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JANUARY
1. When We Join Jesus In Hell 5 stars
2. Dead Sea 5 stars
3. The Yard 5 stars
4. Flower of Scotland 4 stars
5. Clockwork Dolls 5 stars
6. The Wrath of Angels 4 stars
7. The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet 5 stars
8. Night of the Wendigo 5 stars
9. The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All 3 stars
FEBRUARY
10. The Ritual 3 stars
11. Dastardly Bastard 3.5 stars
12. Thank You for the Flowers: Stories of Suspense & Imagination 4 stars
13. 14 4 stars
14. All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By 5 stars
15. The Godsend 3 stars
16. The Moorstone Sickness 4 stars
17. Crota: A Novel 4 stars
18. Sweetheart, Sweetheart 4 stars
19. Children of the Night 4 stars
20. The Hungry Moon 4 stars
21. Heart of Ice 4 stars
22. Blind Shadows 4 stars
MARCH
23. Black Oak 4: Hunting Ground 3 stars
24. SEAL Team 666: A Novel 4 stars
25. Black Oak 3: Winter Knight 3 stars
26. Audrey's Door 4 stars
27. Inheritance 5 stars
28. Gossamer: A Story of Love and Tragedy 5 stars
29. Summer of Night 5 stars
30. American Elsewhere 4 stars
31. After: The Echo 5 stars
32. The Fog 5 stars
APRIL
33. The Wildman 5 stars
34. Bottled Abyss 4 stars
35. A Dark Matter 3 stars
36. Abandon 4 stars
37. To Wake the Dead 3 stars
38. The Tent 5 stars
39. Meat Camp 5 stars
40. Untcigahunk: Stories and Myths of the Little Brothers 5 stars
MAY
41. Lineage: A Supernatural Thriller 3 stars
42. Personal Demons 3 stars
43. Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala 5 stars
44. The Night Boat 5 stars
45. I Travel by Night 4.5 stars
46. Cold Granite 5 stars
47. Lonesome Dove 5 stars
48. Blood River Down 4 stars
49. Ritual 4 stars
50. The Red Church 4 stars
51. Basket Case 4 stars
JUNE
52. Every Dead Thing 5 stars
53. Dark Hollow 5 stars
54. The Parting 3.5 stars
55. The Colony 4 stars
56. No Man's Dominion and Other Post-Apocalyptic Tales 5 stars
57. A Matter Of Blood 4 stars
58. Greely's Cove 4 stars
59. Saturday Night at Eddie's 5 stars
60. Murder as a Fine Art 5 stars
JULY
61. The Harvest 5 stars
62. The Dwelling 4 stars
63. Sineater 4 stars
64. That Which Should Not Be 5 stars
65. The Asylum 5 stars
66. The Void 5 stars
67. Joyland 3 stars
AUGUST
68. The Mountain King 4 stars
69. The Crime of Julian Wells 4 stars
70. The Novellas 5 stars
71. The Killing Kind 5 stars
72. The Haunted 2 stars
73. The Church of Dead Languages 4 stars
74. The House by the Churchyard 4 stars
75. The Devil You Know 4 stars
76. Birdman 5 stars
77. Stinger 5 stars
78. The Wanderer in Unknown Realms: A Novella 5 stars
SEPTEMBER
79. The Children's Hour 5 stars
80. A Special Place: The Heart of a Dark Matter 4 stars
81. Goat Dance 4 stars
82. The Hole 5 stars
83. Apocalypse Cow 4 stars
84. The Troupe 5 stars
85. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 5 stars
86. Breeder 4 stars
OCTOBER
87. The Hour of the Oxrun Dead 4 stars
88. Drummer Boy 4 stars
89. The Off Season 4 stars
90. The Sound of Midnight 5 stars
91. Little Star 4 stars
92. Others 4 stars
93. Lost Boy Lost Girl 4 stars
94. Horror at Halloween 3.5 stars
95. Forsaken 4 stars
NOVEMBER
96. For Fear of the Night 3.5 stars
97. Snowblind 4.5 stars
98. The Abominable 4 stars
99. Broken Sigil 5 stars
100. A Night in the Lonesome October 4 stars
101. Birth Offering 3 stars
102. Ugly As Sin 5 stars
103. Whom the Gods Would Destroy 5 stars
104. Infernal Machines 3.5 stars
105. Night Film 3.5 stars
106. The Cold Dish 4 stars
107. People Are Strange 4 stars
108. The Pet 5 stars
Goal: 52 booksJANUARY
1. Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King 5 stars
2. Cross by James Patterson 4 stars
3. Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz rated 4 stars
4. The Racketeer by John Grisham rated 4 stars
5.Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry rated 5 stars
6. 3rd Degree by James Patterson rated 3 stars
FEBRUARY
7. The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul rated 4 stars.
8. The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson rated 3 stars
9. 33 A.D. by David McAfee rated 3 stars.
10. The Cape: 1969 by Jason Ciaramella rated 3 stars.
11. The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn rated 5 stars.
12. Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure by Dean Koontz rated 4 stars.
MARCH
13. Infected by Scott Sigler rated 4 stars.
14. The Girl Next Door.by Jack Ketchum rated 5 stars.
15. Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry rated 4 stars.
16. Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke rated 5 stars.
APRIL
17. Song of Susannah by Stephen King rated 4 stars.
18. The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper rated 4 stars.
MAY
19. Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon rated 5 stars
20. You've Been Warned by James Patterson rated 3 stars.
21. Tick Tock by James Patterson rated 4 stars.
22. Ghost Story by Peter Straub rated 5 stars.
JUNE
23. Shoggoth's Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman rated 5 stars.
24. The Willows by Algernon Blackwood rated 5 stars.
25. Cold Colors by Neil Gaiman rated 4 stars.
26. A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman rated 5 stars.
27. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn rated 5 stars.
28. Joyland by Stephen King rated 4 stars.
July
29. Honeymoon by James Patterson rated 3 stars.
30. Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young rated 5 stars.
31. Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz rated 4 stars.
32. The Gift by James Patterson rated 3 stars.
August
33. Dead Clown Barbecue by Jeff Strand rated 5 stars.
34. Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse by Gwynne Richards rated 3 stars.
35. American Gods by Neil Gaiman rated 5 stars.
36. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn rated 3 stars.
37. Freak by Jennifer Hillier rated 4 stars.
SEPTEMBER
38. When the Wind Blows by James Patterson rated 3 stars.
39. The Shining by Stephen King rated 5 stars.
40. The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas rated 5 stars.
41. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin rated 4 stars.
42. While the Savage Sleeps by Andrew E. Kaufman rated 2 stars.
OCTOBER
43. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King rated 5 stars.
44. Carnacki, The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson rated 4 stars.
45. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen rated 5 stars.
46. NOS4A2 byJoe Hill rated 5 stars.
47. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson rated 4 stars.
48. Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist rated 5 stars.
NOVEMBER
49. Inferno by Dan Brown rated 4 stars.
50. Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan rated 5 stars.
51. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card rated 5 stars.
52. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman rated 4 stars.
53. 4th of July by James Patterson rated 4 stars.
54. Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings by Ron Burgundy rated 4 stars.
55. Hard Magic by Larry Correia rated 2 stars.
DECEMBER
56. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank rated 4stars.
57. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist rated 4 stars.
58. People of Walmart: Shop and Awe by Andrew Kipple rated 3 stars.
59. Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup rated 5 stars.
60. Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin rated 3 stars.
61. The Dark Tower by Stephen King rated 5 stars.
And to finish off with a bang...
