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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Top Ten Books for Halloween





Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 

Cas kills the dead.  Anna is dead.  And pissed about it.  Oh, star crossed lovers how I love you.







The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

It is almost impossible to share anything about this book without spoiling it.  Let me just say, "Super creepy children." and leave it at that.


Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

You might think that this is an adorable fairy tale inspired graphic novel.  You would be wrong and then spend days getting over the heebie jeebies that this book caused. *shudder

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Kind of a mix between every fairy tale ever and kinda not.  Halfway through the book you are hit with the creepiness. There is a brother and sister, a horned boy, and a glass coffin in the woods.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie Stiefvater can do no wrong.  This is by far my favorite werewolf story ever.  I am still not completely sold on her heroines but the writing is so good that I am willing to overlook them every time.  And Sam is a delicious cinnamon roll who should be protected at all costs.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

This book will cause sobbing.  Lots of it.  Not that I am speaking from personal experience.  Not at all.








Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by

I guess you could include all the Harry Potter books in this list but this is the one that most focuses on Halloween and ghosts.  The deathday party food  alone is pretty scary.

How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

Because the Salem witch trials weren't terrible enough let's add high school. *runs away screaming.

Also?  This book is written by a descendent of Cotton Mather.



A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz


This one I am including for the sheer WTFery.  I can't decribe it except to say that it is possible that it will cause seizures and you should not read it if you are planning on operating heavy machinery.





World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

So, what happened when the Zombie apocalypse came?  Well, the world reacts in true to form manner.  

What really scares you in books?  I am super susceptible to drawn out tension.




Top Ten Tuesday is a brilliant meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.