Here Comes the Sun - Spring Challenge

[Trustno1]

Kara wrote: "I added 5 books to my reading challenge for this, it will be more challenging to get the stormy weather here to read the books during. Most likely will have to wait for summer, we get storms then."

As I interpret it, the book has to deal with some sort of bad weather, not that you have to read it during bad weather, if that makes things easier for you :)

[Scott]

Here's a partial list I came up with out of my library.

Snowblind, Christopher Golden
Snowblind, Michael McBride
Snowblind II: The Killing Grounds, Michael McBride
Lightning, Dean Koontz
Winter Moon, Dean Koontz
Darkfall, Dean Koontz
Moon, James Herbert
The Unloved, John Saul
Cry for the Strangers, John Saul
Earthworm Gods, Brian Keene
Earthworm Gods II: Deluge, Brian Keene,
Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes from the End of the World, Brian Keene
Alone, Brian Keene
A Winter Haunting, Dan Simmons
The Terror, Dan Simmons
The Abominable, Dan Simmons
Snowman, Graham Masterton
Ghost Story, Peter Straub
Dreamcatcher, Stephen King
Storm of the Century, Stephen King
The Mist, Stephen King
Frankenstorm, Ray Garton
The Family Plot, Cherie Priest
Snow, Ronald Malfi
Abandon, Blake Crouch
Snowbound, Blake Crouch

Hopefully some of these ideas will help if anyone is stumped.

[Badseedgirl]

Thank you @ Scott!

[Camren]

Scott wrote: "Here's a partial list I came up with out of my library.

Snowblind, Christopher Golden
Snowblind, Michael McBride
[book:Snowblind II: T..."

Was coming in to add dreamcatcher to this feed =P

[Reading is my Escape]

I'm in. My goal will be 5 books.

5/5 COMPLETED!!

1. The Silent Girls (Snowstorm)
2. The Water Knife (Drought)
3. The Hunger (Blizzard)
4. The Winter People (Snowstorm)
5. Ever Winter (The World Freezes over)

From what I've seen in the lists so far, I'm going to make a proposed list (from books on my tbr):
(audio) The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
(audio) Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
(Kindle) The Hunger by Alma Katsu
(Kindle) Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

[Badseedgirl]

I think I'm going to try getting The Hunger by Alma Katsu (Blizzard) as my third book for this challenge.

[Netanella]

Our current BOTM #2, Colony by Benjamin Cross, has bad weather as a plot element. The creatures prefer to stalk their human prey when the mist settles in on the frozen islands of Franz Josef Land.

[Badseedgirl]

Life As We Knew It this is a YA novel about life after a meteor strikes the moon changing the weather of the world. You name it, this book has it. Floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, snow, ice etc. It was a good series, although I should disclose, I only read the first two books in the series.

[Lisa]

This is becoming a habit with me, can't get into reading the beginning of the year but I'm gonna once again use this challenge to kick my behind into gear. I'm starting with 3, hope to be able to up to at least 5, we'll see.

[Ami]

Kasia wrote: "Ami wrote: "Writing down all off these titles... I love weather, nature and ecological terror, so I’m making a list of everything regardless of how I do on the challenge! :D"

Ecological terror, no..."

That series was so good! :D I was a big fan of it too.

[Sarah-Grace (Azrael865)]

I will sign up for 5
Too bad I read it in February Storm of the Century is perfect for this.

4/5

1. The Fog 3/10/21
2. If It Bleeds 3/11/21
In the final story of the collection, there is a storm which isolates the main character for a crucial event in the story plot.
3. Papillon Movie Tie-in 3/27/21
Bad weather plays a large part in the first half of the events. Papillon and his companions in their escape attempts are plagued by a hurricane and and other rough weather conditions at sea in their small boat.
4. One by One 4/6/21

I just missed my last read. The Mist finished 5/2/21

[Seb]

Let's try 3 books! It's kind of a real challenge for me and it's my first one like that on Goodreads!

