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Bridgett Nelson

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in The United States

Website

https://www.bridgettnelson.com/

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Horror, Thriller, Suspense

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Jennifer Hillier, Karin Slaughter, Alice Feeney

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Once an operating room registered nurse, Bridgett Nelson so enjoyed playing with human organs, she decided to turn her macabre interest into a horror writing career. She loves bubble baths (because nothing says spooooky writer like lemon-scented bubbles), hates not knowing what’s swimming in the water with her, lives for Halloween season (but loathes chainsaw-wielding dudes in haunted houses), adores her West Virginia University Mountaineers, is very pro-Oxford comma, and thinks bananas are absolutely disgusting.

Described as 'Splatterpunk with a heartbeat,' her first novel, Karma, has received stellar reviews from readers, while her debut collection, A Bouquet of Viscera, is a two-time Splatterpunk Award winner, recognized both for the coll ...more

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	Red Inside 4.06 avg rating — 581 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bouquet of Viscera by Bridgett Nelson (Goodreads Author), Ronald Kelly (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.20 avg rating — 454 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sweet, Sour, & Spicy 4.25 avg rating — 152 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadgirl: The Novelization (Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series) by Bridgett Nelson (Goodreads Author), Trent Haaga, Shiloh Fernandez (Foreword) 4.51 avg rating — 101 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karma 4.72 avg rating — 83 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Embracing the Profane 4.62 avg rating — 34 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ooze: Little Bursts of Body Horror by Bridgett Nelson (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Judith Sonnet (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ruth Anna Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadgirl: The Novelization: Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series by Bridgett Nelson (Goodreads Author), Jenn Lee (Narrator), Mark Alan Miller (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 8: by Shanereads

Jul 09, 2023 05:02PM

Thanks for accepting my invite!

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message 7: by Bren fall in love with the sea.

Dec 23, 2022 06:51PM

To a DAMN good writer. Happy holiday and hope your holiday season is lovely.

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message 6: by Bridgett

Dec 23, 2020 12:04PM

Bren wrote: "Happy holidays Bridget. Look forward to reading more from you in the upcoming year!"

Happy holidays, Bren! Thanks for being such a good friend and supporter. I hope you continue to enjoy my stories, and I hope to get to know you even better in 2021! 😘

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message 5: by Bren fall in love with the sea.

Dec 23, 2020 11:45AM

Happy holidays Bridget. Look forward to reading more from you in the upcoming year!

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message 4: by Bridgett

Mar 04, 2020 07:23PM

David - proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party wrote: "Thank you for the FriendVite, Bridgett! I look forward to chatting books with you! 😊
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Likewise, David! 😊

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message 3: by David - proud Gleeman in Branwen's adventuring party

Mar 04, 2020 07:16PM

Thank you for the FriendVite, Bridgett! I look forward to chatting books with you! 😊

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message 2: by Bridgett

Nov 27, 2019 08:44AM

Dita wrote: "Happy Thanksgiving, Sweet Friend! I am so glad we have gotten to know one another better. I enjoyed an amaretto sour last night and thought of how much I love that you put your enjoyment of them in..."

Mmmm...amaretto sours. :)
You, my friend, will definitely be on my "thankful" list this year. You've made Goodreads so much more fun. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

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message 1: by Bridgett

Nov 19, 2019 02:22PM

Dita wrote: "When you check out Jason Starr, start with The Follower. If you love that you'll love the rest!"

Will do! Thanks for the suggestion!

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