Seasons of Reading Readathons discussion

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Yay! I remembered to sign up! Now, will I remember to post updates in the fediverse? It's weird having my own server. I'm not sure what to do with it. (I'm at noctua at noctua dot social.)

Yay!

Is that one Mastodon? Oh, just looked it up. I may check it out. I'm already on Mastodon, Spoutible, and Post.

Just signed up! My focus will be the books I chose for Castle Macabre's I Read Horror Year-Round Reading Challenge!
Here are the categories, or themes:
Fairy Tale Retelling
Zombies, Witches, Vampires, or Werewolves
Book by BIPOC author Read:
Title with Dead, Blood, or Bone
Set in the past
Horrific cover
Folk horror
Winter theme or cover
Black, red, or white cover

I'll be reading my Always-Horror and Always-SF, but in addition, for Devour Your TBR's out of the comfort zone, I'm adding Fantasy, specifically Grimdark [I see you, Adrian Tchaikovsky!].

Elyse wrote: "Just signed up! My focus will be the books I chose for Castle Macabre's I Read Horror Year-Round Reading Challenge!
Here are the categories, or themes:
Fairy Tale Retelling [bookcover:The Girl in R..."

Oh my goodness, what a list! You have one of my favorites of all time...The Historian. I've read it twice. I read The Ascent in 2021. It was good (Malfi is one of my fave horror authors). The Only Good Indians...excellent. Salem's Lot too, but that's a given for any fan of SK.
I'm going to try to work on the horror challenge too. I've got Malfi's Black Mouth planned, and probably his Snow for the winter category.

Glad you're joining us again!

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "I'll be reading my Always-Horror and Always-SF, but in addition, for Devour Your TBR's out of the comfort zone, I'm adding Fantasy, specifically Grimdark [I see you, Adrian Tchaikovsky!]."

Love it! Great to have you with us again, Mallory. :)

Two more days. It's so close, it is giving me the creeps :)

https://www.mysternightowl.ca/2023/03...

Steven wrote: "Two more days. It's so close, it is giving me the creeps :)

https://www.mysternightowl.ca/2023/03..."

Nice play on words...love it! Glad to have you with us Steven. :)

Here's my "Initial Proposed Potential Reads" (notice several Women in Horror Authors I didn't read during March Women in Horror Month).
1. PINATA. LEOPOLDO GOUT. Own.
2. MONARCA. LEOPOLDO GOUT. Own.
3. GENIUS. LEOPOLDO GOUT NG?
4. MOTHERED. ZOJE STAGE. Own and NG
5. BABY TEETH. ZOJE STAGE Own and NG (Reviewed). Reread.
6. GETAWAY. ZOJE STAGE Own
7. BAD APPLE . ZOJE STAGE Own
8. WONDERLAND . ZOJE STAGE Own
9. DEAD OF WINTER. Darcy Coates
10. HUMMINGBIRD T.C.PARKER Own
11.SALTBLOOD. T. C. PARKER Own
12. A PRESS OF FEATHERS. T. C. PARKER Own
13.THE BETWEEN. TANANARIVE DUE Own
14. THE GOOD HOUSE. TANANARIVE. SCRIBD. VIRTUAL
15. ANATHEMA. WV KU
10th.
16.BELOW. LAUREL HIGHTOWER. WV Own
17. DEAR MOTHMAN. WV. Own
18. THE NIGHT BELONGS TO US. Own SS Single-Author CLP new
19. JUST A GIRL. HORROR ANTHOLOGY Own new
20. BEFORE I SLEEP. Adam Nevill. Own Mount TBR reread
21. UNDER A WATCHFUL EYE . Adam Nevill. Own Mount TBR

Steven wrote: "Two more days. It's so close, it is giving me the creeps :)

https://www.mysternightowl.ca/2023/03..."

Steven, every title you chose is superb!! So exciting you and your wife will be "sharing" the reads!!🥰

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "Here's my "Initial Proposed Potential Reads" (notice several Women in Horror Authors I didn't read during March Women in Horror Month).
1. PINATA. LEOPOLDO GOUT. Own.
2. MONARCA. LEOPOLDO GOUT. Ow..."

Impressive list! Glad to have you with us again. :)

Happy "April Fool's"! May none of us be pranked.
Of interest:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23...

None of the three I've started are horror. lol. Gotta look at my list again to make "loan" arrangements!

