Books Read in 2023

IN AN ABSENT DREAM

(Wayward Children #4):

Seanan McGuire

JUICE LIKE WOUNDS

(Wayward Children #4.5):

Sean McGuire

THE TOLL HOUSE:

Carly Reagon

THE LITTLE WITCH:

M. Rickert

THE COLOUR OF EVIL:

Sarah Jane Huntington

BAD DOLLS:

Rachel Harrison

ALL THE LIVING AND THE DEAD:

Hayley Campbell

EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FARIES: (DNF)

Heather Fawcett

WASPS IN THE ICE CREAM:

Tim McGregor

SAGA #61:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SUFFER THE DARKNESS:

Yolanda Sfetsos

LOVE, PAMELA:

Pamela Anderson

THE GOONIES:

James Kahn

THIS IS WHERE WE TALK THINGS OUT:

Caitlin Marceau

DEAD EYES

(Rewind or Die #18):

E.V. Knight

ALONE WITH MYSELF:

Kev Harrison

THE GROWTH

(The Growth #1):

Adam Hulse

THE BLACK CABIN:

Wayne Fenlon

HEARTBURN:

Damien Casey

THE GROWTH LIVES!

(The Growth #2):

Adam Hulse

IT DOESN'T GO AWAY:

Wendy Dalrymple

WAIF: 

Samantha Kolesnik

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER:

Edgar Allan Poe

INHERITING HER GHOSTS:

S.H. Cooper

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE:

Grady Hendrix

BRAD, UNWOUND

(A Puppet Scorned Yarn):

Jamie Kort

LINGHUN:

Ai Jiang

SQUISHMALLOWS OFFICIAL COLLECTORS' GUIDE:

Squishmallows 

STAR WARS: PRINCESS LEIA:

Mark Waid & Terry Dodson

SAGA #62:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SAGA #63:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SQUAD:

Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle

UNTAMED SHORE:

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

THE LONGEST THIRST:

Roxie Voorhees

OUR OWN UNIQUE AFFLICTION:

Scott J. Moses

MOTHERTHING:

Ainslie Hogarth

SAGA #64:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SPELL ON WHEELS

(Spell on Wheels Volume 1):

Kate Leth, Megan Levens & Marissa Louise

THE GHOST IN YOU:

Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

HEX WIVES:

Ben Blacker, Mirka Andolfo & Marissa Louise

DC's HARLEY QUINN ROMANCES:

Alexis Quasarano, Max Sarin & Marissa Louise

WYTCHES

(Volume One):

Scott Snyder & Jock

SPELL ON WHEELS: Just to Get to You

(Spell on Wheels Volume 2):

Kate Leth, Megan Levens & Marissa Louise

IMMORTALITY: A Love Story

(The Anatomy Duology #2):

Dana Schwartz

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH

(Sabrina, Volume 1):

Kelly Thompson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish & Jack Morelli

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH

Something Wicked

(Sabrina, Volume 2):

Kelly Thompson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish & Jack Morelli

THIS ONE'S GONNA HURT:

Cody J. Thompson

WUTHERING HEIGHTS:

Emily Brontë

SUFFER THE DARKNESS:

Yolanda Sfetsos

EXPECTATIONS:

B.T. Hayes

HUNGERS AS OLD AS THIS LAND:

Zachary Rosenberg

28 DAYS SASSIER:

Damien Casey

BELOW ECONOMIC THRESHOLDS:

Adam Hulse

THE HIBISCUS AND THE GRAVE:

Wendy Dalrymple 

EERIELLA: SUPER-FIEND:

Sophie Ingley

THE DISMEMBERED:

Jonathan Janz

ALIVE UNDEAD:

Brian Bowyer

I AM AI:

Ai Jiang

SILVER NITRATE:

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

E.T. 

The Extra-Terrestrial:

Arie Kaplan & Chris Fennell

JAWS

Big Shark. Little Boat:

Geof Smith & Kaysi Smith

BACK TO THE FUTURE:

Arie Kaplan & Meg Dunn

D&D DUNGEON CLUB

ROLL CALL:

Molly Knox Ostertag 

REAL LIFE SUCKS LOSERS DRY:

Cassandra Daucus

SCARLETT:

Brian Bowyer

KINDRED:

Octavia E. Butler

MY FIRST BOOK OF GIRL POWER:

Julie Merberg 

BEAST OF BURDEN:

Yolanda Sfetsos

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT:

Kalynn Bayron

HIDE:

Kiersten White

FUNNYBONES:

