There really is something to be said about a good first line, and I'm going to be using this tag from now on to showcase my current read's first lines.
My current read this week is What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.
The mushroom's gills were the deep-red color of severed muscle, the almost-violet shade that contrasts so dreadfully with the pale pink of viscera. I had seen in an number of times in dead dear and dying soldiers, but it startled me to see it here.
Goodreads synopsis
When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia.What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.
Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.
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As a reimagining of The Fall of The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, it's only right to kick off the story mentioning the mushrooms that surround the house. This was my final spooky read of October and I absolutely loved it. If you're looking for a quick horror story, I would highly suggest this one. It released just last year on July 12, 2022, and you can add it to your Goodreads shelf here!
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