62. Off Season by Jack Ketchum rated 5 stars!
This spot is mine. :)Goal: 100 books
JANUARY
1. Strangewood by Christopher Golden 4* (Dark Fantasy)
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury 5*
3. City Under the Moon by Hugh Sterbakov 5*
4. Lilithby Toby Tate 3.5
5. Occupationby Jeff Dawson 3.5
6. Clockwork Dolls by William Meikle 5*
7.A View from the Lake by Greg Gifune 5*
8. Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin 5*
9. Gossamer by Lee Thompson (pre-read, book isn't out yet.) 4*
10.The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe 3.5*
FEBRUARY
11. Fear Me(novella) by Tim Curran 5*
12. As I Embrace My Jagged Edges by Lee Thompson (short story collection) 4*
13. Among Preyby Alan Ryker (novella) 4*
14. Dastardly Bastard by Ed Lorn 3.5*
15. Best New Vampire Tales (short story collection) 3.5*
16. Darkness Conjured by Sandy Deluca (novella)4*
17. Ivy by Isaac Lefevre 3.5*
18. All Heads Turn as the Hunt Goes By by John Farris 4*
19. Reign of Blood by Sandy Deluca (novella) 5*
20. The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliot 5*
21. Disturb by J. Konrath 3*
22. Come Closer by Sara Gran 4*
23. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 5*
24. Judas Goat(novella) by Greg Gifune 5*
25. Pines by Blake Crouch 4*
MARCH
26. Help! Wanted: Tales of On-The-Job Terror (short story collection) 4*
27. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (audio version) 5*
28. Mosquitoes (novella) by Mark Soto 5*
29. The Underdwelling by Tim Curran 4*
30. John Dies at the End by David Wong 4*
31. Haunted by James Herbert 4*
32. Stalking You Nowby Jeff Strand 4*
33. Inheritance by Joe McKinney 5*
34. Children of No One by Nicole Cushing (novella) 5*
35. The Night Boat by Robert McCammon 5*
36. House of Dead Trees by Rod Redux 3*
37. Emergence by Gary Fry 4*
38. Beyond the Door by Jeffrey Thomas 4.5*
39. After: The Shock by Scott Nicholson 3.5*
40. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 2.5*
APRIL
41. Bottled Abyss by Benjamin Kane Etheridge 3.5*
42. I Travel by Night by Robert McCammon (novella) 4.5*
43. The Rats by James Herbert 4*
44. The Willows by Algernon Blackwood 5*
45. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 5*
46. Dreams the Ragman by Greg Gifune 4*
47. Fevered Hills by Keith Deininger 3*
48. Darkness Conjured by Sandy Deluca 4*
49. The Third Floor by C. Dennis Moore 3*
50. Nightsiders (novella) by Gary McMahon 4.5*
51. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 4*
52. Cinema of Shadows by Michael West. 3.5*
53. Usher's Passing by Robert McCammon 5*
54. House of Shadows by Walter Spence 4.5*
MAY
55.The Memory Tree by John Little 5*
56. House of Rain by Greg Gifune (novella) 4*
57. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 4*
58. Worm (novella) by Tim Curran 4*
59. The Fog by James Herbert 3*
60. Bloodstained Oz by James Moore and Christopher Golden (I read 70% and then gave up) 2.5*
61. House of Rain (novella) by Greg Gifune 4*
62. Haunted House by Jack Kilborn 3*
63. The Walls of the Castle (novella) 5*
64.The Tent (novella) by Kealan Patrick Burke 4*
65. The Red Church by Scott Nicholson 3.5*
JUNE
66. Blaze of Glory by Weston Ochse (novella) 3.5
67. The Light is the Darkness by Laird Barron 5*
68. The Wicked by James Newman 4.5*
69. F9 by Michael McBride 3.5*
70. Diablero by Toby Tate 4*
71. Blue World by Robert McCammon (short story collection) 5*
72. The Wanderer in Unknown Realms: A Novella by John Connolly 5*
73. Blood Riders by Michael Spradlin 4*
74. Sunfall Manor (novella) by Peter Giglio 4*
JULY
75. Sineater by Elizabeth Massie 4*
76. Off Season by Jack Ketchum 5*
77. Spook House by Michael West 3*
78. On the Lips of Children by Mark Matthews 4*
79. Children of the Fog by Cheryl Kaye Tardiff 3.5*
80. Sow (novella) by Tim Curran 4.5*
81. Snowbound by Blake Crouch 3*
82. The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas 5*
83. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge 3*
84. The Mountain King by Rick Hautala 4*
AUGUST
85. The Hole by William Meikle 4.5*
86.Currency Of Souls by Kealan Patrick Burke
87. Thirty Miles South Of Dry County (novella) by Kealan Patrick Burke 5*
88. Falling Over (short story collection) by James Everington 4.5*
89. Frayed (novella) by Tom Piccirilli 5*
90. Love & Zombies (novella) by Eric Shapiro 4*
91. The Monkey Toy by Robert Roberts 2.5*
92. The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King 5*
93. Lost Girl of the Lake (novella) by Joe McKinney and Michael McCarty 4*
94. Messages From The Dead (novella) by Sandy Deluca 4*
95. Nancy Goats by Weston Ochse (read in February) 4*
96. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 3*
97. Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft (graphic novel) by Joe Hill 5*
98. Switchblade by Sandy Deluca (not out yet) 4.5*
99.Miranda by John Little 4*
100. Olden by James Newman (novella) 4*
101. Stinger by Robert McCammon 5*
102. Shiftling by Stephen Savile 3.5*
SEPTEMBER
103. Dead Sea by Tim Curran 4.5*
104. Skullbelly (novella) by Ron Malfi 4*
105. Gone South by Robert McCammon 4.5*
106. Kutter (novella) by Jeff Strand 4*
107. Pale Preachers: A Zombie Novella (novella) by Tom Piccirilli 4*
108. Sorcerer by Greg Gifune 5*
109. Mirror of the Nameless (novella) by Luke Walker 4.5*
110. The Wide Game by Michael West 4*
111. ARBOREATUM (novella) by Evan Light 4*
112. Knock Knock by S. P. Miskowski 4*
113. Delphine Dodd (novella) by S. P. Miskowski 4*
114. Nightmare Man (novella) by Alan Ryker 4.5*
OCTOBER
115.Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 4.5*
116.Drummer Boy by Scott Nicholson 3.5
117. Hell's Door by Sandy Deluca 5*
118. The Remaining by D.J. Molles 4*
119. Mystery Walk by Robert McCammon 4.5*
120. Apartment Seven (novella) by Greg Gifune 4*
121. Perfect Little Town (novella) by Blake Crouch 3*
122. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (short story collection) by M.R. James 4*
123. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson 5*
124. My Man Jeeves (short story collection) by P.G. Wodehouse 4*
NOVEMBER
125.
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane 4*
126. The Preserve by Patrick Lewestka 3.5
127. I'm Not Sam by Jack Ketchum and
Lucky McKee 4*
128. Muddy Waters (beta read, not out yet) 4*
129. Song of Kali by Dan Simmons 4*
130. More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James 4*
131. Shattered (novella) by C. S. Kane 4*
132. Leviathan (novella) by Tim Curran 4*
133. Lurker (novella) by Gary Fry 4*
134. Midnight Rain by James Newman 4* (read in September, but forgot to list it here.)
135. Usher's Passing by Robert McCammon 5* (3rd re-read, 2nd this year.)
136. A Stranger's Grave by Craig Saunders 3*
137. Joyland by Stephen King 4*
DECEMBER
138. Harvest Moon by James A. Moore 4*
139. Whom the Gods Would Destroy by Brian Hodge 4.5*
140. The Ghost Writer by John Harwood 4*
141. Dreams in Black and White by John Little 4.5*
142. Ugly As Sin by James Newman 4.5*
143. Floating Staircase by Ronald Malfi 3.5*
144. Harvest Homeby Thomas Tryon 5*
145. Among The Living (novella) by Steve Rasnic Tem 4*
146. Skull Moon by Tim Curran 4*
147. Necro Files: Two Decades of Extreme Horror (short story collection) 4*
148. The Separation (novella) by Ronald Malfi 4*
I claim this spot for me in 2013. I also predict this list will fall apart by February.Goal of 50 books!
JANUARY
1. 21st Century Dead by Christopher Golden-3 stars
2. When We Join Jesus in Hell by Lee Thompson-5 stars
3. The Walking Dead Volume 16: A Larger World by Robert Kirkman-3 stars(?)
4. Needful Things by Stephen King-4 stars
5. From The Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury-3 stars
FEBRUARY
1.The Buddha In The Attic by Julie Otsuka-3 stars
2. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult-4 stars
3. Guns by Stephen King- 5 stars
4. The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny-4 stars
5. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn-5 stars
MARCH
1.Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan-5 stars
2. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn-4 stars
3. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker-4 stars
4. Room by Emily Donoghue-5 stars
5. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill-2 stars
APRIL
1. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Walsh-5 stars
2. The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear by Robert Kirkman- 4 stars
3. Redshirts by John Scalzi-5 Stars
4. Amped by Daniel H. Wilson-3 stars
5. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan-4 stars
MAY
1. Nos4a2 by Joe Hill-4 stars
2. The Fame Thief by Timothy Hallinan
3. Borrowed Power by Jonathan Maberry (short story)-4 stars
4. The Adjustment Bureau by Philip K. Dick-3 stars
JUNE
1. Extinction Machine by Jonathan Maberry-4 stars
2. Joyland by Stephen King-4 stars
3. After Visiting Friends by Michael Hainey-3 stars
4. Countdown by Jonathan Maberry(short story)-3 stars
JULY
1. Oz Reimagined edited by John Joseph Adams-4 stars
2. Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry-4stars
3. Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry (short story)-5 Stars
JANUARY1. American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis (4 stars)
2. Shadow Season: A Novel Tom Piccirilli (3 stars)
3. The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov (3 stars)
4. The Last Werewolf Glen Duncan (3 stars)
FEBRUARY
5. Sacred Dennis Lehane (2 stars)
6. The Cannibal Within Mark Mirabello (3 stars)
7. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald (3 stars)
8. The Horror in the Museum H.P. Lovecraft (3 stars)
9. The Lottery and Other Stories Shirley Jackson (5 stars)
10. All the Sounds of Fear Harlan Ellison (3 stars)
MARCH
11. In Ghostly Company Amyas Northcote (4 stars)
12. Juggernaut Adam Baker (3 stars)
APRIL
13. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Ron Hansen (3 stars)
MAY
14. Gone, Baby, Gone Dennis Lehane (4 stars)
15. Mogworld Yahtzee Croshaw (4 stars)
16. Handling the Undead John Ajvide Lindqvist (3 stars)
17. The Bell In The Fog & Other Stories Gertrude Atherton (3 stars)
JUNE
18. The Watcher Charles Maclean (2 stars)
19. The Killer Is Dying James Sallis (3 stars)
JULY
20. Last Days Adam Nevill (4 stars)
21. Pariah Thomas Emson (3 stars)
SEPTEMBER
22. Ubik Philip K. Dick (3 stars)
23. Silent Voices Gary McMahon (4 stars)
24. Outer Dark Cormac McCarthy (5 stars)
25. Popular Hits of the Showa Era Ryū Murakami (3 stars)
OCTOBER
26. The Chrysalids John Wyndham (3 stars)
27. Hard Twisted C. Joseph Greaves (4 stars)
NOVEMBER
28. Deadfall Hotel Steve Rasnic Tem (5 stars)
DECEMBER
29. House of Small Shadows Adam Nevill (4 stars)
30. Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor (2 stars)
31. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood (4 stars)
Me!!!Jan
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin - 4 stars
Feb
Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides - 4 stars
Devil's Wake Steven Barnes - 3 stars
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food Jennifer 8. Lee - 3 stars {horror parts would be human trafficking, missing chinese deliverymen and origin of the fortune cookie wasn't from China!}
Of Bees and Mist Erick Setiawan
Goal: 100 booksJANUARY
1. Gated - 4 stars
2. The Hides - 5 stars
3. Vessels - 5 stars
4. Peregrine's Tale - 5 stars
5. Lilith - 3.5 stars
6. Manhattan Grimoire - 4 stars
7. Clockwork Dolls - 5 stars
8. Blood, Smoke and Ashes - 4 stars
Here is mine. I really loved doing this, this past year. Able to add quite a few 'good reads' to my TBR :)JANUARY
1. The Mysterious Affair At Styles 3.5 Stars
2. Dust and Decay 4.5 stars
3. Shock Wave 3.5 Stars
4. The Bone Collector 3.5 stars
5. Ghost Road Blues 4 Stars
6. Murder on the Links 3 Stars
7. Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice 3.5 stars
FEBRUARY
8. The Scorch Trials 4 Stars
9. The Giver 4 Stars
10.30 Days of Night 3.5 stars
11.Dead Man's Song 4.5 Stars
12.The Old Man and the Sea 4 stars or is it 5? :D
MARCH
13.Bad Moon Rising 5 stars
14.And Then There Were None 3.5 Stars
15.The Alchemist 4 Stars
16.The Dragon Factory 4 - 4.5 stars
17.B is for Burglar3 stars
18.Push 5 Stars
19.Ender's Game 5 Stars
APRIL
20.The Traveling Vampire Show 3 stars, meh...
