paced reading horror and thrillers discussion

Hi everyone,

Just getting some of the challenges set up for next year.
This one is reading the A-Z using books, authors or both.

Don't stress about the harder letters, just read something with the letter in the title and have fun! :D

This is my spot!

26/26

AThe Art of Racing in the Rain 5* 23/4
B Babylon Terminal 3.5* 2/1
C Charlotte's Web 4* 8/1
DThe Dark Man 3* 24/2
EEmma 3* 14/1
FFlowers for Algernon 5* 24/6
GThe Gunslinger 4* 13/1
HThe Haunted 4* 24/2
IInvisible Fences 3* 24/2
JJurassic Park 4* 22/3
KKrampus: The Yule Lord 4.5* 15/6
LLily and the Octopus 4* 26/1
MMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 2* 25/2
NNight Watch 4* 18/8
OOdd Thomas 4* 14/4
PPsycho 4.5* 1/1
QGrimm Fairy Tales: Quest 3* 25/12
RThe Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black 3* 24/9
SThe Scorpio Races 4* 22/1
TThe Turn of the Screw 3* 30/9
UUnsaid 3.5* 19/1
VThe Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man 5* 2/1
WWho Goes There? 3.5* 21/1
XX-Men, Volume 1: Primer 4* 25/12
YY: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned 3.5* 25/12
ZiZombie, Vol. 1: Dead to the World 3* 24/12

Thanks for setting this up Kate! My spot is here...

16/27

# -
A - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 6/13 ★★★★★
B - Brother Odd by Dean Koontz 2/13 ★★★★★
C - A Case of Identity by Arthur Conan Doyle 3/8 ★★★☆☆
D - Descender, Volume One: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire 1/13 ★★★★★
E -
F - Foundation by Isaac Asimov 1/21 ★★★★☆
G - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 3/18 ★★★★★
H - The Haunted by Bentley Little 2/19 ★★★★☆
I - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 4/15 ★★★☆☆
J
K
L
M - Metzengerstein by Edgar Allan Poe 1/14 ★★★☆☆
N -
O - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 1/17 ★★★★☆
P - Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov 2/7 ★★★☆☆
Q
R - The Red Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle 2/25 ★★★☆☆
S - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 1/22 ★★★☆☆
T -
U - Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill 3/20 ★★★★★
V -
W - Who Was Milton Bradley? by Kirsten Anderson 5/4 ★★★★☆
X -
Y - Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan 1/23 ★★★★★
Z -




5/27...Seconds

D - Descender, Volume Two: Machine Moon by Jeff Lemire 1/21 ★★★★★
E -
F - Forever Odd by Dean Koontz 1/29 ★★★★☆
H - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 4/14 ★★★★★
M - Morning Glories, Vol. 1: For a Better Future by Nick Spencer 3/4
O - Odd Hours by Dean Koontz 2/25 ★★★★☆
S - The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 2/3 ★★★★☆
W - Who Was Clara Barton? 6/13 ★★★★☆

Vicki's A-Z

25/26

A The Academy ★★★★
B Burial Rites ★★★
C Children of the Dark ★★★★★
D Dark Matter ★★★★★
E Escaping the Arroyo ★★★★
F Feversong ★★★★
G Girl Missing ★★★
H The Haunted ★★★★
I It Ends with Us ★★★★
J John Doe ★★★★
K The Kitchen House ★★★★
L Lilac Girls ★★★
M My Heart and Other Black Holes ★★★★
N NOS4A2 ★
O One of Us Is Lying ★★★★★
P Pretty Baby ★★★★
Q The Sisters Who Would Be Queen ★
R The Roanoke Girls ★★★★
S - The Short Drop ★★★★
T - Third Watch ★★★★
U - The Underground Railroad ★★★★
V - The Vanishing ★★★★
W - The Woman in Cabin 10 ★★★★
X
Y The Yosemite Murders★★★★
Z The Zookeeper's Wife

A-Z Horror and Thrillers Themed

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Kimberly's A to Z challenge!
25/26
A. Abram's Bridge, Glenn Rolfe (3.5*)
B. Blood Moon Big Top, Toneye Eyenot (3.5*)
C. The Con Season: A Novel of Survival Horror, Adam Cesare (3.5*)
D. DARK NEEDS: 3 Twisted Tales of Horror, Brian Moreland (4*)
E. Echo Lake, Letitia Trent (3.5*)
F. THE FINAL RECONCILIATION, Todd Keisling (4.5*)
G. The Graveyard Speaks, Hunter Shea (4*)
H. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two, John Tiffany (3*)
I. Island of the Forbidden, Hunter Shea (5*)
J. The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper, Maxim Jakubowski and Nathan Braund (4*)
K. A Kiss of Thorns, Tim Waggoner (4.5*)
L. Little Heaven, Nick Cutter (3.5*)
M. The Mother, Brett McBean (4*)
N. The Nightmares of Quiet Grove, Michael Richan (4*)
O. Fury Of The Orcas, Hunter Shea (5*)
P. The Port of Missing Souls, Michael Richan (5*)
Q. The Unquiet House, Alison Littlewood (3*)
R. The Roanoke Girls, Amy Engel (2*)
S. Scourge, Gary Fry (4*)
T. Terror Cell, Tim Curran (5*)
U. Unidentified, Michael McBride (5*)
V. The Vines, Christopher Rice (2.5)
W. Whispers: Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness", Kristin Dearborn (4.5*)
X. ’Twixt Dog and Wolf, C.F. Keary (4*)
Y. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone, Stefan Kiesbye (4*)
Z.

John wrote: "This is my spot!

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A
B - The Bighead by Edward Lee 324 p
C - Cinders by V.M. Sawh 28p
D - Dracula by [author:Bram St..."

Wow, John. You are zipping through them. :)

Ha! I was just about to comment how well I am doing and then I saw John and Kimberly. Good job!

I am half way there, but I haven't gotten the three letters that tripped me up last year yet. K X Z

Vicki wrote: "Ha! I was just about to comment how well I am doing and then I saw John and Kimberly. Good job!

I am half way there, but I haven't gotten the three letters that tripped me up last year yet. K X Z"

Q and Z are rough for me!!!

Ah yes, Q and Z and X are definitely the hard ones!

John wrote: "I've finished!"

Nicely done!

John wrote: "I've finished!"

Well done, John. :)
Are you going to do a 2nd A-Z for the year?

Congratulations John! And only mid-April!! :D

Kimberly wrote: "Congratulations John! And only mid-April!! :D"

You're not doing too bad yourself, 22!! :D

7 more to read to complete the challenge.

Q, R, T, V, X, Y & Z - so just all the harder ones. LOL

Yes, those ARE the hard ones.
I have N, O, X, Y, Z left.

I sorta cheated on Q though. I picked The Sisters Who Would Be Queen for that. I felt I DESERVED to use it for a challenge because it was a terrible book.

I am reading my N book right now though. It is NOS4A2. I am afraid I will get stoned for this, but it is hard for me to get through it. I have been reading it since May and I am only at 74%. Usually I am a fast reader. I don't think he is the author for me because I tried to read one other by him and didn't care for it either.

Vicki wrote: "Yes, those ARE the hard ones.
I have N, O, X, Y, Z left.

I sorta cheated on Q though. I picked The Sisters Who Would Be Queen for that. I felt I DESERVED to use it for a challenge ..."

I enjoyed NOS4A2, but I can't say the same for many others--including KING'S recent books...

I am down to 2 letters. X and Z
I have my Z book picked out. Now I just need something for X.

Just pick a title with an x anywhere in the title.

I"m finished!! I had to power through some graphic novels to complete it but I'm done! :)