What Have You Read - 2020

[Monica]

I finished yesterday Running with scissors and loved it.

[Char]

Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Midnight in the Graveyard which was so much fun!

Dog Days was the standout for me, but overall it was an exceptional collection!

My review is here for those int..."

I liked DOG DAYS quite a bit myself!

[Erin]

The Ghostwriter

[Atlanta]

Finished pines by Blake crouch yesterday and loved it. Going to start book two of the series soon.

[Don]

Finished reading NOS4A2, by Joe Hill, fantastic book, here is my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rachel]

This one was a hella uncomfortable read. I enjoyed some of the stories, but a couple of them were just... so gross. 😂

3/5 stars

[Alan]

What HUGE disappointment this was. Nothing at all like the Dexter books. It made me sad.

[Erin]

Shadow and Bone


I liked it for a YA fantasy novel.

[Kelly B]

Weird and wonderful.

[Xavier]

Vanishing Hour, by Lisa King. An unusual and uplifting take on the Apocalypse genre :

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

She has a Broken thing Where her Heart Should Be. A masterpiece by J.D. Barker. Up there with King and Koontz

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Evil Within by S.M Hardy. A mystery wrapped into a ghost story. Original stuff.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Forever House by Tim Waggoner. A totally crazy horror story featuring a sorta screwed up mean version of The Addams Family.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Unnoticeables by Robert Brockway. Punk horror (yes, it’s a genre)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sleeping Beauties, by Stephen King and son, Owen. No introduction required.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christian]

Bloodrush by Bryan Smith 4/5
Beyond the Door by Jeffrey Thomas 4/5

[Rachel]

[Greg]

Just finished Fear an hour ago - another 5-star read! Looking forward to the next (and last) book in the series.

[Erin]

Greg wrote: "Just finished Fear an hour ago - another 5-star read! Looking forward to the next (and last) book in the series."

I have heard a lot of things about the Gone series. Maybe I will check it out.

[Greg]

Erin wrote: "Greg wrote: "Just finished Fear an hour ago - another 5-star read! Looking forward to the next (and last) book in the series."

I have heard a lot of things about the Gone series. M..."

It's a well-written series with some weird and horrific elements to it. Each book rightly carries a warning about scenes of cruelty and violence which some readers might find hard to stomach, but the world-building and characters are what makes these books so good IMO. I hope you enjoy them if you get around to reading them. By the way, I saw recently that the first book is available in audio format on Youtube.

[Erin]

Greg wrote: "Erin wrote: "Greg wrote: "Just finished Fear an hour ago - another 5-star read! Looking forward to the next (and last) book in the series."

I have heard a lot of things about the G..."

Oh really? I'm always on YouTube. I'll probably try it, especially if the writing is good. Sometimes I go into these YA books and the character/writing is more on the juvenile side.

[Xavier]

I’m trying to catch up with Stephen King’s never slowing output. I’ve just finished reading The Outsider. Review below. Now on to Elevation.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Abhishek]

Just completed The Turn of the Key - a haunted smart house novel.

My review aviailable here.

[Erin]

Shutter Island

I really enjoyed it.

[Padders]

had a little binge over the last week or two and slowly chipping away at my never ending 'to read' list.



A very gory, very bloody re-telling. Had a few flaws but overall solid 3/5



Super slow, felt like nothing happened for more than half of the book, struggled! 2/5



Cool little sci-fi with an interesting premise, didn't really kick it up that extra notch to make it 4 stars but another solid 3!

[Char]

Christian wrote: "Bloodrush by Bryan Smith 4/5
Beyond the Door by Jeffrey Thomas 4/5"

LOVED Beyond the Door!

[Char]

I finished up the last of the Joe Ledger series, Deep Silence. What a ride it was!

[Kasia]

Xavier wrote: "I’m trying to catch up with Stephen King’s never slowing output. I’ve just finished reading The Outsider. Review below. Now on to Elevation.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Loved that one as well, you should check out the HBO show, saw you mentioned it in your review, saw two episodes so far and it's terrific. It also has Talos in it hehe, whom we adore ( Ben Mendelsohn) .

[Char]

I finished my re-read of by Peter Straub. I'm happy to say it mostly lived up to my memory of it. Other than a bit of a bog-down in the middle, it is an incredible story.

[Josh]

Recently finished reading Accursed by Guy N. Smith



You can read my 5 star review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christian]

The Roo by Alan Baxter 5/5



Bloody essential. The greatest thing I'll read this year or any year.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Monica]

I finished my re read of HP and the order orther of the phoenix and it is always full of feelings.

[Erin]

One of Us Is Lying

[Rachel]

[Christian]

The Fucking Zombie Apocalypse by Bryan Smith 3/5
Hand To Mouth by Deborah Sheldon 3/5

[Wyrd]

In terms of horror, so far, I've read:

The Twisted Ones 4/5
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories 4/5

You can find my full reviews here.

[Erin]

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

[Kelly B]

Finished . I liked it. For such a long book, it was very evenly paced.

[Erin]

Wraith

[Xavier]

Devil’s Road. Crazy hilarious SF racing book with kaiju. Seriously.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Josh]

Recently finished The Nameless by Ramsey Campbell



I wanted to like this one but something just wasn't right, you can read my thoughts on the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Char]

was an amazing collection of novellas. It's going to haunt me for a while.

[Rachel]

[David]

The Institute by Stephen King

Thoroughly enjoyable!

[Greg]

Finished reading Light a couple of days and, thus, the Gone series. Sad to see some major characters not survive to the end but a good, 5-star, read for me.

[Josh]

One of my favorite reads for the year so far, Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates



Read my 5 star review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kelly B]

Josh wrote: "One of my favorite reads for the year so far, Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates



Read my 5 star review here: https://www.g..."

This looks really good! Adding it....

[Atlanta]

Here’s my review of the green mile


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Erin]

These Broken Stars


I really do enjoy her writing and love the Illuminae series but this one didn't really cut it for me. Too much romance and not much else.

[Atlanta]

Char wrote: "I finished up the last of the Joe Ledger series, Deep Silence. What a ride it was!"

Awesome, that's one of the series I'm going to work through this year.

[Atlanta]

Today I finished The Last Town by Blake Crouch the review is on my profile.

[Greg]

Nothing speculative this time but a bit of romance - After School Activities by Dirk Hunter. Not entirely believable but a fun read.

[Xavier]

Everyone has probably read Annihilation already, but I was unaware of that trilogy before the movie.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Atlanta]

Xavier, I’ve only read the first one in the southern reach trilogy.

[Char]

Atl wrote: "Char wrote: "I finished up the last of the Joe Ledger series, Deep Silence. What a ride it was!"

Awesome, that's one of the series I'm going to work through this year."

I think you're going to love it!