21.A Dance With Dragons 4.5 stars
22.The Death Cure 3.75 Stars
23.Mistress of the Art of Death 4 stars
MAY
24.The Girl Who Played with Fire 5 Stars!!
25.Dead of Night 3.5 stars
26.Poirot Investigates 3.5 Stars
27.Flesh and Bone 4 stars
28.The Wind Through the Keyhole 5 stars
29.Leviathan 3.5 Stars
JUNE
30.Vampire Academy 3.5 Stars
31.Bel Canto 4.5 Stars
32.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 3.5 Stars
33.Deadline 4.5 Stars
34.Gone 3.5 Stars...for now. :/
35.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3 Stars
JULY
36. The Sea of Monsters 3.5 Stars
37. NOS4A2 5 Stars
38. The Last Guardian 4 Stars
39. Adam 4.5 Stars
40. Joyland 5 Stars
41. The Titan's Curse 3.5 Stars
AUGUST
42. Guns 4 Stars
43. Night: With Connected Readings 4 Stars
44. Black House 3 Stars
45. The Big Four 3.5 Stars
46. Of Mice and Men 5 Stars
47. The Passage 4.5 stars! :D
48. My Mother's Secret: A Novel Based on a True Holocaust Story 4.5 Stars
49. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4 Stars
SEPTEMBER
50. Storm Front 3.5 Stars - FUN
51. Catch-22 3.5 Stars *-*
52. The Regatta Mystery (Parker Pyne Version)3.5 Stars. Love Agatha Christie!
53. Hater 4 Stars! Crazy on a stick!
54. The Red Badge of Courage 3.5 Stars
55. The Black Echo 4 Stars
56. Black Coffee 4 Stars
57. The Rising 2 stars.... meh
58. 172 Hours on the Moon 4 Stars
OCTOBER
59. House of Leaves 5 Stars!!!
60. The Blackstone Chronicles 3 Stars..meh. This completes my GoodReads Challenge :)
61. Fire and Ash 5 Stars
62. Cut 2 stars, don't read
63. Doctor Sleep 5 Stars
NOVEMBER
64. The Pilo Family Circus 3.5 Stars
65. Blue World 3 Stars
66. The King of Plagues 4 Stars
67. The Twelve 4.5 Stars
68. The Kite Runner 5 Stars
69. The Mystery of the Blue Train 3.5 Stars
70. C is for Corpse 3.5 Stars
DECEMBER
71. Allegiant 3.5 Stars
72. Autumn 4.5 Stars
73. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion 3.5 Stars
74. Swan Song 5 Stars
75. Billionaire Blend 4 Stars-fun
zombie flag in the virtual ground...this spot is mineJanuary reads (total count 22) 3 ***** reads & 7 ****
February reads (total count 24) includes 4 novellas, 3 short stories
March reads (total count 18) 3 artbooks
April reads (total count 24) including 3 art books, 2 novellas, 2 graphic novels
May reads (total count 27) including 1 graphic novel, 3 plays, 1 short short story collection, 2 audio books
June reads (total count 25) one play, one art book, 3 audio books
July Reads (total count 19) 2 novellas, 1 art book, 2 audio books
August reads (total count 36) 3 long novellas, 3 audio books
September reads (20 total count ) 2 audio books, 2 art books
October reads (total count 34) 2 audio books, 1 play, 14 novellas
November reads (total count 25) 1 short story, 1 audio book, 11 novellas
JANUARY1. Die Trying by Lee Child 4 stars
2. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 4 stars
3. The Summer I Died by Ryan Thomas 4 stars
4. Beneath the Dark Ice by Greig Beck 4 stars
5. The Geneva Decision by Seeley James 4 stars
6. Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons 3 stars
7. Cupid's Maze by Mark Souza 5 stars
8. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter 4 stars
9. D*E*D Dead by Larry "Animal" Garner 5 stars
10. Mazurka: a Gus LeGarde mystery by Paul Lazar 4 stars
FEBRUARY
11. The 7th Month by Lisa Gardner 3 stars
12. The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke 4 stars
13. Treasure Life by Alex Sheridan 4 stars
14. Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry 5 stars
15.
Goal = My book review blog: http://yellowhairedreviewer.blogspot....
January:
1. A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller (5/5)
2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (4/5)
3. Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe (4/5)
4. Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones (4/5)
5. Misery by Stephen King (5/5)
6. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (4/5)
7. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (5/5)
8. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (5/5)
February:
9. CRAWLSPACE by Evans Light (4/5)
10. Evil Water by Inger Wolf (4/5)
11. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (5/5)
12. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (5/5)
13. Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (5/5)
14. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (5/5)
March:
15. The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum (5/5)
16. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (3/5)
17. Conversations in the Abyss by Michael Brookes (3/5)
18. Afraid by Jack Kilborn (4/5)
19. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (5/5)
April:
20. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (5/5)
21. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (5/5)
22. Christine by Stephen King (5/5)
23. Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino (5/5)
24. Almost Transparent Blue by Ryu Murakami (2/5)
May:
25. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (4/5)
26. Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke (3/5)
June:
27. The Loved Dead by C. M. Eddy Jr. and H. P. Lovecraft (5/5)
28. 11/22/63 by Stephen King (3/5)
29. Scary Fucking Stories by D.F. Noble (3/5)
30. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (5/5)
31. How To Talk To Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman (4/5)
July:
32. NOS4R2 by Joe Hill (4/5)
33. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (4/5)
34. Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres (5/5)
August:
35. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (3/5)
36. The Once and Future King by T.H. White (4/5)
September:
37. Night Film by Marisha Pessl (4/5)
38. Filth by Irvine Welsh (5/5)
39. Joyland by Stephen King (4/5)
October:
40. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (4/5)
41. The Shining by Stephen King (4/5)
42. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (4/5)
43. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (4/5)
44. Goth Girl: and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell (4/5)
45. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (5/5)
46. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (5/5)
November:
47. Carrie by Stephen King (4/5)
48. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (4/5)
49. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (4/5)
December:
50. S. by Doug Dorst (4/5)
Goal 80 Books Read in 2013: 77Goal 100 Books Read in 2012: 77
January
1) Wool Omnibus 4*
2) Dead is a Battlefield 3*
3) Lucid 4*
4) The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't 4*
5) Saga, Vol. 1 4*
6) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 4*
7) Kmart Shoes 3*
8) The Year of the Beasts 5*
9) Scalped, Vol. 9: Knuckle Up 5*
10) Agile Estimating and Planning 5*
11) Scalped, Vol. 10: Trail's End 5*
February
12) Message to Adolf, Part 1 4*
13) Blood Wounds3*
14) Blacksad3*
15) Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2: Surprise Party 4*
16) Guns 4*
17) Scrum: a Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction 3*
18) PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Band 001 3*
19) Zom-B Underground 3*
20) The Crackle of the Frost 2*
21) Remarkable
22) The Caller 3*
March
23) Message to Adolf, Part 2 4*
24) Midori Days, Volume 1 3*
25) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 5*
26) The Strain, Volume 1 4*
27) Homeland 4*
28) The Darkest Minds4*
April
29) Skinny 3*
30) The Different Girl 2*
31) Fatale, Volume 1: Death Chases Me 2*
32) Hair Shirt 2*
33)PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Volume 002 3*
34) The Manhattan Projects, Volume 1 "Science. Bad." 2*
35) The Kill Order 2*
May
36) Life Itself 3*
37) The Filth 1*
38) Drama 4*
39) Crewel 4*
40) Agent 6 5*
41) Zom-B City 3*
June
42) Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet 3*
43) American Vampire, Vol. 5 4*
44) Unleash the Power of the Female Brain: Supercharging Yours for Better Health, Energy, Mood, Focus, and Sex 4*
45) The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door 3*
July
46) Reconstructing Amelia 4*
47) Level 2 2*
48) Dead Ever After 3*
August
49) Saga, Volume 2 4*
50) Icons 2*
51) Revival, Volume One: You're Among Friends 4*
52) Apocalypse Cow 4*
53) Zom-B Angels 4*
54) There Was an Old Woman: A Novel of Suspense 4*
September
55) The Night She Disappeared 4*
56) Contagious: Why Things Catch On 3*
57) Edge of Dark Water 4*
58) NOS4A2 5*
59) The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After 5*
60) The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear 5*
October
61) Orphan Train 4*
62) the Mocking Dead #1 3*
63) Dexter's Final Cut 2*
64) We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3*
65) The Shade of the Moon 3*
November
66) All You Need Is Kill 3*
67)Perfect Ruin 2*
68) I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus: A Breathers Christmas Carol4*
69 Scowler4*
December
70)Doctor Sleep 5*
71) Always Watching 3*
72) All Our Yesterdays 3*
73) Revival, Vol. 2: Live Like You Mean It
74) Pachyderme 3*
75) Suicide Risk Vol. 1 4*
76) Confessions of a Hater 4*
77) Bluefish
Books read in 2011 (goal 42): 59Books read in 2012 (goal 52): 77
2013 goal: 60
JANUARY
Novels
1. Micro by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston (thriller, technological, action - 3.5 stars)
2. Dead Sea by Brian Keene (zombies, first person pov, horror - 4.25 stars)
3. Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages by Dean Koontz (childrens, illustrated - 4 stars)
4. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (first person pov, satire, sex addiction, literary, character study - 4 stars)
5. Dead Sea by Tim Curran (horror, sea monsters - 5 stars)
6. Biohazard by Tim Curran (post-apocalyptic, war, horror - 4 stars)
7. Benjamin's Parasite by Jeff Strand (body horror, humor - 4 stars)
8. Fangboy by Jeff Strand (adventure, fable, dark comedy - 3 stars)
9. Long Black Coffin by Tim Curran (haunted car, horror - 3 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
1. Ascension by Mark Wheaton (killer ants, novella, horror - 2.5 stars)
