#Katya de Becerra

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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (October 29th, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

For She is Wrath by Emily Varga

The Ancient's Game by Loni Crittenden

They Watch From Below by Katya de Becerra

Lonely Places by Kate Anderson

Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody

New Sequels:

The Witch of Wol Sin Lake (Sacred Bone #2) by Lena Jeong

The Fate of Magic (Witch and Hunter #2) by Sara Raasch & Beth Revis

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Happy reading!

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Top 5 (books to recommend for Halloween) Tuesday

We don’t do Halloween but I know from all the movies so I can at least join in 😅. Of course, as always, it’s Meeghan Reads where you have to go to see all the prompts! 📚🚀📚 The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines (GR/SG) – In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with…

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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

They Watch From Below by Katya de Becerra

⭐️⭐️.5

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I know it’s so rare for me to share reviews under 3 stars, largely because I don’t enjoy writing negative reviews. But here we are because I haven’t had the energy to prepare any other content 😅

Thank you Page Street YA and Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book.

The premise of this one was really interesting and the atmosphere was beautifully created. The whole book had an eerie not-quite-right feel to it and the short choppy chapters added to that.

It was also a relatively quick, easy read which is what I was looking for when I picked this one up.

However it just kinda missed the mark for me. It took until well over 50% for the plot to really feel like it was moving somewhere and by the end I was left feeling like there was so much left under explored, so many things we only saw a small amount of that I would have loved to have seen explored further. Things like the Crying Rock and other on-campus landmarks.

There was also the stuff with Addie’s roommate Olga and her girlfriend that felt very under-used and kind of redundant in the end. Too many characters do practically nothing in this book.

I still enjoyed reading this book, but I just wanted so much more from it.

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Bill Gresens’ Archaeology Book Review for October 2023

Oasis by Katya de Becerra (three trowels) (for young readers)

A deadly sandstorm results in a group of young archaeologists stumbling upon a verdant oasis in the deserts of Dubai.  But is it more deadly than it is life-sustaining?

Read the entire review at:   https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/book-reviews/?review=271908

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Latest haul today!

I visited my local book store today and found some more books. I think I was able to get so many because everything I found today was from the bargain section. I am surprised people don’t drive by where I live and think my house is another branch of the local library……

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Blog Tour: Spotlight on WHEN GHOSTS CALL US HOME by Katya de Becerra!

Welcome to Book-Keeping and my stop on the TBR and Beyond Tours blog tour for When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra, which released on Tuesday! I've got all the details on the book and author for you below.

About the Book

title: When Ghosts Call Us Home author: Katya de Becerra publisher: Page Street release date: 3 October 2023

Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there. When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla’s amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast–Cashore House. In the years after the film’s release, Sophia’s relationship with her sister became more strained, while her memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film’s hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devil–her soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip…until Layla disappeared. Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House’s haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won’t reveal its secrets without a fight.

Add to Goodreads: When Ghosts Call Us Home Purchase the Book: Amazon | B&N | Bookshop.org

About the Author

Katya de Becerra writes atmospheric young adult horror featuring determined characters, complicated families and enigmatic places. Critics called her debut What The Woods Keep “a thoughtful and compelling horror fantasy” (The Bulletin) and “a narrative that will keep readers enthralled” (Booklist), while her second novel Oasis earned a starred review from Booklist. Katya regularly publishes short fiction in anthologies and literary magazines. She is also co-editor of the anthology This Fresh Hell, which reimagines and subverts horror tropes in new and unexpected ways. As a child, Katya wanted to be an Egyptologist, but instead she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and now works at a university, where she teaches and researches as well as supervises graduate students in Anthropology, Creative Writing and Education. Katya is a short version of her real name, which is very long and gets mispronounced a lot.

Connect with Katya: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads

Make sure you check out the Bookstagram tour too! You can find my post here, and the full schedule is here.

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YA Horror Is Not My Thing: A Review of When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra

Rating: 55/100

Summary: I read the whole thing in like two and a half hours, and only sort of enjoyed it. What is it with YA books and a tendency to have just the vaguest outlines of characters? It just was not very good, weak characters, like the author ran down a list of characters needed for a YA novel and included them all. Scheming adult, love interest, blah blah blah. None of the characters other than the main character receive any real character development. I liked the horror movie framing of the whole thing, but it was by no means a good book, or even a bad book that's suited to my tastes. I spook easily, and while this wasn't too scary for me (I would have DNFed it if it was), it was just on the edge, so I read the whole thing in a state of nervousness for when it would become too scary for me and I would have to ditch out, which I'm sure makes me more critical to the book overall. It also has that YA writing style that I dislike so much. Someone remind me why I decided to read this again instead of doing something I would have liked better.

Final Verdict: If I read another horror book this year, point me at this review.

Review Word Count: 221

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★  ⸻ 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒: Writing, video editing, book rebinding, concerts, reading

★  ⸻ 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑:  Sunflower Yellow

★  ⸻ 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊: tough one. I'd say for non-fiction it'd be No Easy Answers - The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by by Brooks Brown and Rob Merritt and for Fiction, it's Phantom by Susan Kay. With that said, I love a lot of books and it's hard to pick favourites.

★  ⸻ 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆: The Boys Are Leaving Town by Japandroids

★  ⸻ 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄 / 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖: Movie is The Marsh King's Daughter and my last show was Letterkenny -- well, technically I finished it a few days ago and continued with Shoresy, BUT I just decided to rewatch Letterkenny immediately again xD

★  ⸻ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra - it's super atmospheric and has a cool idea for me as a fan of Gothic Horror and being a filmmaker. But I am also reading Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim - not sure about this one tho. Might DNF it.

★  ⸻ 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: Usually it's music. Songs. Dumb shit my friends say and sometimes, ASMR roleplays I listen to that spark my own inspiration for being creative. And ofc other writers, especially my writing friends on here.

★  ⸻ 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐔𝐑𝐋: A lot of people think it's a reference to Heart-Shaped box by Nirvana, but it's actually a reference to a song called Toothpaste Kisses by The Maccabees that @thanaredreamtof sent me many years ago.

★  ⸻ 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: I can unfocus my eyes intentionally if I want to and also, drown out noise from my hearing and had no idea that only a small percentage of people can do that up until last year.

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books i read in 2023

I completely forgot to make a post like this. Then again, I forgot I had this blog. So here it is now

In 2023, I managed to read 55 books in total!

THE TOLL by Neil Shusterman [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD by Holly Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

AS GOOD AS DEAD by Holly Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

KILLJOY by Holly Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Page [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens [⭐️/5]

WHITE SMOKE by Tiffany D. Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

HOUSE OF HOLLOW by Krystal Sutherland [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

LOCKWOOD&CO: THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE by Jonathan Stroud [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

HORRID by Katrina Leno [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THEY'LL NEVER CATCH US by Jessica Goodman [⭐️⭐️/5]

SHE WHO RIDES THE STORM by Catherine Sangster [⭐️⭐️/5]

ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen M. McManus [⭐️⭐️/5]

GIRL IN PIECES by Kathleen Glasgow [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by Heather Fawcett [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

FAKING REALITY by Sara Fujimura [⭐️/5]

A SEMI-DEFINITIVE LIST OF WORST NIGHTMARES by Krystal Sutherland [⭐️/5]

AURORA RISING by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff [⭐️⭐️/5]

AURORA BURNING by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

AURORA'S END by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff [⭐️/5]

SIEGE & STORM by Leigh Bardugo [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

HOLLOW CITY by Ransom Riggs [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon [⭐️/5]

SERPENT & DOVE by Shelby Mahurin [⭐️/5]

BLOOD & HONEY by Shelby Mahurin [⭐️/5]

A THOUSAND BOY KISSES by Tillie Cole [⭐️⭐️/5]

SHE GETS THE GIRL by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST by Kathryn Foxfield [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE IVIES by Alexa Donne [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE HEADMASTER'S LIST by Melissa de la Cruz [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

BURN OUR BODIES DOWN by Rory Power [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

WHAT WE ALL SAW by Mike Lucas [⭐️/5]

6 TIMES WE ALMOST KISSED (AND ONE TIME WE DID) by Tess Sharpe [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

CINDERELLA IS DEAD by Kalynn Bayron [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

ROYALS by Tegan Bennet Daylight [⭐️⭐️/5]

THE PRISON HEALER by Lynette Noni [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE GILDED CAGE by Lynette Noni [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE BLOOD TRAITOR by Lynette Noni [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

KILLER CONTENT by Kiley Roache [⭐️⭐️/5]

EXTASIA by Claire Legrand [⭐️/5]

THE CHEERLEADERS by Kara Thomas [⭐️⭐️/5]

FIVE SURVIVE by Holly Jackson [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND THE CITY by Rachael Lippincott [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY by Becky Albertalli [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE WICKED KING by Holly Black [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

THE QUEEN OF NOTHING by Holly Black [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

LOVE IS FOR LOSERS by Wibke Brueggemann [⭐️/5]

THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN by Tess Sharpe [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

HOW TO FIND A MISSING GIRL by Victoria Wlosok [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5)

WHEN GHOSTS CALL US HOME by Katya de Becerra [⭐️⭐️/5]

THE STOLEN HEIR by Holly Black [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

SHE IS A HAUNTING by Trang Thanh Tran [⭐️⭐️⭐️/5]

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Anthology News: It's official!

https://karenjcarlisle.com/2024/04/05/anthology-news-its-official/

A while ago, I wrote a short story and submitted it for an anthology – a collection of stories written by women, where Sherlock identifies as a woman. I wrote a classicly-set story (with an Aussie connection): The Case of the Toxic Teacake. Since then, I’ve been waiting to announce the news. And today is that day!

Pre-orders are now open, and I can now reveal the cover of Sherlock is a Girl’s Name, edited by Narrelle M Harris and Atlin Merrick. The anthology is to be published at the end of April, and you can pre-order (with 20% off) via Clan DeStine Press (Australia) or Improbable Press (UK).

Blurb: What would the Great Detective be like if Sherlock Holmes was a woman? In the tall tales of Sherlock is a Girl’s Name we answer this question, following Sherlock into deep space, 1990s Russian, Victorian London, contemporary USA, worlds of magic, and more.

And My story, The Case of the Toxic Teacake is one of them!

Here is the full wraparound cover reveal – showcasing each of the Sherlocks in the book. Can you guess which is mine?

Authors include: Tansy Rayner Roberts, Eugen Bacon, Sarah Tollock, Verity Burns, Dannye Chase, Kenie Lapping, JD Cadmon, Stacy Lawhoren, Katya de Becerra, Narrell M Harris, Atlin Merrick, and myself!

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New Young Adult Releases! (October 3rd, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth

Kween by Vichet Chum

Up in Flames by Hailey Alcaraz

Beholder by Ryan La Sala

Love in Wonderland by Abiola Bello

And Don't Look Back by Rebecca Barrow

The Homecoming War by Addie Woolridge

The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker

Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle

Plan A by Deb Caletti

The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra

Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge

The Blackwoods by Brandy Colbert

A Twisted Tale Anthology by Various

The Spells We Cast by Jason June

How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks

Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch & Beth Revis

Before the Devil Knows You're Here by Autumn Krause

All the Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman

Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn & Love Dunn

The Glass Scientists: Volume 1 by S.H. Cotugno & Sabrina Cotugno

New Sequels:

Silence & Shadows (Blood & Moonline #2) by Erin Beaty

Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes #2) by Linsey Miller

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Happy reading!

[atlinmerrick]

SHE IS HERE!

A baker's (street) dozen Sherlock's are now avaialbe for your reading pleasure in Sherlock is a Girl's Name, now deducing at Clan Destine Press and Improbable Press.

And she's 20% off until April 29, 2024!

My story is called "The Game is a Foot" and those are 'my' Sherlocks on the right bottom, to the left. There are also stories by these wonderful writers:

Verity Burns, Narrelle M. Harris (221b_hound!), Tansy Rayner Roberts, Eugen Bacon, Sarah Tollok, Dannye Chase, Kenzie Lappin, JD Cadmon, Stacy Lawhorne, Karen J Carlisle, Millie Billingsworth, and Katya de Becerra.

(DM me if you want to review, too!)

Call for Submissions: Sherlock is a Girl's Name

It's time to climb up into your brain attic, hone your intellect, and in our latest call for submissions, tell us what the Great Detective would be like if she was a woman.

We're seeking stories by female-identifying people, writing about a female-identifying Sherlock Holmes, set in any time, place, or culture!

Of course, where there's Holmes, Watson must follow – in this anthology Watson might be nonbinary, female- or male-identifying, queer or straight. Whatever suits your setting.

Who is Ms Sherlock Holmes in your story? Who is her Watson? Her clients? And what are the mysteries only she can solve?

Pull out your magnifying glass, have a close read of our call for submissions, and send commissioning editors Narrelle M Harris and Atlin Merrick your tale for Sherlock is a Girl's Name by 30 September 2022.

(If you submit fic, please be sure it's superbly-scrubbed and stands on its own. Sometimes folks scrub but leave lots of in-world things unexplained.)

We can't wait to read your words!

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✨ OCTOBER WRAPUP ✨

Total books finished: 25

DNF’s: 6

Pages read: 9,178

Hours listened: 64.98

Currently reading:

🎧 Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (47%)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

-I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

-Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

-The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

-The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines

-Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

-Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend

-The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee (reread) 🎧

-A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson

-The West Wind by Alexandria Warwick

-If We Were Villains by ML Rio

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

-Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews

-Gallant by VE Schwab

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Crumbs by Danie Stirling

-Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (reread) 🎧

-Januaries by Olivie Blake

-The Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire

-These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

-This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling

-The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

-Brothersong by TJ Klune

-Evocation by ST Gibson

⭐️⭐️⭐️

-She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

-Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong (reread) 🎧

⭐️⭐️.5

-They Watch From Below by Katya de Becerra*

DNF

-A Vile Season by David Ferraro (50%)

-Bunny by Mona Awad (54%)

-The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl (25%)

-Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough (40%)

-Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough (20%)

-Vilest Things by Chloe Gong (20%)

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“Keep writing because someone out there is going to love your book. Someone out there needs your book. Someone out there is going to call you their “favorite writer”. That feeling you get when you hear that readers have connected with your work, that they “got it,” is so special that it’s totally worth all the creative agony.”

—Katya de Becerra was born in Russia, studied in California, immigrated to Australia in 2006, and now lives in Melbourne. She earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Melbourne. She is a mentor with 1st5Pages Writing Workshop, where she provides free critique to help foster new writing talent. Released in 2018, her debut novel What The Woods Keep is a genre-bender combining mystery, science fiction, and dark fantasy. Her second novel Oasis is forthcoming in 2020. Follow @KatyaDeBecerra on Twitter.

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Blurbs. Are! IN!!!!!

And THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL releases in t minus two weeks (aka on December 3...check out your local B&N or find it on their site, or Amazon/Indiebound/etc!). 

I’m beyond grateful to these authors for their exceedingly kind words, which mean all the nine worlds to me. (Okay, look, this book is all about Norse mythology, so sorry.)