#Katrina Monroe

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: New LGBTQ+ Adult Horror (2023 Edition)

For 2022 titles, click here. A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

[bones-clouds]

books i read in 2024:

“they drown our daughters”

katrina monroe

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

genre: gothic, horror, wlw

synopsis:

"The best kind of story―one that will both break your heart and scare the hell out of you." ―Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill If you can hear the call of the water, It's already far too late. They say Cape Disappointment is haunted. That's why tourists used to flock there in droves. They'd visit the rocky shoreline under the old lighthouse's watchful eye and fish shells from the water as they pretended to spot dark shapes in the surf. Now the tourists are long gone, and when Meredith Strand and her young daughter return to Meredith's childhood home after an acrimonious split from her wife, the Cape seems more haunted by regret than any malevolent force. But her mother, suffering from early stages of Alzheimer's, is convinced the ghost stories are real. Not only is there something in the water, but it's watching them. Waiting for them. Reaching out to Meredith's daughter the way it has to every woman in their line for generations―and if Meredith isn't careful, all three women, bound by blood and heartbreak, will be lost one by one to the ocean's mournful call. Part queer modern gothic, part ghost story, They Drown Our Daughters explores the depths of motherhood, identity, and the lengths a woman will go to hold on to both.

[daphneblakess]

books i read in 2023: they drown our daughters by katrina monroe

"Everyone around here talks about the cape like it exists for the sole purpose of either killing or blessing them. Curses or mermaids. They forget... it's all about the mothers."

[literatureandtrees]

currently reading (more horror of course)

[thecasualbookreviewer]

⭐️⭐️

Through the midnight door, Katrina Monroe

Summary:

As emotional as it is haunting, Through the Midnight Door explores the sometimes-fragile bonds of sisterhood and the way deeply rooted trauma can pass from generation to generation.

The Finch sisters once spent long, hot summers exploring the dozens of abandoned properties littering their dying town--until they found an impossible home with an endless hall of doors...and three keys left waiting for them. Curious, fearless, they stepped inside their chosen rooms, and experienced horrors they never dared speak of again.

Now, years later, youngest sister Claire has been found dead in that old, desiccated house. Haunted by their sister's suicide and the memories of a past they've struggled to forget, Meg and Esther find themselves at bitter odds. As they navigate the tensions of their brittle relationship, they draw unsettling lines between Claire's death, their own haunted memories, and a long-ago loss no one in their family has ever been able to face. With the house once again pulling them ever-closer, Meg and Esther must find the connection between their sister's death and the shadow that has chased them across the years...before the darkness claims them, too.

Review:

I think I had too high expectations for this book and sadly they weren’t met 🙁 it felt a little like it was trying to do something good but it never quite reached it, and by the time the resolution came around it just felt like a let down instead of being satisfactory.

The pace is kinda slow so it made it feel even longer than it actually is, and around the 40% mark I was ready to dnf, but I pushed through and tbh wasn’t really worth it. Plus I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the characters, so with each page I was just waiting for it to get good and it never quite did.

Thank you to NetGalley and Katrina Monroe for an ARC in exchange on an honest review.

[the-final-sentence]

But for her.

Katrina Monroe, from Graveyard of Lost Children

[sapphicbookoftheday]

They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

Today's sapphic book of the day is They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe!

Summary: "For fans of Jennifer McMahon and Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes a haunting and atmospheric new novel from debut author Katrina Monroe.

If you can hear the call of the water, It's already far too late.

They say Cape Disappointment is haunted. That's why tourists used to flock there in droves. They'd visit the rocky shoreline under the old lighthouse's watchful eye and fish shells from the water as they pretended to spot dark shapes in the surf. Now the tourists are long gone, and when Meredith Strand and her young daughter return to Meredith's childhood home after an acrimonious split from her wife, the Cape seems more haunted by regret than any malevolent force.

But her mother, suffering from early stages of Alzheimer's, is convinced the ghost stories are real. Not only is there something in the water, but it's watching them. Waiting for them. Reaching out to Meredith's daughter the way it has to every woman in their line for generations-and if Meredith isn't careful, all three women, bound by blood and heartbreak, will be lost one by one to the ocean's mournful call.

Part modern gothic, part ghost story, They Drown Our Daughters explores the depths of motherhood, identity, and the lengths a woman will go to hold on to both."

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[lilibetbombshell]

[mahmud312]

Kindle Edition

Grab It here 

[housewarningparty]

New Nathan Ballingrud novella out today :)

Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the surface of the moon, a gargantuan spider once lived. Its silk granted its first worshippers immense faculties of power and awe.

