Emma and Joe welcome back Claire and Kristin to chat about modern gothic reads. They discuss the characteristics they enjoy in a modern gothic and share a wide variety of books to get your creepy, vibey, gothic fix!

Emma’s Picks:  

• The Clinic by Cate Quinn 
• A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat 
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins  
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (Sheperd King series)  

Claire’s Picks:  

• Diavola by Jennifer Thorne 
• The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste 
• A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 
• Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk 

Kristin’s Picks:  

• Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller 
• The Black Tree Atop the Hill by Karla Yvette 
• House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 
• When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen 

Joe’s Picks:  

• Vampires of el Norte by Isabel Canas 
• House of Cotton by Monica Brashears 
• Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas 
• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland 

Check out our Botanical Books episode from 2023 here. Other books mentioned in this episode included The Hacienda by Isabel Canas, The Only One Left by Riley Sager, and Home Before Dark by Riley Sager.

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