2. The Holocaust Opera by Mark Edward Hall (first person pov, music, holocaust, horror, novella - 3.5 stars)
3. Gleefully Macabre Tales by Jeff Strand (short story collection, humor, horror - 4 stars)
4. Sarcophagus by Philip Hemplow (Chernobyl, Lovecraftian, horror, novella - 3 stars)
5. Death Metal by Armand Rosamilia (music, horror, novella - 4 stars)
FEBRUARY
Novels
10. Season of the Wolf by Jeffrey J. Mariotte (suspense, climate control - 2 stars)
11. To Sleep... Perchance to Die by Donald R. Grippo (suspense, romance - 3 stars)
12. Horns by Joe Hill (horror, romance, suspense - 3.75 stars)
13. Cherry Hill by James A. Moore (horror, ghosts - 3.75 stars)
14. Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp (detective, thriller, based on movie "Die Hard" - 4 stars)
15. Hag Night by Tim Curran (vampires, horror - 4.5 stars)
16. 14 by Peter Clines (adventure, mystery, horror, Lovecraftian - 3.25 stars)
17. Quarantined by Joe McKinney (police procedural, mystery - 3.5 stars)
18. Tamed by Douglas R. Brown (thriller, werewolves - 2 stars)
19. Descent by Sandy DeLuca (abuse, serial killer, horror - 4 stars)
20. MEAT by Michael Bray (vampires, weird, bizarro - 2 stars)
21. Judas Goat by Greg F. Gifune (haunted house, monsters, horror - 4 stars)
22. Titanic with ZOMBIES by Richard Brown (Titanic, zombies - 3.5 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
6. The Mourning House by Ronald Malfi (haunted house, horror - 5 stars)
7. Snowblind by Michael McBride (monsters, winter, horror - 5 stars)
8. The Mad and the Macabre by Jeff Strand and James A. Moore (2 novellas, horror - 3.5 stars)
9. The Cleansing by Shane Ryan Staley (horror - 3.5 stars)
10. Fear Me by Tim Curran (horror - 5 stars)
11. The Underdwelling by Tim Curran (horror - 4 stars)
12. Puppet Graveyard by Tim Curran (horror - 3.75 stars)
13. Among Prey by Alan Ryker (drama, serial killer, suspense - 3 stars)
14. After the Fade by Ronald Malfi (mutant insects, horror - 3 stars)
15. Stalking You Now by Jeff Strand (serial killer - 3.75 stars)
16. Clockwork Dolls by William Miekle (fantasy - 4 stars)
17. Without Purpose, Without Pity by Brian Hodge (Las Vegas, horror - 4.75 stars)
18. When We Join Jesus In Hell by Lee Thompson (horror, revenge, ghost - 4 stars)
19. Fevered Hills by Keith Deininger (war, horror - 3 stars)
20. Beyond the Door by Jeffrey Thomas (bizarro, weird - 3.5 stars)
21. Blood Wish by Michael McBride (children, ghost, horror - 3.75 stars)
MARCH
Novels
23. Dark of the Sun by Maynard Sims (crime, men's adventure, thriller - 3.5 stars)
24. The Jigsaw Man by Gord Rollo (medical, horror - 4.25 stars)
25. Snow by Ronald Malfi (monsters, winter - 4 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
22. Faint of Heart by Jeff Strand (kidnapping, horror - 3.5 stars)
23. The Fleshless Man by Norman Prentiss (horror - 2 stars)
24. Zombie Pulp by Tim Curran (short story and novella collection, zombies, horror - 3.75 stars)
25. Dreams the Ragman by Greg F. Gifune (serial killer, horror - 3.75 stars)
26. The Rain Dancers by Greg F. Gifune (stranger, suspense - 4 stars)
27. Children of No One by Nicole Cushing (horror, 5 stars)
28. Emergence by Gary Fry (science fiction - 2.5 stars)
APRIL
Novels
26. The Dreaming Field by Ron Savage (horror - 3.25 stars)
27. Killing Time by John Penney (psychological horror - 2.25 stars)
28. DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government by Jesse Ventura (non-fiction, politics - 4 stars)
MAY
Novels
29. The Kennedy Conspiracy: 12 Startling Revelations About the JFK Assassination by Bill Sloan (non-fiction, government, conspiracy - 3 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
29. I Travel by Night by Robert McCammon (vampires, horror - 4 stars)
JUNE
Novels
30. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca (horror - 1.25 stars)
31. Pines by Blake Crouch (thriller - 5 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
30. Worm by Tim Curran (monsters, horror, pulp - 3.5 stars)
31. F9 by Michael McBride (horror - 3 stars)
32. Love & Zombies by Eric Shapiro (zombies, humor, horror - 4 stars)
33. House of Rain by Greg F. GiFune (horror - 4 stars)
JULY
Novels
32. Berserk by Tim Lebbon (monster, horror - 3 stars)
33. The King of Torts by John Grisham (legal thriller - 4 stars)
34. Crustaceans by William Meikle (monsters, horror - 3 stars)
35. The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child (mystery, thriller - 3 stars)
36. Three Days to Die by John Avery (Anthony Quinn thriller, crime - 2.75 stars)
37. A Time to Kill by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 5 stars)
38. The Firm by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 4.25 stars)
39. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 3.75 stars)
40. Moon Rocks by Bryan Dunn (aliens, horror - 3.25 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
34. Sow by Tim Curran (witch, horror - 4 stars)
35. Washing Machine Holocaust by Alan Spencer (weird, bizarro, graphic violence, horror - 3.25 stars)
36. Nightsiders by Gary McMahon (horror - 3.75 stars)
37. Messages From The Dead by Sandy DeLuca (ghosts, evil spirits, horror - 3.25 stars)
AUGUST
Novels
41. The Client by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 4 stars)
42. The Hole by William Meikle (small town, horror - 4.25 stars)
43. The Chamber by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 3 stars)
44. The Genesis Code by Lisa von Biela (techno-thriller - 3 stars)
45. The New Flesh by Keith Deininger (horror - 4 stars)
46. The Rainmaker by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 4.5 stars)
47. The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas (first person pov, horror - 4.75 stars)
48. Wayward by Blake Crouch (murder, mystery, thriller - 3.5 stars)
49. Rubber Soul by Greg Kihn (music, adventure, alternative-history, fiction, The Beatles - 4 stars)
50. The Revenant Road by Michael Boatman (horror, monsters - 3 stars)
51. The Runaway Jury by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 3.25 stars)
52. Conjure House by Gary Fry (horror, Lovecraftian - 2 stars)
53. The Partner by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 4 stars)
54. The Troop by Nick Cutter (body horror - 3.75 stars)
55. The Street Lawyer by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 3 stars)
56. The Testament by John Grisham (legal thriller - 5 stars)
57. The Cure by Douglas E. Richards (science fiction - 3.25 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
38. Shiftling by Steven Savile (carnival, monster, horror - 4.5 stars)
SEPTEMBER
Novels
58. Hell Gate by Elizabeth Massie (supernatural - 2.75 stars)
59. Lilith by Toby Tate (supernatural, thriller - 3.75 stars)
60. The Brethren by John Grisham (legal, thriller - 1.5 stars)
61. Skin Medicine by Tim Curran (western, horror - 5 stars)
62. Nests by Barry Napier (post-apocalyptic, monsters, horror - 3.75 stars)
Novellas & Short Story Collections
39. Girls & Monsters by Anne Michaud (short stories, YA - 3 stars)
40. Nightmare Man by Alan Ryker (nightmares, horror - 3.5 stars)
41. Mirror of the Nameless by Luke Walker (monsters, Lovecraftian, horror - 2.75 stars)
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Total Books READ in 2013 to date: 101
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JANUARY
1.Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke ( Hannah Swensen #14) .... 5
2.Touch of Death by Kelly Hashway (Touch #1) .... 2
3.Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke ( Hannah Swensen #15) .... 4
4.Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell....5
5.A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey #1)....5
6.Runway Romance by Merri Hiatt....4
7.B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (Kinsey #2)....4
FEBRUARY
8.Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Pendergast #10)....5
9.White Horse by Alex Adams ( White Horse #1)....4
10.Apeshit by Carlton Melling 3....1
MARCH
11.Haunted by James Herbert ( Ash#1)....5
12.The Ghosts of Sleath by James Herbert ( Ash #2)....5
13.Subterranean by James Rollins....2
APRIL
14.A Storm of Swords by R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones #3 Songs of Fire and Ice series)....5
15.Night of the Crabs by Guy N. Smith....3
16.Try This at Home recipes from my head to your plate by Richard Blais....5
17.Spider Bones By Kathy Reichs ( Temperenace #13)....3
18.Drowned by Therese Bohman....5
19.Astral by Kate Christensen....4
20.The Cunning by Robert Bloch....5
21.Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge....3
22.The Fault in Our Starsby John Green....5
MAY
23.The Great Gatsby by J.F Fitzgerald....4
24.C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey #3)....5
25.The Third Floor by C. Dennis Moore....1
26.An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley by Brian Keene....5
27.His Pain by Wrath James White....5
JUNE
28.The Beloved by J.F. Gonzalez....4
29.The Tent by Kealan Patrick Burke....5
30.Blue Plate Special An Autobiography of My Appetites by Kate Christensen....5
31.Afraid by Jack Kilborn (Afraid #1)....5
32.The Whole Fromage by Kathe Lison....4
JULY
33.A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson....4
34.With Bold Knife and Fork by M.F.K. Fisher....4
35.The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn....4
36.Huntress Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff (The Huntress/FBI Thrillers #1)....2
37.Master of the Moors by Kealan Patrick Burke....4
AUGUST
38.Come Undone by Jessica Hawkins (The Cityscape Series #1)....4
39.Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes....3
40.Bad Games A Novel by Jeff Menapace (Bad Games #1)....4
41.Sea Sick by Iain Rob Wright....5
42.The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright....5
SEPTEMBER
43.Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews ( Kate Daniels #1)....4
44.When We Join Jesus In Hell by Lee Thompson - novella ....5
45.Peekers by Kealan Patrick Burke ( short story)....5
I hereby claim this spot in the name of King Greg I! :PHopefully, I'll actually meet my reading challenge in 2013!
