Pleasant Nights

Title: Ghost Station

Author: S. A. Barnes

Genre: Horror

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

I also received a copy of this book for free at StokerCon, and I definitely wanted to read it based on the plot. Space horror? Yes, please!

Set in the far future, an exploration team is exploring an abandoned planet trying to figure out why the previous team never made it home. As it is an alien planet, the team is trying to understand who the native inhabitants were, as they are long gone. Because this is a horror book, the characters have to deal with some terrible things along their journey.

The main character is a psychologist who is there to support the team because the team had a previous team member die. She watches the team be infiltrated by some health issues that their medical equipment can’t identify. This book was good but a bit slow for me. The characters are well-developed and interesting, and I did enjoy it. But it could have been shorter and more intense.

Title: Thirst

Author: Marina Yuszczuk

Genre: Horror

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

I also received this book from the Nightworms book subscription service under the books like Frankenstein concept, but that’s not accurate. This is a vampire story through and through. The unnamed vampire, who calls herself Maria at one point so I will too, lives for centuries and preys upon the people of Buenos Aires.

In the present day, Alma struggles with the impending death of her mother while managing life with her ex-husband and young son. Alma generally struggles with life when a long-forgotten key comes into her possession. At this point, Maria and Alma’s live converge.

This is a really beautiful story of love and loss. The parallel between Maria’s immortality and Alma’s mother’s decline was critical to the story. I loved all the characters and the story moved forward perfectly. Excellent book.