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Valentine's is a Horror

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Not all Valentine’s are cozy. Some are absolute horrors.

On a dateless Valentine’s evening, Bonnie and Jaxon were just faces in the crowd. Both trying to keep their heads down, ignore their demons, and get through a shift at the local mall. He worked the food court and she sold athletic shoes.

Then the lights went out and a hungry relentless horror came hunting them through the mall.

Running blindly for their lives, Jaxon and Bonnie have to hang on to hope and each other. With danger just a heartbeat behind, their only escape from the madness is to open their hearts and souls. If they can’t, what is stalking through the darkness will consume them both.

Curl up with a warm blanket and keep the lights on, because this Valentine’s is a Horror.

423 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2026

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79 reviews5 followers
Review of advance copy
January 20, 2026
This was a pretty good book, I personally found it slow at times and felt parts of it maybe could've been missed but overall it was good! I did enjoy reading it and I loved the ending, especially what happened to Bruce!

I would recommend if you like a chilled valentines night turned monster story
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36 reviews1 follower
February 10, 2026
Monsters….. Check

Romance……. Check

Emotional roller coaster……. Check!

We follow Bonnie and Jaxon, 2 dateless teenagers working in the mall on valentines day……… Then all hell breaks loose!!

This is a tense, claustrophobic story about first loves, navigating friendships and confronting your demons.

For me this was a very metaphorical tale and the symbolism was very well done!

The secondary characters were very well written ( especially Bruce)!

My only gripe was that not much explanation was given about why one of characters ended up like they did…… Maybe it's open to interpretation!

I very much enjoyed it though and will look out for more from this author ☺️

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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160 reviews13 followers
Review of advance copy
January 13, 2026
A cute little friends together on Valentine's Day turns into a monster filled evening! Will they survive the night?
This story read really smooth and quick. A great book for someone who does not read a lot of horror.
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57 reviews2 followers
January 31, 2026
3.5⭐️

This is a light horror/ love story that does have a certain charm. While I did enjoy the read sadly at some places it got pretty slow and the pacing threw me off . It did take a turn I wasn’t expecting so that was fun . All in all not a bad read
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2 reviews
February 15, 2026
Surprising how horrifying and heart warming at the same time.

This was well written. The characters were 3 dimensional, the horror was truly horrifying, and the happy ish ending was earned. I will be checking out this author's other books.
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