Allan Ahlberg

TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS COLOURING BOOK:

Disney

PARASOCIAL:

Wendy Dalrymple

PRE-APPROVED FOR HAUNTING AND OTHER STORIES:

Patrick Barb

THE FOLLY:

Gemma Armor

ANKLE SNATCHER

(Creature Feature collection:

Grady Hendrix 

SAGA # 65:

Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SAGA # 66:

Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples

THE PRAM

(Creature Feature collection:

Joe Hill

HOLLY:

Stephen King

MY HALLOWEEN ROMANCE:

Wendy Dalrymple 

THE SOXORCIST:

Jamie Kort

TAMPA:

Alissa Nutting

MAEVE FLY:

C.J. Leede

WHAT HIDES IN THE CUPBOARDS:

Cassondra Windwalker

WINGS OF SORROW:

Yolanda Sfetsos

DIRTY THIRTY:

Janet Evanovich

SCARIEST. BOOK. EVER:

(Goosebumps House of Shivers #1)

R.L. Stine

THE POWER OF CRYSTALS:

Hinkler Books

REGRESSION, Way Down Deep

Volume 1:

Cullen Bunn

REGRESSION, Disciples

Volume 2:

Cullen Bunn

REGRESSION, Sacrifice

Volume 3:

Cullen Bunn

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND:

Rumaan Alam

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #2

Can You Fear Me Now?

Various

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #3

Zombielicious

Various 

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #4

Keeping It Real:

Various

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #5

Yabba Dabba Voodoo:

Various

SEINFELD

The Day of Nothing:

Micol Ostow & Brittany Baugus

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT:

Wendy Dalrymple

YOUR DARLING DEATH:

Lauren Carter

THE VISITOR:

Sergio Gomez

KOSA:

John Durgin

Books Read in 2023: 103/100

(DNF books: 1)

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Number of series/duology/trilogy books read: 27

• IN AN ABSENT DREAM (Wayward Children #4)
• JUICE LIKE WOUNDS (Wayward Children #4.5)
• SAGA #61
• DEAD EYES (Rewind or Die #18)
• THE GROWTH (The Growth #1)
• THE GROWTH LIVES! (The Growth #2)
• BRAD, UNWOUND (A Puppet Scorned Yarn)
• SAGA #62
• SAGA #63
• SAGA #64
• SPELL ON WHEELS (Spell on Wheels Vol 1)
• SPELL ON WHEELS: Just to Get to You (Spell on Wheels Volume 2)
• IMMORTALITY: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology #2)
• SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH (Sabrina, Volume 1)
• SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: Something Wicked (Sabrina, Volume 2)
• ANKLE SNATCHER (Creature Feature collection)
• SAGA #65
• SAGA #66
• THE PRAM (Creature Feature collection)
• SCARIEST. BOOK. EVER (Goosebumps House of Shivers #1)
• REGRESSION, Way Down Deep (Volume 1)
• REGRESSION, Disciples (Volume 2)
• REGRESSION, Sacrifice (Volume 3)
• TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Can You Fear Me Now? (Volume 2)
• TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Zombielicious (Volume 3)
• TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Keeping It Real (Volume 4)
• TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Yabba Dabba Voodoo (Volume 5)

My 2023 Reading Plan

HOLLY by Stephen King

When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl's desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.

Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harbouring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie's disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.

Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors.

When a new Stephen King book comes out, I get really excited because I know I'm going to lose myself for days. 

Holly Gibney has seen a lot. Now, in the middle of the pandemic, she's suffered a loss that awakens a bunch of complicated emotions, memories, and revelations. So, when a woman reaches out about her missing daughter, she decides to take the case. And as soon as she begins her investigation, she realises this disappearance might lead her down a very dark and twisted path...

Wow. This is definitely another King hit! I seriously couldn't stop reading, and pretty much read the last half in one night.

There's something intoxicating about King's writing. His characters—whether pure and kind, or rotten to the core—drag me into the story every single time. And don't let go until I race to the end.

The mystery always grabs me enough to keep reading. The story intrigues me so much I can't stop thinking about it, even when I'm not reading. And his writing style is smooth and crisp, full of enough horror to satisfy my infatuation with dark fiction. But what gets me the most is the humanity contained within the pages of every tale.

So much of the gory and terrifying horror he writes about is always grounded in real life situations we recognise all too well. He just has a tendency to push past the threshold and shoves his Constant Readers down the darkest road possible. And this story is no exception.

