Horror Aficionados discussion

Each year, we set aside a place for Aficionados to keep track of the books they've read and/or number they'd like to challenge themselves to. Here is our spot for 2023! We hope everyone has a fantastic reading year!!!

My spot 1

January - 22

February - 22

March - 22

April - 22

May - 22

June - 22

July - 22

August - 22

September - 22

October - 22

November - 22

My spot 2

December - 22

Kimberly's Spot: 100 Goal
JANUARY
1. The Dismembered, Jonathan Janz (4*)
2. The Poison Season, Mara Rutherford (4*)
3. The Midnight Girls, Alicia Jasinska (3.5*)
4. The Creeper, A.M. Shine (4*)*
5. To The Devil, A Cryptid, Hunter Shea (4.5*)
6. Blood Country, Jonathan Janz (5*)****
7. Hell Bent, Leigh Bardugo (5*)********
8. How to Sell a Haunted House, Grady Hendrix (
4.5*)**
9. Guests, Kealan Patrick Burke (4.5*)*
10. All Hallows, Christopher Golden (4*)
11. Mysteries of Thorn Manor, Margaret Rogerson (5*)****
FEBRUARY
12. The Nightmare Man, J.H. Markert (3*)
13. The Exorcist's House, Nick Roberts (4*)
14. The Stolen Heir, Holly Black (4*)
15. The Twisted Dead, Darcy Coates (3*)
16. The Taxidermist's Lover, Polly Hall (3*)
17. Ghost 19, Simone St. James (3*)
18. Holy Ghost Road, John Mantooth (2*)
19. Goblin, Josh Malerman (4*)
20. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng, D. Preston & L. Child (4*)
21. Ancient Images, Ramsey Campbell (4*)
MARCH
22. What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher (5*) R-R
23. Fable, Adrienne Young (4*)
24. Gothic, Philip Fracassi (3*)
25. Churn the Soil, Steve Stred (4*)
26. Nightbirds, Kate J Armstrong (4*)
27. Namesake, Adrienne Young (4*)
28. Such Sharp Teeth, Rachel Harrison (4*)
29. White Horse, Erika T. Wurth (2*)
30. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid (4*)
31. The Weeper, RH Dixon (3.5*)
32.A House with Good Bones, T. Kingfisher (5*)***
33. The Last Legacy, Adrienne Young (4*)
APRIL
34. The Burning Girls: A Novel, C.J. Tudor (4*)
35. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, Roshani Chokshi (4*)
36. Looking Glass Sound, Catriona Ward (5*)****
37. The Watchers, A.M. Shine (4*)
38. The Suffering, M.J. Mars (3*)
39. Smile So Red, Mia Dalia (5*)**
40. Saint, Adrienne Young (4.5*)*
41. The Wicked Bargain, Gabe Cole Novoa (3.5*)
42. Deadwater: A classic dark tale of deceit and revenge from the grave., Richard M. Pearson (2*)
43. Violet Made of Thorns, Gina Chen (5*)***
44. A Light in the Flame, Jennifer L. Armentrout (5*)*******
45. Go as a River, Shelley Read (4*)
46. This Is Midnight, Bernard Taylor (3*)
47. The Red Bird Sings, Aoife Fitzpatrick (4*)
48. Beulah, Christi Nogel (2*)
MAY
49. One Dark Window, Rachel Gillig (5*)*****
50. Estate Sale, Mia Dalia (4.5*)
51. Inside The Devil's Nest, John Durgin (4*)
52. The Company, JM Varese (4.5*)
53. The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage, Clay Wise (2*)
54. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros (5*)*******
55. The Ghost Theatre, Mat Osman (4*)
56. The Horror at Pleasant Brook, Kevin Lucia (3*)
57. Creeper, Stuart James (4*)
58. The Foxglove King, Hannah Whitten (3.5*)
59. The Headless Boy, Kelli Owen (2*)
60. Sparrow, James Hynes (3*)
JUNE
61. Dyer Lane, Marie Aitchison (2*)
62. Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross (5*)******
63. Yellowface, R.F. Kuang (4*)
64. The Mill, Cailyn Lloyd (1.5*)
65. The Ferryman, Justin Cronin (4*)
66. Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas (4*)
67. October's End: Halloween Horror Stories, Kevin Lucia (3.5*)
68. They Drown Our Daughters, Katrina Monroe (3*)
68. Welcome to Nightmare Island, Devin Cabrera (2*)
69. The Only One Left, Riley Sager (4*)
70. Silver in the Bone, Alexandra Bracken (4*)
JULY
71. House of Roots and Ruin, Erin A Craig (5*)***
72. Anathema, Nick Roberts (2*)
73. The Sacrifice, Rin Chupeco (4*)
74. The Fascination, Essie Fox (3*)
75. A Man Among Ghosts, Stephen Hopstacken (2*)
76. The Man In The Picture, Susan Hill (4*)
77. Dead of Winter, Darcy Coates (4*)
78. Wild Is the Witch, Rachel Griffin (4*)
79. Horror Library, Volume 8, Eric J. Guignard (5*)
80. Our Hideous Progeny, C.E. McGill (4.5*)**
81. Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (4*)
82. Those We Drown, Amy Goldsmith (4*)
83. Let Him In, William Friend (4*)
AUGUST
84. Boys in the Valley, Philip Fracassi (5*)****
85. The Birdcage Library, Freya Berry (4.5*)
86. A Soul of Ash and Blood, JLA (4*)
87. A Multitude of Dreams, Mara Rutherford (4*)
88. The Handyman Method, Nick Cutter (2*)
89. Bring Me Your Midnight, Rachel Griffin (5*)****
90. The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young (5*)****
91. The Good Liars, Anita Frank (4*)
92. Not If I Date You First, Krysti Meyer (4.5*)
93. What the River Knows, Isabel Ibanez (4.5*)**
94. Mister Magic, Kiersten White (4*)
SEPTEMBER
95. Foxglove, Adalyn Grace (4.5*)***
95. Extasia, Claire Legrand (2*)
96. It Haunts the Mind: and Other Stories, Nick Roberts (3*)
97. The Dark Side of the Room, Tyler Jones (3*)
98. Masters of Death, Olivie Blake (5*)*****
99. String Them Up, William Sterling (4.5*)
100. Lacuna's Point, Tim Meyer (2.5*)
101. Together We Rot, Skyla Arndt (4*)
102. Two Twisted Crowns, Rachel Gillig (5*)*****
103. Unstoppable, KA Knight (3*)
104. The September House, Carissa Orlando (5*)*****
105. The Scarlet Boy, Arthur Calder-Marshall (2*)
106. The Shadow Sister, Lily Meade (5*)******
OCTOBER
107. Snarl, John Boden (5*)***
108. Black Sheep, Rachel Harrison (4.5*)
109. The Exorcism of Winchester House, Douglas Wynne (2.5*)
110. A Haunting on the Hill, Elizabeth Hand (4*)
111, The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (5*)
112. The Roots In Your Bones, Samantha Eaton (4.5*)
113. Starling House, Alix E. Harrow (4*)
114. A Study in Drowning, Ava Reid (4*)
115. Wylding Hall, Elizabeth Hand (5*)
116. A Curse for True Love, Stephanie Garber (5*)******
117. They Stalk the Night, Brian Moreland (3*)
NOVEMBER
118. Hollowed: A Sleepy Hollow Reimagining, Jessica S. Taylor (4*)
119. A Haunting in Rose Grove, Rockwell Scott (4*)
120. Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (4*)
121. The Murmurs, Michael J. Malone (4*)
122. Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros (5*)********
123. A Far Better Thing , Thomas H. Brand (2*)
124. The Forgotten Child, Melissa Erin Jackson (4*)
125. Fantasmagoriana Deluxe: A Combined Edition of Fantasmagoriana and Tales of the Dead, Eric J. Guignard (5*)
126. Immortal Longings, Chloe Gong (3*)
127. A Dark Roux, Blaine Daigle (4*)
DECEMBER
128. My Darling Girl, Jennifer McMahon (4*)
129. The Daughters of Block Island, Christa Carmen (4*)
130. Becoming Grim, Ashley Tomlinson (4*)
131. The Frangitelli Mirror, G.R. Thomas (2.5*)
132. The Haunting of Maddy Clare, Simone St. James (4.5*)
133. Ink Blood Sister Scribe, Emma Torzs (3.5*)
134. Where He Can't Find You, Darcy Coates (3*)
135. A Fire in the Flesh, JLA (2.5*)
136. The Invocations, Krystal Sutherland (4.5*)
137. I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls, Ben Farthing (4*)
138. Ruthless Vows, Rebecca Ross (5*)