January
1. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (5 stars)
2. Dead Deep by Justin Somper (4 stars)
3. An Iron Fey Valentine by Julie Kagawa (3 stars)
4. Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner (4 stars)
5. Dark Places of Rest by Brick Marlin (3 stars)
6. Bridges by M. J. O'Shea (4 stars)
February
7. Necrotic Tissue, Issue #2 (4 stars)
8. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks. Max Brooks by Max Brooks (3 stars)
9. The Talbots and Malahide Castle by Tom O'Shea (2 stars)
March
10. Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan (4 stars)
April
11. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (5 stars)
May
12. I Am Eternal by Athanasios (4 stars)
13. The Fog by James Herbert (3 stars)
June
14. Preparedness 101: A Zombie Pandemic by Maggie Silver (3 stars)
15. Prisoner 374215 by Angel Martinez (4 stars)
16. Taken by Kim Dare (3 stars)
August
17. Appliances Included by Mark Souza (3 stars)
September
18. Arkham Asylum: Madness by Sam Kieth (2 stars)
19. To Steal the Tithe by Laylah Hunter (4 stars)
20. Judge Dredd: Trifecta Al Ewing et al. (3 stars)
21. English-Speaking Students of Medicine at the University of Leyden by R.W. Innes Smith (4 stars)
22. A Bohemian Refuge: Irish Students in Prague in the Eighteenth Century. An Exhibition in the Long Room, Trinity College, Dublin, December 1997 to May 1998 by Helga Robinson-Hammerstein & Charles Benson (5 stars)
23. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
November
24. Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (4 stars)
25. Tommy Rotten: A Halloween Tale by Adam Light (3 stars)
I'm in! Went over my 150 book goal this year. Trying for 200 in 2013.JANUARY
1.More Than Midnight by Brian James Freeman
2.I'm Not Sam by Jack Ketchum
3.Mother Bitchfight by Edward Lee
4.Dear Santa by Scott Tyson
5.Bleed on Me by Shane Mckenzie
6.Hell Manor by Lisa Morton
7.Appalachian Winter Hauntings: Weird Tales from the Mountains by Michael Knost
8.Blindspot by Michael Mcbride
9.Buddy by Brett Williams
10.Driving Through The Desert by Donna Lynch
11.Bloodsuckers Must Die by Brett Williams
12.Clockwork Dolls by William Meikle
13.Dark Faith: Last Rites by Maurice Broaddus
14.The Girl on the Glider by Brian Keene
15.The Muerte Sequence by Erik Williams
16.Prelude to SPACE RAPE! by Jordan Krall
17.Last of the Lycans: Monarch of the Moon by Tim Waggoner
18.Left to Die by Frank Roderus
19.He Waits by JG Faherty
FEBRUARY
I'll take this spot.65
JANUARY
1. Cujo 4 stars
2. Blood Is Red 3 stars
3. Stories of the Western Range: Three Tales by Louis L'Amour 3 stars
4. Stories: All-New Tales 3 stars
5. Earth Unaware 4 stars
6. Burden Kansas 3 stars
FEBRUARY
7. Origin 3 stars
8. The Body 4 stars
MARCH through AUGUST
9. It 3 stars
10. The Jigsaw Man 3 stars
11. Horror Stories 4 stars
12. The Road to Nowhere 3 stars
13. Creature Double Feature! 4 stars
14. Skeleton Crew 3 stars
15. Stealing Death 3 stars
16. Dexter in the Dark 4 stars
17. The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse 2 stars
18. Love at first sting 4 stars
19. The Night of the Beasts 4 stars
20. Creeper; A Short Horror Story 2 stars
21. A Practical Application of a Modest Proposal 2 stars
22. Dregs of Darkness 3 stars
23. The Name of the Wind 4 stars
24. Seeking Monsters to Destroy 3 stars
25. A World Most Broken 3 stars
26. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different 3 stars
27. Cannibal Fat Camp 4 stars
28. Pariah 2 stars
29. Black Valley Riders 4 stars
30. I Am The Wendigo 3 stars
31. The Offering 2 stars
32. Terror On The Plains 3 stars
33. King Crab versus Giant Scorpion 3 stars
34. The Kahoochie River Monster 3 stars
35. Bob in the Woods - "A Short Tale from Summer Camp of the Dead" 4 stars
36. Quid Pro Quo 4 stars
37. H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: 20 Classic Tales of the Macabre, Chosen by the Master of Horror Himself 3 stars
38. The Old Man In The Woods 3 stars
39. Mockingjay 3 stars
40. The Vampires of Wallachia 2 stars
41. The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage 3 stars
42. Bullets and Fire 3 stars
43. Strictly Chainsaw Psychos 4 stars
44. Heaven's Shadow 3 stars
45. On the Good, Red Road 4 stars
46. Wild Night Is Calling 4 stars
47. Suckers 4 stars
48. Unnatural Acts 2 stars
49. I Hunt Killers 3 stars
50. In the Tall Grass 3 stars
51. Crime Stories - A Mystery Thriller Collection 4 stars
SEPTEMBER
52. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3 stars
53. Ruins 3 stars
54. Joyland 3 stars
55. The Wind Through the Fence 3 stars
56. The Sinister Mr. Corpse 4 stars
OCTOBER
57. Stalkers 3 stars
58. Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived 3 stars
59. My Brief History 3 stars
60. Dexter By Design 3 stars
61. The Wise Man's Fear 3 stars
NOVEMBER
62. Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth 3 stars
63. Mr. Goodnight 4 stars
64. Unconditional 2 stars
DECEMBER
65. Wolf Hunt 4 stars
66. Dance with Dragons 2 stars
67. Bones Are White 4 stars
68. Cowboys Versus Zombies 2 stars
Marking my spot!My goal again this year is 52 books. technically, I finished The Last DragonSlayer in 2013, as it was 1:05am. But Goodreads stuck it on 2012, so thats ok with me. :)
JANUARY
Outlander: with Bonus Content by Diana Gabaldon
Could It Be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses by Sally M. Pacholok
The Uninvited by Liz Jensen
Eyes to See (Jeremiah Hunt Chronicle) by Joseph Nassise
February
Warm Bodies: A Novel by Isaac Marion
Froggy Style by J.A. Kazimer
Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle by Charles Gilman
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Freaks by Kieran Larwood
Jokes Every Woman Should Know (Stuff) by Jennifer Worick
The Next Time You See Me: A Novel by Holly Goddard Jones
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
The Name of the Star (Shades of London) by Maureen Johnson
March
Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by Robin LaFevers
Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut
Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #2: The Slither Sisters by Charles Gilman
The Phantom of the Post Office (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise
Seafoam by Mark Henry
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by Robin LaFevers
The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle) by Maggie Stiefvater
Just finished in the tall grass by stephen king and joe hill
I read 101 in 2012 and I really had to push to reach it. This year I just want to relax and not have to push so hard. I decided to set my goal at a reasonable level of 80.JANUARY
1. Hopeless- Colleen Hoover- 5* (YA)
2. 20th Century Ghosts- Joe Hill- 4* (Horror)
3. Reason to Breathe- Rebecca Donovan- 4* (YA)
4. Barely Breathing- Rebecca Donovan- 4* (YA)
5. Easy- Tammara Webber- 3* (YA)
6. Slammed- Colleen Hoover- 5* (YA)
7. Point of Retreat- Colleen Hoover- 5* (YA)
8. Into the arms of madness- Regina Pacelli- 2* (Thriller/Suspense)
9. Summer of Night- Dan Simmons- 4* (Horror)
10. Overrun- Brian Clopper- 4* (Horror/YA)
11. Nightcrawler Tales: Open House- Eric Hobbs- 4* (Horror)
12. Ghoul- Brian Keene- 4.5* (Horror)
13. The Vampire Shrink- Lynda Hilburn- 3.5* (UF/PR)
14. Exclusively Yours- Shannon Stacey- 4.5*- (Contemp. Romance)
15. All Over You- Emily Snow- 3* (Romance)
16. Married to a sociopath- Nicolette Jackson- 2*
17. Jimmy- William Malmborg- 4* (Horror)
18. Identity- Ted Dekker- 4* (Sus/Thriller)
19. Captured- Erica Stevens- 4* (PNR)
My goal is to match the 65 books I read last year.