Plus, Holly has become one of my favourite characters. As well as Jerome and Barbara Robinson. These three make an awesome team and I can't wait to read more of their adventures.

Holly is a thrilling novel that grabbed a hold of me from the first sentence and refused to let go. The barbaric acts at the centre of these despicable crimes are straight out of a true-crime show, and will teach you to never judge someone by their age. Also, the way he deals with the pandemic is so true to life, it's chilling.

Thank you Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this awesome book.

Holly, September 2023, ISBN 9781399712927, Hodder & Stoughton

SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

 

Montserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. And she's all but invisible to her best friend Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she's been in love with him since childhood.

Then Tristán discovers his new neighbour is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he has a way to change their lives - even if his tales of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.

Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse... but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her.

As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristan might just find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies...

I always look forward to reading a new Silvia Moreno-Garcia book, and this one was no exception. 

In 1993, Montserrat lives in Mexico City and constantly finds herself fighting to be taken seriously as a sound editor in the film industry. Tristán is her best friend and used to be a popular soap opera star until an accident destroyed his career and reputation. Together, they find themselves caught up in an old curse shortly after meeting an aging cult horror director...

Wow. That was a blast! Another hit from this very talented author. Bravo.

There's so much to love about this book. The fact that Mexico City comes alive within the pages of this story. The way curses, magic, betrayal, and the supernatural are woven perfectly within the complicated, yet strong friendship between the two narrators. How well some of the darkest moments of world history are blended with the allure of old cinema.

Like I said, there's a lot to love in this tale.

Montserrat and Tristán are fantastic characters. So different that they complement each other perfectly. So similar that, of course, they've been friends forever. The honesty and rawness of their individual lives kept me as riveted as the intriguing concept, and the many characters who help make this story shine.

I couldn't stop reading.

Silver Nitrate is an amazing book! First, the characters totally grabbed my attention, because they're all interesting and their voices compelling, but then kept me glued to the pages because the creepy situation that slowly unravels is so fascinating it wouldn't let me go.

Thank you Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this awesome book.

Silver Nitrate, July 2023, ISBN 9781529418057, Jo Fletcher Books

IMMORTALITY: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

 

Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of the year before - the immortality, Beecham's vial - were a figment of her imagination. She doesn't even know if Jack is alive or dead. All she can really do now is treat patients and maintain Hawthornden Castle as it starts to decay around her.

When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a message intervenes: Hazel has been specifically requested to be the personal physician of Princess Charlotte, the sickly granddaughter of King George III. Soon Hazel is dragged into the glamour and romance of a court where everyone has something to hide, especially the enigmatic, brilliant members of a social club known as the Companions to the Death.

As Hazel's work entangles her more and more with the British court, she realizes that her own future as a surgeon isn't the only thing at stake for her. Malicious forces are at work in the monarchy, and Hazel may be the only one capable of setting things right. 

I loved the first book in this duology, and was looking forward to finding out how everything was going to end.

After Hazel lost Jack, she retreated to her family's Hawthornden Castle and has been helping people with medical emergencies. But when she's arrested for murder and thrown in jail, Hazel is convinced her life is over. Until she's shipped off to London to become the sickly Princess Charlotte's personal physician, and stumbles on a whole lot more...

Well, as expected, I started reading this book and couldn't put it down. Actually, I got halfway in a few sittings because I was hooked!

Hazel's story continues a year after what happened with Dr. Beecham and Jack. She can't get over the boy she fell in love with and the note he sent her, but he hasn't reached out again and she gets lost in what drives her passion—her work.

I loved the ups and downs, how secrets unfold and a whole new world opens up in a different location. The mysteries that lie beneath London are intriguing and miraculous. As well as what's going on in the castle, which reveals a sweet tale that I hadn't expected but especially enjoyed.

The new cast of characters added in this installment enrich the atmosphere and create new wonders and problems for Hazel. Both personal and professional obstacles she has to overcome with the knowledge she's picked up along the way. 

Immortality: A Love Story is a thrilling conclusion to this fantastic story, and I enjoyed every minute I spent in this alternate version of history. There are surprises, shocks, as well as twists and turns, but mainly this truly is a love story at its core.

A dark love story that has the power to overcome... immortality.

Thank you Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this awesome book.

Immortality: A Love Story, February 2023, ISBN 9780349433400, Piatkus

UNTAMED SHORE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Baja California, 1979: Viridiana spends her days under the harsh sun, watching the fishermen pulling in their nets and the dead sharks piled beside the seashore. Her head is filled with dreams of romance, travel and of a future beyond this drab town where her only option is to marry and have children.

