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I'm staking out two spots this year! My goal: 150 books in 2018.JANUARY
1. The Warblers by Amber Fallon. Novella 4*
2. You by Caroline Kepnes (Audio) 5*
3. Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine 4* by Kellie Sue DeConnick (graphic novel) 4*
4. City of the Dead by Brian Keene (Audio) 3.5*
5. After the End of the World by Jonathan Howard 3*
6. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman 5*
7. Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres (Audiobook) 3*
8. Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes (Audio) 5*
9. Hardened Hearts (Anthology) 3.5*
10. My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 4*
11. Infestation by William Meikle (novella) 3.5*
12. Splatterpunk Fighting Back (anthology) 4.5*
13. The Conversationalist: Horrorstruck Novella One by Justin Bog 4*
14. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Audio) 3*
15. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda (Audio) 4*
16. Dark Screams: Volume Nine (anthology) 4*
17. The Walking Dead, Book Fourteen by Robert Kirkman (graphic novel) 4*
18. Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (Novella) 5*
FEBRUARY
19. The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison (Audio) 4.5*
20. The Night Child by Anna Quinn 4*
21. October by Michael Rowe (Novella) 4.5*
22. March: Book Two by John Lewis (Graphic novel) 4*
23. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Audio) 3*
24 The Vision: The Complete Series by Tom King (Graphic novel) 5*
25. All the Names They Used for God: Stories by Anjali Sachdeva 4* (Story collection)
26. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris (Audio) 3*
27. Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian Vaughan (Graphic novel) 5*
28. Tarnished City by Vic James 4.5*
29. West Cork (Audiobook) 4*
30. Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone 3.5*
31. Corpse Cold: New American Folklore by John Brhel, (short story collection) 3.5
32. Daytripper by Fabio Moon (Graphic novel) 5*
33. Edging by Michael Schutz 4*
34. Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian Vaughan (graphic novel) 4.5*
MARCH
35. Deadfall Hotel (Audio) by Steve Rasnic Tem 4*
36. Scary House by Sean Thomas Fisher 3*
37. I'll Bring You the Birds from Out of the Sky (novella) by Brian Hodge 5*
38. Stinger by Robert McCammon (Audio) 4*
39. Blanky by Kealan Patrick Burke (novella) 5*
40. Saga, Vol. 3 (graphic novel) 5*
41. Saga, Vol. 4 (graphic novel) 4*
42. Afterage by Yvonne Navarro 4*
43. Mystery Walk by Robert McCammon (Audio) 5*
44. The Devil and the Deep edited by Ellen Datlow (anthology) 4*
45. Jackrabbit Smile by Joe Lansdale 4*
46. Video Night: A Novel of Alien Horror by Adam Cesare (Audio) 4*
47. Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian Vaughan (graphic novel) 5*
48. See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt 3.5*
APRIL
49. Zombie Bigfoot by Nick Sullivan (Audio) 4*
50. Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman 3.5*
51. Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian Vaughan (graphic novel) 4*
52. Stirring the Sheets by Chad Lutzke (Novella) 5*
53. Hammurabi Road by Steve Vernon (Audio) 4*
54. It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World by Curtis Lawson 4*
55. Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story by John Bladek, (Audio) 4.5*
56. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (novella) 3.5*
57. Sick House by Jeff Strand 3.5*
58. Rage by Richard Bachman (novella) 3*
59. SHOCK Anthology edited by Joe Pruett (comic anthology) 4*
60. Manchester Vice by Jack Strange 4*
61. Figures Unseen: Selected Stories by Steve Rasnic Tem (short story collection) 5*
MAY
62. Wicked River by Jenny Milchman 4*
63. Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors by Joe & Kasey Lansdale (short story collection) 4*
64. Saga, Vol. 7 (graphic novel) 5*
65. Walk The Sky by Robert Swartwood and David B. Silva (Audiobook) 4*
66. Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (Audio) 5*
67. Bad Pennies: A Supernatural Horror Novel by John Leonard 4*
68. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Novella) 4*
69. Pardon My Ghoulish Laughter by Fredric Brown (Short story collection) 5*
70. Saga, Vol. 8 by Fiona Staples and Brian Vaughan (graphic novel) 5*
71. The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn (Audio) 5*
72. Jurassic, Florida by Hunter Shea (Novella) 4*
73. Carrie by Stephen King 4*
74. The Outsider by Stephen King 4*
JUNE
75. Hyenas by Michael Sellars 4*
76. An Exorcism of Angels by Stephanie M. Wytovich (Audiobook,Poetry) 4*
77. The Tea Party by Charles L. Grant (Audio) 4*
78. Providence by Caroline Kepnes 4.5*
79. Lucifer, Book One by Mike Carey (Graphic novel) 5*
80. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (Audio) 5*
81. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 4*
82. The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly 5*
83. Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons (nonfiction) by Mike Reiss 4*
84. Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill (Audio) 3.5*
85. They Feed by Jason Parent 4*
JULY
86. Cold in Julyby Joe Lansdale 4.5*
87. Broken on the Inside by Phil Sloman 4.5*
88. White Death by Christine Morgan (Audio) 4*
89. Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott 5*
90. The Moore House by Tony Tremblay 4*
91. The Shining by Stephen King (Audio) 5*
92. Lucifer, Book Two by Mike Carey (Graphic novel) 5*
93. Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer 3*
94. Hysteria by Stephanie Wytovich 5*
95. Darkest Hours by Mike Thorn (short story collection) (5 FAT STARS!)
96. The Unredeemed BY Luke Walker 3.5*
97. Rattus New Yorkus (novella) by Hunter Shea 5*
98. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (Audio) 5*
AUGUST
99. The Auctioneer by Joan Samson (Audio) 4.5*
100. The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival by Terry Roberts 4*
101. Behind the Door by Mary SanGiovanni 4.5*
102. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (novella) 4*
103. Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found by Gilbert King. (audio) 4*
104. Dandelion Wine BY Ray Bradbury 4*
105. Occasional Beasts: Tales by John Claude Smith (short story collection) 4.5*
106. Creature by Hunter Shea 5*
107. The Bell Witch by John F.D. Taff (Audiobook) 3.5*
108. Skullface Boy by Chad Lutzke 4.5*
109. The Siren and The Specter by Jonathan Janz 3.5*
SEPTEMBER
110. Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough 4*
111. Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween Stories] edited by Evans Light (Anthology) 4*
112. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis Taylor (Audiobook) 4*
113. Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach by Ramsey Campbell 3*
114. Lucifer, Book Three by Mike Carey (Graphic novel) 5*
115. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, (audio)
116. We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix 5*
117. The House by the Cemetery by John Everson 3.5*
118. Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite (Audiobook) 3*
119. Cockblock by C.V. Hunt, (Audio) 4*
120. Slimer by Harry Adam Knight (novella) 4.5*
121. Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt 3*
122. The Devil's Fingers by Hunter Shea (novella) 4*
OCTOBER
123.For We Are Many by Dennis Taylor (Audio) 5*
124. Worms by James R. Montague 4*
125. Out Behind the Barn by Chad Lutzke and John Boden (novella) 4.5*
126. Hark! the Herald Angels Scream edited by Christopher Golden (anthology) 4*
127. The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight 4*
128. Driving to Geronimo's Grave: and Other Stories by Joe Lansdale. (Short story collection) 5*
129. Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn, (audio) 4.5*
130. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Audio) 4*
131.Bright Ruin by Vic James 4*
132. All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor 5*
133. Mister Jack by Chris Kosarch (novella) 4*
134. 100 Fathoms Below by Stephen Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann 4*
NOVEMBER
135. Exorcist Falls by Jonathan Janz (Audio) 4.5*
136. Teeth by Kelli Owen 4*
137. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (Audio) 4.5*
138. Welcome to the Show edited by Doug Murano (Anthology) 4.5*
139. Bird Box by Josh Malerman 4*
140. The Book of Etta by Meg Elison (Audio) 4*
141. The Freak Show Murders (Collection) by Fredric Brown 4*
142. The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally (Audio) 3*
143. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 5*
144. The Mirror of the Nameless (novella) by Luke Walker 5*
DECEMBER
145. Scapegoat by Adam Howe & James Newman 4*
146. The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon (Audio) 2.5*
147. The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky by John Hornor Jacobs (Novella) 4.5*
148. The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three (Anthology) 5*
149. Becoming by Michelle Obama (Audio) 5*
150. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (Audio) 4*
151. In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey 4*
152. The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman (graphic novel) 5*
153. Mourning Jewelry by Stephanie Wytovitch (audio) Poetry volume 4.5*
154. Husk by J, Kent Messum 4.5*
155. Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian Vaughan (Graphic novel) 5*****
156. Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1by Ed Brubaker (Graphic novel) 4*
157. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Audio) 5*
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I have lessened my challenge to 55 Books; from 90 last year. Most books being read are 400 or more pages, ssoooo....67/55
JANUARY:
1. Annihilation 3.5 Stars
2. The Hangman's Daughter 4 Stars
3. Hounded 3.5 Stars
4. The Cat Who Saw Red 3 Stars
5. Dreams of Gods & Monsters 5 Stars
6. Bangkok 8 4 Stars
7. Sleeping Giants 5 Stars
FEBRUARY
8. Dark Echoes of the Past 4 Stars
9. Die Trying 3.5 Stars
10. John Dies at the End 3.5 Stars
11. The Martian Chronicles 4 Stars
MARCH
12. The Ask and the Answer 5 Stars
13. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Man in Black 4 Stars
14. Pandemic 4 Stars
15. Station Eleven 3.5 Stars
16. Faceless Killers 4 Stars
17. Children of Blood and Bone 4 Stars
18. Neverwhere 5 Stars
APRIL
19. Cockroaches 4 Stars
20. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening 4.5 Stars
21. Speaks the Nightbird 5 Stars
22. Monsters of Men 5 Stars
MAY
23. The Fog 4 Stars
24. The Cuckoo's Calling 4 Stars
JUNE
25. Death with Interruptions 4 Stars
26. The Black Book 4 Stars
27. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 3.5 Stars
28. Doll Parts 2.5 Stars
29. Infested 3 Stars
JULY
30. The Redbreast 4.5 Stars
31. The Last Wish 3 Stars
32. Enter, Night 4.5 Stars
33. 28 Days Later, Vol. 1: London Calling 4.5 Stars
34. Scarlet 4 Stars
35. The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You 3 Stars
36. Nemesis 4 Stars
37. 28 Days Later, Vol. 2: Bend in the Road 4.5 Stars
AUGUST
38. Poirot Loses a Client 4 Stars
39. Cress 4.5 Stars
40. Royal Assassin 5 Stars
SEPTEMBER
41. American Vampire, Vol. 5 5 Stars
42. Beneath the Dark Ice 3.5 Stars
43. Mortal Causes 3.5 Stars
44. American Vampire, Vol. 6 5 Stars
45. The Purity of Vengeance 4 Stars
46. 28 Days Later, Vol. 3: Hot Zone 4 Stars
47. Let It Bleed 3.5 Stars
OCTOBER
48. 28 Days Later, Vol. 4: Gangwar 5 Stars
49. E is for Exterminator 2 Stars
50. The Antique 2.5 Stars
51. B is for Bogeywoman 3 Stars
52. Gator Bait 3-3.5 Stars
53. The Deep 3 Stars
54. At the Mountains of Madness 4 Stars
55. Assassin's Quest 5 Stars
56. Rolling in the Deep 3.5 Stars
NOVEMBER
57. Dead Sea 4 Stars
58. Black Mad Wheel 4 Stars