Goal: 75January
1. Phantom Lady by, Cornell Woolrich (Noir/4.5 Stars)
2. Mischief by, Douglas Clegg (Horror/3)
3. Edwin of the Iron Shoes, by Marcia Muller (Mystery/3.5)
4. The Cabinet of Curiosities, by Preston & Child (Thriller/4)
5. Hallowed Murder by, Ellen Hart (Cozy Mystery/3.5)
6. The Infinite by, Douglas Clegg (Horror/3.5)
7. Breeding Ground by, Shaun Hutson (Horror/3)
8. Dirty South by, Ace Atkins (Mystery/4)
9. Sanibel Flats by, Randy Wayne White (Mystery/Thriller/4)
10. I Married a Dead Man by, Cornell Woolrich (Noir/4)
February
11. The Wolf's Hour by, Robert McCammon (Werewolf Thriller/5)
12. Roofworld by, Christopher Fowler (Fantasy/Chiller/3.5)
13. Promised Land by, Robert B Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
14. The Judas Goat by, Robert B Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
15. The Land of Laughs by, Jonathan Carroll (Fantasy/4)
16. The Town by, Bentley Little (Horror/3.5)
17. Sunset and Sawdust by, Joe Lansdale (Mystery, Joe Style/4)
18. Immoral by, Brian Freeman (Mystery/4)
19. Pet Sematary by, Stephen King (Horror/4)
20. Deep Fathom by, James Rollins (Action/Adventure/4)
21. Others by, James Herbert (Real Life Horror/4)
22. Flat Crazy by, Ben Rehder (Humorous Mystery/4)
MARCH
23. The Shotgun Rule by, Charlie Huston (Thriller/4)
24. Vanishing Act by, Thomas Perry (Thriller/4)
25. Early Autumn by, Robert B Parker (PI-Mystery/4.5)
26. Midnight by, Dean Koontz (Thriller-Horror/4)
27. The Moonshine War by, Elmore Leonard (Thriller/4)
28. Cast A Cold Eye by, Alan Ryan (Horror/4)
29. Mount Dragon by, Preston & Child (Med/Techo Thriller/3.5)
30. A Savage Place by, Robert Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
31. Miss Finney Kills Now and Then by, Al Dempsey (Supernatural Horror/3.5)
32. The Darkening by, Chandler McGrew (Action-Supernatural/4)
33. The Death and Life of Bobby Z by, Don Winslow (Comedy Thriller/4)
34. Bad Things by, Tamara Thorne (Creepy Horror/4)
35. Final Victim by, Stephen J. Cannell (Serial Killer Thriller/4)
36. Ceremony by, Robert B. Parker (P.I. Mystery/4)
April
37. The Kill Clause by, Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller/4)
38. The Program by, Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller/4)
39. Shadoweyes by, Kathryn Ptacek (Indian Lore Horror/3)
40. The Widening Gyre by, Robert B Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
41. After Dark, My Sweet by, Jim Thompson (Pulp/4)
42. Still Life With Crows by, Preston & Child (Thriller/4)
43. The Face of Fear by, Dean R. Koontz (Thriller/3)
44. Flood by, Andrew Vachss (Thriller/4)
45. New York Dead by, Stuart Woods (P.I. Mystery/4)
46. Pacific Vortex! by, Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt Adventure/4)
47. The Snatch by, Bill Pronzini (Noir-Pulp P.I./4)
May
48. Wolf's Trap by, W.D. Gagliani (Horror-Thriller/4)
49. Brimstone by, Preston & Child (Thriller/4)
50. In A Deadly Vein by, Brett Halliday (P.I.-Pulp/4)
51. Troubleshooter by, Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller/4)
52. Monster by, A Lee Martinez (Humorous-Fantasy/4)
53. Dark Reunion by, Stephen R George (Horror/3.5)
54. Ghoul by, Michael Slade (Horror-Thriller/4)
55. Bloody Mary by, J.A. Konrath (Mystery-Thriller/4)
June
56. Lost Echoes by, Joe Lansdale (Mystery/4)
57. Under the Dome by, Stephen King (Thriller/4)
58.Progeny of the Adder by, Leslie H Whitten (Police Procedural-Drac/3)
59.Moon of the Wolf by, Leslie H Whitten (Werewolf Legend/3)
60. Valediction by, Robert B Parker (P.I. Mystery/4)
61. Flash of Red by, Clay Harvey (Thriller/4)
JULY
62. Iceberg by, Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt Adventure/4)
63. The Black Angel by, Cornell Woolrich (Noir Suspense/4)
64. In Shadows by, Chandler McGrew (Supernatural Thriller/4)
65. Riptide by, Preston & Child (Action-Adventure/4)
66. A Room For The Dead by, Noel Hynd (Psychological Suspense/3)
August
67. Last Shot by, Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller/4)
68. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by, Agatha Christie (Classic Who-Dun-It/4)
69. Otto's Boy by, Walter Wager (Thriller/3)
70. Abandon by, Blake Crouch (Thriller/5)
71. Dance of Death by, Preston & Child (Thriller/5)
72. A Whisper of Black by, Clay Harvey (Thriller/4)
September
73. The Book of the Dead by, Preston & Child (Thriller/5)
74. Serenade by, James M. Cain (Pulp/Noir/4)
75. Big Red Tequila by, Rick Riordan (P.I. Mystery/4)
76. A Catskill Eagle by, Robert B Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
77. The Black Mariah by, Jay Bonansinga Supernatural/Voodoo/3.5)
78. Odd Thomas by, Dean Koontz (Fantasy-Dark Humor/4)
79. Cover by, Jack Ketchum (Vietnam Vet & his Horror/4)
80. Graverobbers Wanted: No Experience Necessary by, Jeff Strand (Humor/Horror/4)
81. Dwelling in the Gray by, Clay Harvey (Thriller/4)
October
82.The Widower's Two-Step by, Rick Riordan (P.I. Mystery/4)
83. Desert Places by, Blake Crouch (Thriller/4)
84. Taming A Sea-Horse by, Robert Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
85. Dead In The Water by, Ted Wood (Mystery/4)
86. The Wheel of Darkness by, Preston & Child (Thriller/4)
November
87. October by, Al Sarrantonio (Horror/3)
88. Locked Doors by, Blake Crouch (Thriller/4)
89. Glass Houses by, Laura J. Mixon (Sci-Fi/3)
90. Kent Montana And The Really Ugly Thing From Mars by, Lionel Fenn (Charles L. Grant) (Humorous Sci-Fi/3.5)
91. Murder on the Links by, Agatha Christie (Classic Who-Dun-It/4)
92. The Last King of Texas by, Rick Riordan (P.I. Mystery/4)
93. Last Sanctuary by, Craig Holden (Thriller/3)
94. Single White Psychopath Seeks Same by, Robert Parker (PI-Mystery/4)
December
96. Ghost Road Blues by, Jonathan Maberry (Horror/4.5)
97. The Devil Went Down to Austin by, Rick Riordan (P.I. Mystery/4)
98. Small Crimes by, Dave Zeltserman (Crime Thriller/4)
99. Mr. Shivers by, Robert Jackson Bennett (Horror/3)
100. Goodnight, Irene by, Jan Burke (Mystery/3.5)
101. Crimson Joy by, Robert Parker (P.I. Mystery/3.5)
102.Strega by, Andrew Vachss (Thriller/4)
103.Under Cover of Daylight by, James W. Hall (Mystery/4)
104. Vixen 03 by, Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt Adventure/4)
105. Forever Odd by, Dean Koontz (Fantasy/3)
106. Nekropolis by, Tim Waggoner (Horror-Noir Spoof/4)
Goal 50 books 2013JANUARY
1)House of Evil by John Dean (True Crime/4 Stars)
2)Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball by Paul Aron (Baseball History/4 Stars)
3)Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan '99 by Ray Bradbury (Fiction/4 Stars)
Khadija wrote: "Ok I'm in as well."January
Carnival of souls (2 Stars: Fair read)
Sounds fun. I'm in with a goal of 100. So far I'm reading The Dark Lord's Handbook by Paul Dale. i can finally get to the books I meant to read last year.
I finished apeshit earlier this week. Very disturbing
My goal is 100 books this year, 10 of which will be off of the HA Best Horror Books list.Highlighted are 5* reads.
NOVELS AND NOVELLAS
January
1Funland *****
2Going Monstering ****
3City Infernal *****
4Teratologist *****
5Population Zero ****
6Header ****
7Trolley No. 1852 ****
8The Pig And The House *****
9Offspring: The Sequel to Off Season ****
10Like Porno for Psychos ****
11Horns **** (HABH List)
12A Hacked-Up Holiday Massacre ****
13Genital Grinder *****
14Apeshit **** (HABH List)
15I Am Legend ***** (HABH List)
February
16A Clash of Kings ****
17The Traveling Vampire Show*****
18Grimoire Diabolique ****
19A Stranger's Grave ***
20Suffer the Flesh ****
21Afraid ***** (HABH List)
22Survivor ***** (HABH List)
23ARBOREATUM ****
March
24Flower of Scotland ****
25Kin*****
26Heart-Shaped Box **** (HABH List)
27Trapped *****
28No One to Hurt ****
29Island *****
30The Mad and the Macabre *****
31When We Join Jesus In Hell*****
32LZR-1143: Perspectives *****
33Day of Sacrifice: The Prophecy ****
34I've Got Your Number****
35Dweller ***** (HABH List)
36Stalking You Now****
37Puppet Graveyard****
38Tales of the Fallen Book I Awakenings*****
April
39Endurance: A Novel of Terror ****
40The Cleansing ****
41Clockwork Dolls ****1/2
42Whiskey Sour ****
43The Woman in Black ***1/2 (HABH list)
44The Bleeding Season *****
45Reign of Blood ****1/2
46Malcontents****
47Infernal Angel ***
48Seed *****
49The Hoard *****
50Shot of Tequila: A Jack Daniels Thriller****
51The Mariner***1/2
52Fear Me*****
May
53The Killings ***1/2
54The Turtle Boy ****
55Meat Camp ****1/2
56Mask of the Macabre****
57When Cthulhu Met Atlach-Nacha***
58Cannibal Fat Camp****
59Girls & Monsters***1/2
60Desert Places****
61Haunted House***
62Friday Night in the Beast House***
63The Fog**** (HABH List)
64The Wilds ****
65Locked Doors ****1/2
June
66DARLING ****
67Creepy Thrillers-A Horror Story Collection **
68The Howling ****1/2 (HABH List)
69Saturday Night at Eddie's*****
70Worm****
71Rebellion****
72Love Lies Dying***
July
73Crowley's Window****
74Scary Fucking Stories****
75Muerte Con Carne****
76The Cape****
77Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft****
78An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley****
79Nightsiders****1/2
80Boy's Life*****(HABH list)
81The Haunter of the Threshold****
82Sandman #1***1/2
83Zombie Fallout***1/2
84Burden Kansas*****
85Famous: A Novel****
86Flesh Gothic*****
August
87This is My Blood***
88The Mourning House****1/2
89Sow****1/2
September
90Judas Goat****1/2
91Shiftling****1/2
92F9****
93Love & Zombies****
94Live Girls*****
95Sandman Slim****
96Fat Off Sex and Violence****
97Son of a Bitch***1/2
October
98Ballet of the Bones ****
99The New Flesh****1/2
100Lot Lizards ****
November
101Nightmare Man****
102Messages From The Dead***1/2
103Zombie, Inc.*****
104The Hole****1/2
105The Dark Ones*****
106Resurrection Dreams*****
107Off Season*****
108The Summer I Died****1/2
109The Freakshow****
December
110Hell's Door****1/2
111Lurker****
112Violet Eyes*****
113The Exorcist****
114Skullbelly****
SHORT STORIES
Abominable****
stuart macbride partners in crime.****
CRAWLSPACE****
The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island****
welcome to hell, would you like fries with that***1/2
Vengeance By The Foot***1/2
Bullets and Fire****
Rivalry - A Ghost Story***
The Devil's Drug***
Crooked Stick Figures****
Specimen 313*****
Jenna Sighed*****
King Crab versus Giant Scorpion****
Screaming Greens by Shane Staley ****
Swan Lake by Shane Staley ****
House Guest***
The Edge of Life*****
Offline****
Violet Lagoon****
Apeshit was one of my Fav books. You should try "Zombies and Shit" by Mellick also. And Kate if you like Lee, "Creekers" was an excellent read. "going Monstering" is one of my favs from Lee also.
