Reading Challenges: Did you sign up for any this year?
How has your progression been?
I did sign up for one challenge this year. The R.I.P. challenge. This challenge is in its sixth year and is hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. I liked the challenge because it offered a lot of different levels of commitment.
I’ve committed to Peril the 1st.
This means that I have to read 4 “scary” books by October 31st. Well, I’m calling them scary but technically I just have to read anything that could be classified as:
- Mystery
- Suspense
- Thriller
- Dark Fantasy
- Gothic
- Horror
- Supernatural
You see, this is my first reading challenge and I chose it because I love to get all theme-y in the fall. I was built for the fall people…I miss it! I’ve got red hair, pale skin, and a deep desire to wear boots with long skirts. Oh and apples, and pumpkin patches…maybe lots of apple cider with peach schnaps…
But I digress…
I long for the fall even more because as we all know…this very pale, easily sunburnt, librarian lives in Southern Florida. Yep, it’s def. still about 90 out right now and those dreams of some new rich brown, Victorian steampunk-ish, shoebooties are not jiving with the weather.
*But wouldn’t shoes like that look great with a skirt?*
*Something a la Anthropologie*
But again…I digress…I’m here to talk about books, forgot for a second, lol…
My progress with this challenge is as follows:
I’ve signed up for it and downloaded The Shining from my local library
and The Poisoned House from NetGalley
But I would love lots of help picking my final two books! I’m a scaredy-cat at heart and horror has never really been my thing. Picture me sleeping with a night-light throughout the month of October.
So what about you?
Any Reading Challenges?
Any Scary Story suggestions? (please, please, please! lol)
Any thoughts on fall fashion?
…You’ve been introduced to Fluevogs, right? RIGHT?!
http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w%5B0%5D=gender%3Awomen&pp=1
God, I love shoes. And Fall. And steampunk.
I had not been introduced to Fluevogs…but I’m a lover of all shoe-related things, lol. DSW and I are close!
i thought The Road by Cormac McCarthy was about the most terrifying thing i’ve ever read. Human flesh stuck to scary-bad-guy-cannibal’s teeth? ahhhhhhh!
Oooh, I dunno if I could do scary reads – I’m such a weenie! Maybe you should try the Southern Lit Challenge next year, you’ve read some great ones (I’m planning on reading some Pat Conroy myself)!
I enjoyed The Poisoned House a lot! Maybe another gothic-y idea would be The Twin’s Daughter or if you want to go towards zombie-scary Feed by Mira Grant.
…and now I go sign myself up for that challenge. 😀
Yea! so happy you’re joining up. I feel like I’ve seen the cover to Feed but haven’t read too much about it. I’ll check it out. Thanks!
I’ve signed on for the same challenge. My book of choice will be House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. It’s already been giving me nightmares! I also signed up to read a short story and I chose At the Mountain of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft. You might want to give him a try as well. I also have Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick on standby in case I get ambitious so that’s another option to consider.
Saw RIP on your blog. I’m going to join you come Oct 1. Trying to get books read for Sustin Teen Book Fair & Banned Book Week up till then.
I generally don’t do creepy, scary, or anything with monsters, demons, etc. but lately I have started to hear a funny little voice telling me I must try a Stephen King novel. I think I’d better try one of his non=scary ones.
I thought about you doing this challenge when I saw Those Across The RIver by Christopher Buehlman. It’s also on NetGalley. The reviews on Goodreads say it is creepy…