59. Dust 4 Stars
60. Fairest 4.5 Stars
61. Taken by Witches 3 Stars
DECEMBER
62. The Name of the Wind 5 Stars
63. Locke & Key: Heaven and Earth 4.5 Stars
64. 28 Days Later, Vol. 5: Ghost Town 4 Stars
65. 28 Days Later, Vol. 6: Homecoming 5 Stars
66. Winter 5 Stars
67. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Last Shots 4 Stars
Mod
JANUARY
1. City of Endless Night, Preston & Child (4.5*)
2. The Dover Demon, Hunter Shea (4.5*) ***
3. Splatterpunk Fighting Back, Bracken MacLeod (4*)
4. Eleven Miles of Night, Edward Trimnell (3.5*)
5. Reality Soured, Leigh Haig (4.5*)
6. The Montauk Monster, Hunter Shea (4*)
7. The Night Shop, Terry Dowling (2.5*)
8. An Apocalypse of Our Own, Jeff Strand (4*)
9. Broken Shells, Michael Patrick Hicks (4*)
10. Midnight in a Perfect World, Ambrose Ibsen (2.5*)
11. *BETA*
12. Craven Manor, Darcy Coates (5*)****
13. Infestation, William Meikle (4*)
14. What Hides Within, Jason Parent (5*)****
15. Ramskull, Willie Meikle (4*)
16. *BETA*
17. Sick House, Jeff Strand (5*)****
18. Lost and Lonely, Brian James Freeman (4*)
FEBRUARY
19. The Terror, Dan Simmons (
20. John Dies at the End, David Wong (3*)
21. We Came Back, Patrick Lacey (4.5*)
22. Wolf Land, Jonathan Janz (4.5*)
23. The Nightmare Room, Chris Sorensen (4*)
24. Bone Chimes, Kristopher Rufty (4*)
25. He'll Come Knocking at Your Door, Robert McCammon (5*)
26. Kill Creek, Scott Thomas (5*)****
27. *BETA*
28. Old Order, Jonathan Janz (4*)
29. JOSHUA HOFFINE HORROR PHOTOGRAPHY, Joshua Hoffine (5*)
30. Night Things, Michael Talbot (3*)
31. *BETA*
32. Temple of Ghosts, J.H. Moncrieff (4*)
33. You Shall Never Know Security, J.R. Hamantascehen (3.5*)
34. *BETA*
35. Exorcist Falls, Jonathan Janz (4.5*)
36. Body of Christ, Mark Matthews (4*)
37. Clickers Forever: A Tribute To J.F. Gonzalez, ed. by Brian Keene (4*)
38. Widow's Point, Richard and Billy Chizmar (4*)
39. LAND OF BONES, Glenn Rolfe (4*)
40. The Haunting of Rookward House, Darcy Coates (3*)
41. Symbiosis, Tim Curran (4*)
MARCH
42. The Six Queer Things, Christopher St. John Sprigg (4*)
43. Devil's Island, Mark Lukens (4.5*)
44. The Creation: Gods And Man: (An Apocalyptic Thriller), The Behrg (5*)****
45. The Lost Village, Neil Spring (3*)
46. Horror in the Woods, Lee Mountford (3*)
47. Waking the Ancients, Catherine Cavendish (4*)
48. Blanky, Kealan Patrick Burke (5*)**
49. The Puller, Michael Hodges (2*)
50. They Feed, Jason Parent (5*)****
51.Tales From the Shadow Side, Jonathan Janz (5*)
52. Forsaken, Michael McBride (5*)*****
53. Fidget Spinners Destroyed My Family, George Billions (4*)
54. A Night At Old Webb, Kevin Lucia (4*)
55. Video Night, Adam Cesare (4*)
56. Evocation, Michael Richan (5*)
APRIL
57. The Haunting of Shadow Hill House, Caroline Clark (3.5*)
58. Return to Dyatlov Pass, J.H. Moncrieff (5*)****
59. The Travelling Vampire Show: An unforgettable, spine-chilling horror novel, Richard Laymon (4*)
60. The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story, Douglas Preston (3.5*)
61. Jurassic, Florida, Hunter Shea (4*)
62. The Carrow Haunt, Darcy Coates (5*)****
63. The Elementals, Michael McDowell (5*)
64. The Hunger, Alma Katsu (3.5*)
65. Tales from Greystone Bay, Robert McCammon (5*)
66. The Ghosts of Idlewood, M.L. Bullock (2*)
67. Unbury Carol, Josh Malerman (2.5*)
68. The Haunting, Alex Bell (4*)
69. The Devil's Serenade, Catherine Cavendish (3*)
70. The House of Long Shadows, Ambrose Ibsen (3*)
71. Hollow House, Greg Chapman (4*)
72. Audition, Ryu Murakami (4*)
MAY
73. The Reapers, John Connolly (5*)
74. Nightmare Abbey, David Longhorn (2.5*)
75. Into the Drowning Deep, Mira Grant (3.5*)
76. The Haunting of Brynlee House: Based on a Real Haunted House, Caroline Clark (3*)
77. The Boogeyman's Intern, Matt Betts (3.5*)
78. Childgrave, Ken Greenhall (4*)
79. If I Were More Like Myself, Gunilla Theander Kester (4*)
80. Doctor Perry, Kristen McKenzie (3.5*)
81. What Lies Below, Mark Lukens (3.5)
82. Hearing Evil, Jason Parent (4.5*)
83. Cheeseboy, Graham Masterton (3*)
84. Sacculina, Philip Francassi (4.5*)***
JUNE
85. Dark and Distant Voices: A Story Collection, Tim Waggoner (4*)
86. Cribbins, R.H. Dixon (4.5*)
87. She Said Destroy, Nadia Bulkin (3*)
88. The Hour Before Dark, Douglas Clegg (4*)
89. *BETA*
90. Bring Her Back, Jeff Strand (4.5*)
91. Relic, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (5*)
92. Shiloh, Philip Fracassi (4*)
93. A Box Full Of Monsters, Glen Rolfe (4.5*)
94. Linden Manor, Catherine Cavendish (5*)***
95. The Outsider, Stephen King (3*)
96. A Storytelling of Ravens, R.H. Dixon (4.5*)***
97. Rattus New Yorkus, Hunter Shea (5*)***
98. *BETA*
99. *BETA*
100. Good Grief, Granger E. Westberg (4*)
101. White Fire, Brian Keene (4.5*)
JULY
102. *BETA*
103. Broken Shells: A Subterranean Horror Novella, Michael Patrick Hicks (4.5*)
104. Behind the Door, Mary SanGiovanni (4.5)***
105. The Blue People, Mary SanGiovanni (4*)
106. Thirteen Chairs, Dave Shelton (4.5*)
107. Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked, Christa Carmen (4*)
108. Ghost Virus, Graham Masterton (2*)
109. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Brian Keene (4*)
110. A Gathering of Crows, Brian Keene (3.5*)
111. The Devil and the Deep, ed. by Ellen Datlow (3*)
112. The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (4.5*)**
113. Miss Abigail's Room, Catherine Cavendish (4*)
114. Dark Avenging Angel, Catherine Cavendish (4*)
115. The Beast of Brenton Woods, Jackson R. Thomas (3.5*)
116. The Dead House, Billy O'Callaghan (3*)
117. Benighted, J.B. Priestly (4*)
118. Fragile Dreams, Philip Fracassi (4.5*)
119. Epidemic of the Living Dead, John A. Russo (4*)
120. Creature, Hunter Shea (5*)****
121. Neverland, Douglas Clegg (
AUGUST
122. Descent Into Hell Street, Michael Richan (3*)
123. Forgotten, Kelli Owen (4*)
124. The Seamstress Who Worshipped Beelzebub, John Hennessy (3*)
125. Night Wraith, Christopher Fulbright and Angeline Hawkins (4.5*)
126. The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (2.5*)
127. The Siren and The Specter, Jonathan Janz (5*)***
128. The Second Wife, Catherine Cavendish (4*)
129. Overnight, Philip Fracassi (4*)
130. The Devil Inside Her, Catherine Cavendish (4*)
131. The Auctioneer, Joan Samson (4.5*)
132. Flight or Fright, ed. by Stephen King and Bev Vincent (3*)
133. We Sold Our Souls, Grady Hendrix (4.5*)**
134. Bad Man, Dathan Auerbach (2.5*)
135. Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween Stories, edited by Evans Light (4*)
136. *BETA*
137. Red Harvest, Patrick C. Greene (2*)
SEPTEMBER
138. Hunted, Darcy Coates (3*)
139. *BETA*
140. *BETA*
141. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, M.R. James (5*)
142. The Switch House, Tim Meyer (4.5*)