My spot, thank you!

I'm challenging myself to another 110 this year!

JANUARY
1. Stranger Sins by Michaelbrent Collings 4*
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy (From library, non fiction, audio) 5*
3. The Dismembered by Jonathan Janz (novella)5*
4. Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark (Audio) 5*
5. On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel (ARC) 10****
6. The Spite House by Johnny Compton (ARC, Audio) 4*
7. Finding Me by Viola Davis 5*
8. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama 4*
9. The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales bvy Attila Veres 4.5*
10. Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell (ARC) 4*
11. Saga #61 (graphic novel series, volumes 55-61) 5*

FEBRUARY
12. The Last Orphanby Gregg Hurwitz (Audio ARC 5*)
13. The Exorcist's House by Nick Roberts 4*
14. The Lake of the Dead by Andre Bjerke (Audio) 3*
15. Under the Whispering Door (Audio) by T.J. Klune 5*
16. Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy Snyder (AudioARC) 5*
17. A Requiem for Boon by Ed Kurtz (audio) 4*
18. Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo (ARC) 4*
19. Dark and Lonely Water by Graeme Reynolds (ARC) 4*
20. The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay 2*
21. Guests by Kealan Patrick Burke (Novella) 4*

MARCH
22. Spare by Prince Harry (Audio, from library) 5*
23. Piñata by Leopoldo Gout (ARC) 3.5*
24. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rezulak (Audio, from library) 4*
25. The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud (ARC) 4*
26. OCTOBER ANIMALS by Nichols Day (Hardcover ARC) 4*
27. The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein 5*
28. Ghost River by Chad Ryan (Audio) 4*
29. The Donut Legion by Joe Lansdale (Audio) 4*
30. The Uninvited by Dorothy Mcardle 4*

APRIL
31. Wool Omnibus (Audio) by Hugh Howey 5*
32 Lone Women by Victor LaValle 4*
33. Churn the Soil by Steve Stred 4*
34. Shift by Hugh Howey (Audio Arc) 4*
35. Dust by Hugh Howey (Audio ARC) 5*
36. City of Dreams by Don Winslow (ARC) 4*
37. For You and Only You by Carolyn Kepnes 4*
38. Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor (Audio, Ray Porter) 4*

MAY
39. All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Audio ARC) 5*
40. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune (ARC) 3*
41. The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (ARC) 3*
42. Snarl by John Boden (ARC, novella) 5*
43. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn (Audio from library) 3*
44. No Happily Ever After by Phil Sloman (ARC, story collection) 5*
45. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry (Audio from library) 4*
46. Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca (ARC) 4*

JUNE
47. The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale 4*
48. Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (reread/audio) 4*
49. Cave 13 by Jonathan Maberry 5* (ARC)
50. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 5* (Audio, from library)
51. Blood Standard by Laird Barron (Audio, from library)
52. Boys in the Valley by Phil Fracassi (ARC) 5*
53. Joe Ledger: Secret Missions Volume One and Two by Jonathan Maberry (Audio) 5*
54. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Audio, from library) 4*
55. Jane Goes North by Joe R. Lansdale (Audio) 4*
56. Les Vacances by Phil Sloman (Novella) 4.5*
57. Suckerville by Chris Sorenson 4*
58. In a Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner 3*(Audio)
59. Foundlings by Cindy O'Quinn & Stephanie Ellis 5* (Poetry)
60. Zombies! by Paul Kane 4* (Anthology)
61. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 4* (ARC)
62. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 4*
63. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (reread) (audio) 5*

JULY
64. Riding the Nightmare by Lisa Tuttlew (ARC) 4*
65. Self Help by Ben Winters (Audio, novella) 5*
66. Rotters by Daniel Kraus 4* (audio, library)
67. Estate Sale by Mia Dalia 4*
68. Deep Hole by Don Winslow (Audio, novella sized) 4*
69. Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman (audio) 4*
70. Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (arc) 4*
71. Impact Winter (Audio, reread) 4*
72. Catchers by Ben Rock (Audio, novella sized) 5*
73. The Inconsolables by Michael Wehunt (short story collection) 5*
74 The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Audio) 5*
75. The Cursed Among Us by John Durgin (Audio) 3*
76. Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (ARC) 5*

