#also having read both of krystal sutherland's urban fantasy/folk horror books

[kazz-brekker]

read the invocations by krystal sutherland as an arc i got from work and god i love when magic is just truly weird and terrifying and gross and has an awful cost. there are genuinely inhuman and frightening demons that latch on your soul like a parasite and slowly drain it in exchange for magic! demonic bargains gone wrong that rot a person from the inside out and decay the world around them! an orchard where the trees grow rotten fruit and ground weeps blood because unavenged murder victims are buried there! the terrifying sense that the characters are tampering with forces beyond their control or understanding!

#it had very strong hellblazer vibes #something about the way the characters are trying to do magic but don't necessarily know what they're doing #and make things worse as a result kind of reminded me of that #also having read both of krystal sutherland's urban fantasy/folk horror books #i have GOT to ask: ma'am what is your fascinated with people getting their skin stolen??? #anyway this book comes out at the end of the month and i def recommend it anyone who likes demons and witches should pick it up #the invocations #krystal sutherland #books #pie says stuff #pie reads