143. Things You Need, Kevin Lucia (4*)
144. Santa Claus Comes Tonight!, Jack Beaumont (4*)
145. Engines of Ruin, Lucas Magnum (3*)
146. Into Hell, William Ollie (3*)
147. The Tree Man, David Bernstein (4*)
148. Night of the Living Dead, John Russo (2*)
149. The Angels, Rio Youers (4*)
150. The Special, James Newman (4*)
151. The House by the Cemetery, John Everson (3*)
152. Plague of Gulls, Stephen Gregory (5*)****
153. The Devil's Fingers, Hunter Shea (5*)***
154. Emergence: Something Evil Has Awoken, R.H. Dixon (4.5*)**
155. The Toy Thief, G.W. Gillespie (3*)
OCTOBER
156. The Mark: A Supernatural Horror Novel, Lee Mountford (4*)
157. Scapegoat, Adam Howe, and James Newman (4.5*) ****
158. The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three, edited by James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle (5*)
159. Twilight of the Pumpkin Man, Jack Beaumont (2*)
160. New Salem, Christian Smith (2*)
161. The Night Country, Stewart O'Nan (3*)
162. Damned by the Ancients, Catherine Cavendish (4.5*)
163. Lost Signals, Max Booth III (2*)
164. Halloween Nightmare, Skyler Mckinzie & Rena Marin (3.5*)
165. The Window, Glenn Rolfe (4*)
166. Stunts, Charles Grant (2*)
167. Enter the Night (3*)
168. Mister Jack, Chris Kosarich (4*)
NOVEMBER
169. Welcome to the Show: 17 Horror Stories – One Legendary Venue, Doug Murano (4.5*)
170. Wylding Hall, Elizabeth Hand (5*)*****
171. Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier (4.5*)
172. Predators, Michaelbrent Collins (4.5*)
173. Wylding Hall, Elizabeth Hand (HC version) (5*)****
174. *BETA*
175. *BETA*
176. Unmemory, Kristi Demeester (4*)
177. The Demons of Cambian Street, Catherine Cavendish (3.5*)
DECEMBER
178. The Sea Was a Fair Master, Calvin Demmer (4.5*)
179. Unmemory, Kristi DeMeester (4*)
180. Hellsworld Hotel, Matthew Vaughn (4*)
181. The Moor, Sam Haysom (3)
182. The Mansion, Ezekiel Boone (2*)
183. Tormented, Lee Mountford (3*)
184. The Folcroft Ghosts, Darcy Coates (4*)
185. X's For Eyes, Laird Barron (4*)
186. Bone Saw, Patrick Lacey (4.5*)
187. Dead of Winter, Kealan Patrick Burke (4.5*)
-- Oke doke, I'm in, though I am a bit confused, what does all of this "page 2" of which you'all speak mean ? --
My spot!Goal - 140 books
JAN
1. In a Dark, Dark Wood 4.5* 1/1
2. Dog Years 2: Pedigree 3.5* 8/1
3. Grandma? 3* 12/1
4. Jeremy's Choice 3.5* 12/1
5. My Life as a White Trash Zombie 5* 27/1
6. The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well 4* 28/1
7. Blister 4* 29/1
FEB
8. Daredevil: Father 4* 2/2
9. Sons of the Devil, Vol. 1 4* 2/2
10. Black Widow, Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread 4* 2/2
11. Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine 5* 2/2
12. 28 Days Later, Vol. 1: London Calling 4* 3/2
13. The Shadow, Volume 1: The Fire of Creation 3.5* 3/2
14. House of Blood 4* 4/2
15. Anatomy Of Evil 4* 4/2
16. 28 Days Later, Vol. 2: Bend in the Road 4* 6/2
17. 28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone 4* 10/2
18. Thirteen Reasons Why 4* 23/2
MARCH
19. Patient Zero 4* 11/3
20. Shopaholic to the Stars 4* 14/3
21. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead 3.5* 14/3
22. Shopaholic to the Rescue 4* 17/3
23. Mad About the Boy 4* 24/3
APRIL
24. Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1 4.5* 19/4
25. Redemption Road 4* 27/4
26. The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become 4* 28/4
27. The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters 4* 28/4
28. The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain 4* 28/4
29. The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them 4* 29/4
30. Animal Farm 5* 29/4
31. The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone 4* 30/4
MAY
32. The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out 4* 2/5
33. The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves 4* 2/5
34. The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World 4* 2/5
35. Cherry Bomb 4* 3/5
36. The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear 5* 3/5
37. The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After 5* 3/5
38. The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 5* 6/5
39. The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War Part 2 5* 6/5
40. The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War 5* 6/5
41. The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning 5* 6/5
42. Shaken 5* 8/5
43. The Stadium 3.5* 8/5
44. The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams 5* 12/5
45. Ricochet Joe 3* 13/5
46. The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death 5* 14/5
47. Serving Spirits 3* 15/5
48. Witch Doctor, Vol. 1: Under the Knife 4* 15/5
49. Stirred 4* 17/5
50. The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back 5* 18/5
51. Johannes Cabal the Necromancer 4* 26/5
JUNE
52. Cut Corners Volume 2 4* 2/6
53. Stray Bullets, Vol. 1 4* 2/6
54. Satellite Sam, Vol. 1 2* 2/6
55. God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1: The Head That Wouldn't Die! 4* 3/6
56. Ten Grand, Vol. 1 5* 12/6
57. The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War 5* 15/6
58. The Walking Dead: Here's Negan! 4* 15/6
59. The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms 5* 15/6
60. The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross 5* 16/6
61. The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom 5* 16/6
62. Battlefields, Volume 1: Night Witches 4* 19/6
63. Garth Ennis' Red Team 4.5* 19/6
64. Ghosted, Vol. 1: Haunted Heist 3* 19/6
65. Spider-Gwen, Vol. 1: Greater Power 3* 19/6
66. Serial Killers Uncut 5* 26/6
67. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 2* 26/6
68. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2 2* 26/6
69. Peter cannon #3 2* 26/6
70. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #4 2* 26/6
71. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #5 2* 26/6
72. Run 4* 26/6
73. Consumption 4* 29/6
74. Failure 4* 29/6
Page 2JULY
75. Crossed #0 3* 8/7
76. Crossed #1 3* 87
77. Crossed #2 3* 8/7
78. Crossed #3 3* 8/7
79. Crossed #4 3* 8/7
80. Crossed #5 3* 8/7
81. Crossed #6 3* 8/7
82. Crossed #7 3* 8/7
83. Crossed #8 3* 8/7
84. Crossed #9 3* 8/7
85. Crossed Special 2014 3* 8/7
86. Blood Mountain 4* 19/7
AUG
87. Mount! 3.5* 2/8
88. While You Sleep 3* 8/8
89. My Not So Perfect Life 4* 14/8
90. Voices of the Damned 5* 21/8
91. Young Goodman Brown 4* 25/8
92. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad 3* 25/8
SEPT
93. The Rosie Project 4* 11/9
94. Marvel 1602 4* 15/9
95. The Dark Tower: Treachery 4* 15/9
96. Five Ghosts, Volume 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray 3.5* 16/9
97. The Beauty, Vol. 2 3.5* 16/9
98. The Ballad of Black Tom 4.5* 22/9
OCT
99. Dinner At The Vomitropolis 3.5* 1/10