[Sixty]

I'm going to keep track of my books in this post!

1. Snowblind (3/9)
2. Return to Dyatlov Pass (3/11)
3. The Visitor (3/11)
4. Water Shall Refuse Them (3/18)
5. The Shuddering (3/19)
6. They Came with the Rain (3/22)
7. Hell Ship (4/1)
8. Ancient Enemy (4/8)
9. The Terror (4/22)
10. Earthworm Gods (4/25)

COMPLETE!

[Ami]

The Shuddering and Chills both have to do with snow storms and I'm not sure if they've been brought up yet. :)

[Janet]

Pressure by Brian Keene Does this count? I'm guessing yes..

[Alan]

If anyone is looking for bad weather books, I just finished The Ghosts of Hexley Airport which took place mostly during snow storms.

[Ami]

Do volcanoes and earthquakes count? :/

[WendyB]

Ami wrote: "Do volcanoes and earthquakes count? :/"

I'd say no. They're natural disasters rather than bad weather. But it does give me an idea for another challenge later this year. :)

[WendyB]

Seb wrote: "Let's try 3 books! It's kind of a real challenge for me and it's my first one like that on Goodreads!"

Reading challenges are fun in that it gets you looking at books in a different way and finding new things to read that just maybe you wouldn't have otherwise.

[Jennifer]

terrence wrote: "Maryjo wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I'm in! 5 books....this could be hard! I have 'Summer Of Night' and 'Winter Haunting' by Dan Simmons to hand , going to need to deep dive for more I thi..."



Summer of Night is amazing. I'd highly recommend it

[Ana]

Count me in!

[Laci]

Oh yay!! I would highly suggest No Exit by Taylor Adams. Not really Horror as much as Suspense, but it’s such a great book.

[Jason]

Kelly wrote: "Totally down for this! I'll try for 5. Definitely going with Joe Hill's Strange Weather. May also try Stephen King's The Mist.
Last month, I read , it deals with sno..."

I would recommend "The Terror", just stay away from "Abominable"

[Denise]

Has anyone read Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks? Did it deal with weather? Or just Sasquatch?
Thanks!

[Kelly]

Denise wrote: "Has anyone read Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks? Did it deal with weather? Or just Sasquatch?
Thanks!"

Yes! I listened to the audiobook which had a full cast -- It was great! It centers on Sasquatch, but a volcano eruption is a big aspect of the book.

[Denise]

Kelly wrote: "Denise wrote: "Has anyone read Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks? Did it deal with weather? Or just Sasquatch?
Thanks!"

Yes! I listene..."

It looks like we can't count volcanoes (?). I might just read it anyway. It's not like it would be the first time I didn't finish a challenge. 😂

[Kathy]

I like the idea of tracking my reads here. I am using this thread for reading ideas so hopefully more people will track here too. I picked 4 books:

1. Demon Theory by Stephen Graham Jones. Horror book written as a horror film in three sequels. Each sequel starts with a blizzard on Halloween. Read 3/14/21.
2. The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates. Fun story of a ghost hunting expedition that goes terribly wrong. Storm (rain/lightening) gives energy to haunting. Read 3/18/21.

[[deleted user]]

Just starting A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons. This will be my first of my five books for the challenge. Hope everyone is having a good weekend :)

[Badseedgirl]

I have started The Hunger as my third book in this challenge. This book has all sorts of weather; drought, and blizzard being the most obvious ones. This poor group of people fought nature and each other at every turn.

[Badseedgirl]

I am very much enjoying it. I am about 65% done. The supernatural aspects have been pretty subtle so far but I can see it picking up more the closer the group gets to the mountains.

