Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Darling Dreadful Thing | 2024 | Johanna van Veen | Buy |
| 2 | Blood on Her Tongue | 2025 | Johanna van Veen | Buy |
| 3 | Bone of My Bone | 2026 | Johanna van Veen | Buy |
My Darling Dreadful Thing (2024) is the novel that put van Veen on the map for English-language horror readers. It follows a young woman whose strange companion may or may not be real, told with the kind of suffocating intimacy that good gothic fiction depends on. The book earned strong reviews and comparisons to classic literary horror.
Blood on Her Tongue and Bone of My Bone continue in a similar direction, each bringing its own setting and mythology while maintaining the unsettling atmosphere that characterises her work. These are not page-turners in the conventional sense; they reward patience and attention.