X.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Ooo you must get to Red X soon!

[@michaelyeager5534]

Hey Rachel I just finished Sundial and I really liked it. I can agree it dragged a little following Rob through College and I didnt care much for the Arrowood inserts. I did really like how flawed/ unlikable the characters where and that you really didnt know who to trust. The ending was anticlimactic but overall I enjoyed this one. Heard about this one on your channel so thank you 😊

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Soon2beMrsG]

Have you done a video on your most disturbing/uncomfortable reads? I recently saw a tiktok on this and would love to hear what books you recommend.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I have done a video on the topic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6PXfmOdbJt7kJo

[@lesliepowell-mccarty7067]

Have your read The Change by Kirsten Miller? I just finished it and loved it. It pulled me out of a horrible reading slump. It's wicked fun and unputdownable IMHO. Love your reviews! ✌️🖤🧡😎

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh no I haven't read that one

[@alexandrakeckmontanari5180]

Im reading the girl in the corn right now its different and pretty good!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Right? I thought it was really entertaining

[@sharii3174]

Great job. Enjoyed your video.😊

[@kittyshiv]

great vid, thanks for sharing

[@thetheatrezoo3603]

Oh, I really didn't like Sundial. I agree there were no "good" characters and I felt the ending wasn't a surprise at all. Ward is great at creating tension and dread, but I felt she piled it on way too much. I also felt that the husband was so completely despicable as to be unbelievable. I think one of the reasons Sundial failed for me was because I was so impressed by The Last House on Needless Street which deals with a lot of the same themes but is actually tragic rather than so sadistic.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Sorry it didn't work for you. I appreciated hearing how it failed you (since I didn't love Needless Street)

[@sharaththallapally5208]

Great recs Rachel!! 💙 Have you read any Brian Keene books??

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Only one. I should read more

[@ErickMertz]

You recommended a different start point for Junji Ito... do you have a title?

[@TheShadesofOrange]

My Favourite is Uzumaki but I'm planning a video on where to start with his work

[@jonribeiro266]

Out of curiosity, do you read indie published novels as well? If so, how do you choose what to read?

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I read some. Which ones I pick up tend to be a combination of availability and which premises sound good to me

[@xvanilladropzxful]

👍👍

[@gleamogirljoelle]

😍

[@alf.2929]

I was also underwhelmed with the ending of "The Last House on Needless Street" by Catriona Ward. I think I'll skip Sundial.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yeah it was better but not amazing

[@holdthatblaow]

I love your voice

[@sharaththallapally5208]

Unfortunately i DNFed Catriona Ward's both books bcoz the writing style is not works for me.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Totally fair

[@rocsimmons8535]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

It¨s probably just me but really tired of seeing the Sundial cover because I've been seeing it everywhere the last few weeks. =)

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yeah Nightfire really pushing the review copies. I try to at least mix it up with some more underhyped backlist titles

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hello

[@wennintime3815]

Sundial left me a little sad. The ending was so underwhelming and disappointing.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Yes I had the same experience. I thought it had so much promise

[@Mark-nh2hs]

Ugghh is it me or has modern horror become YA rubbish

[@alynam82]

I'm putting a lock on my TBR until I can whittle it down some... and your videos aren't helping

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Haha sorry about that

[@JesusCarrillo86]

I totally agree with you regarding Sundial, it was completely underwhelming 🥱 !!! I loved the last house on needles street but would not recommend this one at all !!!!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I was so letdown!