I feel like I had to add that “Saw Franchise” bit in because Jigsaw Book Tag doesn’t get the point across as well I feel, someone might think this is a literal Jigsaw Book Tag, which it isn’t! This is based off of the Saw Franchise (or the latest ‘Jigsaw’ movie which I have not seen yet). I thought this would be a fantastic tag to do in October since I like to do as many Halloween/spooky posts as possible!
I found it on Hardback Hoarder’s channel and the original creator is Wolfshot Publishing.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
It was kind of hard for me to come up with a Halloween theme for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday because I’ve already done so many Halloween themed posts! So I decided to just go with some horror books that are still on my TBR but I can’t wait to read them!
You can find some of my other Halloween posts here:
10.) Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake
The sequel to the amazing “Anna Dressed in Blood” so of course I need to read it! Hopefully it’s as good as the first one, I wasn’t expecting “Anna” to be as gory and scary as it was!
9.) The Suffering (The Girl from the Well #2) by Rin Chupeco
I was terrified by the first book and since I’m a sucker for scaring myself I want to read the sequel!
8.) The Diviners by Libba Bray
This might just be more of a paranormal/supernatural book and not horror but I’m including it anyways. I read the first chapter and it was pretty creepy so I’m excited to get into this series!
7.) Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
This is a book I picked up and read a quarter through and set back down. It was definitely creepy though and I do plan on picking it back up. It’s basically about a haunted suit and the ghost of the old man is haunting the main character now. Like I said it’s super creepy.
6.) It by Stephen King
I don’t think this one needs an explanation.
5.) The Child Thief by Brom
Peter Pan is my favorite fairy tale and so I’m ALL for any retelling of it but especially a dark, horror retelling.
4.) Bird Box by Josh Malerman
A short, slow horror style book but I want to give it a go. Especially since it’s really short….because I’m lazy.
3.) The Ravenous by Amy Lukavics
I’m not too sure about this book anymore since it hasn’t been getting the best of reviews but I really enjoy Lukavics’ books so I’d like to at least try it.
2.) Say Her Name by James Dawson
I’m always pretty creeped out by Blood Mary stories so I’m ready to be scared with this one.
1.) Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
I’m currently reading Alameda’s other novel “Shutter” and really enjoying it PLUS this one sounds very similar to the Alien movie franchise and I’m here for it.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Do you have any of these on your TBR as well?
What are some horror books that are on your TBR?
Any favorite horror books?
Let me know in the comments and Happy Halloween guys!
I found this tag over on Hardback Hoarder’s channel so be sure to head over and check out her video of this tag as well! This is probably going to be my last Halloween themed book tag but maybe I’ll squeeze in another, you never know.
This tag was created by The Bookish Porcupine.
1.) Creepy house on the corner of the street: Book with a creepy cover
It’s definitely one of the creepier covers I have seen! Also my current read and so far it’s not disappointing!
2.) Lights out (party poopers): A book you want to read when you want to escape
Fantasy is always good to me for this and so I’ll pick a fantasy book on my TBR that I’m hoping will be completely immersive! I adore Laini’s writing style so I sure I’ll adore this book as well.
3.) The house that gives out the cheap candy: Guilty pleasure book
Definitely “Paper Princess”. While I do mention that I loved it a bit it’s still a bit of a guilty pleasure for me because I NEVER like books like that but for some reason that one was just so addictive!
4.) The house with the best decorations on the block: Best haunting/Halloween themed cover
It’s a perfect combination of witches and Halloween colors so I think it fits very well!
5.) The house that gives out the best candy: #1 Halloween recommendation
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys is a great read for Halloween and since it’s an anthology of short horror stories there should be a couple stories in there for everyone, though I thought pretty much all of them were fantastic.
Speed Round:
1.) Corn Maze or Haunted House?
Haunted House! (I think they’re scarier and just more fun)
2.) Classic or Unique Costume?
Definitely unique since that’s what I try and do for all of my costumes every year!
3.) Sexy or Scary Costume?
Sexy.
4.) Comedy or Horror Halloween Film?
Definitely Horror!
5.) Chocolate or Sour Candy?
Both? I supposed Chocolate wins out though….
I’m going to tag a few of my newest followers!
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****Don’t feel obligated to do this tag though!****
Mackenzie @ The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Library
Kristen @ Her Grace’s Library
Des @ Des’ Random Thoughts
Marty @ The Cursed Books
Amberry Books
This post is pretty straight forward! You can read my first post of creepy covers here! I’m trying to keep a lot of my posts here for the rest of the month Halloween related so here goes nothing.