Titles Read:
1. April Fools On April Fool's! (Actually, a reread from long ago) Horror YA
2. Piñata Horror/Mexico
3. Paradise-1 SF Horror
4. It Found Us Horror MG
5. Tell Me What Really Happened Horror/Psychological Thrillet
6. Missing Clarissa psychological Thriller /Horror
7. Carmilla, Deluxe Edition: The cult classic that inspired Dracula Horror
8. Carmilla and Laura Horror
9. Night of the Bunny Easter Horror
10. The Wilderness Retreat Horror /Psychological Thriller
11. 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister Libby Literary!/Horror/Mystery
12. The Only Survivors Horror! Psychological Thriller! *****
13. The Last to Vanish Horror Psychological Thriller
14. DIS MEM BER and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense Literary Horror
15. An Unwanted Guest Horror Psychological Thriller
16. Atoll X SF Marine Horror (Billionaire Horror)
17. The Cheerleaders Psychological Thriller
18. Hell's Highway: Supernatural Suspense Thriller with Ghosts Horror
19. It Looks Like Dad Alien Horror
20. We Don't Swim Here Paranormal Horror
21. Bedbugs Horror
22. The Bonus Room : A Novel Horror
23. You Chive Me Crazy California RomCom
24. The Retreat Welsh Folk Horror/Psychological Thriller
25. Holly HorrorHorror
26. The Road to Roswell Contemporary SF/Comedy
27. The Perfect Stranger
28. The Lady's Maid's Bell Scribd Virtual Reread Ghost/Horror
29. This Delicious Death YA Horror LGBTQ
I am now caught up (17th week) with my only 2023 resolution, to read/review 1 NetGalley current and 1 NetGalley Mount TBR each week! And I've finished all 18 reviews for Rach's Reading Club on writing . Com!
30. The Sunken City KU Virtual Antarctica Underground Lake Alien/Lovecraftian Horror
31. Lying in the Deep YA Mystery/Psychological Thriller. Twisty
32. My Hair is Alive! Childrens's
33. The Hunt Small-town Easter Horror/LGBTQ+
34. Best Men to 47%

I’ll keep track of my reads here:

1. Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay 📖 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐
3. The Echo Man: The most gripping debut serial killer thriller you will read in 2022! by Sam Holland 📖 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 📖 ⭐
5. For the Fallen by Mark Tufo 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐
6. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐
7. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐
8. An Old Beginning by Mark Tufo 🎧
9. Secrets in the Dark by Darcy Coates 📖

Darlene wrote: "I’ll keep track of my reads here:

1. Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay 📖
2. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 🎧"

Hi Darlene! Glad to have you joining us. Happy Reading!

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "Happy "April Fool's"! May none of us be pranked.
Of interest:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23..."

Could've sworn I replied to this. Weird. Anyway, I guess I need to read the couple of e-books and one audiobook that I still have only on the Overdrive app if they are going to completely discontinue it! Last I knew, they were just not updating it anymore.
Glad they're keeping the website though because I find it much easier to use when searching and placing holds than the Libby app.
Thanks for sharing, Mallory!

is it to late to start?

Clare wrote: "is it to late to start?"

Definitely not! You can start any time during the month. We'd love to have you participate. :)

Don't forget to enter the charity giveaway. I just checked for entries and there are NONE! lol I'll choose the winner on Thursday so get your entries in. Here's the link to the form: https://forms.gle/oxDM4EHsMLBaauK47

Finally read my first book for the readathon!
And I can use it for "Book by BIPOC author" category instead of The Only Good Indians.

Elyse wrote: "Finally read my first book for the readathon!
And I can use it for "Book by BIPOC author" category instead of The Only Good Indians."

Woot! Checking it out right now. Intrigued. *took a look. Sounds really good!

I just started and have been working on .

Michelle wrote: "Woot! Checking it out right now. Intrigued. *took a look. Sounds really good!..."

It was definitely interesting!

Since this graphic novel series a bit of a gruesome mystery sci fi, I'm going to include it. I read last night and am reading right now. I want to finish the series this month, as it's taken me too long!

Little late for the halfway check-in but on 4/15 this was my progress:
READ

I read (checked off Folk Horror forI Read Horror Year-Round) and now I'm reading .

Elyse wrote: "I read and now I'm reading ."

Nice!

I finished Excellent! Still working on and also reading

Wooo I've done some reading since I last posted! I finished (checked off Something by Poe for I Read Horror Year-Round) and . I've also read and I started listening to (Title with Dead, Blood, or Bone) today!

Michelle wrote: "Hi Darlene! Glad to have you joining us. Happy Reading!"

Thanks! I miss seeing you on Twitter :)

My total= 33.5.
27 Horror (only 2.5 aren't either Horror or Psychological Thriller, and amazingly for me, 1.5 of those are very comical RomCom.)

Darlene wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi Darlene! Glad to have you joining us. Happy Reading!"

Thanks! I miss seeing you on Twitter :)"

Same! Never fails. Someone always has to come along and ruin it for everyone. Hope you enjoyed the readathon.

Cobwebby Eldritch Reading Reindeer wrote: "My total= 33.
27 Horror (only 2 aren't either Horror or Psychological Thriller)"

Well done! As always :)

The two excellent horror selections I finished were and

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And I crossed off 5 categories for I Read Horror Year-Round!