AUGUST
77. Bee Tornado by Chris Sorenson (ARC) 4*
78. Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (ARC) 3*
79. Horror Library, Volume 8 (ARC, anthology)
4*
80. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Reread, audio) 5*
81. The Land of Lost Things by John Connolly 5* (ARC)
82. The Sandman: Act III by Neil Gaiman (Full cast audio) 5*
83. Oracle by Andrew Pyper (audio) 4*
84. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison (ARC) 4*
85. Yellowface by R F Kuang 4*
86. Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman (ARC) 4*
SEPTEMBER
87. Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott (audio) 4.5*
88. The Thing Under Your Bed by Stephen Kozeniewski 3.5 *
89. Starter Villain by John Scalzi (ARC) 4*
90. Bewilderness Part One: Threshold by Jonathan Maberry (Audio) 3.5*
91. Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito (graphic novel) 3*
92. Holly by Stephen King (Audio) 4*
93. Hide by Kiersten White (Audio) 4*
94. Black River Orchard by Chuck Wending (arc) 5*
95. Man with No Name by Larid Barron (Novella, audio) 3*
96. Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror edited by Eric Guignard (anothology) 4*
97. Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry (audio) 5*

October
98. System Collapse by Martha Wells (ARC) 4*
99. Son of the Poison Rose by Jonathan Maberry (Audio) 5*
100. Best of Luck by Jason Mott (Short story, audio) counting 1 for the entire collection) 4*
101. The Secret of Ventriloquism (expanded edition) by Jon Padgett 5*
102. Alpha Wave by Jonathan Maberry and Weston Ochse (Audio) 4*
103. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (ARC) 4*
104. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (audio) 4*
105. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (Audio from library) 4*

NOVEMBER
106. Nestlings by Nat Cassidy (Audio ARC) 5*
107. Bruises on a Butterfly by Chad Lutzke (novella, ARC) 4*
108. Golden Sun by Pierce Brown (Search function sucks) (Audio, from library_ 4*
109. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (Audio, from library) 4*
110. Blood from the Air by Gemma Files (ARC) 4.5*
111. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (ARC, novella) 4*
112. Mister Magic by Kiersten White (Audio, from library) 4*
113. Mister Lullaby by JH Markert (Audio, ARC) 4*
114. Return to Hanover Block by Gregor Xane 4*
115. Mary by Nat Cassidy (Audio) 4*
116. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Audio, from library) 4*
117. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler (Audio, from library) 5*
118. The Plastic Priest by Nicole Cushing (Arc, novella) 5*
119. A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand (Audio, from library) 4*
120. Carnosaur by Harry Adam Knight 4*
121. Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (Audio, from library) 5*

DECEMBER
122. The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert (from library, audio) 4*
123. Brokedown Prophets by S.A. Cosby (Audible original) 5**
124. I Shop at Laney's by Jeff Johnson (novella) 4*
125. The House of Last Resort (ARC) by Christopher Golden 5*
126. Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Audio, library)
127. Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett (Audio, from library) 4*

My spot - spreading my (virtual) bath towel here ;)

January
1. The Fear of Winter ***
2. Dark Lake ***
3. The Dismembered *****
4. Die dunkle Schlucht **
5. Wild ****
6. Licht und Schatten *****
7. The Book of Monsters from A to Z ***
8. Below ***
9. Paused ***
10. Die Gottesmaschine *****
11. Cornibus & Co - Die Hölle bebt! ****
12. Die souveräne Leserin ****
13. Tafiti und der große Zauberer *****
14. Fräulein vom Amt – Der Tote im Kurhaus ****
15. Die Erinnerung stirbt nicht ****

February
16. Vandal: Stories of Damage ***
17. Frozen: Tod im Eis ****
18. Der Mitternachtsmord ***
19. Das dritte Licht *****
20. Wiener Blut *****
21. Dead of Winter *****
22. KoboldKroniken 1. Sie sind unter uns! *****
23. Dark and Lonely Water ****
24. Liebe ist schön, von einfach war nie die Rede ****
25. Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel ****
26. Heideangst: Der 10. Fall für Katharina von Hagemann ****
27. Cornibus & Co. - Ein Hausdämon packt aus ***
28. Ein Geist in der Kehle **
29. A Man in Winter ****
30. Cornibus & Co - Cornibus Verschwindibus ****

March
31. Tod auf Föhr *****
32. Der Weg ins Feuer *****
33. Churn the Soil *****
34. Von der Idee zum Buch *
35. Die Königin der Frösche **
36. Dalee ***
37. Deep: Gefahr aus der Tiefe ****
38. Dirt Town ***
39. Die Radfahrerin: Annie Londonderry - Eine Frau. Ein Fahrrad. Einmal um die Welt. Roman ****
40. Hades ****
41. Creszentia ****
42. YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales ***
43. Pech & Schwäfel - Die Tote in der Wand ****
44. Die Bibliothek der Hoffnung ****
45. Julius Winsome *****
46. Die letzte Erzählerin *****
47. The Bottoms *****

April
48. Things We Never Got Over ***
49. M.O.M.: Mother of Madness ****
50. Samuels Buch
51. Die schreckliche Adele 06: Ein monstermäßiges Talent *****
52. Going Zero ****
53. Seeing Evil ****
54. Das Nordseekind ****
55. 30 Tage Dunkelheit **
56. Bis der Fluss taut ****
57. Underground Railroad *****
58. Books For Benjamin ***
59. Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves ***
60. Wer tot ist lügt nicht ****
61. Tod in Siebenbürgen *****
62. Das Lied der Krähen *****
63. Wolfskinder ****
64. It's a Book *****

May
65. Unwesen ***
66. Diabolisch **
67. Little Mutilations: Three Body Horror Novellas ***
68. Road of Bones – Straße des Todes **
69. Und morgen ein neuer Tag ***
70. Der Freund der Toten ****
71. Rückkehr nach Tanner Hollow ***
72. Die einzige Frau im Raum ****
73. Krista's Escape ***
74. Wenn die Stille schreit **
75. Baddog und Goodboy: Zwei Hunde kämpfen gegen das Böse! ****
76. Kalte Schuld}52773330 ***
77. Wolf *****
78. Dunkelzeit *****
79. Angst auf Föhr (Ein Nordseekrimi-Reihe 2) *****
80. Nex – Die letzte Nacht
81. Die schreckliche Adele 07 - Kein Mitleid mit den Quaksern! ***
82. So weit der Fluss uns trägt ****
83. Kleine Schule des Fliegens **
84. Rachedorf ****