Keep in mind these are only covers of books I have either read or are on my TBR. If there are any other super creepy covers you know of let me know in the comments below!
It by Stephen King
Of course I’m going to include this one with its many variations of creepy covers but this is the one I own and its the one that I think looks great and also creepy. I like the big Cheshire cat style clown grin full of teeth, it’s definitely scary!
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
While this might not necessarily be a horror book it seems to have a pretty dark synopsis and the cover is more than a little creepy. Hands pressing against things like that always freaks me out.
Say Her Name by James Dawson
Bloody Mary and mirrors make for a pretty scary cover especially with all of that condensation….
The Wood by Chelsea Bobulski
I think this cover is gorgeous and creepy all at the same time! The leaf dripping blood is just really neat, maybe I’m strange?
The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan
Creepy setting, dark, with a creepy girl on the cover = one big creepy.
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
The ghost of Anna standing with blood dripping down her dress on the cover is pretty darn creepy.
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Something about old fashioned baby strollers creep me out especially with the creepy little mobile there…..
A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmmann
Also not the creepiest cover on this list but the colors and font give off an eerie vibe in my opinion.
Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano
This is super scary looking, anything that’s faceless gives me chills especially with the one girl climbing up the wall. Nope!
Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender
I don’t like anything being covered with fabric like this, it’s always creeped me out and while this one isn’t super terrifying it’s a little bit…uncomfortable to look at!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Do you find any of these covers to be creepy?
What are some of your favorite creepy covers?
Let me know in the comments!
Another fun Halloween tag and one that is more for fun than anything else since this isn’t directly book related. Hopefully you’ll all have fun reading through this, answering the questions took FOREVER!
****This is a very long post so if you don’t like long posts don’t read it!****
Spooky Halloween Tag created by Simply Kenna.
1. Favorite horror or Halloween-themed song?
“Ghostbusters” of course, it’s definitely my favorite Halloween jam!
2. Name something you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark forest or in an abandoned building.
I think the better question would be what WOULD I want to run into? Because the list is quite long for things I don’t want to see! Serial killers, rabid animals, malevolent spirits, creepy dolls, disembodied children’s voices, and anything doing that creepy ass disjointed crawling. Also if I was in the forest part of this question I wouldn’t want to run into any branches or tree roots either….just saying.
3. Have you ever played with a Ouija Board?
HELL NO! AND I WON’T EITHER! I just think “hey, whatever you believe in ghosts or no ghosts you still don’t want to be inviting anything you can’t see to come and talk to you”.
4. Favorite horror monster or villain?
Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise! Why, you may ask? I enjoy the movies and I just really love Jason, I can’t explain it!
5. The creepiest thing that’s ever happened while you were alone?
Creepy things don’t really seem to seek me out so I don’t have many experiences with anything REALLY creepy but I have one that’s slightly serious and one that is just plain funny, both involve me by myself with my family’s dog. She put up with a lot of my crap now that I think of it, bless her.
Funny Story: One summer day back when I was still in high school I was home alone with my dog, Duchess, and heard a LOUD crash from upstairs and of course being the horror movie lover I am I definitely was NOT going to go look! Instead these thoughts ran through my mind: I’m a teenage girl, home alone, during the summer, in the woods, in the middle of nowhere, and someone may or may not have broken into the house to come murder me. So instead of grabbing a phone or even the dog I ran out the door barefoot and hid in my dad’s other garage until my mom got home! Slightly embarrassing.
So the slightly creepy story is this: once again it’s a summer night when I was home alone (no I don’t have absent family members but I did stay home a lot!) with Duchess and the power went out during a storm. I’m immediately on high alert, this is the generic set up for a lot of horror movies after all! I grab a single flashlight and hunker down in the porch corner with Duchess and sit….waiting for the power to come back on, when suddenly Duchess becomes fixated on something in the kitchen. The dark kitchen….in a corner. I aim my light over and see nothing and try to tell her to calm down since nothing was there but she remained fixated on the spot. I don’t remember what happened much after that, but it definitely creeped me the hell out!
6. If you were dared to spend the night in a “haunted house”, would you do it?
I guess this depends on the exact context of the situation such as: do I have to do it alone? I have a ridiculously over active imagination on top of anxiety so if I was alone I would probably think all sorts of things were trying to get me and my answer would be no. Otherwise if I had at least one other person with me it could make for a very interesting experience!
