Folks who read my blog around this time last year might recall I started going through Goodreads’ Most Popular Horror Books – horror books published between October 2017 and September 2022, with popularity measured by shelving – books from readers’ Read and Want to Read, and overall star ratings. You can see the full listContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 11: Goodreads Most Popular Horror Part 5”
Category Archives: Blogtober 2023
Blogtober Day 10: Top Ten Tuesday – Eight Horror Books
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. So I did adjust this week’s Top Ten Tuesday -ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 10: Top Ten Tuesday – Eight Horror Books”
Blogtober Day 9: #5OnMyTBR – Gothic
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. With another perfect-for-Blogtober prompt, it’s time for this week’s #5OnMyTBVR! I love Gothics, but I haven’t read nearly enough, and I’m very glad to haveContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9: #5OnMyTBR – Gothic”
Blogtober Day 8: Book Review – The Dark Half by Stephen King
Format: HardbackRelease Date: January 1st, 1989Age: AdultGenre: Horror – ThrillerGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can read theContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 8: Book Review – The Dark Half by Stephen King”
Blogtober Day 7: Book Blogger Hop October 6th – 12th
Book Blogger Hop Blogtober: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 / Day 6 Have you ever stayed up late reading a book? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) Yes! I love reading at night, and if I hit a really juicy spot in the book I’m reading, IContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 7: Book Blogger Hop October 6th – 12th”
Blogtober Day 6: 6 October Horror Releases
I was pondering what to do for Blogtober Day 6, and wondered over to Jenniely’s excellent website as I previously bookmarked the brilliant prompt post she did back in 2018. You can see the graphic below, but definitely check out the blog. My eye was caught instantly by prompt 2 – October Releases, and IContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 6: 6 October Horror Releases”
Blogtober Day 5: Book Review – Revenge Arc by Cat Voleur
Format: PaperbackRelease Date: August 1st, 2023Age: AdultGenre: HorrorGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can read the original reviewContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 5: Book Review – Revenge Arc by Cat Voleur”
Blogtober Day 4: Reading Challenges Update #9
Yes, with the start of another month – and it’s spooky season! – it’s time to do a quick check of where I am with the Reading Challenges I’ve picked up this year. As I mentioned in my last update, I’ve paused the Netflix one for now, as the other two are specific to 2023ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 4: Reading Challenges Update #9”
Blogtober Day 3: Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Goals
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Autumn (and therefore Blogtober) feels like the perfect opportunity toContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 3: Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Goals”
Blogtober Day 2: #5OnMyTBR – Murder
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. Yes, we are into Blogtober! I had a review up yesterday for Day 1, and if the prompts align the normal stuff I do (TopContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 2: #5OnMyTBR – Murder”
Unwrapping Words 