June
85. Oh My Goth: Jokes for When You Feel Dead Inside ***
86. The Dry *****
87. Der Wanderer *****
88. Wo du mich findest ****
89. Die Wölfe von Pompeji: Roman **
90. Sieben Tage Mo *****
91. Die Tage in der Buchhandlung Morisaki ***
92. Bergleuchten: Roman *****
93. Unten ***
94. A Shadow of Love **
95. Refugium ****
96. Eis ***

July
97. Scurry *****
98. Cold as Snow ***
99. ‎22 Bahnen *****
100. 1942 – Das Labor ****
- 2023 Reading Challenge goal achieved :) -
101. Das Glück der Geschichtensammlerin ****
102. Coralee und der Werwolfzoff: F.E.U. 1 ****
103. Seemann vom Siebener ***
104. Draußen im Moor ***
105. Die Ehre der treudoofen Schafe ****
106. Hotbed **
107. Of Thunder and Rain ***
108. Elternhaus ****
109. Der Laden der unerfüllten Träume ****
110. R/N/A: Tödliche Sequenz *****
111. The Game – Das Spiel erwacht ***
112. Kleine Probleme ***

August
113. Sekunden der Gnade *****
114. Ein Jahr hinterm Deich *****
115. Tiefer Sand ***
116. Schatten – Der Pakt (Schatten 1) *****
117. Gezeitenmord *****
118. Unsterblich *****
119. Zurück in die Wildnis ***
120. Irgendwo wartet das Leben ****
121. Der Tote Berliner ****
122. Marschlande ****
123. Weiße Tränen ****
124. (The) Dead Shall Rise: Zombie Zombie Zombie ***
125. Nachtbeeren **
126. Mein schrecklich schönes Leben ***

September
127. Fräulein vom Amt - Spiel auf Leben und Tod ****
128. Der Buchhändler ***
129. Das Hotel ****
130. Die Schwarze Königin ***
131. Weißtannenhöhe *****
132. Bergsalz ****
133. Taubenschlag ****
134. Ancient Images ***
135. Schneekinder ****
136. Wenn Engel brennen *****
137. Die graue Stadt *****
138. Die Kunst des Bösen ****
139. Ein Fluss so rot und schwarz **

October
140. Mr. Mercedes *****
141. Rattensommer ***
142. Eine vollständige Liste aller Dinge, die ich vergessen habe ***
143. Crater Lake: Schlaf NIEMALS ein *****
144. Das Vogelmädchen von London ***
145. Die Mission des Goldwäschers ****
146. Das Buch Eva ****
147. Kohlrabenschwarz *****
148. Die Schattensammlerin - Dichter und Dämonen *****
149. Gaukeley - Das Buch der Verdammnis ****
150. The Hollows ***
151. Das Netzwerk des Blutes ****
152. Nordlicht: Im Tal der Trolle ****
153. The Witch in the Woods: Volume 1 ****
154. Florence Butterfield und die Nachtschwalbe *****

November
155. A Pumpkins' Halloween ***
156. The Game – Countdown am Vulkan ****
157. Unsereins **
158. Weiße Sonne ****
159. Höllenkalt ***
160. Fräulein Gewürzzauber und das Wunder der Liebe ****
161. Und nebenan der Tod **
162. Ziemlich beste Mäuse *****
163. Eisige Nacht: Ein Norwegen-Krimi ****
164. Seelenspiel **
165. Der Wald: Er tötet leise *****
166. Hope's End *****
167. Huuu-Berta ****
168. Liebe, Eis und Schnee ***
169. Die Händler des Teufels *****

December
170. Der flüsternde Abgrund *****
171. Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt ***
172. Minecraft Open World 01: In den Nether ****
173. Der Spurenfinder ***
174. Die schreckliche Adele und die Galaxie der Bizarren *****
175. Eselsohren *****
176. Der Taxidermist ***
177. Der Verwechsling ****
178. Die Wolkengucker ****
179. Weihnachtszauber auf Föhr ***
180. Das Julfest ***
181. Geordnete Verhältnisse ****
182. Fräulein Gewürzzauber - Zimtküsse und Honigduft *****
183. Escape aus dem Wichtelwald *****
184. The Christmas Thingy ****
185. Grumpel und der furchtbar fiese Weihnachtsplan ****
186. Santa's Twin ****
187. Der Duft von Zimt *****
188. Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin ***
189. Der Schacherzähler *****
190. Perfekt ****
191. Schuld zu Schuld ***
192. Sieben Mörder ****
193. Die Hütte *****
194. WEIL. *****
195. Jack *****
196. Hail Santa! *****
197. Winterwood *****
198. Einstein, der kleine Pinguin *****
199. Die Wattwanderung ***
200. White ***

January
1. 2.

February
3.

March
4. 5.

April
6. 7.

May
8.

June
9.

July
10.

August
11. 12.

Sept
13. 14.

Oct
15. 16.

17.

I am upping my goal to 65.

75/65

JANUARY

1. ... 4.5 Stars
2. .... 4 Stars
3. .... 4 Stars
4. ... 5 Stars (Reread)
5. ... 3.5 Stars
6. .... 3.5 Stars
7. .... 4 Stars
8. .... 4.5 Stars

FEBRUARY

9. ... 3 Stars
10. ... 5 Stars
11. ... 4 Stars
12. .... 4.5 Stars
13. ... 4.5 Stars
14. .... 4 Stars

MARCH

15. .....5 Stars
16. .... 4 Stars
17. .... 4 Stars
18. .... 3.5-4 Stars
19. .... 4.5 Stars
20. .... 4 Stars

APRIL

21. .... 3.5 Stars
22. .... 4 Stars
23. .... 3.5 Stars
24. .... 3 Stars
25. .... 4.5 Stars

MAY

26. ... 4 Stars
27. ... 5 Stars
28. ... 4 Stars
29. ... 4.5 Stars
30. ... 5 Stars

JUNE

... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars

JULY

5 Stars
3.5 Stars

AUGUST

... 2 Stars
... 2 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 2 Stars
... 5 Stars

SEPTEMBER

... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 3.5 Stars
... 4 Stars

OCTOBER

... 4 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 4.5 Stars
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... 3 Stars
... 3.5 Stars
... 3.5 Stars
... 3 Stars

NOVEMBER

... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 3.5 Stars
... 4 Stars

DECEMBER

... 5 Stars
... 5 Stars
... 3 Stars
... 4 Stars
... 4 stars
... 4 Stars
... 5 Stars

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61/120

TBR Challenge 58/52 📚
A-Z Book Title Challenge 5/78 🔤

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I'll start with a goal of 50.