Tommy wrote: "Apeshit was one of my Fav books. You should try "Zombies and Shit" by Mellick also. And Kate if you like Lee, "Creekers" was an excellent read. "going Monstering" is one of my favs from Lee also."Hi Tommy, thanks for the recommendation. I'll be putting 'creekers' on my 'to read list'. Will also be checking out Mellick.
Im 2 down and 8 more to go to meet my goal. I finished The Summer I Died the other day. It was f'ng brutal I loved it
Tommy I plan on reading Zombies And Shit soon glad to hear that you like it
Goal: 100 JANUARY
Ever After by Kim Harrison
Dead Witch Walking (Re-Read)
Under Town by Charles Ogden (Kids)
Heart Beast by Tanith Lee (Thanks Bandit!)
Bring it on by Kara Sinclair
The Last Battle by CS Lewis
The Supplicant by Lucinda Betts
I decided to separate novellas and short story collections from my book totals above, but still keep track. I want to read at least 60 novels this year as my goal, not only 60 *books*.Since I joined a book club that features one novella every month and has a small backlog, I'm thinking I'll read more novellas than normal in 2013. So far several novellas I've read have been very good to excellent.
Todd wrote: "I decided to separate novellas and short story collections from my book totals above, but still keep track. I want to read at least 60 novels this year as my goal, not only 60 *books*.Since I joi..."
That's more ambitious but well worth it if you can find the time!
Goal: 50January
1. Cathedral of Vampires- 1 star ("horror")
2. The Missing- 5 stars (horror)
3. 20th Century Ghosts- 3 stars (horror/dark fantasy; short stories)
4. The Almond Tree - 4 stars (drama)
5. Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror- 3 stars (horror; short stories)
6. Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire- 4 stars (political commentary/non-fiction)
7. The Best of Cemetery Dance- 2 stars (horror; short stories)
8. The Carrion Birds - 5 stars (thriller/noir)
February
9. Horns- 5 stars (horror/dark fantasy)
10. The Hellbound Heart - 4 stars (horror)
11. Stardust- 4 stars (fantasy)
12. Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales- 3 stars (horror; short stories)
13. Swan Song- 5 stars (dark fantasy)
14. American Gods- 5 stars (fantasy)
March
15. Heart-Shaped Box - 3 stars (horror)
16A Dying Colonialism - 3 stars (non-fiction; political theory)
17. Audrey's Door - 5 stars (horror)
18. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power- 4 stars (biography, history)
April
19. That Which Should Not Be- 5 stars (horror)
May
20. Mine- 3 stars (thriller)
June
21. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War- 4 stars (horror/political intrigue)
July
22. Weaveworld (reread) - 5 stars (dark fantasy)
23. The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power - 4 stars (non-fiction/politics/horror?)
24. Dune- 5 stars (sci-fi; fantasy)
August
25. The Blackstone Chronicles- 1 star (horror)
26. Dune Messiah- 2 stars (sci-fi; fantasy)
27. Blue Light- 2 stars (fantasy; thriller)
28. The Gunslinger- 2 stars (fantasy)
29. The Silence of the Lambs- 3 stars (suspense)
September
30. Stephen Downing Is Dead- 2 stars (drama)
31. 1876-3 stars (historical fiction; political satire)
October
32. The Necromancer's House- 4 stars (dark fantasy)
33. Uzumaki, Vol. 1- 5 stars (horror manga)
34. Uzumaki, Vol. 2- 5 stars (horror manga)
35. Uzumaki, Vol. 3- 5 stars (horror manga)
36. Our Darker Angel- 3 stars (thriller)
37. Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America- 4 stars (non-fiction; politics; audiobook)
38. Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway- 3 stars (humor; audiobook)
39. Battle Royale- 5 stars (thriller; social satire)
40. EMMA: Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists - 3 stars (thriller)
41. The Shining - 5 stars (horror)
42. Valley of Lights- 1 star (horror)
November
43. The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl- 4 stars (historical; comedy)
44. The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted- 3 stars (non-fiction; politics)
45. John Dies at the End- 5 stars (horror;humor; everyday stories about life in the Midwest)
46. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America- 5 stars (non-fiction; history)
47. Feeding Ground- 4 stars (horror; sci-fi)
48. Carrie- 5 stars (horror)
49. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture- 4 stars (audiobook; non-fiction; politics)
50. This Book Is Full of Spiders- 5 stars (humor; sci-fi; horror)
51. Prey- 2 stars (sci-fi, thriller)
December
52. Goth- 1 star (horror manga)
53. Nothing's Sacred- 5 stars (biography; humor; audiobook)
54. Shattered - 1 star (suspense thriller)
55. Ghost Story- 5 stars (horror)
56. MPD Psycho, Volume 1- 3 stars (horror manga)
57. The Road- 3 stars (sci-fi)
58. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile- 5 stars (fantasy; graphic novel)
59. Neuromancer- 2 stars (sci-fi)
60. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1- 2 stars (fantasy; graphic novel)
61. Last Words- 5 stars (biography)
62. 7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - 4 stars (biography)
63. The Reckoning- 4 stars (horror)
64. Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm- 5 stars (fantasy; graphic novel)
65. Shivers V- 3 stars (horror anthology)
I thought I had marked a spot here but apparently I'm quite forgetful this year. -_- Here goes!January
The Lost Hours (2 Stars)
February
Bloodsong: A Novel (3 Stars)
March
Seven Nights of Sin (4 Stars)
April
First Grave on the Right (4 Stars)
May:
The Kosher Sutra: Eight Sacred Secrets for Reigniting Desire and Restoring Passion for Life (4 Stars)
The Leftovers (3 Stars)
Little Children (3 Stars)
June:
Full Dark, No Stars (4 Stars)
July:
The Bone Yard (4 Stars)
August:
None (-_-)
September:
The Skin Gods (4 Stars)
The Ice Queen (5 Stars)
Goal 50January
1. Live Specimens by Kelli Owen ★★★★☆
2. Snowblind by Michael McBride ★★★★☆
3. Jacked by Shane McKenzie ★★★☆☆
4. Prey by Graham Masterton ★★★★☆
5. Gladiators Vs. Zombies by Seam-Michael Argo ★★★☆☆
6. Bleed On Me by Shane McKenzie ★★★★☆
February
7. Mort by Rod Redux ★★★★☆
8. The Ultimates: Against All Enemies by Alex Irvine ★★★★★
9. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker ★★★★☆
10. Clockwork Dolls by William Meikle ★★★★☆
11. King Crab Vs. Giant Scorpion by William Meikle ★★★★☆
12. The Orc King: Transitions, Book 1 by R.A. Salvatore ★★★★☆
March
13. Header by Edward Lee ★★★★☆
14. Dreams the Ragman by Greg F. Gifune ★★★★☆
15.Lilith by Toby Tate ★★★★☆
16.Morning Sickness by William Meikle ★★★★★
17. Catch My Kiler by Ed Kurtz ★★★★★
18. The Caretaker of Lorne Field: A Novel by Dave Zeltserman ★★★★★
19.Sins Of The Father by J.F. Gonzalez ★★★★★
20.The Last Invasion by Brandon Zuern ★★★★☆
APRIL
21.Soft Kiss, Hard Death by Tobin Elliott ★★★★★
23.Inquisitor by William Meikle ★★★★★
24.Aboard the Vordlak by William Meikle ★★★★☆
25.Samurai by William Meikle ★★★★☆
I'm actually tracking my reads in the Indie Reads Challenge since I marked to read a lot of Indie Authors. So far a lot of good books!
