Yes, Dead Silence was such a let down! I'm definitely checking out The Scourge Between Stars! I also placed a hold at my library for Death of a Dancing Queen!
space horror is one of my favorite genres, too! dead silence started out sooo good, and yet i still feel conflicted about that ending/the big reveal. i'm so looking forward to picking up the scourge between the stars ⭐ people keep recommending ghost line (by andrew neil gray) to me as well, but i haven't read it yet. we def need more solid books in this genre!
As soon as you started describing Death Of A Dancing Queen I was like Veronica Mars vines! Definitely going to check that one out! “Who’s your Daddy!” 😆
Just added Blind Spots to my TBR, so thanks for that 😁 Haven't read Thomas Mullen yet but own 2 of the 3 Darktown books, and going to get to them sometime soon.
Have you tried Blake Crouch? It is SF/Thriller combination in a Michael Crichton mold. I really liked Recursion and Dark Matter and am working on reading Upgrade and Run
So glad you're enjoying Bret Eaton Ellis! If you're interested in reading The Shards, you might want to start with Less Than Zero. They're not technically sequels but there is some links and overall tone is similar. Imperial Bedrooms is the actual sequel to Less Than Zero and well worth a read. Love the channel and your recommendations!!
I have an author recommendation for you! Jim Thompson. He was prolific, so there are plenty of books to choose from! They are set in the 40s/50s. Those I've read weren't about PIs, but they have that feel because there is always some kind of caper happening and/or mystery to solve, and the narrators are unreliable, and dark and messed up things are happening! Like... some really messed up things that you and I both love in a book, if you know what I mean 😉 lol. There is a healthy dose of mysongy involved, but in this context I'm certain you will enjoy it as much as I did!
I'm so glad you finally read Lunar Park. They had a website back when I read it in 2005. It's brilliant! Once I understood the heartbreak of Bret Easton Ellis, I really appreciated his stuff. Imperial Bedrooms, which is a sequel to Less than Zero, is not as good as Lunar Park but it's still pretty good. It shows that he has looked back at his books and thought more of them. It's always interesting to see authors as they mature and reconsider their previous stances on subjects. I believe Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis attended the same school. Or maybe it was Jay McInerney, I can't remember.
@@TheShadesofOrange I hadn't heard about that one, I'll have to look for it. I will say Rules of Attraction is probably one of my favorite non American Psycho linked book. It's hilarious (and terrible) and James Van Der Beek was great in the movie.
It's such a difficult sub-genre to get right! I think I have 2-3 books on my tbr📚 which are space horror. And I have seen maybe 3-4 good movies. The scourge between stars is going straight to my tbr📚 So is death of a dancing queen🕵♂️🕵♂️🚀🤖🙂
Just found your channel and am loving it so far! Just curious since it seems like sci fi horror is your bread and butter, have you ever read the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy by Cixin Liu? It's one of the best Sci Fi series I've ever read, it about humanity being thrown into an existential crisis when they find out an alien race is on its way to earth to take it over since their home world is no longer suitable. Humanity finds out due to the distance of space it will take 400 years for them to reach earth and to make it worse the aliens were able to stifle humanity's technological advancement and humans basically can't do anything but wait and since people realize they can't win society basically crumbles during those 400 years. I'm obviously just throwing out a very broad stroke but I think you would love it if you haven't read it yet, it's a very slow burn and you have to stick with it but it's very well worth the read! Fantastic video! 😊
Sawyer book remind's me of phillip kerr's 1992 a philosophical investigation writer of dexter tv show borrowed original idea from that also liked american psycho glad I actually read it and didn't pay any mind to people who said how EVIL it was also good you don't watch many films trying to avoid tv now in order to catch up with my reading
👨🦯 (you said Dark Spots hehe) ⚖️ 🚪 👪 💃 📼 🌙 Geez Rachel you are just looking so beautiful lately. Stunning even. Really. Idk what's different, but it's working for you! ❤
Yes! I’m always on the lookout for actual space horror! Thank you for the recommendations!
Yes, Dead Silence was such a let down! I'm definitely checking out The Scourge Between Stars! I also placed a hold at my library for Death of a Dancing Queen!
You had me at Veronica Mars. On the library hold list now.
So many great recommendations again, thank you! Blind Spots, The Scourge Between the Stars and Death of the Dancing Queen are on my to-read list now
Definitely adding Head Cleaner to my list! Sounds fun.
It's very fun
I was also very let down by Dead Silence. I am looking forward to reading The Scourge Between Stars. Thank you!
The Scourge Between Stars looks good, I love the idea of generational ships.
I hope you enjoy it
I’m so looking forward to The Scourge Between Stars!
Took out Head Cleaner (available at one of my libraries!!) and looking forward to The Scourge Between Stars. Thank you for the recommendations!
space horror is one of my favorite genres, too! dead silence started out sooo good, and yet i still feel conflicted about that ending/the big reveal. i'm so looking forward to picking up the scourge between the stars ⭐ people keep recommending ghost line (by andrew neil gray) to me as well, but i haven't read it yet. we def need more solid books in this genre!
I hope you enjoy Scourge
As soon as you started describing Death Of A Dancing Queen I was like Veronica Mars vines! Definitely going to check that one out! “Who’s your Daddy!” 😆
Love that line!!
