Spring into Horror

[Juli, Moderator]

Hi book lovers and reading enthusiasts!

Michelle from Seasons of Reading is hosting her annual Spring into Horror readathon again. It runs all through April. I am, of course, participating.

Here is the 411. Read at least one scary book. Psshhhh, we can do that in one afternoon!

For further info or to officially join, see her blog: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2....

I'll be updating my reading journey here and on my blog. I am hoping for a lively discussion :)

[Elyse, Moderator]

Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/thriller. lol. I really want to get my ARC of The First Mistake, hoping it will be a great April 1 mystery/thriller. They're supposed to be sending it any day now!

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/thriller. lol. I really want to get my ARC of [book:The ..."

I haven't looked at any of the Dewey's pre-readathons ----- really only because I am so behind on my March readings that I don't want to commit to anything else.

The First Mistake sounds really interesting!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/thriller. lol. I really want to get my ARC..."

Well the first one is to just read as much as you can by Mar 29! And the second one is just to read 24 hours from Mar 30-Apr 5! Easy peasy to to fit into your regularly scheduled reading. ;) It's a little lower key this time because I think Gabby and Kate have been pretty busy in their normal lives.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/thriller. lol. I really want ..."

I saw "the prompts" .... it's more an intellectual exercise .... lol ... I am not allowing myself ANY reading commitments unless I finish my March goals.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/thriller. lol. ..."

Yeah I'm ignoring the read short books and read oldest books on TBR parts. lol

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of horror/mystery/th..."

Hah! Look at you, rebel!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't consist of hor..."

A lot of people are. ;) It's not like it's a competition, it's just for fun anyway!

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Yesss. I have no TBR picked out yet. Well, I have a TBR for Pre-Readathon Challenge #2 and Dewey's. And they don't c..."

I might do the prereadathon challenge 2 - it mostly falls into April, so by then I SHOULD have finished my March books.

[Shelby]

I'm hoping to do some catching up on fantasy next month, but I've got tons of thrillers on my tbr so maybe I'll pick one up besides my Dewey's read. I wish I had the time to participate in the pre-readathon goals.

[Carol]

How did I miss this thread!? I will do this unofficially. Hopefully will get my audio book request next week, The Trench by Steve Alten. 2nd book in The Meg series.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Carol wrote: "How did I miss this thread!? I will do this unofficially. Hopefully will get my audio book request next week, The Trench by Steve Alten. 2nd book in The Meg series."

Woot!

[Juli, Moderator]

Carol wrote: "How did I miss this thread!? I will do this unofficially. Hopefully will get my audio book request next week, The Trench by Steve Alten. 2nd book in The Meg series."

Yay!!!! I love all my horror peeps!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Dewey's books applicable to Spring Into Horror:
Audio

E-Book

And I have THIRTY MINUTES (lol) left of:
Audio

[Shelby]

I read From a Buick 8 last week, and my current audiobook read is Sometimes I Lie. Not sure I'll be getting to many more horror and thriller reads this month.

[Stacie]

I finished up .

[Elyse, Moderator]

I started listening to , because now I'm on a GSK kick. And true crime is the ultimate horror!

[Juli, Moderator]

Books I've read for this:

1. The Haunting of Hill House
2. The Turn of the Screw
3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
4. Every Heart a Doorway
5. Hell House
6. Down Among the Sticks and Bones
7. The Stand I am counting this as I had only read like 100 pages of it in March.
8. The Ghost Bride
9. In an Absent Dream

[Juli, Moderator]

Shelby wrote: "I read From a Buick 8 last week, and my current audiobook read is Sometimes I Lie. Not sure I'll be getting to many more horror and thriller reads this month."

I can't wait what you think about Sometimes I Lie! I have very strong feelings!

[Shelby]

Juli wrote: "Shelby wrote: "I read From a Buick 8 last week, and my current audiobook read is Sometimes I Lie. Not sure I'll be getting to many more horror and thriller reads this month."

I can't wait what you..."

I like it so far, but then I’m not very far yet. I saw they’re making a miniseries adaptation starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.

