Melanie is an upbeat and positive person but when she finds herself bitten by a stray dog on a first date she is simply mortified. After her embarrassment subsides she finds the bite very painful even after getting treatment for her injury. Every day brings more symptoms which she doesn't understand but the doctor says she is fine and not to worry since she tested negative for rabies and there was no signs of infection. Melanie's symptoms are now getting out of control along with her strange cravings and she can't hide her changes too much longer. Eventually the CDC will be contacted but will Melanie still be alive for them to find a cure or was she doomed from day one and also from the ineptitude of the doctor who treated her who said she would be fine and not to worry!

Oh, this was a creepy horror story with great characters and awesome storytelling and writing! The tension builds slow and steady until the forty percent mark and then really takes off with unexpected story sidelines and other essential characters who will possibly meet up with Melanie for better or worse. The horror was downright creepy, disgusting, terrifying, bloody, gory, sad, enjoyable, entertaining with some great dark humor added in just the right places. Just a fare, cautionary warning, some readers may want to think twice about reading this book while they are eating or even right before a meal (lol). Unexpected twists will take place near the end of the book which made this novella a very satisfying and terrifying read!

I'm definitely looking forward to read more material from this author so I have purchased quite a few of Boris Bacic's books for future reading.


Many thanks to the publisher "Butterdragons Publishing" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this story and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I have given a rating of 4 HORRIFYING AND ENTERTAINING 🌟🌟🌟🌟 STARS!!

I’m grateful that I got the chance to read this ARC. I’m sorry, but I dnf’ed this at 20% .
The story didn’t just got me and I was reading against my own will. I didn’t have any fun with it.

Unfortunately, I thought this book would be right up my alley. Vampires? Always. That being said, I didn't make it past 40% to be honest. I just lost interest and couldn't get back into it.

Didn't enjoy the writing much. I was going to DNF it, but then that would count against my percentage on NetGalley.

I received a copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This book is well written and the characters are described well. This is a fast paced horror novella. I enjoyed Darren, Melanie and Catherine's character. This book will hold on tight to your attention from the first page. I would recommend reading this book to anyone and everyone who enjoys a good horror novella. This book is in stores for $4.99 (USD) ebook, and paperback $9.99 (USD).

A lot of potential in this one, but it was a long haul to get to the “horror” part of it, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the characters. The writing felt a bit off to me also, kind of stilted and repetitive.

I got this book though Netgalley for an honest review. Just a bite from Boris Bacic is a story you don't want to eat while reading Bacic has disturbing imagery within this book so if your trigger by bugs, rotting flesh and the like maybe stay away from this book. Just a bite made my skin crawl i physically felt sick at point reading what was happen to our Main character it just horrifying and creepy. Now with that said i did fine the end kind of wrap everything up to convincedly in a way. I don't want to get in to much of a spoiler here so just know i gave this 4 stars for the writing alone and the story was decent it just the ending and i will be looking in to what else this author has written.

man this book had much potential, at first i was even reminded of the book “The Troop” which i really loved, but then this one flopped the farther i went in :/
anyway, i’ll talk about the good things first:

« i really loved the general idea—people getting infected with a parasite, although it wasn’t really original.
« the gory scenes (only really a few of them) were also quite good.
« i didn’t expect that ending !

« now what i didn’t really vibe with was the writing style. lots of the text was repetitive, i found myself being a bit frustrated bc i just wanted to get on with it lmao.
« it also took up to 64% of the book for things to actually start becoming grotesque.
« for the most part this book was anything but horror.
« i also didn’t care about Melanie’s and Darren’s relationship nor her friendship with Catherine. the relationship aspect could be scratched entirely, imo.
« overall, nothing AT ALL happened for the most part of the book. only the ending was slightly gory.
« i was also not a fan of “t. gondii” invention in the book. i found it just too ridiculous tbh 😂 (if you read a book, you’ll know what i mean)

i would recommend this probably only for horror genre beginners. avid horror readers wouldn’t find anything interesting in this 🤷🏻‍♀️

The book was told on two different levels: one was showing what was going on in a scientific lab, the other was telling the story of Jesse dealing with the gruesome aftermath of being bitten by a stray dog. While the second story-line took up most of the book's space, I'm sad to say it was the weaker part. The idea behind the book was exciting, with a cruel and mean outcome. However, the way Jesse's story was told left me disappointed and glad when I finally finished this book, which even in its novella size was much too long. My main point of criticism is Jesse herself, which stumbled from one dumb decision to the next. Her ignorance of her painful and visible injury, paired with the negligent behavior of her doctor, was unbelievable. Also, a lot of things she did made her tell a story of some or other person she knew who had a similar experience "oh I had a friend of a friend who did the same thing, blah blah", filling the book with pages of nonessential stuff that was neither interesting nor important for the story in any way. Asking me for a concrete example, I shamelessly have to admit I already forgot about those indifferent topics.
So while I liked the concept behind the book, I disliked its sometimes repetitive and, honestly, boring implementation.

Book was not written very well. Poor grammar, a lot of spelling mistakes and there was no real plot to the story. Not a story I’d recommend to anyone.

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to get from this book as I decided to read it just based off of title and cover alone. Boy was I glad I did! Boris Bacic's writing was amazing! The descriptive depictions of the parasite infections was grotesque and gory but I just could not stop reading it. The cliffhanger at the end of the book made me wishing for more! I can't wait to see if there will be a book two. Overall, I will say if you are a fan of very gory detailed horror books, this book is 100% for you!

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to Butterdragon Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of Just a Bite in exchange for an honest review.

The description and the cover are perfectly creepy and horrifying. It dragged me in and made me want to read the book. Too bad the book itself could not do the same. I found Melanie way too immature and the writing felt rushed like the author had a checklist and needed to make sure certain things happened at a certain point whether it flowed or not.
I tried to continue reading it I really did but I didn't find the book terrifying and I was laughing because of course the book would go in that direction. I shouldn't be laughing and rolling my eyes at a character being bit by a dog. Of course she was more worried about what the date thought than the bite from the rabid stray dog. I semi liked the date because he was concerned and had a healthy dose of self preservation (something the mc sorely lacked). My main problem was I could see where the book was going long before it got there and I don't want to feel that for a horror book.
If you have a high tolerance for horror books, I would recommend.
2.5⭐️
4💧

Warning.... Not for the faint of heart
skin crawling, fast paced, creepy horror story
well written for the most park, soooo many great details were expressed in this book but I did lack a few things, 1 being character development
but it was a good book
I want to thank Netgalley for providing this ARC for a voluntary honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. This book was fast paced and had me hooked from the beginning. The body horror was well written and had me squirming.

I feel them moving and crawling inside of me….

When I left the house that day, I never expected to find myself in this kind of situation. A day like any other – work, casual conversation, then an exciting date with her long-time crush. What could possibly go wrong? Well, nothing much if you stay away from stray dogs and their bites, but I didn’t.

So much pain. So many weird occurrences. What was with all these strange cravings?
Trying to go through my days, as usual, ignoring what was happening to me as best I can. Will I ever figure out what is happening to me? Surely, I will find something or someone to help me before it's too late – not just for me, but for everyone around me. I don’t know how much longer I can pretend I am okay...

Will someone save me before it’s too late?

Okay first of all let me put out a warning that this book is DISGUSTINGLY visceral in its body horror, so it is not for the faint hearted or squeamish.

I enjoyed this wee short story and there were times I had to set it down and take a moment because it was making my skin crawl, but I found the writing style lacking in flair and finesse.

I wanted to love it more. But… alongside the juvenile style there wasn’t enough character development so I found it hard to relate to and empathise with the characters which would have added another layer of depth to this story. The flicking between character perspectives further disengaged me and left me not really caring what happened to any of them.

Sadly a great concept that was poorly executed.

Stunning cover and very creepy horror story. This is very atmospheric and features well written characters. I enjoyed this very much and I could not put it down.!

Thank you to the publisher, Boris Bacic, and Netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest thoughts!

Just A Bite is a fast-paced, stomach churning, have you itching, awesome quick read! The book includes two plotlines that ultimately affect each other.

Plot one tells the story of Jesse who gets bitten by a stray dog while out on a date. What seems like a minimal injury that will heal quickly, quickly becomes anyone's worst nightmare.

"I stared at the black piece of whatever it was that fell out of my wound. Specifically, I focused on the tiny yellow rice-like grain. I blinked. The yellow thing wiggled."

Plot two tells the story of a lab where they are testing a parasite they developed known as PT-104. It is here that we start to learn what this parasite can do once it has found a host.

"If the PT-104 got into the wrong hands , it could be the end of civilization as they knew it."

Each plotline advances quickly. I found myself eager to get back to each one as quickly as possible in order to learn more about PT-104 and to find out what would end up happening to Jesse. The author did an astounding job pulling the reader in and making you empathize and feel what was happening to Jesse, so much so, I still itch and squirm just thinking about it. The way the storylines converged although executed perfectly, it did feel a bit rushed. Although, this could be a result of me being selfish and not wanting the story to end!

Thank you Netgalley and Boris Bacic for this ARC in return for an honest review. Please note that I have contacted B&N regarding the html coding in my review.

I’d like to thank NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

This was the first time I’ve ever heard of this author. I was in the mood for a horror book and read many reviews that described this book as filled with gore, so I was willing to give it a shot.

It definitely delivered in terms of gore. It was descriptive in all of the right ways and made me physically squirm during some parts. With that being said, the story didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I didn’t care for the main character at all; I didn’t have any emotions at all surrounding what was happening to her. The side characters seemed to be an after-thought and may not have been necessary in my opinion.

Overall, I read this for the gore and was satisfied on that front. The plot was just ok. It was a fast read with very short chapters.

I got this book thrue netgalley and here's my review.

This one is totally gruesome, gory and cring worthy... 👀👀👀
I first thought it was a zombie book, but boy was I wrong. Its focus is on a parasite living in a host and... 🤢🤢🤢

Reading this made everyting crawl and itch like crazy 😂
The author really did a great job describing every jucky bit extremly vividly.

This book is disgusting, and not for faint hearted. So if you're into the gory bit of a book. Go for it!

Warning: Just a Bite is gory, gruesome, and not for the faint of heart. Trust me this will make your skin crawl!

Now, that you have been warned, I shall move on. I will start at the beginning, Jesse, is out on a date, where she sees a stray dog. Being the kind and loving gal she is, she approaches the dog to show it kindness, however, in return the stray bites her. She fluffs it off, forgiving the dog for the nasty bite.

Jesse moves on with her day, until she notices the bite is not healing. At this point and at her nagging roommate's suggestion, she gives in and sees her doctor. Good ole doc, determines it is indeed Just A Bite. From here, the story just takes off into a direction, I did not see coming!

This novel is a quick, fast paced read that kept me wanting me more than Just a Bite. I loved the cliff hangar of an ending and it got me asking myself, since when does Just a Bite, open up a can of worms? Enough said, get your hands on this book and judge for yourself.

One more note, this amazing novel is creative, brilliant, gory and very entertaining.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC for a honest review.






A creative, brilliant, gory and entertaining read