Our June Book | Chapters & Chai Book Club
Our June Book | Chapters & Chai Book Club
I am so excited to reveal that our June book club read is 'Itch' by Gemma Amor.
I actually bought this at our April book club meet after Izzy, our Waterstones bookseller, recommended it to me, so I'm glad to tick off a TBR book with you all this month.
About 'Itch'
Something moves on the forest floor...
Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.
But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin.
Josie's hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman's decaying, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind... and her flesh.
As Josie struggles with infestations of all kinds, she scratches the surface of an age-old mystery - a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by ancient folklore and strange customs. So when the village dresses up for its annual festival, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, and begins to ask
Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?
Or is she their next victim?
Genre: Horror, LGBT, Thriller
Average Rating (Goodreads): 3.76
Pages: 352
About Gemma Amor
Gemma Amor is a Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author, editor, podcaster and voice actor based in the UK. She writes genre-fluid, emotional and character-driven horror and speculative fiction. Gemma illustrates her own works and also provides original, hand-painted artwork for book covers on commission!
For a group of people who said they're not keen on horror, you often seem to choose the horror and horror-adjacent books! It's so nice that you all continue to step out of your comfort zones - after all, isn't that what book club is all about?
As always, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one at our June meet up.
Have a lovely month! Happy reading in the sunshine!
Kee