Jonny's Writing Corner of Chaos

Just another writer/author with an overabundance of projects.

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What Are You Reading? Hiya Book Besties! Whatcha reading right now? I'm reading The Honeys by Ryan La Sala.... https://jonathanpongratz.com/2026/06/09/what-are-you-reading-12/

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New Book Release: Headlights by C.J. Leede Blurb: Every instinct tells him to run. Every memory tells him he can’t. Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change....

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Book Review: Christmas Party Demon (Totally Freaked! #4) Happy Holidays, Readers! Oh wait, I'm way off schedule! Although we're a long way off from Christmas, I couldn't resist continuing the…... https://jonathanpongratz.com/2026/06/08/book-review-christmas-party-demon-totally-freaked-4/

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What Are You Reading? Howdy dowdy, book lovers! What's everybody reading right now? I'm reading Baby's Breath by A.D. Aro. I'm over halfway through, and it's really good!... https://jonathanpongratz.com/2026/06/03/what-are-you-reading-11/

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New Book Release: The Children by Melissa Albert Blurb: An intoxicating, haunting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Melissa Albert, in which the estranged adult children of a legendary author, written into their dead mother’s beloved fantasy series, contend with the vine-like creep of legacy, memory, and magic....

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Book Review: First Team (Marvel Aconyte Novels) What's up readers? Not much over here. Birthdays, graduation, typical beginning of summer stuff. I've been wanting a brief break from horror lately, so I decided to read one of the superhero novels I've been collecting for a while now.... https://jonathanpongratz.com/2026/06/02/book-review-first-team-marvel-aconyte-novels/

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Happy Pride Month! Happy Pride Month, bookworms! As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this month is all about visibility, and I'm here for it!...

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What Are You Reading?

Hi Book Besties! What’s everybody reading right now? Cold Snap was one of the birthday gifts from my boyfriend, and having loved the first book of this series I dove right in! The inspo? I was just minding my business at The Merry Moose when those wormy parasites showed up (I don’t have a golf club, so baseball bat it is 😅). If they think I’m gonna let them gang up on my girl Raelene and her…

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New Book Release: Forlorn Harbor by Jim Doran

    Blurb: Squeaky-clean Martina Ramirez is about to commit her first crime with a group of six schoolmates—breaking and entering into an abandoned movie theater. But the trespassers soon find themselves trapped inside, and while desperately trying to discover a way out, a projector starts playing a film introduction to a vintage episode of a horror series named Forlorn Harbor. When the…

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Book Review: With Friends Like These

  Hey Scream Queens, It’s almost camping season, and I’ve been craving a camp themed read. Today’s book review is all about With Friends Like These by V.S. Lawrence. V.S. Lawrence and I were acquainted on Instagram, and ever since I’ve been dying to try one of her works. Recently this book was free, so I jumped at the chance to get a copy. Let’s see how this slasher went!   Blurb Girls camp can…

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Short Story Review: Pixel Perfect: A Y2K Horror Story

  Hey Nostalgia Lovers, Don’t you just love a trip down memory lane? If you’ve been following me for a while, then you probably know that nostalgia is a powerful driving force for me. That definitely influenced my read of Pixel Perfect by Renee Thomasin. These days I’ve been using Instagram a lot more, and through that I’ve been finding some great new authors and friends. Renee is one of them,…

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What Are You Reading?

Hey Bibliophiles, What’s everybody reading right now? Okay, so I know it’s nowhere near the holidays, but it’s Christmas somewhere right? 😂😂😂 After loving Birthday Party Demon I just had to try out the sequel Christmas Party Demon. I finished this the other day and I think you’re in for a real treat if you give this one a try. The inspo behind this one is the cover, but I decided to let my goofy…

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New Book Release: The Dorians by Nick Cutter

    Blurb: On a remote island in the Canadian wilderness, five elderly volunteers from different walks of life are given a tantalizing offer: to stall their biological clocks or even reverse them, restoring their lost youth. The chance to put death on pause—forever, perhaps. The remarkable secret lies in the high-tech harnessing of an ancient and extraordinary biological agent…one with no…

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Book Review: Hard Luck Jenny

  Welcome Readers! Come take a seat and make yourselves comfy, because it’s time for another book review! This time around I read Hard Luck Jenny by David Sodergren. I’ve been dying to try more from Sodergren for a while now, but my reading rotation of authors has gotten pretty crazy. I previously read The Haar and The Forgotten Islandby Sodergren and liked both, so I’m a pretty big fan. I…

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It's My Birthday!

Howdy Readers! Guess what? It’s my birthday! Thanks for all of the love and support you’ve shown me, and I will resume normal bookish postings tomorrow. I’m gonna spend the day with my beautiful kitties and boyfriend, and I hope you have a lovely start to your week!   Join My ARC & Street Review Team | Subscribe  Facebook | GoodReads | Bookbub | Instagram| YouTube  

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New Book Release: Trad Wife by Sarah Langan

    Blurb: ‘Trad Wife is terrifying . . . a surreal and slick feminist feast’ Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes Your favourite influencer is about to be exposed . . . Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the “trad wife” queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals, she’s an icon of modern…

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Book Title Challenge

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞! A friend of mine on Instagram posted a fun challenge where you make up a word using the first letter of a book’s title to spell out a word. It was too much fun to pass up! My word was Morbid. M – My Mother’s Spirit by Vanessa Kramer O – Ophie’s Ghosts by R – Reaper: Aftermath by Jonathan Pongratz (that’s me!) B – Black Eyed Children by David Weatherly I – The Insurgent by Teri…

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