This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: Read an academic horror novel.
That: A book involving a spooky phobia (preferably not something you're afraid of).

For That, I read We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. People without a moral compass, empthay, or any sense of human relationship are incredibly scary, and the whole gun culture is a major phobia of mine.

For This: Read an academic horror novel, I read All's Well by Mona Awad about a struggling college professor trying to direct a production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, when some mysterious goings-on occur. I enjoyed this novel. The main character has had a lot of trouble happen in their life and is hitting bottom, when a twist of fate seems to improve matters, although there is a price to be paid. It was original in its story, it used the Shakespeare play creatively, and there's a decent amount of creepy shenanigans going on, primarily body horror type occurrences. Solid 4 stars.