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Katya de Becerra

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Katya de Becerra was born in Russia, studied in California, lived in Peru, and then stayed in Australia long enough to become a local. She was going to be an Egyptologist when she grew up, but instead she earned a PhD in Anthropology. She is the critically acclaimed, Aurealis winning, Kirkus and Booklist-starred and Shadows nominated author of horror-thrillers When Ghosts Call Us Home, What The Woods Keep, Oasis, and the forthcoming They Watch From Below.

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	What the Woods Keep 3.33 avg rating — 1,192 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oasis 3.08 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Ghosts Call Us Home 3.67 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emporium of Superstition - An Old Wives' Tale Anthology by Elle Beaumont (Goodreads Author), C. Vonzale Lewis (Goodreads Author), Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 114 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology by Elle Beaumont (Goodreads Author), Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author), Jessica Cranberry (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 51 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 6: Femme Fatales by P.J. Hoover (Goodreads Author), M.J. Addy, Jessica Lee Anderson 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology by Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (editor), Greg Herren, Atlin Merrick 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Fresh Hell by Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author) (editor), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clamour and Mischief by Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Dannye Chase (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Watch from Below 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I have something really cool for you all today, dear readers!

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I'm talking, of course, about Michelle Modesto.

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Published on April 11, 2018 23:44 • Tags: adrianne-finlay, dana-mele, devils-unto-dust, emma-berquist, fat-girl-on-a-plane, katya-de-becerra, kelly-devos, kit-frick, michelle-modesto, people-like-us, revenge-and-the-wild, sarah-henning, sea-witch, see-all-the-stars, shea-ernshaw, the-wicked-deep, tiffany-brownlee, what-the-woods-keep, wrong-in-all-the-right-ways, your-one-and-only

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Katya de Becerra rated a book it was amazing Castle of Horror Anthology Volume 11: Revenge by In Churl Yo (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My 10th anthology story! My contribution to REVENGE is To Die Like a Pharaoh in which a group of women plot their escape from the machinations of a wealthy narcissist. This anthology is full of AMAZING stories, including Melanie Schubert's Severed Cap ...more
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My 10th anthology story! My contribution to REVENGE is To Die Like a Pharaoh in which a group of women plot their escape from the machinations of a wealthy narcissist. This anthology is full of AMAZING stories, including Melanie Schubert's Severed Cap ...more
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Update, 29 Jan '24: A few weeks back I've sent off this book's first revision to my editor and am now patiently (read: impatiently), awaiting her notes. This revision has been vital and I feel like I wrote a few new book, tbh. This has been the harde ...more
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I was lucky enough to read this one early for a blurb and I basically could NOT put it down until the last page! Absolutely riveting and completely unexpected!!! Paula is my new favourite thriller author!
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I was lucky enough to read this one early and I loved it so much I blurbed it too <3 You are NOT ready! Think The Ring meets Smile meets It Follows but make it haunted video game!
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

tags: books, library

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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

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“Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.”
― Holly Black, Ironside

tags: corny, funny, ironside

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“That was the problem with monsters. Sometimes they looked just like everybody else.”
― Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown: Free Preview Edition: The First 8 Chapters

tags: monsters-of-men

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“Who were these people? Where was all this joy, and where does joy go when it leaves your family? Does it go into someone else's family, soak into the earth, or does it dissolve away like your breath in the winter? And if it doesn't leave like this, then why isn't there any left for me?”
― Crystal Chan, Bird

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