It’s now 1923 and Veronica Brinkley is touching down on the moon for her intake at the Barrowfield Home for Treatment of the Melancholy. A renowned facility, Dr. Barrington Cull’s invasive and highly successful treatments have been lauded by many. And they’re so simple! All it takes is a little spider silk in the amygdala, maybe a strand or two in the prefrontal cortex, and perhaps an inch in the hippocampus for near evisceration of those troublesome thoughts and ideas.

But patients aren’t the only ones with trouble on their minds, and although the spider’s been dead for years, its denizens are not. Someone or something is up to no good, and Veronica just might be the cause.

Available from MacMillan

[lgbtqreads]

Happy Friday the 13th!

Yes, I made up an excuse to post about a whole bunch of Spooky Season-appropriate books at once. Sue me.  Middle Grade Gallowgate by K.R. Alexander Sebastian Wight is cursed. As a boy with the forbidden ability to traverse the lands of the dead, he must not only harness his newfound powers to fight the monster that stalks him, but also to navigate a creepy world of hunting ghosts and ghouls with…

[lesbianlenas]

finished reading this book but it made me cry my eyes out ngl…..it was so good but the ending and the complicated love and generational trauma between mothers and daughters really got me it really did…….

[universalitgirlsblog2]

💗🍒CELEBRITY MANIFESTATION🍒💗

💗ARIANA GRANDE

Ariana Grande is a manifesting queen ! She made alot of songs on manifestation too - 7 rings , just like magic and successful. Ariana said how every single thing we think about ourselves or others , how we react to things and what we choose to think about , what you spend time talking about , it all plays part in manifestation . Her mom taught her that if she wanted something , she could have it and it was possible.

🍒SHAWN MENDES

Shawn Mendes had a book of manifestation where he wrote how he could sing high with no tension or how he sold out the Roger center, basically he used the method called " scripting ". He also recommended one to speak positive affirmations , for example , I love me . I feel calm and happy in my body .

💗BILLIE EILISH

When Billie was making music with her brother , her brother joked about how he will make her the biggest pop star in the world. Guess what ? Look at Billie now, she is so successful and popular. Everyone loves her . You speak things into existence. Joke about how you have your desires , don't make self-depricating jokes.

🍒MARILYN MONROE

She manifested her fame and beauty! Read this post - click me !

💗LISA OF BLACKPINK

Lisa dreamt of becoming a k-pop idol , a teacher said even though Lisa danced in the dance room , she acted like she is on stage. She imagined herself dancing on the stage , she acted as if she was already a kpop- idol who was performing on stage. She said that if we persist in our dreams , they will come true and we need to believe that we will become the one we want to become. I also made a post on how Lisa is a persisting icon - click me and I would also suggest you to read this post - click me.

🍒BRUNO MARS

Bruno imagined him and his band dancing and women screaming for him when he was doing interviews. He envisioned how he wanted his album to be in his mind.

💗LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga said that she repeated to herself everyday how " music is her life " " fame is inside of me " " I'm going to make a number one record with number one hits ". She said that you repeat the lie everyday and one day it becomes true. Like Neville said , an assumption through false, if persisted in, will harden into fact.

🍒BEYONCE

When Beyonce was going to perform on BT , in her mind she saw the set and she also drew the ramp.

💗ALIA BHATT

Alia Bhatt is an Indian actress. She believes in Universe has some way of making things happen.If she wants something like a film or award or health related , she acts as if it already happened infront of her mirror.

🍒KATRINA KAIF

Katrina said that if she wants something, she tries how she would feel if she already got it . She gets into the feeling of living in the end .

💗ANUSHKA SHARMA

Anushka Sharma had a turtle in her living room , you open the turtle and put your wish inside the turtle , when your wish comes true , you take it out .When she got her first movie and she called her mom to inform her and came to know that her mom put the wish in the turtle.

🍒ALEXA DEMIE

Alexa had acne when she was a teenager . She would wake up every morning and say - " I have beautiful , clear, acne-free, scar free skin " and the affirmation did it's magic. It worked.

💗TOM HOLLAND

Tom Holland said that he wanted to be spiderman .Believe it or not , you speak things into existence. He also manifested Zendaya.

🍒TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor showed her diary she wrote when she was 13 and she wrote about her life , career , dream and reality . Basically , she did scripting too. In one of her old clips , she said that her dream was to look out into a crowd of thousands of people and make them sing the words in her song. She spoke her desires into existence. She also said that she knew shake it off was going to be a hit song and she wasn't wrong. Feel that you already have your desires and know it will happen . Don't question the how.

💗MEGHAN THEE STALLION

Meghan admitted manifesting her life.

🍒JANG WONYOUNG

Wonyoung knew that love dive was going to be successful and when it released it broke records and it is IVE'S most popular song. Know that you have your desires and they are yours !!

