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2025 in Review: The ClayReads Book Awards

Clay | January 9

2025 in Review: The ClayReads Book Awards I read 72 books in 2025. That is 3 books short of my 2024 total, but[…]

A lone figure stands on the jagged lava fields of Criccieth’s Hell, staring up at a blazing eclipse-like Eye burning in the smoke-filled sky.

Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Clay | December 19

Eyes of the Void Review: The Stakes Get Higher in Tchaikovsky’s Sequel Shards of Earth left me wanting more of Idris Telemmier, Solace,[…]

Astronaut in a bulky spacesuit stands in a blizzard on a dark alien ice planet, facing a glowing domed research habitat as jagged knife-like towers tilt from the snow.

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

Clay | December 5

Ghost Station Book Review: The Perfect Sci-Fi Horror for Fall Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes was exactly the book I was looking[…]

A woman stands alone in a dim, teal-lit control room on a decaying space barge, watching flickering monitors that show a crawling human figure, a ghostly boy’s hologram, and a corridor lined with shadowy cryo pods, inspired by the space-horror novel Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes.

Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes

Clay | November 21

A Claustrophobic Space Thriller As I stated in my Dead Silence review, I wanted to read a glut of thrillers that verge on[…]

Metal tub of bobbing apples on a lantern-lit garden path; a jack-o’-lantern glows as masked children approach a stone house at night.

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie

Clay | November 14

Hallowe’en Party Review: A Poirot Mystery with “WHOAH” Moments It was October and I wanted to find a spooky Halloween mystery read to[…]

Foggy forest trail at dusk with footprints to a lit cabin; an abandoned minivan, compass, crumpled map, and nightshade berries evoke Freida McFadden’s One by One.

One by One by Freida McFadden

Clay | November 7

A Never-Ending Hike: A Disappointing One by One Review This is my third Freida McFadden book review, and I am left feeling disappointed.[…]

Rainy night at a lonely motel: neon sign, one lit window, a Victorian house on the hill, and a 1950s car in the mud—evoking Robert Bloch’s Psycho.

Psycho by Robert Bloch

Clay | October 24

More Than a Movie: A “Spooktober” Review of Psycho This book has been on my to-be-read shelf for at least two years. I[…]

Vintage gramophone and ten little soldier figurines beside a stormy window overlooking Soldier Island — moody scene inspired by Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Clay | October 10

And Then There Were None Book Review: The Original Blueprint for Terror I have been a big Agatha Christie fan since I was[…]

Illustrated open book with scenes of mystery, sci-fi, and growth emerging from its pages, symbolizing September reading wrap-up.

September Reads Wrap Up

Clay | October 3

September Reads Wrap Up September was a huge reading month for me, with ten books finished! I bounced between classic thrillers, sci-fi horror,[…]

Derelict starliner ballroom with bodies; through a cracked window, a starfield and a small salvage ship approach.

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Clay | September 26

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes It is September, and I am struck by the mood for thrillers that verge on the horror side[…]

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