This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A novel involving autumn and family.
That: A paranormal horror novel.

I chose That and read Genesis. I was worried this would have Second Novel Blues, but it ended up being awesome. It gave a good look into the past and how the house ended up with a demonic portal in it. If you like spooky novels, definitely recommend.

For October I chose That: A paranormal horror novel, for which I read Ghost Story by Peter Straub. I had this on my TBR for a while because it was on a lot of Top 10 recommended horror reads lists, so I was happy to have this prompt to read it. Maybe my expectations were a little too high. It was good overall, but I found the pacing to be too slow (not in a good "slow burn" sort of way), and ultimately very predictable which took a lot of the scare out of it. There was a general creepiness factor, but ended up just thinking it was ok. Maybe 3 1/4 stars.