Thank you for an arc copy of this story. This book follows a couple who are alone taking a break from life and work when the man discovers a strange bug. And then another. This story deals with impregnation by creature and horrific and disturbing scenes. Unfortunately this book was not for me. I was confused the entire time but the writing was well done and the characters had clear and strong personalities.

Breeding Ground is the story of Lexi and Brandon visiting a cabin in the woods after having broken up a month ago. Not only is Lexi hesitant to get back together with Brandon, a few hours into the trip she gets attacked by something out of her nightmares.

"Always give a scared animal a route to escape."

What I most enjoyed about this story was the interpersonal relationship aspect. It was interesting to learn more about Lexi and Brandon's relationship in the past as well as the present. I would like to read more from this author in a different genre.

The horror aspect of this was alright. It was clear from the start where the story would go, and It occassionally veered into some weird territory. But it did come full circle in the end.

A quick read. Lexi and her ex fiancee Brandon go to a cabin for a weekend to try and rekindle their relationship, things don't go as planned. A good short story with a good twist. Thanks to Blood Bound Books and Netgalley for this review copy

Spending time with her ex-fiance, Brandon, in a cabin to rekindle old flames should be a romantic affair. But when something attacks Lexi, things go horribly wrong. Her old health issues reappear, her ex-fiance starts acting strange. Is this really happening, or is she having a psychotic break?
Breeding Ground was a little short story about rekindling old flames, and ventures into insanity and horror.

I really enjoyed the setup to the plot, with Lexi and Brandon on the way to the cabin. I enjoyed hearing about Brandon's knowledge of plant life. This, However, completely spoiled the twist at the end and made it very obvious what was going to happen, at least in theory.
Unfortunately, I found both Lexi and Brandon to be one-dimensional, and the horror wasn’t terribly scary either.
I liked the questioning element of wondering if Lexi was in the throes of a terrifying anxiety attack, or if something sinister was actually going on. Especially considering her influences at the time.

While this wasn’t my ‘cup-of-tea’, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick horror read, or to anyone looking at getting into body horror/gore, but doesn’t want to commit to a longer book.

In conclusion, I didn’t like this as much as I hoped for, but I can see the potential of the story, and I can see that it would appeal to some markets.
Thank you to Netgalley and Blood Bound Books for the Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this book. All opinions are my own.