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Reed Faster<p>Me in my non-binary finery (Thanks Stephanie Sterling of The Jimquisition for that saying!).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>In the midst of the chaos going on in the world, there are still beautiful sapphic romances out there. In Lucy Undying by Kiersten White, we learn what actually happened to Lucy of Dracula fame. </p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2025/02/vampire-love-thyself-lucy-undying-by.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2025/02/vampire</span><span class="invisible">-love-thyself-lucy-undying-by.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sapphichorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sapphichorror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dracula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dracula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>We are taking a break from the blog until after the New Year. Please have a safe and happy holiday season.</p><p>May you receive all the books you want and some that may surprise you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>I didn't have queer gothic horror on my reding bingo list for this year, but here we go. Ghosts? Check. Haunting cats? Yep. Vampires? Definitely without the glitter. </p><p>Check out my review of All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vampires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gothichorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gothichorror</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/12/there-is-no-glitter-here-gothic-horror.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/12/there-i</span><span class="invisible">s-no-glitter-here-gothic-horror.html</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>There's nothing quite like an atmospheric horror game with morally ambiguous characters and all of the body horror!</p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/11/the-horror-of-ocean-isnt-always-its.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/11/the-hor</span><span class="invisible">ror-of-ocean-isnt-always-its.html?m=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodyhorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bodyhorror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>It's been a rough week, my friends, but I have a treat for you. Imagine a world built on traditions that were nearly destroyed by colonization, add a pinch of magic and divinity, and you have Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky trilogy. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/11/to-be-divine-between-earth-and-sky.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/11/to-be-d</span><span class="invisible">ivine-between-earth-and-sky.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>What is considered horror can be extremely subjective and personal. What we carry with us through the chapters of our lives that haunt us shapes us.</p><p>Imagine being a final girl.</p><p>In this post, I review The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephan Graham Jones.</p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/10/jade-daniels-is-my-final-girl-angel-of.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/10/jade-da</span><span class="invisible">niels-is-my-final-girl-angel-of.html?m=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>Hey there! No blog post today, but I just finished The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera. Highly recommend if you enjoy China Miéville!</p><p>Kitty Tax for tribute, picture by the most excellent Sarah Bell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>I really dig fantasy that pulls from something other than Western folklore. Check out my review of The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo!</p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/05/reeds-recommendation-corner-fox-wife-by.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/05/reeds-r</span><span class="invisible">ecommendation-corner-fox-wife-by.html?m=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>What happens when the person telling the story isn't quite as trustworthy as you thought when you started? Is the horror all in their head or in yours? I talk about two books with unreliable narrators that you should DEFINITELY check out! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/02/reeds-recommendation-corner-books-with.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/02/reeds-r</span><span class="invisible">ecommendation-corner-books-with.html</span></a></p>
Reed Faster<p>A heavy blog post this week, as I talk about grief and the media we use to comfort ourselves during those times. Content warning for talk of death.</p><p><a href="https://www.reedfaster.com/2024/02/reed-faster-speculates-processing-grief.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reedfaster.com/2024/02/reed-fa</span><span class="invisible">ster-speculates-processing-grief.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragcryptid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragcryptid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reedfaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reedfaster</span></a></p>
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