[Alabama]

I am going for 3

1 Earthworm Gods II: Deluge
2 The Cold
3 The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

[Alan]

I've somehow managed 3 books this month in the snow.
The Ghosts of Hexley Airport by Amy Cross
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Chills by Mary SanGiovanni

[Winter]

I've already knocked out half my 4 book goal with the novellas Snowblind and The Visitor.

Anyone know any other novella length weather related horror books that are on Kindle Unlimited (or at least don't cost more than a few bucks)?

I try to steer away from full length books for challenges like this because I'm weird and will read mediocre hundred page novella in a day but often take a month to get through a good 300+ page novel. It makes no sense.

[Badseedgirl]

Winter wrote: "I've already knocked out half my 4 book goal with the novellas Snowblind and The Visitor.

Anyone know any other novella length weather related horror books that ar..."

I get you in this completely. For me it is award winning books. I will happily devour 3 trashy horror/sci-fi books in the time it take me to finish 1 Hugo or Stoker winning book.

Christopher Coleman has a series called They Came With The Snow that looks interesting and short. I am thinking of adding it to my list since I already completed this challenge. But I have not read it, so I make no guarantees.

[WendyB]

Winter wrote: "I've already knocked out half my 4 book goal with the novellas Snowblind and The Visitor.

Anyone know any other novella length weather related horror books that ar..."

This book may be a bit longer than you'd ideally want (295 pgs) but it has a blizzard in the plot and it's free! : Heaven's Peak

[Lisa]

Winter wrote: "I've already knocked out half my 4 book goal with the novellas Snowblind and The Visitor.

Anyone know any other novella length weather related horror books that ar..."

I'm reading Lords of Twilight by Greg Gifune, Alone by Brian Keene ( short story), Tim Curran's Blackout.

[[deleted user]]

I have started The Fog by James Herbert as my second book for this challenge.

Hope everyone is enjoying their books :)

[Badseedgirl]

I completed my three books I chose for the challenge. I have decided to read . This is a Psychological Horror novel set in a former sanatorium converted to a high end hotel in the Swiss Alps. There are winter storms that lead to not one, but two avalanches leading to a hotel wide locked room mystery! I'm actually almost done with it. So far, so good!

[Kelly]

I've completed 5 of the 5 books I plan to read for the challenge:
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[[deleted user]]

I have started The Mist by Stephen King as my third book for this challenge.

Have a great day everyone :)

[Seb]

Alright, I did it! I met my challenge \o/

Following my Goodreads statistics, I read way more pages these last two months than the previous ones. I took this challenge seriously, picked up only novels, no novellas nor short stories. Here they are:

1. Storm of the Century by Stephen King (my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
2. The Terror by Dan Simmons (my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
3. The Drought by Patricia Fulton (my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

The first two were great but the last one I definitely do not recommend.

I'm really happy that I fulfilled my goals :-)

[WendyB]

Congrats for finishing, Seb!

Two week left in the challenge for anyone who still needs time to finish.
Good luck and have fun!

[[deleted user]]

Currently reading Strange Weather by Joe Hill for my fourth book in this challenge :)

[Lisa]

I completed my challenge as well.

[Badseedgirl]

I've started Mexican Gothic. The house and the grounds around it are a main character and they are dressed in Fog for all the book I have read so far.

[Zain]

Wow! How did I miss out on this easy challenge? Lots of books belong here. 😎

Zain

[Michael]

Lisa wrote: "I completed my challenge as well.




[bookcover:A Cold Season|129924..."

CONGRATS! Some very cool and interesting choices!

[Michael]

Seb wrote: "Alright, I did it! I met my challenge \o/

Following my Goodreads statistics, I read way more pages these last two months than the previous ones. I took this challenge seriously, picked up only no..."

CONGRATS, Seb!

[Michael]

I finished today. May still have time for a stretch goal of one more book.

[Michael]

Badseedgirl wrote: "I completed my three books I chose for the challenge. I have decided to read . This is a Psychological Horror novel set in a former sanatorium converted to a high..."
Congrats on finishing your challenge!