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Rachel Schommer Reviews: 10.27.25
It's Halloween week; I hope you've been reading whatever it is that terrifies you most! THEY COME FROM WITHIN by Jason Nickey 1. I love when a collection really encapsulates the range of an author, and I’d say They Come From Within does that for Nickey. This one really spans everything: quiet to extreme, real-life to monster/paranormal, situations that makes you think to straight in your face scares. I wasn’t sure what each story would bring which made each beginning doubly e
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Oct 27, 20253 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 10.20.25
I hope it feels like Fall where you are! It has been unseasonably warm where I live and while I'm not at all ready for Winter weather, I have had to bring the Fall vibes strictly by reading. IT CAME FROM THE PUMPKIN PATCH: A SMALL TOWN MONSTER HARVEST HORROR by Chris Heinicke & Kate Reedwood 1. Well, this was an absolute delight! I’d personally not say it’s ‘scary’ but it is eerie and a little gross and honestly, just damn good fun in the same way Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice
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Oct 20, 20251 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 10.6.25
I ended September with a number of short stories and it was perfect. 3 incredibly different yet equally entertaining reads that I'd love...
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Oct 6, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 9.22.25
Happy Fall, Y'all! Welcome to the best reading season of the year, hope you're ready to get spooky. OLD FARMHOUSES OF THE NORTH by...
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Sep 22, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 9.8.25
We're finally into Spooky Season! The temps are getting cooler, and my house is all spooked out, so I'm planning on diving into the...
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Sep 8, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 8.25.25
I apologize for my absence. The past couple of months have been...well, something. I'm full of anger and apparently my reading has...
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Aug 25, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 8.4.25
Since it has been hot as sin and my state has spent basically all summer under a haze of smoke and air quality warnings, this bookish...
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Aug 4, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 7.21.25
Something about life right now, the constant feelings of anger and dread, made me crave a great revenge story, so I went with an...
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Jul 21, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 7.7.25
7/7...It's a lucky day! Okay, maybe that would require one more 7, but I have 2 reviews for you today, so perhaps it is lucky anyway?!...
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Jul 7, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 6.23.25
What a week it has been. All I have to say is I'm so grateful to be here sharing my favorite dark reads with you all. DON’T LET THE...
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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 6.16.25
Another pride read this week with LGBTQIA+ rep. It's slight, but it's there! NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH by Cassandra Khaw 1. I’ve had...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 6.2.25
You know when life gets, well, lifey and all you want is to go home except home at this point is really more a state of mind or feeling...
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Jun 2, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 5.19.25
This week's review is something a little different. I wasn't sure what this book was going to turn out to be, but I saw it on a list of...
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May 19, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 5.12.25
This week's review takes me back to high school and Fall nights after football games doing apparently questionable activities with my...
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May 12, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 4.28.25
This week's book is so good, and the first of what should be a trilogy. The next 2 books aren't out yet, so if you're impatient maybe...
Rachel Schommer
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 4.14.25
This has nothing to do with reading, but I love that my review releases on 4.14. As someone who resides relatively near Milwaukee, Wi,...
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Apr 14, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 4.7.25
How's everyone hanging in there? Especially post STC? I remember the post-con hangover. My thoughts are with those of you still...
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Apr 7, 20251 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 3.31.25
It's the time of year where I try to pack in reading around college basketball. Do I care about the sport the rest of the year? Nope, but...
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Mar 31, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 3.17.25
This week's reviews (yes! 2!) couldn't be more different, and I highly recommend both. In all honesty, I struggled to read last year, so...
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Mar 17, 20252 min read


Rachel Schommer Reviews: 3.3.25
This week's review takes 2 of my favorite things - Slashers and Humor - and mashes them together perfectly. Add in the accompanying...
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Mar 3, 20251 min read






