7. Are you superstitious?
In the sense of “am I afraid to walk under ladders” type of superstition? No not really. In the sense of “do I believe in ghosts and psychics”? Yes, I do.
8. Do you ever see figures in your peripheral vision?
I used to when I was smaller when I was playing outside alone and such but I don’t really anymore.
9. Which urban legend scares you the most?
Definitely Bloody Mary especially after watching the Supernatural episode that features her. Another one is the “Killer in the backseat” urban legend which is exactly what it sounds like, driving alone in your car at night with a killer hiding in your backseat. I honestly always check mine before I start driving.
10. Do you prefer gore or thrillers?
Both, I don’t prefer one over the other!
11. Do you believe in multiple dimensions or worlds?
Not really, no. Would that be awesome? Definitely.
12. Ever made a potion of any sort?
Nope. I used to try when I was kid but I never tried in a serious manner.
13. Do you get scared easily?
Not really. I can sit and watch loads of scary movies, read horror books, or go through the haunted houses people set up and while I may jump I’m always having fun and not actually scared. I’ve been watching scary movies since I was a kid because my mom loves them so I’ve kind of been desensitized to them over the years.
14. Have you ever played Bloody Mary?
Yes, unfortunately. My friend talked me into it at a Halloween party and we did it, against my better judgement because I do firmly believe one should not go about inviting things unseen into your house. The only thing that happened was a creepy thud against the mirror on the wall, was it someone messing with us? Could be. No one else was in the house though.
15. Do you believe in demons/the devil?
Yes, I do. This also goes hand in hand with my belief one should not go inviting unseen things into your presence.
16. You’re home alone but you hear footsteps in your house, what do you do?
Ha! Reminds me of the story I told in Question #5 in which case I run outside immediately regardless of things such as wearing shoes. Also I would grab my damn phone and call the cops right away too!
17. If you got trapped in one scary movie, which would you choose?
Probably Halloween because I feel like I’d have a good chance of surviving since it’s a plain old slasher in an urban area. It’s not out in the woods in the middle of nowhere like with Friday the 13th! I am not equipped for ghosts, supernatural creatures, or fighting in my dreams but I think I could handle Michael Myers!
18. If you could only wear one Halloween costume for the rest of your life, what would you be?
I’d probably want to wear a pirate costume forever because pirates look cool and it’d be awesome. But if I have to pick a costume I already have then I’d be Batgirl for eternity because that costume was flattering!
19. Would you ever go to a graveyard at night?
Why not? As long as there aren’t any idiots running around being disrespectful towards the graves and the dead it’d be fine. There’s nothing inherently creepy about graveyards to me.
20. In a zombie apocalypse what is your weapon of choice?
I’d love to be a badass lugging a chainsaw around or a sword but that’s just not practical so I’ll go with my hunting rifle since I know how to use it and it’s relatively easy to handle.
21. Would you rather go to a Halloween party or go trick or treating?
Halloween party! Sometimes they have candy too!
22. You’re in a horror movie. Are you the final girl, the first to die, the comic relief, the skeptic, the smart one, or the killer?
I think I’d be a tie between the final girl and the comic relief! I’ve seen enough horror movies to know the “rules” so I could make it to the end of the movie in that sense but also I may just be clowning around too even though I’m probably not that funny to other people!
23. Do you have to watch something happy after watching a horror movie so you can go to sleep?
Sometimes if the movie was that good! Usually I don’t though because as I said earlier years of scary movies have desensitized me.
24. Whilst watching scary movies, are you the person who yells at the characters, the person with their eyes covered the whole time, or the person who falls asleep?
Definitely the person who is yelling at the characters! Because come on just follow the rules, don’t be stupid, and you’ll live! Someone told you don’t go into the basement? Then don’t go into the basement!
25. Are you the one who gets scared, or the one who does the scaring?
One who does the scaring, I’m a jerk like that. I’m the person who would sit around the fire at the lake and tell stories to scare my little cousins and the person who dresses up for Halloween parties in secret just to jump out and scare people!
26. Favorite scary book?
“Daughters Unto Devils” by Amy Lukavics. It’s terrifying, gory, and twisted!
27. How old were you when you saw your first horror movie?
Younger than I care to remember just because I’d walk into the room and my dad would be watching Child’s Play and fall asleep and my dumb ass would sit down and watch! The first one I CAN remember watching was when I was 10 and I watched The Grudge. I don’t recommend watching that young because both Child’s Play and The Grudge haunt my dreams and I’m forever terrified of disjointed crawling Asian ghosts and dolls.