100. Warriors 4* 1/10
101. The Sleep Tight Motel 3* 3/10
102. Surprise Me 4* 6/10
103. The Cows 5* 18/10
104. The Devil's Evidence 4* 20/10
105. The Tangled Woods 2* 23/10
106. King of the Perverts 3.5* 25/10
107. There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed 2* 27.10
108. Mythbreaker 4* 28/10
109. Hannah-Beast 4* 28/10
110. Miao Dao 4* 28/10
111. The Temple of Camazotz 3* 31/10
112. Hell Manor 4* 31/10
NOV
113 Things Slip Through 5* 2/11
114. Mockingjay 4* 3/11
115. Hollow Shell: A Zombie Epic - Part One 3* 4/11
116. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues 4.5* 7/11
117. V for Vendetta 4* 13/11
118. The Lesser Dead 4.5* 13/11
119. A Monster Calls 5* 18/11
120. First Light 4* 19/11
121. The Wind in the Willows 3.5* 20/11
122. The Rose Master 3* 28/11
DEC
123. Under Different Stars 3* 1/12
124. Shadows in the Mist 4* 4/12
125. Odd Man Out 3.5* 5/12
126. Elevation 3* 5/12
127. Slipway Grey 4* 6/12
128. Night 3.5* 8/12
129. Revolver 4* 8/12
130 Spirits of Christmas: A Rock'n'Roll Christmas Carol 3.5* 9/12
131 Marked in Flesh 5* 9/12
132. Twelve Days of Winter: Crime at Christmas 4* 10/12
133. Saga, Vol. 4 5* 11/12
My goal: 100 BooksJanuary 1st - December 31st 2018
January
1. DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted - 4/5
2. The English Wife - 4/5
3. Of Fire and Stars - 4/5
4. DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 2: Allies - 4/5
5. DC Comics Bombshells, Vol. 3: Uprising - 4/5
6. DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 4: Queens - 4/5
7. Kill the Boy Band - 4/5
8. Girl, Interrupted - 4/5
9. The Merciless - 3/5
10. DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 5 - 4/5
11. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - 4/5
February
I‘m in! :) Same goal as 2017: 100 books, but want to raise my page count.January:
01. Die Eishexe ****
02. Splatterpunk Fighting Back ****
03. Body of Christ *****
04. Hase und Holunderbär - Der Dieb in der Heide *****
05. Hase und Holunderbär - Auf den Spuren des dicken Bumbu *****
06. Hase und Holunderbär - der Schatz auf der Holunderinsel *****
07. Bis du alles verlierst: Thriller **
08. This Year's Class Picture *****
09. Hase und Holunderbär - Bruchlandung am Bärenfelsen *****
10. The Night Child ***
11. Dark Screams: Volume Eight ***
12. Dawn in Damnation ***
February:
13. König Guu *****
14. Die Bibliothek der flüsternden Schatten - Bücherstadt ****
15. Fury Of The Orcas ****
16. Die Rache der Polly McClusky ****
17. Fiction Can Be Murder ***
18. The Visitors **
March:
19. Kommst du raus spielen? ***
20. What Hides Within *****
21. Nachtwild ****
22. Violet Eyes *****
23. Rufus und sein Schnabeltier ***
24. Eine unglaubliche Entdeckung **
25. Eyes Like Mine **
April:
26. Yasemins Kiosk - Zwei Kaffee und eine Leiche ***
27. Bitter Wash Road *****
28. The Thief Of Always ***
29. Collected Easter Horror Shorts ****
30. Video Night ****
31. Der Steinwächter ***
32. Dark Screams: Volume Nine ****
33. Monsterhotel **
34. Der Stier und das Mädchen ****
35. The Lost Path ***
36. Das Mädchen, das in der Metro las **
May:
37. Dunkle Wolken *****
38. Chasing Ghosts ***
39. Blood Will Out **
40. Forgotten Girl ***
41. Dead Indian Wars ***
42. Shivers ***
43. Die Geschichte vom kleinen Siebenschläfer, der seine Schnuffeldecke nicht hergeben wollte *****
44. Vom Faultier, das nicht faul sein wollte **
45. Der Kreidemann *****
46. Laurie *****
47. Onkel Montagues Schauergeschichten ****
48. Frida Furchtlos lädt zum Tee **
49. Nightmares! ***
June:
50. Die Schlingen der Schuld **
51. Cicada Spring ****
52. Da waren's nur noch zwei *
53. A Little Book of Sloth ****
54. Gruselkabinett 3 - Die Familie des Vampirs ***
55. Northstars Vol. 1: Welcome to Snowville ****
56. 12 Things to Do Before You Crash and Burn ***
57. Alligatoren ***
58. Jurassic, Florida ****
59. Hyde ****
60. Big Game - Die Jagd beginnt ***
61. Das Hotel der verzauberten Träume - Fräulein Apfels Geheimnis ***
62. Doll Bones ***
July:
63. Broken Shells: A Subterranean Horror Novella ****
64. The People ***
65. Bring Her Back ****
66. Das Hotel der verzauberten Träume - Annabells Tagebuch ***
67. Sal ****
68. Der gefundene Junge ***
69. Monsterland Reanimated ***
70. Der Näher ***
71. Halloween Carnival Volume 3 ***
72. Rattus New Yorkus *****
73. Aschemädchen - Thriller ****
74. Die Leichenzeichnerin ***
75. Der Keller **
August:
76. Wecke niemals einen Schrat! ****
77. Deadline ***
78. The Switch House: A Short Novel ***
79. Stella Montgomery und der schaurige See von Wormwood Mire ****
80. Dweller *****
81. Tiergeister AG - Achtung, gruselig! ****
82. Der Blaubeergarten ***
83. Apparition ****
84. They Feed *****
85. Nur mal schnell das Mammut retten ***
September:
86. The Siren and The Specter ****
87. Mortal Engines **
88. Children of Blood and Bone: Goldener Zorn **
89. Ein Freund wie kein anderer ****
90. Creature *****
91. Vox **
92. Märchenmord **
93. Die Party: Wer Glück hat, stirbt als Erster **
October:
94. Pumpkinhead ***
95. Redemption Point *****
96. Numbers - Den Tod im Blick **
97. Bitte nicht öffnen 3: Durstig! ****
98. Das letzte Schaf ****
99. Die kleinen Wunder von Mayfair ****
100. Book Love ****
101. Fantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets ****
102. Ein Haus voller Tiere, Band 02: Vier Pfoten und ein Schatz ****
103. The Window ****
November:
104. Emily Bones: Die Stadt der Geister ****
105. Halloween - Mit einer Auswahl von Edward Goreys Geistern **
106. Echo Killer ****
107. Animosaics: Can You Find It? ****
108. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey *****
109. Sieben Tage wir ****
110. Learn to Draw Star Wars: Droids & Vehicles: Draw favorite Star Wars droids and vehicles, including R2-D2, C-3PO, a T-70 X-Wing, and more, in graphite pencil **
111. Welcome to the Show *****
112. Das Gespenst von Canterville *
113. Nur mal schnell das Faultier wecken *****
114. Bad Boy By Banana *****
115. Das Geheimnis von Drachenland *****
December:
116. Kill Creek *****
117. The Woman in Cabin 10 ***
118. Ein Junge namens Weihnacht *****
119. The Christmas Planet and Other Stories ***
120. Dafür ist man nie zu alt ***
121. Der Nebelmann ****
122. Killer Winter **
123. The Biting Cold: A Winter's Horror Tale ***
That's it for 2018!
Stats: managed to raise my book & page count, listened to more audiobooks and added all the children's books I read with/to my son as well ;)
365 books, the same goal as 2017.
Karl wrote: "-- Oke doke, I'm in, though I am a bit confused, what does all of this "page 2" of which you'all speak mean ? --"You can only fit so much into one message spot. If you plan on trying to get through a fair bit next year you might need two spots to list everything.
