What Have You Read - 2019

[Catherine]

Crack by D E McCluskey Great story!

[Catherine]

by Elizabeth Hand

[Catherine]

by Ramsey Campbell - another fine collection of short horror from the master

[Char]

Catherine wrote: " by Elizabeth Hand"

Oooh, I loved that!

I finished John Langan's The Fisherman. It blew me away!

[Erin]

Force of Nature


Kind of disappointed with this one. Not as interesting as the first book.

[Catherine]

Char wrote: "Catherine wrote: " by Elizabeth Hand"

Oooh, I loved that!

I finished John Langan's The Fisherman. It blew me away!"

Haven't read that one, Char. Must give it a go

[Char]

Catherine wrote: "Char wrote: "Catherine wrote: " by Elizabeth Hand"

Oooh, I loved that!

I finished John Langan's The Fisherman. It blew me away!"

H..."

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, if you do!

[Toni | Dark Reads]

I am making my way through Head Full Of Ghosts pretty quickly! I am really enjoying it.

I have a question, I am going to read Night Shift - Stephen King next, would you just mark it as reading the collection as a whole or each of the short stories as I read through?

[Nancy]

Toni wrote: "I am making my way through Head Full Of Ghosts pretty quickly! I am really enjoying it.

I have a question, I am going to read Night Shift - Stephen King next, would you just mark it as reading the..."

If I am reading the book, I mark it as a whole. Even if I read one story here and there or read it straight through.

[Char]

Toni wrote: "I am making my way through Head Full Of Ghosts pretty quickly! I am really enjoying it.

I have a question, I am going to read Night Shift - Stephen King next, would you just mark it as reading the..."

I do it as a whole, just like Nancy does. As a result, sometimes it takes me a while to make it through a collection.
That said though, I loved Night Shift and I hope you do too!

[Catherine]

The Lost Village by Neil Spring - enjoyable,spooky read inspired by a real location and following on from the author's previous novel The Ghosthunters featuring real life paranormal investigator of Borley Rectory fame, Harry Price.

[Char]

I just re-read 'Salem's Lot for the third time, this time via audiobook. It's as excellent as it was the first two times. :)

[sonya]

[Alan]

Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it.

[Sabine]

Char wrote: "I just re-read 'Salem's Lot for the third time, this time via audiobook. It's as excellent as it was the first two times. :)"

I just ordered this online last week. I read it years ago, and can't remember much about it, but I do remember I loved it! Looking forward to reading it again!

[Nancy]

Alan wrote: "
Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it."

That’s good to hear. I bought it last year but haven’t gotten to it yet.

[Tori]

So far I'm still reading Dracula
Almost done!

[Erin]

The Cruel Prince


Better then i expected. I will check out book 2.

[Char]

Alan wrote: "
Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it."

I was a little bit disappointed with this one. I listened to it on audio though, so I wonder if that could have contributed? Also, I might have built it up too much due to some rave reviews that I read.

[Nancy]

Char wrote: "Alan wrote: "
Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it."

I was a little..."

Maybe a little of both? It’s hard when everyone else loves a book and sets the bar high. I don’t listen to audio but it seems to be hit or miss. Some of my friends will read and then listen to the same book (or vice verse) at a later time and have a different reaction. Sometimes better sometimes not.

[Kelly B]

Finished , which I thought was really good. I'm trying to convince my teen daughters to read it, because I know they'd love it.

[Kelly B]

Alan wrote: "
Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it."

I'm glad to hear you liked it; this one's on my list! I hope to get to it sometime yet this winter.

[Chad]

See No Evil Finished this and have moved on to.... Death-Coach

[Atlanta]

Duma key, the gunslinger and bird box.

[Catherine]

All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma - an extraordinary collection of short fiction covering horror, fantasy, the paranormal and just about everything in between. Beautifully written with fantastic imagery which cries out to be filmed.

[Jennifer]

Jaws

I really enjoyed this one! I read it in 2 sittings.

The characters were really fleshed out (well, until the shark ate them har har) and so I was really invested in what happened to them and the town of Amity.

A book I should have read a long time ago and I'm glad I finally have. Added to my favourites shelf.

[Kelly B]

. I really liked it, but it is very similar to her other book Dark Matter.

[Char]

I finished over the weekend and thought it was very good and quite creative.

[Catherine]

Kelly B wrote: ". I really liked it, but it is very similar to her other book Dark Matter."

I loved Dark Matter - maybe I should give this one a go :)

[sonya]

A Christmas Carol,Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley: 30 Drawing Lessons from the Creator of Akiko,Everyday Sketching and Drawing: Learn the Five-Step Technique to Illustrating Your Life,The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing,To the Nines, andThe Bone Garden

[Erin]

Jennifer wrote: " Jaws

I really enjoyed this one! I read it in 2 sittings.

The characters were really fleshed out (well, until the shark ate them har har) and so I was really ..."

Good to know, I have it on my TBR list.

[Char]

I finished up and it was excellent!

[Kirsten]

I finished The Outsider by Stephen King recently.

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Angela Merkel ist Hitlers Tochter. Im Land der Verschwörungstheorien

A German work of non-fiction dedicated to exposing the mechanics behind conspiracy theories/beliefs, written in a very entertaining way.

[Alan]

Char wrote: "Alan wrote: "
Sea of Rust
Took a little bit to get into it, but turned out to be a wonderful, poignant story. I highly recommend it."

I was a little bit disappointed with this one. I listened to it on audio though, so I wonder if that could have contributed? Also, I might have built it up too much due to some rave reviews that I read."
Although I'm certain I got interested in this one because of reviews somewhere, the description of it had me a bit leary. The non-expectations may have helped me enjoy it more, although in the end I thought the story was really good.

[Atlanta]

Jaws is in my tbr list, I just read the outsider in December, I just finished horns last night.

[Erin]

Undone

[David]

Outage Boxed Set: Books 1-3

I got the box set for 99p a short while ago. A good fun werewolf read.

[[deleted user]]

Fire & Blood

Five stars, and I would still rate it at least four stars if I would be less easily impressed. I have to disagree with fellow readers who argue there is almost no suspense in it.

[Erin]

Six of Crows

[Krystal]

Erin wrote: "Six of Crows"

Loved that one!

[Sabine]

I just finished . It took me a while to get into it, but once I did I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading more in the series.

[Erin]

Krystal wrote: "Erin wrote: "Six of Crows"

Loved that one!"

I wasn't certain how I would feel about it going into it. I've had a lot of bad luck with YA books lately, especially ones with romance thrown in the mix. However, I ended up really enjoying Six of Crows. I'll definitely check out the second book. Have you tried her Grisha Verse series?

[Krystal]

Erin wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Erin wrote: "Six of Crows"

Loved that one!"

I wasn't certain how I would feel about it going into it. I've had a lot of bad luck with YA books lately, especially o..."

Yeah I was skeptical but both books ended up being 5 stars for me! I've read the Grisha trilogy, it was okay but not as good as SoC. Excited for King of Scars though!

[Monica]

I finished THe lost world by Crichton and really enjoyed it. Less then Jurassic Park though.

[Jennifer]

Just finished The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch and Forest to Forever by R. Blackwell

[Krystal]

Monica wrote: "I finished THe lost world by Crichton and really enjoyed it. Less then Jurassic Park though."

I felt the same- Jurassic Park was 5 stars for me so hard to top!

[Krystal]

I finished Bird Box in a day, but found it didn't quite live up to the hype for me.

Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Spyros]

I finished The Haunting of Hill House. Unfortunately, I didn't like it.

[Erin]

Deal Breaker


Eh, it was okay. I have read other books, in the series, that I enjoyed more.