Seasons of Reading Readathons discussion

Updates:

Sign up: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...
Starting line: http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/20...
Mid-Event Check-In, Prizes and Watch-Along info: https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2...

Woot! Signed up! Will be starting House of Leaves on April 1 so that's perfect!

Looking forward to it! I'll have more of a post closer to the start...and when I decide on what I'm going to read. I'm leaning toward a reread of Dracula.

Hi! ready for some horror soon! i have some "light" reading before the end of the month...

Elyse wrote: "Woot! Signed up! Will be starting House of Leaves on April 1 so that's perfect!"

I read House of Leaves several years ago. Loved it!

Katherine wrote: "Looking forward to it! I'll have more of a post closer to the start...and when I decide on what I'm going to read. I'm leaning toward a reread of Dracula."

I've read Dracula more than once. I love it. Great choice!

Victoria wrote: "Hi! ready for some horror soon! i have some "light" reading before the end of the month..."

Glad you'll be joining us. I'm ready for a horror focus myself.

Katherine wrote: "Looking forward to it! I'll have more of a post closer to the start...and when I decide on what I'm going to read. I'm leaning toward a reread of Dracula."

I have already added Dracula to my list! I've never read it and I have been trying for a couple years.

Wow, I am late getting signed up, but ready to roll!

Almost forgot to sign up! I'm not sure what my scary read will be, I told myself to consider putting my current one (The King of Crows) on hold to save it for this readathon but I'm already halfway through with it so I'll have to find a new one.

signed up very late, but I'm here! I intend to read more than one horror book and I hope I don't chicken out, even though I'm a bit of a baby haha

Just signed up, but planning on doing this since the beginning of the month. I actually have a TBR for April, which is very rare for me. Can't wait to start Black Juice and finally work through my Stephen King books!

Now that the eve of Spring Into Horror is upon us, I'm not ready! lol. Holds came in from Overdrive so for the first week or so will not be horror!

Elyse wrote: "Now that the eve of Spring Into Horror is upon us, I'm not ready! lol. Holds came in from Overdrive so for the first week or so will not be horror!"

I'm still trying to finish books I should have finished days ago. I get it. :-)

April Scary:
April 1: He Comes in the Night: A Horror Novel
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HE COMES IN THE NIGHT by Ricky Fry
COLERIDGE by Tom Deady
DEATH WATCH [WAITING MORTUARY 3]
NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson
HALLOWDALE by James Colton
BURNING BONES [BODY OF EVIDENCE #7] by Christopher Golden and Rick Hautala
KILLING FLOOR by Mark Gillespie
LITTLE CREEPING THINGS by Chelsea Ichaso
TEENY WEENIES: THE EIGHTH OCTOPUS AND OTHER STORIES by David Lubar
THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES by Grady Hendrix
SHORT HORROR STORIES VOL 17 by Scare Street
DEAD END by Chris Dileo
NO WOODS SO DARK AS THESE by Randall Silvis [Mystery, with Human Horror]
PLAGUE PIT by Marc Alexander

Finished: Tiger Lily

Started: Little Women

Listening to: Death on the Nile

I started reading IT by Stephen King. have been wanting to for a long long time and took this as my "no excuse" excuse to go for it! lol!! so glad I did. i watched the original movie way back then and knew it was a good story but the size of the book is intimidating!

Book # 1:
The Haunting of Elleric Lodge by Cat Knight......Finished 04/03/2020

Book # 2:
This Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle....
Finished 04/ 06/2020

Book #3:
Seas the Day by Maggie Toussaint......
Finished 04/10/2020

Book #4:
The Haunting of McGregor Mansion by Carrie Bates.....Finished 04/12/2020

Book #5:
Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood.....Finished 04/16/2020

Book #6:
Ghost Moon by Kathryn Knight....
Finished....04/17/2020

Book #7:
Vangie Vale and the Murdered Macaron
by R.L. Syme...Finished....04/20/2020

Book #8:
Murder at Rudhall Manor by Anya Wylde
.....Finished....04/23/2020

Book #9:
Shadow Wolves by Jake Kaminski....
Finished....04/26/2020

Book #10:
Southern Harm by Caroline Fardig....
Finished.... 04/29/2020

Book #11:
Pumpkin Farmer by Michael Hughes.....
Finished..... 04/30/2020

Found these peaches on Audible for 66 cents each:
50 Classic Horror Short Stories 1
50 Classic Horror Short Stories

Late! Signed up now..
Adding my April reading to date as time allows ~

H-

I've just finished Carrie and Killing Angels and am about to start my fourth book: Desperation

I kind of want to read Sick Bastards, but don't know if I should leave that until October - has anyone read any splatterpunk, or this book in particular?

Almost halfway through the month already, what?! For the first time ever, I don't know if I'll actually be able to read a themed book for the 'thon! I just have too much going on and my reading has been slowing down due to stress and exhaustion. I'm still working and outside of the home and we're unbelievably busy so when I get home I haven't had it in me to read! :( I just watch TV or play Animal Crossing. Maybe later in the month I'll get ONE in. I really would like to finally read Dracula!

Reading Reindeer wrote: "April Scary:
April 1: He Comes in the Night: A Horror Novel
Coleridge

HE COMES IN THE NIGHT by Ricky Fry
COLERIDGE by Tom Deady
DEATH WATCH [WAITING MORTUARY 3]
NOT..."

You have some good scary ones on your list. I really want to read the Southern Book Club one. Hope you're enjoying the readathon.

Ciri (The Constant Reader) wrote: "Signed up and am four Point Horror books in already: The Cheerleader, The Return of the Vampire, The Vampires Promise and The Mall. I have some horror novellas to read too, as well as a MONSTER Ste..."

