Blog Tour: The Last Storm by Tim Lebbon

 Hello, everyone! Today I am a part of the blog tour for Tim Lebbon's new and upcoming 2022 release, THE LAST STORM. The Last Storm will be released on July 19th and it is one that you definitely want to grab a copy of! The Last Storm focuses on several points of view in the Desert landscape of America that has been dramatically altered by the lack of rain and destructive fires that are prevalent in the 2030 decade time period this book is set in. This novel is eco-horror and focuses on characters connected to two Rainmakers. You would think that Rainmakers can save the world from this drought, but nope, when they bring rain they also bring monsters from the world that tap into to drag the rain from. This is a new release you don't want to miss! The commentary on global warming, Nature, and how the earth is destroyed by humanity's recklessness and selfishness offers a fresh take with a beloved trope of kids with powers (who eventually become reckless adults with powers). I am so happy to be a part of this tour and read some new eco-horror (a genre that I have been wanting to read more from). Tim Lebbon also has an extensive backlist and is quite loved in the horror community. Christopher Golden says that this novel is a "Grim, dusty Americana, family drama, near future novel. The best thing he's ever done!" I love that quote and think it captures the essence of this novel well. I actually own a few Lebbon books and will definitely be reading them soon as I am greatly enjoying this one. Today I will be recommending books with themes and vibes similar to The Last Storm and if you like or love these ten books, then you have to check out The Last Storm! 

TEN BOOKS SIMILAR TO THE LAST STORM

  

Lilith's Brood trilogy by Octavia E. Butler- One of my favorite things about this trilogy is the questioning of humanity's destruction of the earth and its consequences for its carelessness. This theme is super prevalent in The Last Storm and we see the effects of humanity's lack of care in the shift of weather patterns due to global warming.

Sundial by Catriona Ward- One thing that both Sundial and The Last Storm do is the Desert as a character. I love this and you can feel the heat coming off of the page.

Desperation by Stephen King- Again we have the Desert as a character, but we also have something dark lurking around and while The Last Storm doesn't have a main villain, the creepy crawlies from another world do play a part.

  

To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger- This is a weird novella with a character obsessed with vultures who eventually turns to cannibalizing her lesbian partner, so the vibes are different, but the concept of desert animals are there and I feel like the friendship with Cee and Ash in The Last Storm is similar to this relationship explored (just a lot darker and more toxic). 

He Started It by Samantha Downing-  This is a thriller novel all about roadtrips and toxic family dynamics. The Last Storm has two parents who hate each other finding a child and one of them thought they murdered their child, so super toxic. 

The Elementals by Michael McDowell- This novel is set in the heat of the summer and The Last Storm is set in the Desert in the oppressive heat. It's getting hot, hot, hot!

   

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler- This book has a large portion of traveling in a desolate America and The Last Storm has so much of this. This novel immediately came to mind the more I read this novel.

The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele- This novel focuses on the end of the world due to disease and global warming and while disease isn't a major part of The Last Storm the global warming part is.

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer- A fabulous eco-horror/ nature takes over novel and The Last Storm is in a similar vein.

Firestarter by Stephen King- The typical kids with powers novel involving pyrokenesis and The Last Storm focuses on being able to pull rain from another world.

I hope you check out The Last Storm by Tim Lebbon and read a copy, especially if you are a fan of any of the books I've recommended. 

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2022 Releases I Can't Wait to Inhale

 Hey, everyone! There is never a right time to post about books I'm excited about because it's always the right time. I am excited about a TON of 2022 releases. So, here are the ones I can't wait to read!

BOOKS I CAN'T WAIT TO INHALE

BY GENRE

HORROR

    

        

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

 

It Will End Like This by Kyra Leigh- YA Horror CR

Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi Demeester- Horror/Thriller OWN 2022 TBR

Road of Bones by Christopher Golden- Horror GR TBR

Devil House by John Darnielle- Horror OWN 2022 TBR
Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren- YA Horror GR TBR

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson- Horror/Thriller 2022 ARCs

Extasia by Clare Legrand- YA Horror OWN 2022 TBR

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin- Horror OWN 2022 TBR

Sundial by Catriona Ward- Horror OWN 2022 TBR CR

What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat- YA Horror 2022 ARCs

Dark Stars: New Tales of Dark Horror Anthology- Horror Stories 2022 ARCs

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin- Horror Novella GR TBR
The Hacienda by Isabel Canas- Horror 2022 Preorders

