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Spoiled Milk

by Avery Curran (Goodreads Author)

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Meg said: " Thank you to the author and publisher for an early copy of this book! That has not influenced this review and all opinions are my own.

When I tell you I have not stopped thinking about this book I am genuine. I love gothic horror novels, especially t Thank you to the author and publisher for an early copy of this book! That has not influenced this review and all opinions are my own.

When I tell you I have not stopped thinking about this book I am genuine. I love gothic horror novels, especially those with academic settings, and this book delivered. We have spirits, seances, poison, and murder, all in one book.

One of my favourite things about this book is how eerie the setting was. The author did an incredible job of making you feel so incredibly immersed in the story, to the point where my cat jumped on me whilst I was reading and I almost had a heart attack because I was so deep into the book and I was so invested. I’ve always been pretty good at picturing scenes when I’m reading but this was so descriptive that I felt as though I was IN the book. The creepy atmosphere feels unlike any other horror book I’ve ever read. I have literally told my partner before that I don’t understand how people are scared of horror books cause they’re just words on a screen but I was literally twitching at any noise whilst I was reading!

The topic of sexuality is presented in a really interesting way. It’s woven quite deep to the story and plays an integral part in development of the characters and helps add dimension to the time that the book is written in. It’s an important part to the story but it also didn’t feel ‘gimmicky’ or just written in for the sake of meeting a quota. What I’m trying to say is that the representation feels accurate to the time period that the book takes place but it also feels relevant to today’s society too. And those parts made me, a bi woman, feel seen which I always appreciate!

I absolutely adored the writing style and the first person perspective from the FMC. We can kinda tell that she’s an unreliable narrator and that she lets her feelings cloud the story she’s trying to tell, and it just *works*. I found it so easy to read and it was so incredibly compelling.

This book has left a hole in my heart that probably won’t ever be filled. A gothic tale of friendship, heartbreak and spirituality which is bound to keep anyone entertained!
This book will make you cry, laugh, and probably visit a medium.
Disclaimer: once you’ve read this book you’ll always be chasing that spooky high it gives you!
Rating this book anything less than 5 stars is criminal and will probably cause Violet to come and haunt you 👀

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