Mod
http://www.goodreads.com/user_challen...
as of 8/29 i'm 53 out of 75
Goal: 75 books.January
1. Intruders: New Weird Tales , A. M. Burrage (1995). 3.0*
2. Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear (2003). 4.0*
3. Birds of a Feather , Jacqueline Winspear (2004). 3.0*
4. Mr. Churchill's Secretary , Susan Elia MacNeal (2012). 2.5*
February
5. The Thirty Years War, C. V. Wedgwood (1938). 4.0*
6. A Coffin for King Charles: The Trial and Execution of Charles I , C. V. Wedgwood (1964). 3.0*
7. My Name Is Asher Lev , Chaim Potok (1972). 3.5*
8. The Light at the End , John Skipp & Craig Spector (1986). 3.0*
9. Carrie , Stephen King (1974). 3.0*
10. Summer of Night , Dan Simmons (1991). 3.0*
11. Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery , James R. Benn (2006). 3.5*
12. Retro Pulp Tales , Joe R. Lansdale (Ed.) (2006). 3.0*
13. The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows , Rosemary Pardoe (Ed.) (2012). 3.0*
March
14. Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill (2007). 4.0*
April
15. Time for the Stars , Robert A. Heinlein (1956). 2.0*
16. Summer of '49, David Halberstam (1989). 4.0*
17. Carrion Comfort , Dan Simmons (1989). 3.5*
May
18. Old Man's Beard , H. R. Wakefield (1929). 3.0*
19. The Moon is Down , John Steinbeck (1942). 2.0*
20. The Pearl, John Steinbeck (1947). 4.0*
21. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , Max Schulman (1951). 3.5*
22. The Ceremonies, T. E. D. Klein (1984). 4.0*
23. Ancient Images , Ramsey Campbell (1989). 3.5*
24. The Smell of Cherries , Jeffrey Goddin (2012). 3.0*
25. Make Good Art , Neil Gaiman (2013). 3.0*
June
26. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (1968). 4.0*
27. Ghost Story, Peter Straub (1979). 4.5*
28. Shadowland , Peter Straub (1980). 3.5*
29. The Woman in Black, Susan Hill (1983). 4.5*
30. The Mist in the Mirror , Susan Hill (1992). 3.0*
31. The Occult Files of Francis Chard: Some Ghost Stories , A. M. Burrage (1996). 3.0*
July
32. Koko , Peter Straub (1988). 2.5*
33. Stalking The Angel , Robert Crais (1989). 3.5*
34. Lullaby Town , Robert Crais (1992). 3.5*
35. SuperNOIRtural Tales , Ian Rogers (2013). 3.0*
August
36. The Deep Blue Good-By, John D. MacDonald (1964). 4.0*
37. Nightmare in Pink , John D. MacDonald (1964). 3.0*
38. A Purple Place for Dying , John D. MacDonald (1964). 3.5*
September
39. Creeps , Charles Birkin (Ed.) (1932). 3.5*
40. Nightmares , Charles Birkin (Ed.) (1933). 2.5*
41. The Quick Red Fox , John D. MacDonald (1964). 3.5*
42. A Deadly Shade of Gold, John D. MacDonald (1965). 4.0*
43. Bright Orange for the Shroud, John D. MacDonald (1965). 4.5*
44. New Worlds of Fantasy #3 , Terry Carr (Ed.) (1971). 3.5*
45. The Breaks of the Game , David Halberstam (1981). 3.5*
46. Lady Stanhope's Manuscript And Other Supernatural Tales , Barbara Roden (Ed.) (1994). 3.0*
47. Pagan Babies , Elmore Leonard (2000). 3.5*
48. Graveyard Tales , Elissa Drake (2012). 0.5*
October
49. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, M. R. James (1904). 4.5*
50. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories , Algernon Blackwood (1906). 3.0*
51. Carnacki, The Ghost Finder , William Hope Hodgson (1912). 2.0*
52. Strayers from Sheol , H. R. Wakefield (1961/1999). 3.0*
53. Nurse Matilda , Christianna Brand (1964). 3.0*
54. Darker Than Amber , John D. MacDonald (1966). 3.5*
55. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It , Lawrence S. Ritter (1966/1984). 3.5*
56. Swag, Elmore Leonard (1976). 5.0*
57. Stick, Elmore Leonard (1983) 4.0*
58. Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer (1996). 4.0*
59. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains , Jon Krakauer (1997). 3.0*
60. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, Jon Krakauer (1997). 5.0*
61. Gothic Fevers , Gary William Crawford (2000). 2.5*
62. The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye , Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore (2003-2004/2004). 3.0*
63. The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us , Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard (2004/2004). 3.0*
64. The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars , Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard (2004-2005/2005). 3.5*
65. The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire , Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard (2005/2005). 2.5*
66. Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports , Mark Fainaru-Wada & Lance Williams (2006). 3.0*
67. Hammer Glamour , Marcus Hearn (2009). 2.0*
68. The Teacher's Tales of Terror , Chris Priestley (2011). 3.0*
November
69. The Old Curiosity Shop , Charles Dickens (1840-1841/1841). 3.0*
70. More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, M. R. James (1911). 4.0*
71. A Thin Ghost and Others , M. R. James (1919). 2.5*
72. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Theodor Geissel (as by Dr. Seuss) (1938). 4.0*
73. Tales From The White Hart , Arthur C. Clarke (1957). 3.0*
74. One Fearful Yellow Eye , John D. MacDonald (1966). 3.5*
75. Pale Gray for Guilt , John D. MacDonald (1968). 3.0*
76. Time and Again, Jack Finney (1970). 4.0*
77. Ender's Game , Orson Scott Card (1977). 3.0*
78. The Vampire Tapestry, Suzy McKee Charnas (1980). 4.0*
79. Gold Coast , Elmore Leonard (1980). 2.0*
80. Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes, Irving L. Janis (1982). 4.0*
81. Shades of Gray , Timothy O'Neill (1987/2013 2nd ed.). 3.0*
82. Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt, David McCullough (1982). 4.0*
83. Girl Genius, Vol. 1: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Brian Snoddy, & Laurie E. Smith (2001/2002). 3.5*
84. Girl Genius, Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Mark McNabb (2001-2002/2004). 3.5*
85. Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete a Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1, M. R. James (2005). 4.0*
December
86. A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories , M. R. James (1925). 3.0*
87. Collected Ghost Stories , M. R. James (1931). 3.5*
88. Lost Horizon, James Hilton (1933). 4.0*
89. Good-Bye, Mr. Chips, James Hilton (1934), 5.0*
90. Random Harvest, James Hilton (1941). 4.0*
91. Nine Ghosts , R. H. Malden (1943). 3.0*
92. The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams (1944). 4.5*
93. Thousand Cranes , Yasunari Kawabata (1952). 3.5*
94. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1962). 4.5*
95. Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book , Theodor Geissel (as by Dr. Seuss) (1962). 4.0*
96. A is for Alibi , Sue Grafton (1982). 3.0*
97. Speaker for the Dead , Orson Scott Card (1986). 2.0*
98. Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball , George F. Will (1990). 3.0*
99. From Time to Time , Jack Finney (1995). 2.0*
100. Timeline , Michael Crichton (1999). 2.0*
101. Girl Genius, Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Mark McNabb, & Laurie E. Smith (2002-2003/2004). 3.5*
102. Girl Genius, Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Laurie E. Smith, Shaenon K. Garrity, & Cheyenne Wright (2004-2005/2006). 3.0*
103. Girl Genius, Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Cheyenne Wright (2005-2006/2006). 3.0*
104. Girl Genius, Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Cheyenne Wright (2006-2007/2007). 3.0*
105. Girl Genius, Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Cheyenne Wright (2007/2008). 3.5*
106. Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Cheyenne Wright (2008/2009). 3.0*
107. Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera , Ron Schick (2009). 3.5*
108. Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm , Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, & Cheyenne Wright (2009/2010). 2.0*
109. Masterpiece Comics, Robert Sikoryak (2009). 4.0*
110. Seminar , Theresa Rebeck (2012). 3.0*
111. My Friend Dahmer, Derf Backderf (2012). 4.5*
112. Thumbelina and the Four Seasons: Sketchbook Part I, Annie Stegg (2013). 3.5*
I'm at 73/85 for the year. Maybe I should raise my goal. Anyway, here's the cloud http://www.goodreads.com/user_challen...
December reads (total count 34) 1 audio book, 15 novellas
sorry to finish in a separate post, but it wouldn't all fit into one
this brings the year total for 2013 to 308 out of which there were 4 short stories, 4 graphic novels, 6 plays, 9 art books, 16 audio books and 52 novellas
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JANUARY
1. Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary (juvenile - 3 stars)
2. Blankets by Craig Thompson (graphic novel - 5 stars)
3. Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary (juvenile fiction - 5 stars)
4. Paleoista: Gain Energy, Get Lean, and Feel Fabulous With the Diet You Were Born to Eat by Nell Stephenson (diet/health - 2 stars)
5. The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell (zombies - 4 stars)
FEBRUARY
6. The Auctioneer by Joan Samson (psychological fiction - 3 stars)
7. Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary (juvenile fiction - 5 stars)
8. Skin Medicine by Tim Curran (horror/western - 4 stars)
MARCH
9. The Haunted by Bentley Little (horror - 2 stars)
10. Moviebox: Photographing the Magic of Cinema by Paolo Mereghetti (nonfiction - 4 stars)
11. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson (amnesia/thriller - 3 stars)
12. The 8 Hour Diet by David Zinczeko (nonfiction - 3 stars)
13. Nightwhere by John Everson (horror/erotica/S&M - 3 stars)
14. The Cipher by Kathe Koja (horror - 3 stars)
15. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (classic - 5 stars)
16. A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons (horror - 3 stars)
APRIL
17. I'm Not Sam by Jack Ketchum (psychological fiction/marriage - 5 stars)
18. Clockwork Dolls by William Meikle (horror - 3 stars)
19. The Tent by Kealan Patrick Burke (horror - 3 stars)
20. The Rats by James Herbert (horror - 3 stars)
MAY
21. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (horror - 4 stars)
22. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (crime drama; audio - 5 stars)
JUNE
23. The Wildman by Rich Hautala (thriller - 2.5 stars)
24. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (general fiction; marriage; abortion - 5 stars)
25. You Came Back by Christopher Coake (ghost story; marriage; parenting - 4 stars)
26. Joyland by Stephen King (ghost story; murder mystery - 2 stars)