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C.J. DOTSON possesses the statistically average number of body parts for a human being to have. She and her husband, stepson, and children (all of whom also appear human) share a cabin in the woods with more bugs than she would ever like to see. In her limited spare time she enjoys reading, video games, painting, baking and decorating cakes (with…questionable success), and petting her dog and five cats. Visit her at cjdotsonauthor.com or cjdotsonsdreadfuldispatch.substack.com

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Average rating: 3.42 · 1,285 ratings · 524 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cut 3.01 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Found 2: More Stories of Found Footage Horror by Andrew Cull (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabino Iglesias (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura Keating (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 190 ratings — 2 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
	These Familiar Walls 3.88 avg rating — 157 ratings — 2 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
	The Deep by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Abi Marie Palmer (Goodreads Author), Adrian David 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Upon a Once Time by N.A. Sulway, Mike Morgan, Rebecca E. Treasure (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2020	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
	Cosmos: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Helen M. Merrick (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jameson Grey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	99 Tiny Terrors by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K.G. Anderson, Flossie Arend 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Shadows Redefined: A Write of Passion Literary Journal Anthology by Allorianna Matsourani, Ben Ray, Brad Short (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 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
	The Princess: A Collection of Royal Tales by C.J. Dotson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), D.C. Dubs, Gillian Pegg (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	The Cut: A Novel 3.50 avg rating — 2 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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C.J. Dotson liked Leslie Cernosek's review of These Familiar Walls: "Amber moves her young family into the house she grew up in - a house with a tragic history and a place where she was never particularly happy with contentious family relationships. What could go wrong? Through alternating timelines we see Amber’s fri" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson and 1 other person liked Louisa's review of These Familiar Walls: "10% in: Good lord I hope I never care what people think about my parenting as much as this mom does. This is exhausting to read about. 10-90% in: omgomgomgomgomgomg The End: not my favorite ending, but I’ll go with it. Thank you so much to the publishe" Read more of this review »
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C.J. Dotson liked Julia B's review of These Familiar Walls: "It's difficult to provide a summary of this novel without giving too much away. At the beginning our (MC) Amber's parents were brutally murdered in their home. I could not get over why Amber, her husband Ben, and two children move into the house were" Read more of this review »
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