28. What was your first Halloween costume?
Probably a pumpkin when I was a baby but the first real costume I remember picking for myself was Queen Amidala from Star Wars!
29. What are you going to be for Halloween this year?
I’m actually going as a young Shanks from the anime Once Piece and my boyfriend is going as Trafalgar Law! If you’re familiar with that show at all you’ll know what I’m talking about, I’m super excited to wear it to parties!
30. If you could have a spooky Halloween pet (black cat, owl, bat, rat, wolf), what would you pick?
Black cat! I used to have one named Tinkerbell and she was such a grump sometimes but she adored me. Black cats are gorgeous.
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(Don’t feel pressured to do it, you don’t have to)
If you weren’t tagged and would love to do this as well go right on ahead! Please tag me so I can read your answers as well!
So as I promised I’ve done up a post for those of you who want to read some spooky books for Halloween but don’t necessarily like horror or want your pants scared off! These are mostly all thrillers or have a paranormal factor present.
If you want to see my Halloween Horror Recommendations you can check that out here.
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
A great diverse read featuring a Latino family of brujas (witches) and when Alex tries to rid herself of her powers her entire family vanishes. This is a very magical adventure full of family love and who doesn’t love a good witch book?
The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas
This is a thriller about a girl who lied about who murdered their babysitter when they were younger and must now hunt for the true killer. This doesn’t have much for Halloween vibes but it is a very dark and twisted story full of surprises. It definitely gets gritty and you’ll get chills reading through it!
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Who doesn’t think “Coraline” is a Halloween classic now? Because I sure do! It’s subtly creepy and just absolutely perfect for reading this time of year.
The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook
Another thriller but this one has some psychics involved making it all the more perfect for some Halloween reading. A girl who fakes being psychic must now help the police find a missing girl but she may just have some insider information….
Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel
Harbingers of Death? That screams Halloween in my opinion! A mysterious boy shows up in town accompanied by flocks of strange crows and when he saves Angie from something supernatural she realizes he may not be human either. Paranormal elements and a slightly creepy atmosphere makes this another great read for non-horror fans!
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Another book that shouldn’t surprise many of you but “The Graveyard Book” is about a boy who is raised by the supernatural residents of a graveyard. It’s full of adventure and just straight up adorableness.
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
A mystery thriller revolving around Jasper Dent the son of the most infamous serial killers in the world. Jasper was being groomed to take over the “family business” and therefore can see crime scenes from a criminal’s POV so when a new serial killer shows up in his small town he’s determined to prove it’s not him.
So, so, sooooo many twists and turns with this one it’s especially great if you have a morbid curiosity about serial killers, like me.
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
I could honestly recommend any of Flynn’s books but this short story fits the best in my opinon. It’s about a woman who fakes psychic readings and help from the beyond for money. When a woman wants her help ridding her house of something evil our main character may just start believing in ghosts….
Super quick read and open ended so if open endings aren’t your thing I’d skip it.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Psychics, ancient sleeping kings, ley lines, and magic trees I think it’s safe to say this isn’t your run of the mill paranormal romance or urban fantasy. It’s full of magic and sets a very fast pace not to mention you will definitely fall in love with the characters!
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
This is more Middle Grade than YA but it’s still super interesting and full of supernatural spirits and creatures and there’s more than a few creepy moments too as Thomas learns about how to be a Spook.
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
This one is filled with monsters, demons, undead, and spirits and while it has a few dark moments it mostly follows a girl named Tea learning to control her powers of necromancy.
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
This book fits into a kind of neat genre but it’s about a girl who wants to hunt monsters and boy who is one of those monsters in a city torn into two sects. The monsters are very unique and fun to read about and the characters are a bit morally grey, definitely a fun read though and the monsters aren’t TOO creepy either!
Bad Blood by Demitria Lunetta
Another witch book makes the list! This one is about a girl who visits Scotland and learns a bit more about her family’s past as she continues having visions of two women and a bit more about witchcraft and blood magic. Honestly the background of Scotland makes this book worth the read as well!
Have you read any of this books? What did you think?
Will you give any of these books a try?
What are some of your favorite non-horror Halloween reads?
Let me know in the comments!
I found this little tag over on Hardback Hoarder’s channel and thought it would be a super fun tag to do for October. There really aren’t a ton of horror type book tags out there that I haven’t done yet, which is sad! However, I have found a few so keep an eye out for them!
Clever Fox is the original creator of this tag!
1.) What goes bump in the night? Name a book that has legitimately scared you while reading it.
