The Aggressive Reader

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  • 06/26 Daily Prompt

    If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be?

    Mannn I would go full on Victorian goth with the big black dress! This summer heat would devour me but enough said 😅

  • Daily Prompt

    What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?

    1. My soon to be husband
    2. My kitty cats
    3. My BOOKS
    4. My mom and sister
    5. My home! Being home is a HUGE one.

  • Daily Prompt

    How do you unwind after a demanding day?

    It seems the obvious answer is with a glass of wine and chilling on the couch watching TV (nothing wrong with that)! But I unwind by drinking some ice cold water and chilling on the couch with my current read. Shiiiit, if the day was bad enough, catch me sitting on the couch staring at the wall 😂

    To unwind, I need silence. I need to escape into another world with my books or maybe even listening to an audiobook while I crochet. I just started crocheting this week and it helps you get out of your head! At least for me it does because I’m too busy cursing the loops I made too tight! Everyone has to find some way to unwind and I hope you found yours.

    Thanks for reading!

  • Daily Prompt

    How do you use social media?

    In between reviews, I would love to answer the daily questions that are asked on the site! BECAUSE WHY NOT?!?!

    So how do I use the evil that is social media? I use it for humor. I look for the memes and hilarious videos that help get me through the day…BECAUSE DAMN THIS WORLD IS GETTING WORSE AND I NEED A DISTRACTION. I need to see what is happening in the horrifying news and then I need to see a joke about it so I don’t want to jump off a building…and social media always provides.

  • Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

    Rating 4.5/5

    Spoilers: light

    Lesbian vampires? SAY NO MORE! This story was not what I was expecting at all but came out of it very satisfied. I never read the original story of Carmilla (which this is a type of retelling of), but I think I might look it up after this! All I know is the original story inspired Dracula by Bram Stoker, which I actually did not enjoy (I know…very un-goth of me), so I was surprised that this was a page turner for me.

    We follow Lenore who is married to a man who doesn’t give her the time of day but expects so much out of her. In her blindness, she stays devoted to him, not knowing any better and wanting to keep their life as extravagant as possible. Coming from a harsh childhood where she lost her parents in a violent carriage accident and had to live with her never satisfied aunt, she is willing to be put through anything just to move up in society. That is until Lenore and her husband come across Carmilla, who was in a carriage accident and is invited into their home to recover. What starts out as a simple situation starts to get…creepy. Something isn’t right with Carmilla, and she seems to have latched herself to Lenore and is feeding her ways to change her life and awakens a hunger in her that she didn’t know was there.

    Lenore was definitely the picture of a woman in this age with her mannerisms and how she was taught to think growing up. Man, am I happy someone finally made her SEE! What started as creepy turns into something completely horrific but beautiful at the same time with Carmilla and I should say, a bit freeing to read. I’ve already said satisfying but MY OH MY. The spice levels could have been higher and the pace in some areas could have been quicker which is the only reason I didn’t give it a full five stars, but I am happy I chose this one from my book subscription! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

    Thank you for following! Happy reading!