Some books to get off my TBR in 2023:

Heraclix & Pomp by Forrest Aguirre
If It Bleeds by Stephen King
The Outsider by Stephen King
The Institute by Stephen King
Billy Summers by Stephen King
Elevation by Stephen King

Baker's Dozen of TBRs to Devour in 2023:

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Innocent by David Baldacci
Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
The Cormorant by Chuck Wendig
The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice by Todd Henry
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Rose Madder by Stephen King
Insomnia by Stephen King
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Billy Summers by Stephen King

Everything above 13 is bonus:

My spot

Goal: 35


January

Fairy Tale - 4 stars
The Haunting of Ashburn House - 3 stars
The Dive from Clausen's Pier - 2 stars

February

Call Me Evie - 2 stars
The Missing Years - 2 stars
The Maidens - 4 stars
Storm Clouds Rolling In - 4 stars

March

Psyche and Eros - 4 stars
On To Richmond - 4 stars
The Ghosts of Culloden Moor: Volume I - 2 stars
The Lost Sister - 3 stars

April

Dear Wife - 4 stars
The Dog Stars - 3 stars
The Trial of Lizzie Borden - 3 stars

May

The Butterfly Garden - 4 stars
Dead of Night - 4 stars
Parasite - 3 stars

June

Spring Will Come - 2 stars
Home Before Dark - 4 stars
The Escape Room - 2 stars
The Final Girl Support Group - 4 stars

July

Ninth House - 2 stars
The Silent Wife - 4 stars
The Turn of the Key - 4 stars
The Testaments - 4 stars

August

Dread Nation - 4 stars
Survivor Song - 4 stars
Spells for Forgetting - 3 stars
The Conference of the Birds - 4 stars

September

The Glass Hotel - 3 stars
The Street Lawyer - 3 stars

October

The Neighbor - 3 stars
The Exchange: After The Firm - 3 stars
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 5 stars

November

The Love of my Life - 2 stars
1689 - 4 stars
Severance - 3 stars
The Favorite Sister - 2 stars

