What books are you reading/have you recently read? 2024

[Thomas]

right now I'm over halfway through Adam Nevill's The Ritual. So far, loved act one although it became drawn out at times. Act two however isn't something I'm a fan of so far.

[Erika]

Erin wrote: "The Book of Cold Cases"

Same! Currently half way through
Love it so far

[Randy]

Thomas wrote: "right now I'm over halfway through Adam Nevill's The Ritual. So far, loved act one although it became drawn out at times. Act two however isn't something I'm a fan of so far."

It's a huge shift in plot direction. I've come across readers online who hated it, but after I read a ways I started to come round. On the whole, I thought it was a very effective homage to Blackwood-like story-telling.

[Erin]

Lupe wrote: "Currently Reading Mexican Gothic"

I enjoyed that one. How do you like it so far?

[Erin]

Erika wrote: "Erin wrote: "The Book of Cold Cases"

Same! Currently half way through
Love it so far"

I'm liking it as well.

[Erika]

Yay! :D

[Kimberly]

Thomas wrote: "right now I'm over halfway through Adam Nevill's The Ritual. So far, loved act one although it became drawn out at times. Act two however isn't something I'm a fan of so far."

That was how I felt about that one!

[Dawn]

Same on the Ritual, I loved the first part, although long I enjoyed all the psychological aspects of the relationships either the friends and the terror of the unknown pursuer, but the second part lost me, now that I wrote that, thinking maybe that was the point?!

[Erika]

Reading Cabal now (stayed up late reading last night so I'm almost done with it)

I've been on a waitlist for The Inmate (and forgot about it) and it just arrived from the library to my Libby app yesterday. Sometimes my reading choices are driven by when a non-renewable hold arrives! Thankfully we can see it so I know my time is limited and I have to get it done or lose it Lol

[WendyB]

Finish Mary. Enjoyed it. Def worth reading.

[WendyB]

Starting the new Charlie Parker today!! The Instruments of Darkness

[Navi]

Recent Reads:

- ★★★★
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★

Currently Reading:

[Christopher]

Picked this up during a visit to the Edgar Allan Poe House in Baltimore yesterday….

Exquisite Wickedness: Two Murders and the Making of Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”

…and found this waiting for me in the mail when I got home!

Poems Dead and Undead ed. by Tony Barnstone.

Really enjoying both so far.

[Monica]

I'm reading Nestlings by NAt Cassidy

[sonya]

I’m reading Lethal Agent.

[Erika]

Christopher wrote: "Picked this up during a visit to the Edgar Allan Poe House in Baltimore yesterday….."

I visited there many years ago! It was memorable. My college friend and I went to his gravestone at night and put the coins on it haha

I'm finishing our group read this week, Nestlings, and just found out that Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One is on Kindle Unlimited! woohoo
It's the last book for my 2024 Horror Song Challenge (I only did 5 but it will still feel like an accomplishment to me Lol)

[Cal]

I just finished Star Wars: The Living Force (barely). It was....not good.. I was so disappointed. I only finished it because I pre-ordered it and couldn't stand the thought of not finishing it. I'm so glad it's finally over with, onto better things!

[Erin]

How to Stop Time

[Elena]

Just finished Maeve Fly

[Navi]

Recent Reads:

- DNF
- ★★★★★


Currently Reading:

[Monica]

I started Kingdom of ash, last in the throne of glass series. And I think I will read Children of the dark night flyer by Jonathan Janz, because I got the ebook and I checked a couple of pages and now I want to know!

[Sonja]

I just finished Blood & Betrayal by T.W. Brown
Just started Life by Keith Richards

[Jason]

Finished Shōgun last week. Now I am halfway through Audition

[Megan]

I'm currently reading Last Days and then starting How to Sell a Haunted House for a group read

[Kimberly]

Megan wrote: "I'm currently reading Last Days and then starting How to Sell a Haunted House for a group read"

Hope you enjoy! I loved both of those--very different!

[Pisces51]

I just finished In The Tall Trees, The Grinding Road, and Those Things Linger, but I am reading now a couple from Karin Slaughter that have been Unread for too long. The reads above were all 4 Stars.

[Dawn]

Just finished Diavolo by Jennifer Thorne and loved it, family drama, ghosts and a beautiful Italian setting with a sprinkling of history.

[WendyB]

Finished

Lots and lots of bugs, creepy, crawly, flying, stinging, bugs... LOTS of them.
Makes me want to wear a Hazmat suit and carry a giant can of Raid whenever I go outside. LOL

[Erin]

Tender is the Flesh

[Aaron]

I've been reading Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I highly recommend his books. This is his latest. Best wishes.

[Carri's endless TBR]

Currently reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. SO GOOD.

[Erin]

The Mother-in-Law

[Joseph]

"Forensics" by Val McDermid. I'm almost finished and in my opinion it's a 5 star read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys learning more abiut true crime, specifically the collection and use of evidence.

[Erika]

Suburban Hell
The Family Upstairs
In The Tall Trees

[Erika]

Erin wrote: "The Mother-in-Law"

I read that one a while ago. Did you enjoy it? I remember being on the fence, then I loved the complete turnaround in direction it went with the MIL

[˚ ༘ lunar ♡ ⋆｡˚]

I'm currently reading Hidden Pictures

[˚ ༘ lunar ♡ ⋆｡˚]

Erika wrote: "Reading Cabal now (stayed up late reading last night so I'm almost done with it)

I've been on a waitlist for The Inmate (and forgot about ..."

I read The Inmate in the beginning of May!

[Erika]

˚ ༘ lunar ♡ ⋆｡˚ wrote: "I read The Inmate in the beginning of May!"

I read it this month also! It was okay....the MC bothered me because she's a nurse practitioner but acted pretty dumb in many respects. It was still a page turner!

[Erin]

Erika wrote: "Erin wrote: "The Mother-in-Law"

I read that one a while ago. Did you enjoy it? I remember being on the fence, then I loved the complete turnaround in direction it went with the MIL"

I'm still early into it.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Erika wrote: "Reading Cabal now (stayed up late reading last night so I'm almost done with it)..."

I'm in the process of reading all of Barker's work in (roughly) publication order. I haven't gotten to this one yet so I'll be interested to hear how you liked it.

[Christopher]

The Beyonders
More vintage Manly Wade Wellman.

[Christopher]

The Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon
Matthew Corbett #2.

[Randy]

Just finished The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones, the last of his Indian Lake trilogy.

His protagonist, Jennifer "Jade" Daniels, might be the ultimate final girl. In spite of occasionally getting a bit lost in her (and his) encyclopedic knowledge of slashers, I found the trilogy hard to put down. Very short review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Randy]

Also read 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann. Not exactly on par with some other books about horror I've read, it still belongs on the shelf with Danse Macabre and Paperbacks from Hell because of her focus on 21st century horror. For the most part she expresses how a book made her feel, which is okay, but I liked some of her meatier observations even more.

I've read 12 of the one-offs she mentions and agree they are good, though I have less enthusiasm for a few than she does. And the 8 or so authors she mentions specifically strikes me as spot on.

[WendyB]

Had to DNF by Tim Lebbon
I'm giving up on his books after the last few I've tried just haven't worked for me.

[Megan]

˚ ༘ lunar ♡ ⋆｡˚ wrote: "I'm currently reading Hidden Pictures"

I read this last year and LOVED it! I hope you like it

[Jennifer]

I'm reading A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer Armentrout and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
both are really good!!!

[Erin]

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

[Megan]

The Reformatory

[Kimberly]

, The Apparition Phase, and Powerless.