Thanks for joining us, Ciri! Great job with the reading so far. Which SK monster will you be reading?

Diana wrote: "Finished: Tiger Lily

Started: Little Women

Listening to: Death on the Nile"

Glad to have you with us again, Diana! I read Little Women a couple of months ago. Had to do a reread after seeing the new film. Hope you continue to enjoy the readathon.

Victoria wrote: "I started reading IT by Stephen King. have been wanting to for a long long time and took this as my "no excuse" excuse to go for it! lol!! so glad I did. i watched the original movie way back then ..."

You know, I STILL have not finished IT. I expect I will someday. Hope you're enjoying it. It's quite an undertaking. Wow, that's a lot of "its" in one paragraph. lol
Thanks for joining us!

Carol wrote: "Book # 1:
The Haunting of Elleric Lodge by Cat Knight......Finished 04/03/2020

Book # 2:
[book:This Old Homicid..."

Glad you're joining us again. Hope you're enjoying the reading. Hauntings are always fun to read.

Elyse wrote: "Found these peaches on Audible for 66 cents each:
50 Classic Horror Short Stories 1
50 Classic Horror Short Stories"

Great finds, Elyse! Have you started your scary reading/listening then? Thanks for joining us again!

Elyse wrote: "Almost halfway through the month already, what?! For the first time ever, I don't know if I'll actually be able to read a themed book for the 'thon! I just have too much going on and my reading has..."

AND...I didn't read on to see your second post. I'm so sorry you're under so much stress. Hugs. I hope you're staying as safe as possible. Dracula is SO good. I hope you are able to get to it.

You should join us for the watch-along (look for the thread about it under the Spring Readathon heading. We do our watch-along discussions on Slack (since so many people are on different social platforms these days...plus, it's so much easier). It's free to join. I have a Seasons of Reading channel over there. I'll be posting the invite link when we decide on our dates for the watch-along.

Again, stay safe and well. <3

writer... wrote: "Late! Signed up now..
Adding my April reading to date as time allows ~

H-
[bookcover:Cutwor..."

Glad you're joining us, late or not. Great line up! Hope you're enjoying the reading. :-)

Billy wrote: "I've just finished Carrie and Killing Angels and am about to start my fourth book: Desperation

I kind of want to read Sick Bastards, but d..."

Hi, Billy! You're doing some great reading. You know, I have some splatterpunk on my Kindle, but the only thing I've read that is probably considered SP is Clive Barker's Books of Blood 1 & 2. I have heard of this book though.
Thanks for joining us. I hope you're enjoying it.

I have finally finished Herodotus and can now focus on my horror reading. Yay!

Here's what I'm planning on reading this month...I started The Lords of Salem today. Case Histories is our monthly read for my Goodreads book group, True Book Talk, and The Sagas of Icelanders is for a read-along in April, May, June...


With the 24 Hour readathon coming up in two weeks, I'm sure I'll be adding more.

In case you missed it, we are going to be having a watch along of The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (based on the awesome Thomas Tryon novel, Harvest Home). All the info is in this thread here in the group: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I hope you will join us!

Here's my "almost-midpoint" [April1-14]:
https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspo...

I started my first, and probably only, horror book for the 'thon: . Anyone read it? I listened to The Child Thief last year and wasn't crazy about it but I think I'm already enjoying Lost Gods more. I like the premise more than The Child Thief (even though that was based on Peter Pan).

I'm not sure if I was reading more the past few weeks or it just seemed that way because they were shorter books but I feel like I've been slowing down now.

Finished: , , ,

Currently reading: ,

Elyse wrote: "I started my first, and probably only, horror book for the 'thon: . Anyone read it? I listened to The Child Thief last year and wasn't crazy about it but I think I'm a..."

So how is it? I have not heard of this one, but I'm intrigued. If it's amazing, I'm going to want to read it.

Diana wrote: "I'm not sure if I was reading more the past few weeks or it just seemed that way because they were shorter books but I feel like I've been slowing down now.

Finished: [bookcover:Death on the Nile|..."

Seems like you're doing great to me! How was your reread of Little Women?

Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I started my first, and probably only, horror book for the 'thon: . Anyone read it? I listened to The Child Thief last year and wasn't crazy about it but..."

I just finished it today, I loved it, Michelle!! It was so good! I was very surprised.

Elyse wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I started my first, and probably only, horror book for the 'thon: . Anyone read it? I listened to The Child Thief last year and wasn't c..."

I'll definitely have to check it out then.

My plans for the 24 hour readathon tomorrow
http://www.truebookaddict.com/2020/04...

I've read zero horror this month :/ Did start a new manga called Alive last night about a virus that forces people to kill themselves.

https://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspo...

I'll still be reading into the night, but probably not finishing any more.

Michelle wrote: "Diana wrote: "I'm not sure if I was reading more the past few weeks or it just seemed that way because they were shorter books but I feel like I've been slowing down now.

Finished: [bookcover:Deat..."

This was my first time reading Little Women, and I have to admit, while I did like it, I wasn't too crazy about it. I'm starting to think I shouldn't read classics when my mind isn't all there because it's not the first time I've read a beloved novel and have been pretty indifferent towards it.

I spent most of March with one book so suddenly getting through almost a book a week this month felt kind of weird. But a lot of them were pretty short so that helped too.



Audiobooks:

I also read a few short stories from

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) wrote: "I've read zero horror this month :/ Did start a new manga called Alive last night about a virus that forces people to kill themselves."

Don't feel bad, I only read 1! That manga sounds a bit like the awful M. Night Shyamalan movie, The Happening.

The only horror book I read was but that's okay because I loved it!