Title: Requiem Author: John Palisano Genre: Science Fiction Horror Published: 05/27/25 by Flame Tree Press Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy for review. Ava is part of a small crew stationed on Eden a moon-sized cemetery in space. If they are to keep their sanity or even their lives Ava will need to take on a cosmic entity who has taken hold in Eden. A satellite with hundreds of dead people in space has to be the perfect setting for a horror novel. Add in a cosmic entity messing with minds of the dead and living, and you have the greatest premise I have heard in quite some time. The characters are diverse and interesting. I thought the psychological attacks went on a bit too long before answers are given, but overall I really enjoyed this book. If you like very psychological science fiction horror stories than this one might be for you. My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Title: Sacrilege Author: Barbara Avon Genre: Psychological Thriller Published: 10/26/2020 by the author Thank you to the author for providing the copy for review. Cris Corelli is an ex-priest, recently leaving the church and struggling with alcoholism, finds himself living in a boarding house run by Jules. Jules is also fighting her own traumatic past. The two lean on each other for support, but after a horrible tragedy they plunge into a pit of despair fueled by drugs and alcohol. This book is pitch black dark. It is intense involving every trigger warning in the book, but written in the most beautiful way. It is the kind of book that can have you rereading passages to enjoy the beauty of the words even though the content is hard to read at some points. I would highly recommend this psychological thriller to those that love a character study of truly tortured people. My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars