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Top Ten Tuesday; Books I’d Like to Re-Read

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It's Tuesday yet again, which means it's probably time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl  and today's topic is books I'd like to re-read. Here's my ten picks. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Description from Goodreads From number-one New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead...and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost. So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger... The Long Shadows of October by Kristopher Triana Description from Goodreads When Joe and Danny take on the job of housesitting Snowden Manor, they fail to realize they won’t be in the house alone. Inside th...

Book Recommendations; Five Non-Fiction Books About Paranormal Encounters

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I obviously have a weak spot for all things spooky as I'm writing a book blog mainly focusing on paranormal and horror books. Over the years, I've also read a few books about ghosts, paranormal encounters, and similar, so today I wanted to write a list of five books I'd recommend that's about ghosts and/or paranormal encounters. Some of them are more tied to a place, while others have a theme to them so to speak. Anyway, here's my five book recommendations. Haunted Healthcare: Medical Professionals and Patients Share their Encounters with the Paranormal by Richard Estep Description from Goodreads Many of those who have chosen the medical profession are no stranger to the paranormal. Ghosts walk the hallways of hospitals both old and new, haunting the wards and operating rooms. Join Richard Estep, paramedic, paranormal investigator, and cast members of TV's "Haunted Case Files" and "Haunted Hospitals," as he talks to EMTs, nurses, medical pro...

Book Tag; The Mid-Year Freak Out Tag

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As I've done The Mid-Year Freak Out Tag earlier years, I wanted to do it this year too. That said, I have been slacking off a bit this year in terms of reading horror and paranormal books, but hopefully I can pull this blog post off somewhat. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2025? The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates Best Sequel of 2025 so far? Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab was pretty good in my opinion. New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want to? Slasher by Andrew Alman is a new release I'd love to read. Most Anticipated Release of the Second Half of 2025? It's hard to choose just one book, but A Harvest of Furies by Hayden Casey looks really interesting to me. Biggest Disappointment? For me, it was this collection of comics. I'm not sure what it's called in English, but hopefully someone will know based on the characters and the illustrations. Biggest Surprise? Starblood: The Graphic Novel by Carmilla Voiez Favourite New Author? No new author favourites yet, ...

Top Ten Tuesday; Diverse Horror and Paranormal Fiction

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It's Tuesday, which means it's probably time for yet another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl  and it was freebie week in terms of themes, I decided writing a list of diverse horror and paranormal fiction. Here's my spooky picks. Goth by Otsuichi Description from Goodreads Morino is the strangest girl in school - how could she not be, given her obsession with brutal murders? And there are plenty of murders to grow obsessed with, as the town in which she lives is a magnet for serial killers. She and her schoolmate will go to any length to investigate the murders, even putting their own bodies on the line. And they don’t want to stop the killers - Morino and her friend simply want to understand them. This new Haikasoru edition features the author's afterwords to the two-volume editions and the previously unpublished bonus novelette, Morino's Souvenir Photo. Ring by Kōji Suzuki Description from Goodreads A mysterious videotape warns that the vi...

Review; The Vengeful Dead (Gravekeeper #5) by Darcy Coates

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I recently read The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates, which is the last book in the Gravekeeper series, and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads How far will she go to save the damned? Keira is caught in a deadly battle. Her ability to help ghosts move on from the mortal world has made her a threat to Artec, a powerful corporation intent on trapping the tortured dead for profit. They've been tracking her for years and now, finally, there's nowhere left for her to run. Artec fears Keira and everything she's capable of. They will stop at nothing to eliminate her―including sending armed men after everyone she holds dear. Desperate and quickly running out of time, Keira races to hone her abilities as she searches for a way to destroy the twisted organization for good. But at least now she's no longer alone. Her friends have offered to follow wherever she leads, even if that means a direct strike deep into the heart of Artec's central base....

Let's Talk Bookish; Mid-Year Check-In

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It's Friday again, which means it's time for yet another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits  and  Dinipanda Reads , and today's topic is mid-year check-in. Here's the further prompts for today's discussion. Now that we’re halfway through the year, let’s check in! How has your reading year been so far? What reading/blogging achievements are you most proud of? Looking forward, is there anything you want to change up for the rest of the year? So far, my reading year has been okay with both some ups and some downs. I haven't read as many horror and paranormal books as I should in order to maintain this blog properly, but I have enjoyed reading a few, such as The Vengeful Dead by Darcy Coates and Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab. I've been reading roughly 100 books though, but as mentioned, few of them has been horror or paranormal. Hopefully I'll manage to read a few more spooky books in the later half of the year, just so I can post ...

Top Ten Tuesday; Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025

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It's Tuesday again, which means it's time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl  and today's topic is most anticipated books releasing in the second half of 2025, and as I am me, I'll obviously focus on the more spooky releases. Here's mine ten spine chilling picks. Blood on the Boardwalk by Donna Taylor Description from Goodreads Vampire Slayer wasn't an option on career day... Surf, sand, neon lights, and vampire jokes have been Jenna's life ever since her former best friend, Georgie, spilled her darkest secret to the whole school. A secret that's haunted her since she was little-she was attacked by something inhuman. When she stumbles across blood-drained bodies on the boardwalk and is attacked by a vampire-looking monster, old nightmares come back to haunt her. Now in the crosshairs of an undead serial killer, Jenna's convinced the killer is also Georgie's new boyfriend. Dodging a murderer is easier than talkin...

Book Blogger Hop; Venturing Out of Preferred Genres

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It's perhaps time for another Book Blogger Hop post courtesy of  Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer  and this week's topic was " Have you ever ventured out of your preferred genres? If so, were you surprised you enjoyed the book? ". Book Blogger Hop It happens from time to time that I dive into something completely different, such as a few years ago when I picked up a few westerns. Somehow I quite enjoyed reading those action-packed and faster-paced where the cowboy saves the day. As I enjoy reading both historical fiction and crime/mystery, westerns combined some elements of both those other genres.

Let's Talk Bookish; All About Audiobooks

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It's Friday again, which means it's time for another Let's Talk Bookish post courtesy of  Book Nook Bits  and  Dinipanda Reads , and today's topic is all about audiobooks. Here's the further prompts for today's discussion. Do you like to read audiobooks? Where do you typically get audiobooks? Do you have any favorite narrators, or platforms for listening to them? Do you find it easy to access audiobooks, or can it be more challenging compared to ebooks and physical books? I can admit I'm one of those who rarely read audiobooks aside from when my migraine acts up and I'm physically unable to read, but on those times that I do crave a book while being under the weather, I've for the most part been using Spotify for that purpose. Whether or not it's easy to access audio books or not, I don't have any proper opinion on, considering I rarely read audio books in the first place. As I am a bit of a Dracula geek, I do have a weak spot for the audio ...

Top Ten Tuesday; Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List

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It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl  and today's topic is books on my summer 2025 to-read list. Here's my ten picks. The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl Description from Goodreads Sonia Hartl’s The Lost Girls is laced with dark humor and queer love; it’s John Tucker Must Die with a feminist girl gang of vampires. When Elton Irving turned Holly Liddell into a vampire in 1987, he promised her eternal love. But thirty-four years later, Elton has left her, her hair will be crimped for the rest of immortality, and the only job she can get as a forever-sixteen-year-old is the midnight shift at Taco Bell. Holly’s afterlife takes an interesting turn when she meets Rose McKay and Ida Ripley. Having also been turned and discarded by Elton—Rose in 1954, and Ida, his ex-fiancée, in 1921—they want to help her, and ask for her help in return. Rose and Ida are going to kill Elton before he turns another girl. Though Holly...