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Amanda M. Blake

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Amanda M. Blake is a cat-loving daydreamer who enjoys geekery of all sorts, from superheroes to horror movies, urban fantasy to unconventional romance. Born and raised in Texas, Blake attended Trinity University in San Antonio and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English.

Amid dipping tentacles into the sea of gothic and horror short stories and poetry, Blake is also the author of horror novels Question Not My Salt and Deep Down and the fairy tale mash-up Thorns series.

Average rating: 4.12 · 1,480 ratings · 406 reviews · 31 distinct worksSimilar authors
Question Not My Salt

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Thorns (Thorns #1)

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions
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Deep Down

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Nocturne

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Bluebirds (Thorns #3)

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
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Puppeteer (Thorns #4)

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Rose Red (Thorns #2)

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Out of Curiosity and Hunger

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Drift

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Halloween playlist: Killers

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Today I’m sharing the subsection of the playlist devoted to killers, whether real or fabricated, and victims. A few of them have references

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The Fisherman by John  Langan
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Finally finished The Fisherman, by John Langan. It's not a long book, but it's dense, with long stretches of sentences and paragraphs that harken back to the 1800s style of writing that inspired the novel. That it owes a lot to Moby Dick and Lovecraf ...more
Question Not My Salt by Amanda M. Blake
"Welp, can't remember the last time the book made me gag so much, but I kinda liked it??? Also, love the title."
Question Not My Salt by Amanda M. Blake
"A brilliant story of the darkest human desires dripping in gravy and grease.

Question Not My Salt is the story of a young college student, Sierra, who accepts an invitation from her roommate to a family Thanksgiving dinner.

What initially appears to b" Read more of this review »
Carnival of Horror by D.L. Winchester
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What is the secret to cotton candy? An abandoned amusement park has something protecting part of it. Be careful what you wish for. These are frightening tales of carnivals."
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Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
Sister, Maiden, Monster
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SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER by Lucy A. Snyder did not disappoint and felt like the characters and premise were made just for me, reminding me a bit of Mira Grant.

What's curious is that it seemed simultaneously incomplete, like it wants a sequel or series
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Crooked House: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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If they ask you to spit and pass, ask
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Ending in Ashes by Rebecca Jones-Howe
Ending in Ashes
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Packed full of classic gothic goodness, with an emphasis on 20th century historical fiction. If you're looking for horror, you may be underwhelmed, but when it comes to the gothic, Jones-Howe knew the assignment. ...more
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