Love this!!! 😅I'm doing a Readathon and am looking for genre crossovers
Excellent
Planning on checking out Death of a Dancing Queen and Head Cleaner
I read and love American Psycho! Have heard some comments on Lunar Park, but now is in the top position in my TBR list! Thanks!!! Love the channel!
Thanks... hope you enjoy it
Gonna check out quite a few of these and get Head Cleaner for my husband, he’s huge into movies
I'm glad you enjoyed Scourge Between Stars! It was such a fun read, and I agree it would make for a good movie.
I’m gonna check out The Courage Between Stars. Thanks!
Just added Blind Spots to my TBR, so thanks for that 😁
Haven't read Thomas Mullen yet but own 2 of the 3 Darktown books, and going to get to them sometime soon.
I still need to read Darktown. I didn't realize there were multiple books in that series
Have you tried Blake Crouch? It is SF/Thriller combination in a Michael Crichton mold. I really liked Recursion and Dark Matter and am working on reading Upgrade and Run
Oh yes I need to read more of his backlist
👍 always enjoy your reviews! 😊
fantastic recommendations, Rachel! you know how to get me to spend money 🤗
Some great sounding books in this video. 👍
Still have to read American Psycho. The sorta sequel sounds good.
And I love Veronica Mars.
I definitely want to check out The Scourge Between the Stars (although I think it's pricey for a short little novella)
So glad you're enjoying Bret Eaton Ellis! If you're interested in reading The Shards, you might want to start with Less Than Zero. They're not technically sequels but there is some links and overall tone is similar. Imperial Bedrooms is the actual sequel to Less Than Zero and well worth a read. Love the channel and your recommendations!!
Good to know.. thank you!
I love that you call it Dark Mirror because honestly it's more fitting. 😅 I will put the New One on hold now! ❤
Yeah it was marketed as that but it ended up much lighter
@@TheShadesofOrange Wait you mean to say Black Mirror right? When you said Dark Mirror? Or is there a Dark Mirror I'm unaware of??
@Forever Moodreading oh dark mirror... no total mistake. Titles are my kryptonite lol 🤦♀️
I have an author recommendation for you! Jim Thompson. He was prolific, so there are plenty of books to choose from! They are set in the 40s/50s. Those I've read weren't about PIs, but they have that feel because there is always some kind of caper happening and/or mystery to solve, and the narrators are unreliable, and dark and messed up things are happening! Like... some really messed up things that you and I both love in a book, if you know what I mean 😉 lol. There is a healthy dose of mysongy involved, but in this context I'm certain you will enjoy it as much as I did!
I'm so glad you finally read Lunar Park. They had a website back when I read it in 2005. It's brilliant! Once I understood the heartbreak of Bret Easton Ellis, I really appreciated his stuff. Imperial Bedrooms, which is a sequel to Less than Zero, is not as good as Lunar Park but it's still pretty good. It shows that he has looked back at his books and thought more of them. It's always interesting to see authors as they mature and reconsider their previous stances on subjects. I believe Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis attended the same school. Or maybe it was Jay McInerney, I can't remember.
Apparently his new one Shards is related to Less Than Zero so I'll try to read that one next
@@TheShadesofOrange I hadn't heard about that one, I'll have to look for it. I will say Rules of Attraction is probably one of my favorite non American Psycho linked book. It's hilarious (and terrible) and James Van Der Beek was great in the movie.
Robert J Sawyer is excellent. His Neanderthal trilogy was amazing.
Yeah I find him a little hit or miss. I'll have to look up that one
It's such a difficult sub-genre to get right! I think I have 2-3 books on my tbr📚 which are space horror. And I have seen maybe 3-4 good movies. The scourge between stars is going straight to my tbr📚 So is death of a dancing queen🕵♂️🕵♂️🚀🤖🙂
Just found your channel and am loving it so far! Just curious since it seems like sci fi horror is your bread and butter, have you ever read the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy by Cixin Liu? It's one of the best Sci Fi series I've ever read, it about humanity being thrown into an existential crisis when they find out an alien race is on its way to earth to take it over since their home world is no longer suitable. Humanity finds out due to the distance of space it will take 400 years for them to reach earth and to make it worse the aliens were able to stifle humanity's technological advancement and humans basically can't do anything but wait and since people realize they can't win society basically crumbles during those 400 years.
I'm obviously just throwing out a very broad stroke but I think you would love it if you haven't read it yet, it's a very slow burn and you have to stick with it but it's very well worth the read!
Fantastic video! 😊
I've only read the first book but I really need to continue
You didn't like Dead Silence? I was curious about that one. But these books seem interesting.
The ending was a big let down for me
Sawyer book remind's me of phillip kerr's 1992 a philosophical investigation writer of dexter tv show borrowed original idea from that also liked american psycho glad I actually read it and didn't pay any mind to people who said how EVIL it was also good you don't watch many films trying to avoid tv now in order to catch up with my reading
👨🦯 (you said Dark Spots hehe) ⚖️ 🚪 👪 💃 📼 🌙 Geez Rachel you are just looking so beautiful lately. Stunning even. Really. Idk what's different, but it's working for you! ❤
LOL maybe I'm the blind one 🙈
I just finished Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib. This definitely wasn't your typical thriller!! Look it up and see what you think. ✌️😎
Thanks for the rec
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