When a wealthy American writer arrives with his wife and brother-in-law, Viridiana jumps at the offer of a job as his assistant, and she's soon entangled in the glamorous foreigners' lives. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape from her humdrum life. When one of them dies, eager to protect her new friends, Viridiana lies - but soon enough, someone's asking questions. It's not long before Viridiana has some of her own questions about the identities of her new acquaintances.

I always look forward to reading Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest release. No matter what genre she tackles, or which time in Mexico's history she chooses, her writing style never fails to hook me in.

It's 1979 and Viridiana lives in the small town of Desengaño with her mother, stepfather and a bunch of half-siblings. She knows how to speak, write and read several languages, loves to read, and often watches the dead sharks on the beach after the fishermen pull their nets. The day three rich Americans rent a holiday house, one of them hires her, and her life is never the same again...

I really enjoyed this! It's another intriguing, original story with a real sense of location, starring a very likeable, headstrong young heroine.

Viridiana is on the cusp of womanhood and is trying to find her own path. One that is different to her mother's. She doesn't want to tie herself down in a boring marriage or start having a bunch of kids so young. Her head is full of ambition and romantic notions that rival her favourite movies and books. She dreams of escaping to the city and living an exciting life. When she meets three wealthy Americans living a carefree life, this only deepens her desire to go places. With some unexpected consequences.

A lot of interesting things happen in Viridiana's life during this hot summer, but I especially liked her ability to adapt and learn. Sure, some of the tips she picks up are questionable, and she's willing to overlook several situations even though she knows better. But in the end, I thought her character arc was very interesting.

Untamed Shore is a coming of age story with a good dose of crime thrown in. It's unpredictable and I couldn't stop reading because Viridiana's voice is so compelling.

Thank you Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this awesome book.

Untamed Shore, February 2023, ISBN 9781529426311, Jo Fletcher Books

THE TOLL HOUSE by Carly Reagon

 

A house with history. That's how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it's the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.

But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room. As Dylan's behaviour becomes increasingly challenging, Kelda seeks answers in the house's mysterious past. But she's running out of time. 

Because something has awoken.

And now it won't rest . . .

I love ghost stories and the synopsis for this one sounded very interesting.

Kelda and her son, Dylan, have moved into a new house. It's also a new town, a new job, and a new school. The pressure of all these changes makes things hard for both of them, but what's even worse is when strange things start to happen in the toll house...

Well, this turned out to be quite the haunting tale. In the real sense of the word because the dead definitely leave an impression, but also because of the complicated lives of the living.

Getting caught up in this tale was easy and happened quickly. I lost myself in Kelda's intense life instantly. She's a single working mother who bought an old house that needs a lot of repairs/updating. It also comes with a history she knows nothing about. Her boss is demanding. Her son befriends the local troublemaker. Her friend Nick comes with a few extra emotional attachments. The new guy she starts dating is a little awkward and is definitely hiding something. And that's before her estranged sister is introduced. 

Yikes! Kelda's life is messy and actually takes a few unexpected twists, turns and plenty of revelations.

Yeah, there's a lot of life stuff for her to work through and I gladly followed along as she struggled to balance everything out. But when the house starts acting strange and bizarre things start to happen, that's when the creeping dread crawled onto the page and kept me guessing.

The story is mainly in Kelda's POV, but there's also the POV of Joseph. He's the toll house keeper and lives there with his wife, in the 1860s. But his life is plagued with tragedy, and as the two timelines come together, the story falls into place when several shocking events from the past are unearthed.

The Toll House is as much a ghost story about the strength of the human spirit, as it is about the very real and familiar story of unconventional relationships. Kelda's perseverance in spite of her many struggles really grabbed me, and kept me glued to the story all the way to the very disturbing end.

Thank you Hachette Australia for sending me a copy of this awesome book.

The Toll House, February 2023, ISBN 9781408726440, Sphere

Books Read in 2022

GAME ON: TEMPTING TWENTY-EIGHT

(Stephanie Plum #28):

Janet Evanovich

CROSSROADS:

Laurel Hightower

WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US

(Paperbacks from Hell):

Elizabeth Engstrom

MY LIFE HAD STOOD A LOADED GUN:

Emily Dickinson

THE WOODS ARE ALWAYS WATCHING:

Stephanie Perkins

PARTUM: E.V. Knight

THE CUCKOO'S CRY:

Caroline Overington

COCKBLOCK:

C.V. Hunt

SEASONS OF THE WITCH Samhain Oracle:

