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Kat Ellis

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Kat Ellis is the author of YA novels WICKED LITTLE DEEDS / BURDEN FALLS, HARROW LAKE, PURGE, BLACKFIN SKY, and BREAKER, and the novella THE TWINS OF BLACKFIN in the THREE STRIKES collection.

You'll usually find Kat up to no good on Twitter, trekking through ruins and cemeteries with her camera, or watching scary films with her husband.

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Average rating: 3.64 · 8,239 ratings · 1,789 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Harrow Lake 3.52 avg rating — 5,225 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Burden Falls 3.98 avg rating — 1,620 ratings — published 2021 — 12 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
	Blackfin Sky 3.74 avg rating — 628 ratings — published 2014 — 13 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
	A Taste of Darkness: 13 spooky stories to savour by Amy McCaw (Goodreads Author) (Curator/author), Maria Kuzniar (Curator/author), Kat Dunn (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2023	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
	Breaker 3.60 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Read, Scream, Repeat by Jennifer Killick, Phil Hickes (Goodreads Author), Kirsty Applebaum (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 154 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
	Three Strikes by Lucy Christopher (Goodreads Author), Rhian Ivory (Goodreads Author), Kat Ellis (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Devouring Light really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings — 7 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
	Purge 3.51 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Devouring Light: The brand new, terrifying YA horror from the award-winning author of Wicked Little Deeds 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Kat Ellis has read Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fantasy	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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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing They Own the Night by Amy McCaw (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
80s rock star vampires, Dracula retelling, dark romance and lashings of horror... you need this on your TBR this spooky season.
Aug 02, 2025 06:29AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing Lie or Die: Blood Moon: Lie or Die by A. J. Clack	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
A brilliant sequel where the stakes are higher and the twists are even twistier!
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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing Six Wild Crowns (Queens of Elben, #1) by Holly Race (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
Absolutely stunning fantasy inspired by the six wives of Henry VIII, with this first book in the trilogy focusing mainly on Boleyn and Seymour. I loved this so much - the parallels between historical fact and the events within this fantasy world; the ...more
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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing Six Wild Crowns (Queens of Elben, #1) by Holly Race (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
Absolutely stunning fantasy inspired by the six wives of Henry VIII, with this first book in the trilogy focusing mainly on Boleyn and Seymour. I loved this so much - the parallels between historical fact and the events within this fantasy world; the ...more
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Kat Ellis has read Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) by Adalyn Grace (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
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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing Keep Your Friends Close: An explosive YA dark academia thriller by Cynthia Murphy (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
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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing Empty Heaven by Freddie Kölsch	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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Kat Ellis rated a book it was amazing And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun (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
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“The entire population of Blackfin maintained a wary distance from her, as though the skeletons in their closets were spring-loaded and ready to burst out onto the front lawn.”
― Kat Ellis, Blackfin Sky

tags: secrets, skeletons-in-the-closet

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“It was a very meta way to die — Optimal, even: to become a story while making one.”
― Kat Ellis, Harrow Lake

tags: death, life, stories

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“When you're alone in the dark, impossible things grow bones and flesh.”
― Kat Ellis, Harrow Lake

tags: fear

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1st Quarter 2021 - Horror #3

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, 316p

3 votes, 30.0%

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, 416p

3 votes, 30.0%

The Black Fire Concerto by Mike Allen, 185p

1 vote, 10.0%

Little Eve by Catriona Ward, 288p

1 vote, 10.0%

Cabal by Clive Barker, 358p

1 vote, 10.0%

The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North, 420p

1 vote, 10.0%

Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis, 320p

0 votes, 0.0%

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth, 619p

0 votes, 0.0%

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 416p

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The Resurrectionists by Michael Patrick Hicks, 156p

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