Ekel wrote: "365 books, the same goal as 2017."Nice!!
Kate wrote: "Karl wrote: "-- Oke doke, I'm in, though I am a bit confused, what does all of this "page 2" of which you'all speak mean ? --"You can only fit so much into one message spot. If you plan on trying..."
-- Thank you for that, so now I need to further ask, how does one go about acquiring a "spot" ? --
Mod
You can only fit so much into one message spot. If you p..."
Right here, in the comments section. For example: " Karl's spot!"...
Then hit the "post" button. Each time you finish a book, "edit" your spot to add it. Here's mine from this year, as an example: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (I am numbers 3 & 4).
I hope I get more reading done in 2018.Here I will list my 70 books:
JANUARY:
I would love to do this. I just hope I remember to come here and keep track of what I have read in 2018. Let's try for 52 books (1 per week):
January
1.Makeup
2. All the Little Children
3. The Secret Life of Souls
4.Crawl
5.Room 217: A Psychological Horror
6.The Night of the Moths
7.The Waiting Room
8.I Let You Go
9.Snow
10.The Handmaid's Tale
11.Let's Go Play At The Adams'
February
1.
My spot! 25 books
January
1. Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine by Derren Brown 4 Stars
2. The Fisherman by John Langan 5 Stars
Februaryy
3. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman 5 star (special)
March
4.Under by David Wailing 5stars
5. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 5 stars
6. Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix5 star special
April
7. My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix 5 stars
8. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 5stars
June
9. The Bloody Red Baron by Kim Newman 4 stars
July
10. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin 5 Stars
August
11. The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse 3 stars
October
12. Ararat by Christopher Golden 3 stars
13. The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin 4 stars
November
14. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4 stars.
December
15.Kind Nepenthe by Matthew V. Brockmeyer 4 stars
16. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry 4 stars
17. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity by Ryan Holiday
My spot! Goal: 70January
Sand - 4 stars
Gwendy's Button Box - 4 stars
Low Pressure - 3 stars
Six Scary Stories - 4 stars
The Elementals - 3 stars
Sleeping Beauties - 4 stars
February
Run - 4 stars
Cove - 3 stars
Mind of Winter - 4 stars
Station Eleven - 5 stars
Help for the Haunted - 4 stars
Poet Anderson ...In Darkness - 3 stars
We Need to Talk About Kevin - 1 star
Year One - 4 stars
King's Cage - 2 stars
March
The Kept Woman - 4 stars
Altered Carbon - 2 stars
Broken - 3 stars
Fallen - 4 stars
Fahrenheit 451 - 3 stars
The Girl Before - 3 stars
The Woman in Cabin 10 - 3 stars
Origin - 2 stars
Dorothy Must Die - 3 stars
April
The Hollow - 3 stars
Dark Matter - 5 stars
The Completionist - 3 stars
Awakened - 4 stars
The Giver - 3 stars
I Hunt Killers - 2 stars
Patient Zero - 4 stars
Annihilation - 3 stars
May
Ready Player One - 3 stars
Behind Closed Doors - 2 stars
Barbed Wire Heart - 2 stars
Afraid - 5 stars
Hyperion - 2 stars
Breathe - 2 stars
The Three - 3 stars
Ashfall - 3 stars
Heartless - 1 star
Blockade Billy - 4 stars
The War of the Worlds - 3 stars
June
In Cold Blood - 3 stars
Dune - 2 stars
Leviathan Wakes - 3 stars
The Outsider - 4 stars
The Other Side of Lost - 3 stars
Snowbound - 3 stars
Go Set a Watchman - 2 stars
The Lying Game - 3 stars
July
The Great Zoo of China - 2 stars
Blindsighted - 3 stars
Boy's Life - 3 stars
Dragon Teeth - 3 stars
Strange Weather - 4 stars
The Silent Corner - 3 stars
The Munich Girl - 2 stars
Lady Be Good - 3 stars
The Breakdown - 2 stars
A Civil Action - 3 stars
August
Drood - 3 stars
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Classic Works - 3 stars
Haunted Mystic - 3 stars
In a Dark, Dark Wood - 3 stars
The House - 2 stars
The Dry - 4 stars
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft - 3 stars
The Girl With All the Gifts - 4 stars
In the Woods - 3 stars
In the After - 3 stars
The Ruins - 4 stars
Reliquary - 3 stars
Along Came a Spider - 2 stars
A Head Full of Ghosts - 5 stars
September
Illuminae - 4 stars
Artemis - 3 stars
Dust to Dust - 4 stars
The Angel of Darkness - 2 stars
Into the Water - 3 stars
Her - 2 stars
The Red Hunter - 3 stars
Asylum - 2 stars
The Cabin at the End of the World - 4 stars
Salt to the Sea - 3 stars
The Last Ship 1 star
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two - 3 stars
The Inheritance - 3 stars
Bird Box - 5 stars
October
Delirium - 3 stars
The Boy on the Bridge - 3 stars
You - 3 stars
Caraval - 2 stars
Swan Song - 3 stars
The Man in the High Castle - 2 stars
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 4 stars
Pines - 4 stars
Educated: A Memoir - 3 stars
The Dragon Factory - 4 stars
November
The Hunger - 5 stars
Thirteen Reasons Why - 3 stars
Seveneves - 2 stars
The Last Mile - 3 stars
The Witch Elm - 3 stars
The Blair Witch Project - 3 stars
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - 3 stars
Shirley - 2 stars
20th Century Ghosts - 4 stars
See What I Have Done - 3 stars
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - 2 stars
December
The Jester - 2 stars
Rooms - 4 stars
An Ember in the Ashes - 3 stars
Carve the Mark - 2 stars
The Queen of the Tearling - 2 stars
The Living Dead - 4 stars
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 4 stars
The Silent Patient - 4 stars
The Kind Worth Killing - 4 stars
Elevation - 4 stars
Graveyard - 2 stars
My spot: Since I started out so well, I upped my goal from 75 to 100 books for 2018! Upped to 125.January:
1) Strange Weather by Joe Hill (3.5) Audio
2) Snow by Ronald Malfi (3.5) Audio
3) Walk The Sky by Robert Swartwood (3.25) Ebook
4) Ricochet Joe Kindle in Motion by Dean Koontz (4) Ebook
5) The 13th by John Everson (4) Audio
6) Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff (5) Audio
7) Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom (3.5) Audio
8) NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (5) Audio
9) Splatterpunk Fighting Back by Bracken MacLeod and others (4) Anthology
10) The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright (2.75) Ebook
11) He Waits by J.G. Flaherty (2) Ebook
12) Patient Zero by Jonathan Mayberry (4) Audio
13) The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro (3.75) Audio
14) Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco (5) Audio
15) Island by Richard Laymon (3.5) Ebook
16) Relic by Douglass Preston (3.75) Audio
17) Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite (3.25) Audio
February:
18) Covenant by John Everson (3.25) Audio
19) Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo (5) Audio
20) Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly (2) Audio
21) Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker (1) Audio
22) You by Caroline Kepnes (4.5) Audio
23) Bone White by Ronald Malfi (4.5) Audio
24) Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz (3.25) Audio
25) Thor by Wayne Smith (3.25) Ebook
26) Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson (2) Audio
27) The Girl Who Threw Rocks at the Devil by Amy Cross (3.75) Ebook
28) Replay by Ken Grimwood (4.25) Audio