Black Tide by K.C. Jones- Horror 2022 ARCs

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel- Horror 2022 ARCs

Hide by Kiersten White- Horror 2022 ARCs

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher- Horror 2022 ARCs

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy- Horror 2022 ARCs

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey- Horror 2022 Preorders

These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe- Horror 2022 ARCs

Little Bird by Tiffany Meuret- Horror Fantasy 2022 ARCs

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt- Horror 2022 ARCs

Witch 13 by Patrick Delaney- Horror 2022 ARCs

Classic Monsters Unleashed Anthology- Horror Stories 2022 ARCs

They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe- Horror 2022 ARCs

The Fervor by Alma Katsu- Horror 2022 ARCs

Spontaneous Human Combustion by Richard Thomas- Horror 2022 ARCs

Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer- Horror 2022 ARCs

Screams in the Dark Anthology- Horror Stories 2022 ARCs

The Lake of the Dead by Andre Bjerke- Horror Thriller 2022 Preorders

Carnosaur by Harry Adam Knight- Horror 2022 Preorders

Swedish Cults by Andres Fager- Horror 2022 Preorders

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth- Horror 2022 ARCs

Orphans of Bliss Anthology- Horror Stories 2022 ARCs

Clown in a Cornfield 2 by Adam Cesare- YA Horror 2022 ARCs

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes- Horror Scifi 2022 Preorders

Maggots Screaming! by Max Booth III- Horror GR TBR

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Horror 2022 Preorders

Fairy Tale by Stephen King- Horror 2022 Preorder

 The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay- 2022 Preorders

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRoca Horror Stories 2022 Preorders

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson- YA Horror 2022 Preorders

Jawbone by Monica Ojeda- Horror 2022 Preorders

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino- Horror 2022 Preorders

We Can Never Leave This Place by Eric LaRocca Horror GR TBR

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca Horror GR TBR

String Follow by Simon Jacobs- Horror 2022 OWN TBR

Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough- Horror 2022 ARCs

Lapnova by Ottessa Moshfegh- Historical Horror 2022 OWN ARC TBR

THRILLER

    

   

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay- Thriller/Mystery 2022 ARCs

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James- Thriller (horror elements) OWN 2022 TBR

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager- Thriller/Mystery GR TBR

And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling- Thriller 2022 ARCs

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier- Thriller/Mystery 2022 ARCs

The It Girl by Ruth Ware- Thriller 2022 ARCs

I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers- YA Thriller 2022 Preorders

FANTASY

    

    

    

 

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire- YA Fantasy sequel Wayward Children book/can be read as standalone

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan GR TBR

The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan High Fantasy 2022 ARCs

All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie Fantasy Novella 2022 ARCs

God of Neverland by Gama Ray Martinez- Fantasy 2022 ARCs

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse- sequel to Black Sun Fantasy 2022 ARCs

 Siren Queen by Nghi Vo- Fantasy GR TBR
Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne- Fantasy Horror GR TBR

A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow sequel to A Spindle Splintered Fantasy Novella GR TBR

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid- Fantasy 2022 ARCs

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi- Fantasy 2022 ARCs

Babel by R.F. Kaung- Fantasy 2022 Preorders 

The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller- Fantasy GR TBR

HISTORICAL

   

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys- YA Historical Fiction Set Romania OWN 2022 TBR 

The Prince and the Prodigal by Jill Eileen Smith- Biblical Fiction 2022 ARCs

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont- Historical Fiction Mystery OWN 2022 TBR

SCI-FI

  

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi- Scifi 2022 ARCs

Badasstronauts by Grady Hendrix Scifi Horror 2022 Preorder

CHRISTIAN

  

Fasting & Feasting by Erin Davis- Christian Devotional 2022 ARCs

God So Close by Becky Thompson- Christian Living 2022 ARCs

POETRY

    

   

Coffin Honey by Todd F. Davis-  2022 ARCs

The Surrender Theory by Caitlin Conlon-  2022 ARCs

Pangaea by Hinnah Mian-  2022 ARCs

The Path to Kindness by James Crew- 2022 ARCs

Broken Halves of a Milky Sun by Aaiun Nin-  2022 ARCs

Escaping the Body by Chloe N. Clark 2022 ARCs

oh, you thought this was a date? by C. Russell Price 2022 ARCs

NONFICTION

  

How We Can Win by Kimberly Jones- Nonfiction on Racism and Race CR PHYSICAL ARC CR

Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth- Horror Nonfiction 2022 ARCs

GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA

  

Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe- Fantasy Romance/Mythology GR TBR

Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly and Brad Ricca Nonfiction 2022 ARCs

What 2022 releases are you excited about? Let me know down below in the comments!