December

Her Pretty Face - 4 stars
Whiskey Sour - 4 stars
The Twenty-Three - 3 stars

My spot for 2023. Planning for 132. Good luck to all!
150/132
JANUARY 2023
1. MONSTERS: WE'RE ALL A LITTLE DIFFERENT - - DARK TIDES BOOK 5 anthology (January 03)
2. SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward (January 08)
3. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME ONE: COLD DEAD FINGERS graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (January 09)
4. KAIJU NO. 8, VOLUME 1 graphic novel by Naoya Matsumoto (January 10)
5. THE DISMEMBERED by Jonathan Janz (January 12)
6. THOR, VOLUME 1: THE DEVOURER KING graphic novel by Donny Cates and Nic Klein (January 11)
7. CINEMA SPECULATION by Quentin Tarantino (January 13)
8. SHE-HULK, VOLUME 1: DECONSTRUCTED graphic novel by Mariko Tamaki and art by Nico Leon and Dalibor Talajic (January 18)
9. ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham (January 18)
10. NECROSCOPE graphic novel by Martin Powell and Daerick Gross (January 20)
11. MARQUIS, VOLUME 1: DANSE MACABRE graphic novel written and illustrated by Guy Davis (January 22)
12. BATMAN: WIDENING GYRE graphic novel by Kevin Smith and Walter Flanagan (January 23)
13. NIGHTWOOD by Elana Gomel (January 23)
14. I AM QUIET: A STORY FOR THE INTROVERT IN ALL OF US children's book by Andie Powers and Betsy Petersen (January 25)
15. THE VESSEL by Adam Nevill (January 30)
FEBRUARY
1. COMMON GROUNDS graphic novel by Troy Hickman and various artists (February 02)
2. THE MAID by Nita Prose (February 03)
3. THE SIXTH GUN, BOOK TWO: CROSSROADS graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (February 07)
4. NEW SUPER-MAN VOLUME ONE graphic novel by Gene Luan Yang and Viktor Bogdanovich (February 10)
5. THE EXORCIST'S HOUSE by Nick Roberts (February 11)
6. ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, VOLUME ONE: THE MICHAELANGO CODE graphic novel by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry (February 14)
7. MY DARKEST PRAYER by S.A. Cosby (February 15)
8. KAIJU NO. 8, VOLUME 2 manga with story and art by Naoya Matsumoto (February 18)
9. VANDAL: TALES OF DAMAGE (DARK TIDE MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS, BOOK SIX) anthology (February 20)
10. BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS, VOLUME 3 -THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS graphic novel by James Tynion IV and various artists (February 21)
11. FLASHPOINT BEYOND graphic novel by Geoff Johns and other creators (February 21)
12. THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN graphic novel by Liam Sharp (February 21)
13. GHOST RIDER, VOLUME ONE: UNCHAINED graphic novel by Benjamin Percy and Cory Smith (February 26)
14. DON'T FEAR THE REAPER by Stephen Graham Jones (February 25)
15. PUNISHER, VOLUME ONE: THE KING OF KILLERS graphic novel by Jason Aaron with art by Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta (February 28)
MARCH
1. GODZILLA: AWAKENING graphic novel by Greg Borenstein and various artists (March 02)
2. DESERT STAR by Michael Connelly (March 03)
3. AMERICAN FLAGG, VOLUME ONE: HARD TIMES graphic novel by writer/artist Howard Chaykin (March 04)
4. MIDNIGHTER, VOLUME ONE: KILLING MACHINE graphic novel by Garth Ennis and Chris Sprouse (March 06)
5. CHURN THE SOIL by Steve Stred (March 07)
6. BUBBLE graphic novel by Jordan Morris & Sarah Morgan with art by Tony Cliff (March 09)
7. RACING THE LIGHT by Robert Crais (March 15)
8. PARASOMNIA graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Andrea Mutti (March 20)
9. RIGHTEOUS PREY by John Sandford (March 22)
10. DC COMICS PRESENTS SGT ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD graphic novel by Bruce Campbell and Eduardo Risso (March 26)
11. THE PASSENGER by Cormac McCarthy (March 27)
12. SHE RIDES SHOTGUN by Jordan Harper (March 28)
13. PARASOMNIA, VOLUME 2: THE DREAMING GOD graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Andrea Mutti (March 28)
14. JUSTICE WARRIORS graphic novel by Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson (March 29)
APRIL
1. THE DONUT LEGION by Joe R. Lansdale (April 01)
2. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME 3: BOUND graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (April 03)
3. THE SPIRIT: AN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION graphic novel by Will Eisner (April 04)
4. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME 4: A TOWN CALLED PENANCE graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (April 08)
5. THE BURNING GIRLS by C.J. Tudor (April 10)
6. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME 5: WINTER WOLVES graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (April 11)
7. SACRAMENT graphic novel by Peter Milligan and Marcello Frusin (April 12)
8. LIVE WIRE by Kyle Toucher (April 14)
9. THE SILENT COMPANIONS by Laura Purcell (April 17)
10. IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by T.J. Klune (April 25)
11. TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR audiobook by Frank McCourt (April 29)
12. A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES by Ian Rankin (April 29)
MAY
1. WALKING ON WATER audiobook by Richard Paul Evans (May 1)
2. DECADE: A DARK HORSE SHORT STORY COLLECTION comics anthology (May 8)
3. THE DRIFT by C.J. Tudor (May 10)
4. CITY OF DREAMS by Don Winslow (May 11)
5. THE HIGHWAY by C.J. Box audiobook (May 17)
6. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir (May 27)
7. MONSTERS UNLEASHED monster-sized hardcover graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and various artists (May 28)
JUNE
1. RESIDENT ALIEN: THE BOOK OF LOVE graphic novel by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (June 4)
2. IRON MAN, VOLUME 4: SOURCE CONTROL graphic novel by Christopher Cantwell and Angel Unzueta (June 5)
3. OLD BABES IN THE WOOD by Margaret Atwood (June 6)
4. PUNISHER, VOLUME 2: THE KING OF KILLERS, BOOK TWO graphic novel by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta (June 8)
5. THE PUZZLE MASTER by Danielle Trussoni (June 15)
6. RAMPAGE ON THE REEF Dead Seas, Volume IV: An Anthology of Aquatic Horror edited by Jay Alexander (June 16)
7. WOMAN OF GOD by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, audiobook (June 18)
8. IT HAUNTS THE MIND AND OTHER STORIES by Nick Roberts (June 22)
9. STORM WATCH by C.J. Box (June 27)
10. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN by Kevin Eastman hardcover graphic novel (June 29)
11. GALLOWS HILL by Darcy Coates (June 30)
JULY
1. DEADPOOL, WORLD'S GREATEST: MILLIONAIRE WITH A MOUTH graphic novel by Gerry Duggan and Mike Hawthorne (July 1)
2. WE STAND ON GUARD graphic novel by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce (July 6)
3. THE MORASS: SERVANT OF THE FLY GOD by Zachery Ashford (July 09)
4. DARK ANGEL (Letty Davenport #2) by John Sandford (July 12)
5. ANOTHER KIND young adult graphic novel by Trevor Bream and Cait May (July 14)
6. ALLERGIC graphic novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle See Nutter (July 16)
7. THE DRAGON PATH graphic novel by Ethan Young (July 20)
8. BLUE PERIOD graphic novel/manga by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (July 24)
9. THE RAVEN by Jonathan Janz (July 25)
10. SQUISHED graphic novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter (July 25)
11. NIGHTWHERE by John Everson (July 25)
12. THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE: NIGHTMARE COUNTRY, VOLUME ONE graphic novel by James Tynion IV and Lisandro Estherren (July 28)
AUGUST
1. FIELD OF FLESH novelette by John Everson (August 02)
2. A CALCULATED MAN graphic novel by Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque (August 07)
3. YOUNG FOREVER by Mark Hyman MD (August 08)
4. THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides (August 11)
5. MISTER X graphic novel by Dean Motter and Various Artists (August 15)
6. ARCA graphic novel by Van Jensen and Jesse Lonergan (August 16)
7. THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN by Elizabeth J. Brown (August 18)
8. 303 graphic novel by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows (August 21)
9. BATMAN: THE IMPOSTER graphic novel by Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino (August 22)
10. SPECS graphic novel by David M. Booher and Chris Shehan (August 23)
11. UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, VOLUME ONE: DESTINY by Scott Snyder & Charles Soule with art by Guiseppe Camuncoli (August 24)
12. UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, VOLUME TWO: UNITY by Scott Snyder & Charles Soule with art by Guiseppe Camuncoli (August 25)
13. UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, VOLUME THREE: POSSIBILITY by Scott Snyder & Charles Soule with art by Guiseppe Camuncoli (August 25)
14. ALIENS: RESCUE graphic novel by Brian Wood and Kieran McKeown (August 26)
15. ACTION COMICS, VOLUME ONE: PATH OF DOOM by Dan Jurgens with art by Patrick Bircher and Steven Segovia (August 27)
16. BEWARE THE WOMAN by Megan Abbott (August 30)
SEPTEMBER
1. FIXIT by Joe Ide (September 5)
2. DAMNATION CODE (Occult Assassin #1) by William Massa (September 10)
3. NO PLAN B by Andrew Child and Lee Child (September 12)
4. THE COLLECTOR: UNIT 731 graphic novel by Rod Monteiro and Will Conrad (September 21)
5. BAD LUCK CHUCK graphic novel by Lela Gwenn and Matthew Dow Smith (September 21)
6. INVISIBLE KINGDOM, VOLUME ONE: WALKING THE PATH graphic novel by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (September 23)
7. THE SIXTH GUN, BOOK 6: GHOST DANCE graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (September 26)
8. CRASHING graphic novel by Matthew Klein and Morgan Beem (September 28)
9. LACUNA'S POINT by Tim Meyers (September 29)
10. THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King, audiobook narrated by Will Patton (September 30)
OCTOBER
1. HOLLY by Stephen King (October 05)
2. HIDDEN PICTURES by Jason Rekulak (October 10)
3. SILVER NITRATE by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (October 14)
4. ALMOST AMERICAN graphic novel by Ron Marz and Marco Castiello (October 15)
5. LIFE ZERO graphic novel by Stefano Vietti and Marco Checchetto (October 16)
6. BULLS OF BEACON HILL graphic novel by Steve Orlando and Andy MacDonald (October 17)
7. THE STRAIN, VOLUME 4: THE FALL graphic novel by David Lapham and Mike Huddleston (October 18)
8. THE WITCHER:RONIN, VOLUME ONE graphic novel by Rafal Jaki and Hataya (October 19)
9. HOUSE OF MYSTERY, VOLUME ONE: ROOM AND BOREDOM graphic novel by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham with various artists (October 19)
10. CULT OF IKARUS graphic novel by Jenna Lyn Wright and Karl Slominski (October 20)
11. BATMAN, VOLUME ONE: FAILSAFE graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez (October 21)
12. CREEPSHOW, VOLUME ONE trade paperback comics anthology by various creative teams (October 22)
13. STAR WARS: TIE FIGHTER graphic novel by Jody Houser and Roge Antonio (October 22)
14. I WALK WITH MONSTERS graphic novel by Paul Cornell and Sally Cantirino (October 23)
15. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, NIGHT AGAIN graphic novel by Joe R. Lansdale and Sam Keith (October 23)
16. UNCANNY X-MEN, VOLUME ONE: REVOLUTION graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Greg Capullo (October 28)
17. SNARL by John Boden (October 28)
18. IN BLOOM novelette by Paul Tremblay (October 29)
19. BODIES graphic novel by Si Spencer with art by Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick and Tula Lotay (October 31)
NOVEMBER
1. MURDER 101 by Faye Kellerman, audiobook narrated by Richard Ferrone (November 01)
2. HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix (November 08)
3. NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE graphic novel by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno
4. CRIME BEAT by Michael Connelly (November 13)
5. MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER: THE NIGHT I DIED graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Marcelo Salaza (November 16)
6. Z0E'S TALE by John Scalzi (November 18)
7. SPY SUPERB graphic novel by Matt Kindt (November 19)
8. BABY FIGHTS novella by Robert Essig (November 23)
9. THE SIXTH GUN, BOOK 7: NOT THE BULLET, BUT THE FALL graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (November 29)
10. A SUBTLE AGENCY (Metaframe War #1) by Graeme Rodaughan (November 29)
DECEMBER
1. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME 8: HELL AND HIGH WATER graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (December 03)
2. THE SIXTH GUN, VOLUME 9: BOOT HILL graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (December 05)
3. STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (December 08)
4. AVENGERS PRIME graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Alan Davis (December 09)
5. AVENGERS ARENA, VOLUME 2: GAME ON graphic novel by Dennis Hopeless and various artists (December 15)
6. THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando (December 18)
7. THE BEST OF GAMUT anthology edited by Richard Thomas (December 19)
8. NOT FOREVER, BUT FOR NOW by Chuck Palahniuk (December 21)
9. THE SECRET by Lee Child and Andrew Child (December 24)

