Godfestation, by Jendia Gammon

Book 36 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year – I did it, and early! I will continue to read books through the rest of the year to see how far I get. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. It’s nice that the final book of my goal for the year is the latest book by my friend Jendia Gammon, whose work I’ve featured several times on my blog this year! This time I read her most recent Appalachian horror novella Godfestation that came out in August of this year. Ivy “Fern” Fernberg is collecting leaves in the Appalachian wilds when she meets her first god. A chaotic collection of bones stitched together, it moves towards her in a threatening manner, making her flee back to her car and back towards populated areas. On the way, however, she sees another, quite different being, and a stop at a roadside diner leads to a brief encounter with a sinister customer who is more than he appears. Still…