29) Draculas By Crouch, Killborn, Strand, Wilson (4)Ebook
March:
30) Summer of Night by Dan Simmons (3.5) Audio
31) Revolver by Michael Patrick Hicks (5) Novella
32) Koko by Peter Straub (3) Paperback
33) Violet Eyes by John Everson (3.75) Ebook
34) I'll Bring You the Birds from Out of the Sky by Brian Hodge (5) Novella
35) A God in the Shed by J-F Dubeau (3.25) Audio
36) The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn (5) Audio
37) Reread: Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind (5) Audio
38) The Light at the End by john Skipp and Craig Spector (4) Audio
39) The Reach by Nate Kenyon (3.75) Audio
40) Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (3.75) Collection
41) The Ritual by Adam Nevill (3) Audio
42) What Hides Within by Jason Parent (3.45) Ebook
43) Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King (2) Audio
44) The Long Walk by Stephen King (4) Audio
45) If You Died Tomorrow I Would Eat Your Corpse by Wrath James White (4) Poetry
46) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (4) Audio
47) Blanky by Kealan Patrick Burke (4) Novella
48) When the Wind Blows by John Saul (3.5) Audio
49) Damned by Chuck Palahniuk (2) Audio
50) The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston (4) Audio
April:
51) Pet Sematary by Stephen King (5) Audio
52) The Rats by James Herbert (4) Audio
53) Siren by John Everson (2.75) Audio
54) The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (5) Audio
55) The Elementals by Michael McDowell (3) Audio
56) Matt Shaw Presents Masters of Horror by Matt Shaw (3.25) Anthology
57) While the Savage Sleeps by Andrew Kaufman (3.5) Audio
58) Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke (3.5) Novella
59) Video Night: A Novel of Alien Horror by Adam Cesare (3.75) Ebook
60) Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (4.75) Audio
61) The Demonic by Lee Montford (1) Ebook
62) Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (2.5) Audio
63) Land of Bones by Glenn Rolfe (2) Collection
May:
64) Usher's Passing by Robert McCammon (4) Audio
65) Live Girls by Ray Garton (4) Audio
66) The Sound of Broken Ribs by Edward Lorn (4.5) Ebook
67) Bloodstone by Nate Kenyon (4) Audio
68) Chasing Ghosts by Glenn Rolfe (3) Novella
69) Christine by Stephen King (4.75) Audio
70) Into the Woods: A novel of suspense and terror by Matt Shaw (3.25) Novella
71) Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan (3.75) Audio
72) Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk (2.75) Audio
73) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (5) Audio
June:
74) The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (3.5) Audio
75) Paradox Bound by Peter Clines (4) Audio
76) The Cutting by James Hayman (3) Audio
77) Revival by Stephen King (3.5) Audio
78) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (4) Audio
79) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (reread) (3) Audio
80) The Hunger by Alma Katsu (4.25) Audio
81) The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle (3.25) Audio
82) The Handyman by Bentley Little (4) Audio
83) Last Days by Brian Evenson (5) Audio
July:
84) Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman (2.75) Audio
85) The Outsider by Stephen King (4) Audio
86) The Blackstone Chronicles: The Serial Thriller by John Saul (4) Ebook
87) I Call Upon Thee by Ania Ahlborn (3) Novella
88) Chills by Mary SanGiovanni (2.5) Audio
89) Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (4) Audio
90) The Hour Before Dark by Douglas Clegg (3.75) Audio
91) Body of Christ by Mark Matthews (5) Novella
92) The Listener by Robert McCammon (4) Audio
August:
93) The Association by Bentley Little (4) Audio
94) The Ruins by Scott B. Smith (5) Audio
95) Needle In The Groove by Jeff Noon (4) Ebook
September:
96) 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (4) Audio
97) Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie (4.25) Audio
98) The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (2.5) Novella
99) Pressure by Jeff Strand (3.5) Audio
100) The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke (3) Novella
101) Jack & Jill by Kealan Patrick Burke (4) Novella
102) Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward (5) Audio
103) Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (2.25) Audio
104) The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz (4) Audio
105) Dark Screams: Volume Two by Brian James Freeman (3) Anthology
106) 77 Shadow Street by Dean R. Koontz (4) Audio
October:
107) Mine by Robert McCammon (5) Audio
108) Come Out Tonight by Richard Laymon (3) Audio
109) Ravenous by Ray Garton (3.75) Ebook
110) The Jigsaw Man by Gord Rollo (4) Audio
111) The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman (4) Novella
112) Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin (4) Audio
113) Shadows by John Saul (3) Audio
114) Dark Screams: Volume One by Brian James Freeman (3.25) Anthology
115) Immobility by Brian Evensong (5) Ebook
116) Dark Screams: Volume Three by Brian James Freeman (3.5) Anthology
117) The Night Parade by Ronald Malfi (5) Audio
118) When We Join Jesus In Hell by Lee Thompson (5) Novella
119) Sick Bastards by Matt Shaw (3.5) Audio
120) FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven (4.25) Audio
November:
121) What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong (3) Audio
122) Survivor by J.F. Gonzalez (5) Paperback
123) Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell (4.25) Audio
124) Psycho By Robert Bloch (4) Audio
125) This Census-Taker by China Miéville (3) Audio
126) Elevation by Stephen King (1) Novella
127) Children of the Night by Dan Simmons (3.75) Audio
128) The Bedding of Boys by Edward Lorn (4) Ebook
129) Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker (3) Audio
130) Magic by William Goldman (5) Hardback
131) Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach (4) Audio
132) Cujo by Stephen King (4) Audio
133) We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix (5) Ebook
134) Gone South by Robert R. McCammon (4.5) Audio
135) Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale (3) Audio
December:
136) The Least of My Scars by Stephen Graham Jones (4.75) Audio
137) Obscura by Joe Hart (3.25) Audio
138) Crawl Crawl by Edward Lorn (4) Novella
139) Crawlspace by Evans Light (4) Novella
140) Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King (3.75) Collection
141) The Haunted Forest Tourby Jeff Strand and James A. Moore (2.25) Audio
142) A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evensong (4.35) Collection
143) The City & the City by China Miéville (5) Audio
144) Dry by Neal Shusterman (5) Audio
145) Roadwork by Richard Bachman (4) Audio
146) In the Tall Grass by Stephen King and Joe Hill (3.25) Novella
147) Cell by Stephen King (2.75) Audio
148) Bury The Children In The Yard by Andersen Prunty (2.75) Anthology
149) The Running Man by Richard Bachman (4) Audio
150) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (4) Audio
151) Blood Crazy by Simon Clark (5) Ebook
152) Tick Tock by Dean Koontz (3) Audio
152) Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America by Seth Abrasion (5) Audio
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Do we count the books we read from Dec 21st 2017 or do we wait for Jan 1st 2018? I'm confused."
Only for 2018--those finished in 2017 still count towards this year.