Lorriane Anderson & Juliet Diaz

CABIN TERROR:

Sarah Jane Huntington

AND HER SMILE WILL UNTETHER THE UNIVERSE:

Gwendolyn Kiste

THE MAKER'S BOX:

David Barclay

THE TRIVIA NIGHT:

Ali Lowe

THE UNSUITABLE:

Molly Pohlig

A FAR WILDER MAGIC:

Allison Saft

A PUPPET SCORNED:

Jamie Kort

THE EYES BENEATH MY FATHER'S HOUSE:

Tyler Bell

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE:

Eiko Kadono

CURSED OBJECTS

Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items:

J.W. Ocker

IN THE ARTIC SUN:

Rowan Hill

DEAD TO HER:

Sarah Pinborough

BOTTLED:

Stephanie Ellis

BENNY ROSE, THE CANNIBAL KING:

Hailey Piper

THE SMALL HAND:

Susan Hill

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Tarot Deck & Guidebook:

Minerva Siegel & Abigail Larsen

THE GHOST THAT ATE US: 

Daniel Kraus

YOU LOVE ME

(You #3):

Caroline Kepnes

GWENDY'S MAGIC FEATHER

(The Button Box #2):

Richard Chizmar & Stephen King

SAGA, Issue #55:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SAGA, Issue #56:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

SAGA, Issue #57:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

ANATOMY A Love Story:

Dana Schwartz

BLOOD SUGAR:

Sascha Rothchild

SAGA, Issue #58:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples 

HARLEY QUINN Breaking Glass:

Mariko Tamaki & Steve Pugh

IN REAL LIFE:

Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

THE RED ROOM:

HG Wells

THE CATS OF ULTHAR:

HP Lovecraft

THE SURVIVORS:

T.C. Weber 

MY EVIL MOTHER:

Margaret Atwood

GALATEA:

Madeline Miller

GWENDY'S FINAL TASK

(The Button Box #3):

Richard Chizmar & Stephen King 

SAGA, Issue #59:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples 

GIRLS FROM THE COUNTY:

Donna Lynch

THE BROKER OF NIGHTMARES:

Jon Padgett

PORTFOLIO OF THE 100 BEST HARD CASE CRIME COVERS:

Various

BLOOD MOUNTAIN:

Brenda S. Tolian

STONE MATTRESS:

Margaret Atwood

BELOW:

Laurel Hightower

THE SOUND OF SILENCE:

Sarah Jane Huntington

HARDCORE KELLI:

Wrath James White

SHE CAME FROM THE SWAMP:

Darva Green 

THE CREEK:

Rayne King 

THE MIDNIGHT CLUB:

Christopher Pike

SAGA, Issue #60:

Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

FORTUNATELY, THE MILK:

Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell

THE ORACLE TAROT:

Lucy Cavendish & Melinda Pearson

YOURS CRUELLY, ELVIRA:

Cassandra Peterson

DISNEY VILLAINS TAROT DECK:

Minerva Siegel & Ellie Goldwine 

MEN, WOMEN, AND CHAINSAWS:

Stephen Graham Jones

WAIT FOR NIGHT:

Stephen Graham Jones 

REVENGE OF THE LIVING DUMMY

(Goosebumps Horrorland #1):

R.L. Stine

CREEP FROM THE DEEP

(Goosebumps Horrorland #2):

R.L. Stine

THE SCREAM OF THE HAUNTED MASK

(Goosebumps Horrorland #4):

R.L. Stine

DR. MANIAC VS. ROBBY SCHWARTZ

(Goosebumps Horrorland #5):

R.L. Stine 

WHO'S YOUR MUMMY?

(Goosebumps Horrorland #6):

R.L. Stine

MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER

(Goosebumps Horrorland #7):

R.L. Stine

SAY CHEESE—AND DIE SCREAMING

(Goosebumps Horrorland #8):

R.L. Stine

HELP! WE HAVE STRANGE POWERS!