💗JENNIFER ANISTON

Jennifer said that to manifest you speak as it already happened. Manifest it , believe and know you will have it .

💗🍒I am sure most celebrities use the law even if they don't talk about it .Everyone is manifesting consciously or unconsciously. Why do you care if a random stranger does not believe in manifestation when there are rich and successful celebrities who believe in manifestation ? Manifestation is real. It's not black magic . Manifestation is nothing but you focusing on what you want and persisting in it. Your mind is powerful. You are powerful. You can have anything you want and be anything you want to be.💗🍒

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Hourglasses: Vedic Astrology Analysis

I've already made posts about how different planets/naks affect one's facial appearance. I thought it would be interesting to see how one's placements affect one's body as well.

This is going to be a long post so grab some popcorn and lezz gooo

This post will focus on what creates an hourglass body aka the most desirable female body type, astrologically.

Let us begin with THE hourglass lady

Marilyn Monroe

This is a woman whose name was synonymous with "hourglass" and who popularized this body type in the 1950s.

She's Rohini Sun, Dhanishta Moon and Ashlesha Rising

2. Elizabeth Taylor

Liz was also known for her hourglass bod. While Marilyn had an "ingenue" image, Liz was a siren.

Shatabhisha Sun, Vishaka Moon and Jyeshta Rising

3. Beyonce

She's Purvaphalguni Sun, Vishaka Moon and Chitra Rising

4. Sofia Vergara

She's Punarvasu Sun & Moon

5. Scarlett Johansson

Anuradha Sun & Rising with Vishaka Moon. Mercury in Jyeshta atmakaraka

6. Salma Hayek

She's Purvaphalguni Sun with UBP moon. Venus in Ashlesha atmakaraka

7. Christina Hendricks

Bharani Sun, Shravana Moon, Rohini Rising with Venus in Mrigashira atmakaraka

8. Brigitte Bardot

Hasta Sun, Rohini Moon and Jyeshta Rising with Saturn in Dhanishta atmakaraka

9. Sophia Loren

Uttaraphalguni Sun, Dhanishta Moon (atmakaraka) and Mula rising

10. Kat Dennings

Mrigashira Sun, Magha Moon, Mars in Uttarashada atmakaraka

11. Kelly Brook

Anuradha Sun, Purvashada Moon and Hasta Rising. Venus in Jyeshta amatyakaraka, Mercury in Vishaka atmakaraka

12. Jessica Simpson

Punarvasu Sun & Mercury (atmakaraka), Ardra Moon, Vishaka Rising

13. Pamela Anderson

Ardra Sun, Aswini Moon and Mrigashira Rising

Mars in Chitra atmakaraka, Mercury in Punarvasu amatyakaraka

14. Dita Von Teese

Hasta Sun & Mercury, Mrigashira Moon and Ketu in Punarvasu

Venus in Ashlesha atmakaraka

15. Anita Ekberg

Hasta Sun, Venus & Ketu, Aswini Moon, Mercury in Uttaraphalguni atmakaraka and Jupiter in Ashlesha amatyakaraka

16. Jean Harlow

Shatabhisha Sun, Revati Moon atmakaraka, Uttaraphalguni Rising and Ketu in Vishaka

17. Mae West

Magha Sun, Ardra Moon, Krittika Rising, Venus in Punarvasu atmakaraka

18. Honey Lee

Shatabhisha Sun, Chitra Moon (amatyakaraka), Mercury in Dhanishta atmakaraka, Venus conjunct Mars in UBP

19. Kim Novak

Dhanishta Sun & Mercury, Shravana venus, saturn and rising, Uttaraphalguni Moon & Jupiter (atmakaraka)

20. Rita Hayworth

Chitra Sun & Mercury, UBP/PBP Moon, Krittika Rising, Jupiter in Punarvasu atmakaraka

21. Claudia Cardinale

Aswini Sun & Mercury, Venus (atmakaraka) & Ascendant in Bharani, Moon in Swati

22. Gina Lollobrigida

Ardra Sun, Purva Phalguni, Mrigashira Rising, Mars in Ashlesha atmakaraka

23. Jennifer Lopez

JLo is Pushya Sun, Mercury & Rising, Vishaka Moon, Venus in Mrigashira atmakaraka

24. Jayne Mansfield

Aswini Sun, Dhanishta Moon, Ardra Rising, Mars conjunct Ketu in Magha

25. Dahyun from Twice

Dahyun is Rohini Sun, Ardra Moon, Mercury in Krittika atmakaraka

26. Jennie

Jennie is Uttarashada Sun, Vishaka Moon and Ketu in Revati

27. Priyanka Chopra

She's Punarvasu Sun & Mercury, Rohini Moon & Rising

28. Sridevi

Sridevi was Ashlesha Sun & Rising (and Venus) with Krittika Moon

29. Katrina Kaif

Katrina is a Punarvasu Sun (atmakaraka), Hasta Moon and Pushya Mercury & Rising with Ketu in Jyeshta