My spot. See Spot!

5 Books I should get to, in January:

Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Mexican Hat by Michael McGarrity
Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham
Son of the Endless Night by John Farris
White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Ha! Well. It's February 1st...and I read none of the above. The above represented my plan to read some books that have been on my shelves, ignored, for a long time, except for White is for Witching. But I did more ignoring - oh well.

I switched into a plan to read books with red covers, but even that fell by the wayside, although in the spirit of this, a lot of the SF I am reading lately takes place on Mars, and I think that will continue.

Best books I read, in January 2023:

Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection: 106
Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the
Future of Espionage
A Pin To See The Peepshow
(my red cover stint actually paid off, in many cases!)

For February (and I don't know how you can trust me):

The Narrows by Ann Petry
Panic in Paris by Jules Lermina
White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
The Steam Pig by James McClure
and possibly tackling this doorstop: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

My spot for 75

January:
50) Fight Club 2 by Chuck Palahniuk (3) Hardcover
1) Invitation to Death by Bryan Smith (3.5) Chirp
2) The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B. Hudspeth (3) Kindle
3) The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates (3) Collected Works
4) John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster by Sam L. Amirante (3) Audible
5) The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson (3) Audible
6) The Border by Don Winslow (5) Audible
7) The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (2.75) Scribd
8) The Vines by Christopher Rice (2.5) Scribd
9) Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon (3.25) Audible
10) Unspeakable by Graham Masterton (4) Audible
11) Howls from the Dark Ages by P.L. McMillan (2.25) Anthology
12) Dominion by Bentley Little (3.75) Scribd
13) Depraved by Bryan Smith (4) Scribd
February:
14) Playground by Aron Beauregard (3.25) Audible
15) Cruel Summer by Wesley Southard (3.25) Scribd
16) Childgrave by Ken Greenhall (3.25) Kindle
17) The Five by Robert McCammon (3.75) Scribd
18) Reread: Something from the Nightsideby Simon R. Green (3) Paperback
19) Shadow Fires by Leigh Nichols (3.25) Audible
20) The Warren by Brian Evenson (3) Short Story
21) A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill (3.25) Audible
March:
22) If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin (4) Audible
23) Strange Highways by Dean Koontz (3.25) hardback
24) Reread: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (1.75) Audible
25) The Killing Kind by Bryan Smith (4) Scribd
26) Father of Lies by Brian Evenson (5) Audible
27) Reread: Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk (5) Scribd
28) $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi (3) Audible
29) The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers (5) Scribd
30) Nathaniel by John Saul (3) Scribd
April:
31) Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk (3) Scribd
32) Burnt Tongues by Chuck Palahniuk (3.25) Anthology
33) Touchy and Feely by Graham Masterton (3) Scribd
34) The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (3.25) Audible
35) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (3) Scribd
May:
36) Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong (3) Audible
37) Reread: Little Heaven by Nick Cutter (5++) Hardcover
38) Lola on Fire by Rio Youers (4) Scribd
39) Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (3) Scribd
40) Children Of Chaos by Greg F. Gifune (5) Scribd
41) Reread: The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński (5+++) Scribd
June:
42) The Force by Don Winslow (5) Audible
43) Haunted by James Herbert (4) Scribd
44) The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (3) Scribd
45) How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (3.5) Audio
July:
46) The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz (3) Audible
47) Dark Across The Bay by Ania Ahlborn (4) Chirp
48) The Ascent By Ronald Malfi (3.5) Scribd
August:
49) They Lurk by Ronald Malfi (4.25) Collection
51) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (2.75) Scribd
52) City on Fire by Don Winslow (3.75) Scribd
53) No Second Chances by Rio Youers (4) Scribd
September:
54) Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede (5) Scribd
55) The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter (4.25) Scribd
56) Holly by Stephen King (4) Scribd
57) Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror by Mark Matthews (4) Anthology
58) The End House by Michael Robertson Jr. (4.25) Scribd
59) Killing It by Mike Bockoven (4) Scribd
60) The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson (4) Collection
61) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (4) Chirp
October:
62) Gothic by Philip Fracassi (4.25) Scribd
63) Lone Women by Victor LaValle (3.5) Audible
64) Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (4) Scribd
65) Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (3.5) Scribd
66) I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House by Ben Farthing (2.5) Kindle
67) Reread: The Troop by Nick Cutter (5++++) Scribd
68) Reread: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (5) Hardback
69) The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (4) Scribd
70) Everything the Darkness Eats (4) Scribd
71) Creature Feature: Short Stories
- The Pram by Joe Hill (2)
- Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix (5)
- It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman (5)
- Big Bad by Chandler Baker (4)
- Best of Luck Jason Mott (5)
- In Bloom Paul Tremblay (2)
November:
72) Black Ambrosia by Elizabeth Engstrom (4.25) Audible
73) Song for the Unraveling of the World: Stories by Brian Evenson (3.25) Anthology
74) Earthworm Gods II: Deluge by Keene, Brian by Brian Keene (4) Audible
75) Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday (5) Audible
76) Disease X by N.J. Croft (4) Everand
77) The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (4) Everand
78) The Feasting Dead by John Metcalfe (4) Kindle
79) The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (4) Spotify
80) Burn, Witch, Burn! by A. Merritt (5) Everand
December:
81) The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson by Brian Evenson (4) Audible
82) The Broken Fang by Uel Key (2.75) Kindle
83) The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro (2.5) Everand
84) Human Sacrifices by María Fernanda Ampuero (5) Short Stories
85) Guests by Kealan Patrick Burke (4.5) Kindle
86) Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker (1) Everand
87) Different Seasons: Four Novellas by Stephen King (5) Novellas
88) Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (2.75) Everand
89)