(Goosebumps Horrorland #10):

R.L. Stine

ESCAPE FROM HORRORLAND

(Goosebumps Horrorland #11):

R.L. Stine WHEN 

THE GHOST DOG HOWLS

(Goosebumps Horrorland #13):

R.L. Stine

THE LITERARY WITCHES ORACLE:

Taisia Kitaiskaia & Katy Horan

A CAULDRON OF BATS:

Michael Buxton

THE WILD UNKNOWN TAROT DECK:

Kim Krans

THE TAROT DECK:

Deck of Marseilles Tarot Cards

THE LENORMAND FORTUNE-TELLING CARDS:

Harald Josten

CRIME SCENE:

Cynthia Pelayo

BONESET & FEATHERS:

Gwendolyn Kiste

PERFECT BLUE:

Yoshikazu Takeuchi

FAIRY TALE:

Stephen King

A DOWRY OF BLOOD:

S. T. Gibson

HIDDEN PICTURES:

Jason Rekulak

TIM BURTON'S NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS:

Disney

DEMON IN THE WOOD

(Grishaverse #0):

Leigh Bardugo & Dani Pendergast 

THE HELLBOUND HEART:

Clive Barker

THE LOST BOYS Volume 1:

Tim Seeley

THE LADY ASTRONAUT OF MARS:

Mary Robinette Kowal

FOR WANT OF A NAIL:

Mary Robinette Kowal

ROCKET'S RED:

Mary Robinette Kowal

THE NIGHT CYCLIST:

Stephen Graham Jones

LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN:

Shea Ernshaw

AFTER

The Graphic Novel:

Anna Todd

MY KILLER VACATION:

Tessa Bailey

THE WIZARD OF OOZE

(Goosebumps Horrorland #17):

R.L. Stine

A NIGHTMARE ON CLOWN STREET

(Goosebumps Most Wanted #7):

R.L. Stine

WILD AND WICKED THINGS: (DNF)

Francesca May

THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU:

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE:

Sara Gran

DRACULA DAILY:

Bram Stoker

GAME ON: RISE AND SHINE TWENTY-NINE (Stephanie Plum #29):

Janet Evanovich

TAROT NOVA:

Dennis Fairchild & Julie Paschkis

WHITE IBIS:

Wendy Dalrymple

VENUS FALLING:

Sarah Jane Huntington

THE EROTIC MODERN LIFE OF MALINALLI THE VAMPIRE:

V. Castro

FAMILY BUSINESS:

Jonathan Sims

THE WHISPERING DARK: (DNF)

Kelly Andrew

WILD PLACE:

Christian White 

HOUSE OF HOLLOW:

Krystal Sutherland

ELEKTRA: (DNF)

Jennifer Saint

CITY OF NIGHTMARES:

Rebecca Schaeffer

WRITING POETRY IN THE DARK:

Stephanie M. Wytovich

THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY: (DNF)

Megan Bannen

THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET:

Catriona Ward

LOST SOULS

(Cainsville #3.6):

Kelley Armstrong

THE HOUSE IN THE PINES:

Ana Reyes

THE WICKED IN ME: (DNF)

Suzanne Wright

THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD:

Paul Tremblay

Books Read in 2022: 117/110

(Number of DNF books: 5)

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Number of books read to catch up on series/duology/trilogy: 26

1. GAME ON (Stephanie Plum #28)
2. WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US (Paperbacks from Hell)
3. YOU LOVE ME (You #3)
4. GWENDY'S MAGIC FEATHER (The Button Box #2)
5. SAGA, Issue #55
6. SAGA, Issue #56
7. SAGA, Issue #57
8. SAGA, Issue #58
9. GWENDY'S FINAL TASK (The Button Box #3)
10. SAGA, Issue #59
11. SAGA, Issue #60
12. REVENGE OF THE LIVING DUMMY (Goosebumps Horrorland #1)
13. CREEP FROM THE DEEP (Goosebumps Horrorland #2)
14. THE SCREAM OF THE HAUNTED MASK (Goosebumps Horrorland #4)
15. DR. MANIAC VS. ROBBY SCHWARTZ (Goosebumps Horrorland #5)
16. WHO'S YOUR MUMMY? (Goosebumps Horrorland #6
17. MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER (Goosebumps Horrorland #7)
18. SAY CHEESE—AND DIE SCREAMING (Goosebumps Horrorland #8)
19. HELP! WE HAVE STRANGE POWERS (Goosebumps Horrorland #10)
20. ESCAPE FROM HORRORLAND (Goosebumps Horrorland #11)
21. WHEN THE GHOST DOG HOWLS (Goosebumps Horrorland #13)
22. DEMON IN THE WOOD (Grishaverse #0)
23. THE WIZARD OF OOZE (Goosebumps Horrorland #17)
24. A NIGHTMARE ON CLOWN STREET (Goosebumps Most Wanted #7)
25. GAME ON: RISE AND SHINE TWENTY-NINE (Stephanie Plum #29)
26. LOST SOULS (Cainsville #3.6)

My 2022 Reading Plan