I know a lot of people didn’t find this book all that scary but it terrified me because I am deathly afraid of disjointed walking, any kind of crawling, and ghosts that even slightly resemble Samara from The Ring or the ghost from The Grudge. They terrify me. So of course all of those things are present in this book and while reading it I couldn’t even walk past a room that had its life off!
2.) Jack O’ Lanterns and Classic Costumes: A book you always reach for during Halloween time.
I don’t usually have time to do re-reads but I always attempt re-reading “Slasher Girls & Monster Boys” just because it’s made up of a bunch of fantastically scary short stories which makes it perfect for Halloween reading.
3.) Black Cats and Magic Mirrors: A book you love that is laced with superstition and/or magic.
How about both? “Labyrinth Lost” has a bit of superstition since the main character and her family are brujas (witches) who also happen to perform magic! It’s a wonderful story full of diversity as well.
4.) Witch’s Brew: Favorite witch character in any book/series.
(Besides everyone in the Harry Potter series….)
I really liked Tea from “The Bone Witch” I thought she was pretty likable and her power of necromancy is definitely neat.
5.) Ghouls and Ghosts: A book that still haunts you to this day (good or bad).
I’m still salty about so many things that happened in this book and I know it will continue to haunt me as well!
6.) Haunted Graveyard: You’re all alone in a haunted graveyard, you get ONE book to give you comfort, which is it?
I would want to bring a book that would keep me so distracted I wouldn’t notice all the creepies around me so “Night Film” is perfect for that. This book definitely held my attention in that way!
7.) The Undead: Favorite supernatural creatures to read about (i.e. vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc).
Do witches kind of count? If they do I definitely pick witches but if they don’t I like werewolves the best but I don’t come across too many books that include them.
8.) In the dead of night: Pick a book with a black cover.
The Night Circus! Fabulous book, gorgeous cover that also happens to be black.
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IT’S FINALLY MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!! Halloween is my favorite holiday and therefore October is my favorite month that I love to fill with scary movies and books! I missed out on Lauren’s amazing Read-A-Thon last year but I’m joining in on the fun this year!
I may or may not be able to read through all of these because I have ARCs to catch up on but I’m going to try my hardest because I LOVE HORROR BOOKS!
So if you’d like to join the read-a-thon as well and get a chance to win a give-away as well! Just link back to Lauren’s post here!
For this one I’ve decided to go with “Shutter” because I’ve been dying to read this forever and the cover is pretty damn creepy! It’s about a female descendant of Van Helsing who fights both undead monsters as well as ghosts and she has a crew who assists her but one of their ghost hunts goes wrong and they are all infected with a curse.
It sounds so fun!
For this one I’m going with “Mary: The Summoning” because I’ve had it on my TBR for a while and finally need to read it! I’m especially excited to read another book by Hillary Monahan after I LOVED her new book “The Hollow Girl”! This one is basically about a group of teens summoning Bloody Mary and you can imagine how that will go…
Believe it or not I actually don’t have that many horror books on my shelves that AREN’T supernatural in some way or I have already read them! So I decided to go with “Survive The Night” since nothing about it seemed paranormal from the synopsis and I did really like Vega’s other series “The Merciless”.
I always get waaaay more creeped out reading spooky books in the dark which can be good and bad sometimes! I tried picking one of the creepier books on my shelves for this one, “Diary of a Haunting”. The cover is kind of creepy and anything with hauntings is up my alley!
Watching scary movies is seriously one of my favorite parts of October! The sad part is I don’t have anyone who likes to watch them with me except my brother! I always try to have some horror movie marathons though so for this one I’ll go ahead and pick The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 because those are some of my favorites and I know I’ll make time for them!
Definitely “Trick” for me! I’ve been putting off “The Call” for a while now and everyone who has read it seems to really like it so I’m going to try and read that one this month! It’s got some creepy people-eating creatures from Irish mythology called Sidhe and people get “called” into their world and must try and survive.
I may or may not make it to seven books but if I do I’m going to try and read “The Wood” which sounds and looks super creepy but I’m not 100% sure how creepy or supernatural it actually is. Still I want to read it, and I loooove the cover!
Will you be participating in Lauren’s Halloween Read-A-Thon?
What books will you be reading this October? Anything spooky?
Let me know in the comments!
So I did a post a few days ago that was my recommendations for the most terrifying books to read for Halloween so this time I’m recommending some non-horror books that I think are great to read for Halloween as well!
It’s not too late to pick one of these up for a quick read today!
