jbhertel's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand by V. Castro, Catherynne M. Valente, Catriona Ward, Sarah Langan, Bryan Smith, Wrath James White, Poppy Z. Brite, Caroline Kepnes, C. Robert Cargill, Gabino Iglesias, Michael Koryta, Josh Malerman, Christopher Golden, Chuck Wendig, David J. Schow, Alma Katsu, Jonathan Janz, Ronald Malfi, Tananarive Due, Paul Tremblay, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Keene, Premee Mohamed, Meg Gardiner, Alex Segura, Hailey Piper, Cynthia Pelayo, Steven Barnes, Stephen King, Maurice Broaddus, Usman T. Malik, Rio Youers, Tim Lebbon, Wayne Brady, Somer Canon, Richard Chizmar, Nat Cassidy, Bev Vincent, S.A. Cosby

The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

V. Castro, Catherynne M. Valente, Catriona Ward, Sarah Langan, Bryan Smith, Wrath James White, Poppy Z. Brite, Caroline Kepnes, C. Robert Cargill, Gabino Iglesias, Michael Koryta, Josh Malerman, Christopher Golden, Chuck Wendig, David J. Schow, Alma Katsu, Jonathan Janz, Ronald Malfi, Tananarive Due, Paul Tremblay, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Keene, Premee Mohamed, Meg Gardiner, Alex Segura, Hailey Piper, Cynthia Pelayo, Steven Barnes, Stephen King, Maurice Broaddus, Usman T. Malik, Rio Youers, Tim Lebbon, Wayne Brady, Somer Canon, Richard Chizmar, Nat Cassidy, Bev Vincent, S.A. Cosby

27h 12m • 2025 • 19 editions

fiction dystopian horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
4.0 jbhertel's review
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp

The Last Days of Jack Sparks

Jason Arnopp

336 pages • 2016 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy horror thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced
4.5 jbhertel's review
Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

Stolen Tongues #1

Stolen Tongues

Felix Blackwell

9h 3m • 2017 • 19 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
3.75 jbhertel's review
Whistle by Linwood Barclay

Whistle

Linwood Barclay

464 pages • 2025 • 28 editions

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
4.5 jbhertel's review
The Haar by David Sodergren

The Haar

David Sodergren

6h 57m • 2022 • 30 editions

fiction horror dark emotional tense fast-paced
4.5 jbhertel's review
Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates

Ghost Camera

Darcy Coates

352 pages • 2014 • 14 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
3.75 jbhertel's review
13 Months Haunted by Jimmy Juliano

13 Months Haunted

Jimmy Juliano

384 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
3.75 jbhertel's review
The Tenant by Freida McFadden

The Tenant

Freida McFadden

8h 50m • 2025 • 106 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
3.75 jbhertel's review
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl #3

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Matt Dinniman

16h 54m • 2021 • 87 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny tense fast-paced
4.5 jbhertel's review
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Several People Are Typing

Calvin Kasulke

256 pages • 2021 • 20 editions

fiction contemporary literary funny fast-paced
3.75 jbhertel's review