My Goal is 50,000 pages.

January
Earthworm Gods II: Deluge by Brian Keene (264 pgs)
Fanged Dandelion by Eric LaRocca (42 pgs)
Victimized by Richard Thomas (28 pgs)
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn (283 pgs)
Murder on Sisters' Row by Victoria Thompson (292 pgs)
Snow Shark by Brian G. Berry (196 Pgs)
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss (684 Pgs)
The Madonna of the Wolves (78 pgs)
Murder on Fifth Avenue by Victoria Thompson (296)
A Lap Dance with the Lobster Lady by S.P. Somtow (79 pgs)
The Dismembered by Jonathan Janz (178 pgs)
Stalking The Unicorn by Mike Resnick (314 pgs)
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (338 Pgs)
Clive Barker's Nightbreed Vol. 1 by Marc Andreyko (128 pgs)
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta (355 pgs)
Mountain Man: Prequel by Keith C. Blackmore (245 Pgs)
Cumberland Furnace & Other Fear Forged Fables (82 Pgs)
Duma Key (611 Pgs)
Magnum Opus (62 pgs)
Brimstone and Salt: a vampire story of Gomorrah (78 Pgs)
A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder (304 Pgs)
Zombie CSU (288 Pgs)

Total Pages 4,973/50,000

50.000 a month ? Or year the deluge is a awsome read i enjoyed everything i read by keene

Ryan wrote: "50.000 a month ? Or year the deluge is a awsome read i enjoyed everything i read by keene"

Sorry I should clarify. 50,000 pages for the year.

Goal = 105

January:
1. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn
2. A Child Alone With Strangers by Phillip Fracassi (Very good)
3. Spare by Prince Harry (OMG!)
4. Wittgenstein's Ladder by Marjorie Perloff
5. The Unkindness of Ravens by John Ryland
6. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
7. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
8. Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies by John Langan

books I've read so far:

- N0S4A2 by Joe Hill
- Age Of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
- Fairy Tale by Stephen King
- The Troop by Nick Cutter
- The Housemade by Freida McFadden
- All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
- Sea Of Tranquility by Emily St. John
- Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
- Existentialism Is A Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre

Aiming for 100.

Young Mungo - Douglas Stuart* (currently reading)
I who have known men - Jacqueline Harpman
Just like home- Sarah Gailey
Alone with you in the ether - Olivia Blake
The dangers of smoking in bed - Mariana Enriquez
A room with a view - E.M Foster
Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow - Gabriella Zevin
Sundial - catriona Ward
Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder
Such sharp teeth - Rachel Harrison
Just like mother - Anna Heltzel
Night work - Nora Robert's

Bandit's spot. Claimed in the name of book-loving zombies everywhere.

January reads (total count 46) 6 novellas, 2 poetry, 1 nonfiction, 14 graphic novels



February reads. (total count 35 ) 2 novellas, 4 poetry, 2 nonfiction, 12 graphic novels



March reads (total count 35) 1 nonfiction, 22 graphic novels



April reads (total count 26) 8 graphic novels, 2 novellas



May Reads (total count 24) 2 poetry, 11 graphic novels



June reads (total count 27) 8 graphic novels, 1 audio book, 3 poetry



July total reads (total count 26) 3 audiobooks, 11 graphic novels, 2 poetry, 2 nonfiction



August reads (total count 19 ) 1 poetry, 1 nonfiction, 1 audio book, 2 novellas, 4 graphic novels

And another one.

September reads (total count 20) 7 graphic novels, 1 poetry



October reads (total count 13) 3 novellas, 1 graphic novel




November reads (total count 15) 1 nonfiction, 4 graphic novels, 3 novellas



December reads (total count 17) 4 graphic novels, 2 novellas

Bandit wrote: "Bandit's spot. Claimed in the name of book-loving zombies everywhere.

January reads (total count 46) 6 novellas, 2 poetry, 1 nonfiction, 14 graphic novels

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That's impressive! Congrats, Bandit.

Thank you, Michael :)

My goal is 25 this year... Here we go!

2023 Reads

Horror/Thriller:


Not Horror/Thriller (although you could argue..)

I hit the mark on November 01! You can see my list at Spot #14.
Now to put some icing on the cake.

And in the nick of time, I successfully finish 22 books each month of 2023.