Annerleee's spot; 52 books
A second spot sounds like a good idea (I always try to be prepared).Anne's spot, #2:
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January reads (total count 33) 2 audio books, 2novellas, 1 nonfiction
February reads (total count 28) 2 nonfiction, 2 novellas
March reads (total count 29) 3 novellas, 1 nonfiction, 1 audiobook
April reads (total count 27) 2 audio, 2 nonfiction
May reads (total count 31) 1 novella, 1 audio book, 3 nonfiction
June reads (total count 28) 4 novellas, 2 nonfiction, 1 audio book
July reads (total count 35) 1 graphic novel, 2 novellas, 2 nonfiction, 2 audio books
August reads (total count 35) 1 audio book, 5 novellas, 3 nonfiction
This one too, one is never enoughSeptember reads (total count 36) 2 audio books, 4 nonfictions, 4 novellas
October reads (total count 33) 1 novella, 2 novelettes, 2 nonfiction, 3 audibooks
October reads (total count 37) 2 novellas, 1 graphic novel, 1 audiobook, 6 nonfiction
December reads (total count 33) 4 nonfiction, 5 novellas, 1 audio book
My spot!I think I'll just aim for 25 again.
January
1. The Dreams in the Witch House by H. P. Lovecraft (4 stars). Horror/SF.
2. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley (4 stars). Humour/graphic novel.
3. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (5 stars). YA fantasy.
February
4. Seraph of the End, Vol. 1 by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto & Daisuke Furuya (4 stars). Manga fantasy/horror.
5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (5 stars). Sci-fi.
March
6. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (5 stars). YA romance.
7. Helen's Daimones by Seth Lindberg (4 stars). Dark fantasy/weird fiction.
8. 13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt (5 stars). YA horror/urban fantasy.
April
9. The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (5 stars). YA horror/urban fantasy.
10. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (4-5 stars). Science fiction/Horror.
11. Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli (Illustrator), Richmond Lewis (Colourist), Todd Klein (Letterer) (3 stars). Graphic novel/superheroes/fantasy.
12. Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi (3 stars). Science fiction.
May
13. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (5 stars). YA science fiction.
14. HIgh-Rise by J. G. Ballard (3 stars). Fiction/SF.
June
15. The Fear by Charlie Higson (5 stars). YA horror.
16. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (4 stars). Post-apocalyptic SF.
July
17. The Finger by William S. Burroughs (3 stars).
August
18. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (5 stars). YA LGBT romance.
September
19. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (3 stars). SF
20. I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (5 stars). General fiction, YA.
October
21. The Technician by Neal Asher (4 stars). SF.
22. 8th Grade Fugitive by Richard Clark (2 stars). MG/YA Adventure/Mystery.
23. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley (3 stars). YA graphic novel.
November
24. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Volume 1 by Philip K. Dick (4 stars). SF
25. Underbelly Magazine: Summer 2018 (4 stars). Horror/bizarro/erotica.
December
26. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (4 stars). MG/YA Fantasy.
Ekel wrote: "365 books, the same goal as 2017."Damn, that's crazy!
Ekel wrote: "365 books, the same goal as 2017."Ekel, did you reach your goal in 2017?
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JANUARY
1. Kill Creek 4 stars
2. Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City 4 stars
3. The Last Days of Jack Sparks 4.5 stars
4. Hangover Square 5 stars
5. Ramskull 4 stars
6. Obscura 5 stars
7. Old Flames 4 stars
FEBRUARY
8. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident 4 stars
9. The Undesired 4 stars
10. The Fisherman 5 stars
MARCH
11. The Chalk Man 3 stars
12. The Woman in the Woods 5 stars
I'm not sure how this works and not brilliant with technology in general. Would like to read 24 books in 2018.JAN
Total: 2
FEB
Strongman: My StoryTotal Feb: 4 Annual total: 6
MAR
Total Mar: 3 Annual total: 9
APR
Total Apr: 3 Annual total: 12
MAY
Total MAY: 2 Annual total 14
Kirsty wrote: "I'm not sure how this works and not brilliant with technology in general. Would like to read 24 books in 2018."No tech knowledge needed as I have none!
All you do is list the books here in your space when you're done reading. It's a nice way to keep track.
Really scaling it back this year. Other challenges beckon, but I'll float around as I aim for just 20 books.January
1. Aliens: Bug Hunt edited by Jonathan Maberry - 3*
2. Stalking You Now (re-read) by Jeff Strand - 2.5*
3. Filth Eater, and Other Twisted Tales by Glen Krisch - 2*
February
4. Fat Off Sex and Violence by Shane McKenzie - 3*
5. Killer Koala Bears from another Dimension by P. A. Douglas - 1.5*
6. Hope for the Wicked by Edward Lorn - 4*
March
7. Flood Plains by Mark Wheaton - 2.5*
8. Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror by Light et al - 3.5*
April
9. LAND OF BONES by Glenn Rolfe - 3*
10. Skull Moon by Tim Curran - 2.5*
May
11. Every Dead Thing by John Connelly - 3.5*
June
12. Faint of Heart by Jeff Strand - 2.5*
13. Tipping: A Short Story by Gregor Xane - 4*
14. Mr. Midnight by Allan Leverone - 2.5*
15. Deathbringer by Bryan Smith - 3*
July
16. Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories by Richard Matheson - 3.5*
17. Time of Death: Induction - 3*
18. Hitchers by P. A. Douglas - 2.5*
August
19. The Beast of Brenton Woods by Jackson Thomas - 3.5*
20. Alien Agenda Publishing 2018 Sampler by Glenn Rolfe et al - 4*
21. Skitter by Ezekiel Boone - 2.5*
September
22. Zombie Pulp by Tim Curran - 4.5*
23. Morbid Anatomy by Tim Curran - 2.5*
October
24. The Corporation by J. F. Gonzalez - 2*
25. 2389 by Iain Rob Wright - 2.5*
November
26. House of Sighs by Aaron Dries - 3*
December
27. The Ghoul Archipelago by Stephen Kozeniewski - 4*
My Spot! I'm gonna try for 40 in 2018.JANUARY
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Carrie by Stephan King
The Stone Man and Other Weird Tales by Micah Castle
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
Kirsty wrote: "Thanks Char. Sorry I've no idea how to reply direct from your response! I'm really not great at tech at all!!"You're doing fine. :)
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pls feel free to delete this later just wanted to say hi :)
Goal: 75 books! Extra challenge: read at least 1 horrornovel each month.
January
Canavan’s spot. Last year I set a goal of reading 100 books and came close to reaching that, so I’ll adopt that same target for 2018.
January-June
July-December
Kasia wrote: "Morning everyone, well its 10am here, just wanted to wish you all a great year of reading, we can do this!! pls feel free to delete this later just wanted to say hi :)"
Happy New Year, Kasia :)
Kasia wrote: "Morning everyone, well its 10am here, just wanted to wish you all a great year of reading, we can do this!! pls feel free to delete this later just wanted to say hi :)"
Thanks, same to you!
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Here's how it works:
List each of the books you've read during the year. It can be covers or it can be links. You don't have to set a goal, but if you want to, go ahead. Happy reading everyone!