This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A book about witches.
Or
That: A Gothic horror or thriller

I read Dracula by Bram Stoker for That.

I read two children's books for October: This: Witched by Roald Dahl and That: The Skull by Klasson.

I did a double. For This: A book about witches I read Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I had loved the film, and after reading the book see that they did a great job with the adaptation. Wonderful, creepy prose with just the right amount of unsettling occurrences, and a tale of bravery in the face of these horrors. 4 stars

For That: A Gothic horror or thriller I read It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan. This was a book I somewhat randomly picked up at the LA Times Book Festival, and enjoyed very much. It had many elements of the traditional gothic haunted home tale with an interesting twist: that the people living there initially saw the ghosts as past echoes, and lived there peacefully for years. But of course, then something changes and it's not so peaceful anymore. 3 3/4 stars.

I have never read Coraline, but just put it on my to be read pile yesterday!

That Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas.

This was okay. I wouldn't really consider it a thriller or a horror. Gothic vibes, yeah but, very meh.