[Juli, Moderator]

Shelby wrote: "Juli wrote: "Shelby wrote: "I read From a Buick 8 last week, and my current audiobook read is Sometimes I Lie. Not sure I'll be getting to many more horror and thriller reads this month."

I can't ..."

Interesting. I could see this working as a TV show.

[Elyse, Moderator]

I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold for it on Overdrive. I really want to read Doctor Sleep before the movie comes out! Dang, Stephen King has had an incredible couple of years for adaptations! lol

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold for it on Overdrive. I really want to read ..."

Dr. Sleep is also on my list. Maybe we can read that together?

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold for it on Overdrive. I really..."

Sure! Probably won't be able to fit it into this Readathon though. I have to wait about 2 weeks for The Shining.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold for it on Overdr..."

Oh yeah, I won't be able. I am thinking maybe June or later ... My TBR is so huuuuuge!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold fo..."

Mine too. And then I add something else to it. My To Read Soon hasn't gone below 400. hahahaha I'm crazy!!!

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I..."

My lists have lost all meaning!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it bac..."

lol basically.

[Shelby]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold for it on Overdr..."

I'm planning to read Doctor Sleep next month. Not sure if I'm going to reread The Shining first. Probably not though.

[Juli, Moderator]

Shelby wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think I might re-read The Shining soon. My paperback copy with microscopic print really inhibited my pleasure of reading it back in 2017 so I'm on hold fo..."

Great! Will you join us in the buddy read? I too have Doctor Sleep slated for May.

[Juli, Moderator]

This is more of a philosophical question. Could I count Every Heart a Doorway toward this reading challenge? I know it's fantasy but it has such dark aspects, with those underworlds etc.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "This is more of a philosophical question. Could I count Every Heart a Doorway toward this reading challenge? I know it's fantasy but it has such dark aspects, with those underworlds..."

I would. It does get dark.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Started listening to this morning.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Started listening to this morning."

Duude, I really hope you'll love this one!!!!! It made it onto my all time faves within minutes!

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "This is more of a philosophical question. Could I count Every Heart a Doorway toward this reading challenge? I know it's fantasy but it has such dark aspects, with thos..."

Great!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Started listening to this morning."

Duude, I really hope you'll love this one!!!!! It made it onto my all time faves within min..."

I'm already really liking it!

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Started listening to this morning."

Duude, I really hope you'll love this one!!!!! It made it onto my all time fav..."

So glad!

[Juli, Moderator]

@Elyse, thank you so much for recommending Hell House! It was so darn good!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "@Elyse, thank you so much for recommending Hell House! It was so darn good!"

Glad you liked it!! It was what I thought Hill House was going to be! lol.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Finished and loved !! Started listening to this morning. I didn't realize it was a murder mystery, among other things.

[Stacie]

Catching up on on some of my Comixology backlog with (kinda meh) and (much better).

[Elyse, Moderator]

I started listening to yesterday. It's less solving killer cases and more 1000 ways to die/1000 ways to kill. Meh. I'm almost halfway through now.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "I started listening to yesterday. It's less solving killer cases and more 1000 ways to die/1000 ways to kill. ..."

Kinda sounds boring :/

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I started listening to yesterday. It's less solving killer cases and more 1000 ways to die/1000 ..."

Yeah, it mostly is. The second half has picked up a little but coming off the heels of I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Evil Has a Name, it's very mediocre.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I started listening to yesterday. It's less solving killer cases and more 1000 ways..."

I haven't come across a true crime book that I loved as much as I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

[Elyse, Moderator]

I finished listening to (it was okay) last night and started listening to this morning!

[Juli, Moderator]

I'm still making my way through The Stand.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Juli wrote: "I'm still making my way through The Stand."

Oh me too! I didn't get to read any last night.

[Juli, Moderator]

Elyse wrote: "Juli wrote: "I'm still making my way through The Stand."

Oh me too! I didn't get to read any last night."

Lol, I read like 20 pages and then fell asleep :/

[Shelby]

Finally listened to some more of Sometimes I Lie yesterday. It’s a really good audiobook and I’m liking it so far.