10.) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
While there are a few creepy parts in this book it most definitely is not a horror book. It’s a very unique book and has some interesting pictures within as well which is why I think it’d be a great read for Halloween for non-horror readers.
9.) Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
This is a very heartfelt book that just so happens to have zombies as well. You’ll get attached to these characters and also have the added “horror” fun of some zombie-killing too!
8.) Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
This is a book all about Tom Ward, the last apprentice, being taught how to hunt down all kinds of ghosts and monsters. Technically this is a middle grade book which makes it not too creepy and yet full of different supernatural beings!
7.) Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
This one is just eerie and a bit gory enough for me to recommend it for Halloween but mostly it’s historical fiction and romance.
You can read my full review of “Stalking Jack The Ripper” here.
6.) The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
This is not only loaded with all things paranormal but it’s also very mysterious. Worth all of the hype and is a great read for anyone looking for a tamer Halloween book.
You can read my full review of “The Raven Boys” here.
5.) I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Serial killers are just as scary as any ghosts, right? This is a down-right addicting story with all the gruesome detail needed for a great Halloween read!
4.) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
This is one of the most heart-harming and gut-wrenching books ever but the reason I recommend it for Halloween is not only because it’s a great, short book but because um…there’s a monster. Basically I’m just taking an opportunity to make everyone read this awesomeness!
You can read my full review of “A Monster Calls” here.
3.) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Looking for a good witch book? This is the one for you! It’s full of magic and adventure and will most definitely not leave you with nightmares this Halloween!
You can read my full review of “Labyrinth Lost” here.
2.) Coraline by Neil Gaiman
We all know how often the movie gets played for Halloween so why not read the book? It’s the perfect amount of creepy but most of all it’s just a fun, cute story.
You can read my full review of “Coraline” here.
1.) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Odd that my 2 most recommended stories are Neil Gaiman? Nah.
This is my most recommended non-horror book for Halloween! It is utter perfection, full of ghosts and all manner of supernatural creatures and it’s just a cute, heart-warming book. I love it to pieces!
Hope this helped some of you out and Happy Halloween everyone!
I was not tagged by anyone to do this but I was looking for a fun Halloween book tag to do and I found this one over at Dreamland Book Blog!
This tag was originally created by Booktuber Katytastic.
What you’re supposed to do is pick your favorite book that contains each creature of the night listed. So vampires? Pick your favorite vampire book and so on.
Also before we start… I can’t be the only one that gets that one Rocky Horror Picture Show song stuck in my head, right?
Vampire
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
I never liked any of the “vampire craze” books at all but I did really enjoy this entire series. I read it a long time ago so I can’t recall much about it other than it was a lot of fun and Rose was a sassy, badass protagonist.
Honorable Mention: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Werewolf
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Okay soooo I have not read many werewolf books and they just are sort of untouchable for me because they mostly seem like books that went hand in hand with all of the vampire craze books. So not a big fan although I’m open to suggestions! I’ve only ever read “City of Bones” (hated it) and “Twilight” (not that great) so the only good werewolf book I have read was “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban”! Still counts!
Zombies
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
I love zombie books, okay? They’re so much fun for me and I don’t know why, maybe I’m just a morbid person. This is hands down the best zombie book I have read! There’s some great action and a lot of touching moments, I cried more than a few times.
Honorable Mention: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Ghost
The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupeco
There are quite a few ghost books that I’ve enjoyed but I have to say this one is my favorite. Not only is it just very interesting but it is also terrifying and for some weird reason I love to terrify myself.
Honorable Mention: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Witch/Warlock/Spellcaster
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Normally I’d immediately say Harry Potter but I wanted to pick something a little different this time! I actually really enjoyed “Beautiful Creatures” when it first came out and I really loved the way they did witches in this book.
Fairy/Fae
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
I have read maybe one actual fairy book and I didn’t like it so I’m going to pick book from my TBR that I want to read! I hear good things about this series so why not?
Demon
Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics
This book has the most terrifying demons and demonic possession is kind of hard to write about and still make scary, but boy did this work.
Angel
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
While the angels themselves are not my favorite part of the book this is my favorite book that has angels by far, it’s amazing!
Aliens
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
I have read quite a few sci-fi books and it just occurred to me that none of them have had aliens, what? So here we are with “The Knife of Never Letting Go” which isn’t about aliens but has some in it.
Superpowered Human
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Of course I’m going to pick “Vicious” it’s THE best book about humans with super powers there is. It just is. There’s so many interesting powers and the characters are so morally ambiguous it’s amazing!
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