30. Tammanah

Mula Sun, Hasta Moon, Mercury in Purvashada atmakaraka with Ketu in Ashlesha

From all the above mentioned ladies and their placements what's apparent to me is that a combination of Moon/Jupiter/Saturn/Mercury in a chart is what creates an hourglass body on a woman. Obviously you can have all these placements and have another body type because genetics also play a role <3

Moon and Jupiter are what create curves, Mercury & Saturn are what determines bone structure.

So a balance between the two is what creates a body that is voluptuous yet ideally proportionate.

So many women on this list have Mercury atmakaraka/amatyakaraka and manyyy have Ashlesha as their atmakaraka nakshatra or another Mercurial nak in their big 3. Ardra nak crops up often because it belongs to Gemini (mercury) rashi and creates small ish, delicate bone structure

Mars & Venus are secondary influences and usually prominent in the charts of taller, more voluptuous hourglasses.

Taurus rashi and Gemini rashi were the most common among these famous hourglass women

Feline yoni (cat, tiger, lion) was also popular which makes sense because these women have a very animal like magnetism. Animals in the cat family are very sexy but also dangerous. Another common yoni animal was Serpent yoni. I had previously observed that Serpent yoni was common in the charts of most sex symbols. And most of these women on this list are considered sex symbols.

I hope this was insightful <3

[femmesandhoney]

OOH OKAY FOR HORROR BOOKS RECOMMENDATIONS!

I am i got to admit mostly a YA reader but don’t let that hold you back. I will put the age behind it. Also for other recommendations i vouch for House of Hollow. One of the most horrifying and most satisfying ending reveals.

- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danford (Adult) This one is long and has some tumblr/internet culture references and poly engame, but I am one of the few people who liked it. Multiple timelines: one about the tragic death of teenage girls by wasps and more importantly the older teachers complex relationships with each other and a new maid and a current timeline about the adaptation of the events on a seemingly cursed filmset. Including footnotes drawings and an almost full cast of woman into woman. I liked the stylistic choice

- Extasia by Claire Legrande. (YA) Plot-twist filled post apocalyptic religious Dystopia were a girl is raised as punishment receiver, when she discovers a secret group of witches. So many cults and as i said very twisty

- Where echoes go to die by Courtney Gould (YA and more thriller as the horror is in the suspense and uncalley valley aspects. A young lesbian visits the town her mom got obsessed with before her death, only to find out there is a centre that offer miraculous treatments

- Summers Edge by Dana Mele (YA). Again between horror and psychological thriller. A group teenagers in three timelines visit an summer house, when spooky shit starts to happen. One after a tragic accident, one two year before that and one the year it happened.

- Not good for maidens by Tori Bovaltino (YA bit slow at times. Inspired by globin market. Again two timelines. In one a young girl falls for a female goblin in another a girl saves her cousin from the goblin market)

- Chlorine by Jade Song (psychological horror, Adult): basically a study of this traumatic bisexual Asians woman lives till she becomes a “mermaid”

- Last tale of the flower bride by Roshani Chokshi (YA and more psychological thriller than horror) : two timelines: a man is spiraling his wife is hiding something visiting her family home meanwhile in the past two girls become closer and closer till their delusions might be a bit too real

- All these sunken souls (YA anthology by Black authors and has some bangers)

- My darkest dearest by Kayla Cottingham (YA girls make deals with this female demon underneath their school)

- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (adult handmaiden tale ish. A vampiric book eating aliens life to forced marriage to make sure they don’t die out, until her son is a braineating vampire and she has to run away with him)

- House of Hunger by Alexis Hemderson (Adult, woman to survive poverty sells herself as blood maiden to rich people who drink blood)

- The memory eater by Rebecca Mahoney (YA and more fabulism with horror aspects. A girl is raised to keep the towns memory eating monster imprisoned, till it escape and has apparently eaten her memory too)

Also these adults horrors I have on my radar but not read yet so worth checking out:

- Last to leave the room by Caitlin Starling (she actually wrote a lot horror)

- Our wives beneath the sea by Julia Armfield (also Private rites)

- Bloom by Delilah S Dawson

- They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

- Patricia Wants to Cuddle: Samantha Allen

Wow what an extremely detailed and long rec list thank you! Many of these sound interesting, I will be sure to come back to this next time I go to the bookstore lol!