Spring Into Horror Finish Line

Pages Read: 398 (The Radium Girls) + 110 (River of Teeth) + 224 (Lost Worlds) + 144 (Lost San Francisco) + 321 (Jennifer Government) + 281 (The Emerald Circus) + 368 (Slightly Married) + 368 (Slightly Wicked) + 400 (Slightly Scandalous)
Pages Read Total: 6237

Books Read: 9
Books Read Total: 19

Comments: So I kicked April's butt! I officially read over 600 pages for the month. I knocked out a ton of spooky/scary/unsettling books as well as some other genres. The pile on my nightstand has gone down slightly. Very pleased with my reading this past month.

TBR Pile:

• Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice 
• The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon ✓
• Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter ✓
• Parasite by Mira Grant 
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King ✓
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry ✓
• If These Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Penny Dreadful Volume 1 ✓
• Revival Volume 8 ✓
• The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke ✓
• Added: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill ✓
• Added: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey ✓

Watch list:

• The Girl with All the Gifts
• Life
• Train to Busan
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Get Out
• Miss Peregrine
• The Shape of Water
• Annihilation ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

Spring Into Horror Update #3

Pages Read:  337 (NOS4A2) + 404 (Alice in Zombieland) + 98 (The Radium Girls) + 68 (River of Teeth)
Pages Read Total: 3623

Books Read: 2
Books Read Total: 10

Comments: I blew through NOS4A2 and Alice in Zombieland this week. Both really entertaining reads. I also started my book club book (The Radium Girls) and dove into a slim novella that I snagged from the new books shelf at the library (River of Teeth).

TBR Pile:

• Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice 
• The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon ✓
• Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter ✓
• Parasite by Mira Grant 
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King ✓
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry 
• If These Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Penny Dreadful Volume 1 ✓
• Revival Volume 8 ✓
• The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke ✓
• Added: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill ✓
• Added: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Watch list:

• The Girl with All the Gifts
• Life
• Train to Busan
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Get Out
• Miss Peregrine
• The Shape of Water
• Annihilation ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

Spring Into Horror Update #2

Pages Read: 299 (Lore) + 310 (Bachelor) + 406 (The Drawing of the Three) + 383 (NOS4A2)
Pages Read Total: 2716

Books Read: 3
Books Read Total: 8

Comments: Very decent showing for this week. I knocked out three books (two scary books) and started another very creepy book. Hoping to be able to finish NOS4A2 soon. I'm really hooked into this story.

TBR Pile:

• Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice 
• The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon ✓
• Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter 
• Parasite by Mira Grant 
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King ✓
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry 
• If These Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Penny Dreadful Volume 1 ✓
• Revival Volume 8 ✓
• The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke ✓
• Added: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (in progress)

Watch list:

• The Girl with All the Gifts
• Life
• Train to Busan
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Get Out
• Miss Peregrine
• The Shape of Water
• Annihilation ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

Spring Into Horror Update #1

Pages Read: 316 (If Walls Could Talk) + 314 (Dead Bolt) + 144 (Revival) + 112 (Penny Dreadful) + 432(Halifax)
Pages Read Total: 1318

Books Read: 5
Books Read Total: 5

Comments: I started with month with two great and fun paranormal cozy mysteries. Moved on to two good graphic novels. And ended the week with the real life tragedy of the explosion in Halifax. 

TBR Pile:

• Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice 
• The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon ✓
• Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter 
• Parasite by Mira Grant 
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry 
• If These Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell ✓
• Penny Dreadful Volume 1 ✓
• Revival Volume 8 ✓
• The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (in progress)

Watch list:

• The Girl with All the Gifts
• Life
• Train to Busan
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Get Out
• Miss Peregrine
• The Shape of Water
• Annihilation ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

Spring Into Horror Readathon 2018

I'm so ready for a readathon to keep my momentum going! This year, I'm going to try and read some "scary" books along with my regular TBR pile. 

TBR Pile:

• Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice 
• The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon 
• Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter 
• Parasite by Mira Grant 
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry 
• If These Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell 
• Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 
• Penny Dreadful Volume 1 
• Revival Volume 8 

Watch list:

• The Girl with All the Gifts
• Life
• Train to Busan
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Get Out
• Miss Peregrine
• The Shape of Water
• Annihilation

Next up on the TBR pile:

2017 Spring Into Horror Readathon

From Seasons of Reading:

It's time to sign up for Spring Into Horror!

Remember, it's two weeks now...and at the tale end (the finale weekend) will also be Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon! Official dates are April 17 through 30, starting at 12am CDT Sunday and ending at 11:59pm CDT on Sunday the 30th. Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the menu at the top of the blog. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. The hashtag for checking in on social media is #SpringHorrorRAT  You can also check-in and chat at our Facebook group (also can be accessed in the blog menu).

Just remember...the one main "rule" of Spring Into Horror is that you must read ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). The rest of the week...anything goes! Read more horror, or go in for less heart jolting fare. 😀

I missed A Winter's Respite Readathon back in January, but I'm all set for this one! I've got a few horror choices in my TBR pile:

• Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
• Mostly Void, Partially Stars: Welcome to Night Vale Volume 1 by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
• A Natural History of Hell by Jeffrey Ford

And I'm sure I'll throw in a few horror themed comics also...

Spring Into Horror -- Finish Line

Pages Read: 113 (Is Everyone...) + 81 (Gentleman of Her Dreams) + 137 (The Strain) + 17 (Ember) = 348

Comments: I made some progress on my reading, but once again life just got in the way.  It didn't help that J got sick and hasn't been able to help with the baby all week.  And we had a ton of baby related events.  I did make some good headway on knocking out two books before April ended, reading my readalong section (discussion on May 16th), and starting another book.  Hopefully the next readathon goes a bit better than this one.

Goals:

• Read three books (if we count the readalong section) √
• Read the first readalong section of The Strain  √
• Review all books read √
• Read at least 1000 pages (not even close)

TBR PIle:

• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling √
• Gentleman of Her Dreams by Jen Turano √
• The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan (section 1) √
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A Vindication on the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
• What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
• Ember by Kristin Callihan (in progress)

Spring Into Horror -- Starting Line

Goals:

• Read three books
• Read the first readalong section of The Strain
• Review all books read
• Read at least 1000 pages

TBR PIle:

• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling (in progress)
• Gentleman of Her Dreams by Jen Turano
• The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan (pg. 1-93)
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A Vindication on the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
• What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
• Ember by Kristin Callihan

Spring Into Horror Readathon

Woohoo! I'm always excited for the readathons from Seasons of Reading.  I definitely will be joining this one. Now to go make my TBR pile and goals.  I'm thinking about starting The Strain readalong early...

The Spring into Horror Read-a-Thon is almost here! It's coming to put some scare in your Spring on Monday, April 28 at 12:00am CST through Sunday, May 4 at 11:59pm CST (adjust times according to your time zone). Now don't let the word 'horror' scare you away. You only have to read one scary book during the duration of the read-a-thon. However, that book can be horror, paranormal, thriller, mystery, etc. The rest of the read-a-thon, you can read whatever you want. More horror/scary stuff or just your regular reading repertoire. As always, this is a week long read-a-thon, but you can join in and read whenever it's convenient for you. It's all about being laid back and getting some reading done...with a little bit of scary thrown in.

As with all of my read-a-thons, I will not be hosting any mini-challenges. We like to focus on the reading here. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge, you are more than welcome...just let me know. If you know someone who would like to donate a prize, or authors, if you would like to promote your book through the read-a-thon, please contact me via the contact form in the menu above. We will also have some scheduled Twitter chats. I will announce the times in the starting line post. Our Twitter hashtag is #SpringHorrorRAT

You do not have to have a blog. You can sign up using your Goodreads, Twitter, or Facebook accounts.

Spring Into Horror Readathon -- Finish Line

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Time read today:  hour  minutes

Total time read: 10 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today:

Total pages read:  1510

Books read today:

Total books read: 4

Update in 6 words:

Goals:

• Read 3 books or more
• Write reviews for all books read
• Read an average of an hour a day (trying to not pressure myself too much)

TBR Pile:

• Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• The Radleys by Matt Haig (review pending)
• Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (review pending)
• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #6

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Time read today: 3 hour 10 minutes

Total time read: 10 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today: 400

Total pages read:  1510

Books read today: 1 -- The Radleys

Total books read: 4

Update in 6 words: wouldn't want to live by Radleys...

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #5

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Time read today: 1 hour 52 minutes

Total time read: 7 hour 46 minutes

Pages read today: 213

Total pages read:  1110

Books read today: .6 of Allison Hewitt is Trapped

Total books read: 3

Update in 6 words: Can't wait to read the sequel to Allison Hewitt!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #4

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Time read today: 78 minutes

Total time read: 5 hour 14 minutes

Pages read today: 135

Total pages read: 897

Books read today: .4 of Allison Hewitt is Trapped

Total books read: 2.4

Update in 6 words: Holy zombies Batman!  Love this book!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #3

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Time read today: 2 hours 46 minutes

Total time read: 4 hour 56 minutes

Pages read today: 217

Total pages read: 762

Books read today: .70 of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Total books read: 2

Update in 6 words: Book good, movie awful, sorry Wilde

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #2

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I knew that attempting to ready for the move this weekend would cut into my reading time, just upset that I only read two chapters today.  Hopefully tomorrow goes better.

Time read today: 40 minutes

Total time read: 2 hour 10 minutes

Pages read today: 33

Total pages read: 545

Books read today: 33 pages of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Total books read: 1

Update in 6 words: Two chapters in and I'm horrified!

Spring Into Horror Readathon Day #1

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Time read today: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total time read: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pages read today: 512

Total pages read: 512

Books read today: 1 (Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham)

Total books read: 1

Update in 6 words: Lost myself in Willingham's back work

Spring Into Horror Readathon -- Starting Line

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So excited for this readathon.  I love horror and spring just seems like the perfect time to bring out the horror.  Like all my readathons, I'll be doing a daily update post.  Unfortunately this is the week that I'm moving from Omaha, NE to San Jose, CA.  Reading time may be spotty or even nonexistant towards the end fo the week.  We will see...

Goals:

• Read 3 books or more
• Write reviews for all books read
• Read an average of an hour a day (trying to not pressure myself too much)

TBR Pile:

• Bad Doings and Big Ideas by Bill Willingham
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• The Radleys by Matt Haig
• Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux
• The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe