Horror Aficionados discussion

C.E.C. asked: do they have to be only horror books or can they also be generally speculative fiction books?

If you click on the link WendyB provides in her original message above, you are taken to a page which states: “They don't have to be horror, but that's definitely a plus.”

I made better progress in 2023, so hopefully I can finish this ins 2024

1.The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl
2. Royal Blood
3.Eragon
4.A Wind in the Door
5.Deadly Night
6.The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty: United States Marine Corps, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968
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Canavan wrote: "Jessica wondered: shouldn't it begin January 1st?

That’s when it does begin. A few participants have started listing books, but I’m pretty sure that those are books that they intend to read as par..."

I’m starting in January but have listed the titles I hope to get through and will put a “☑️” next to them once I’ve finished.

Char wrote: "Going with 10 this year!"

Good luck Char! :D

Kelly wrote: "Lisa - OwlBeSatReading wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I'm going for 10 this year.


Challenge: 2024 Mount TBR Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31
Current Progress: 0/10

1. Bunny by ..."

I’ll be interested to see how you get on with it! 😁 do you know when you will start? I’ve not given up on it, it’s on hold (or something lol) if I ever see a copy (cheap!) I’ll buy it as I borrowed it from my friend and shoved it back at her saying “this book is mad as a box of frogs, I don’t get it!” 🤣🤣

C.E.C. wrote: "little question, hope it's not bothersome to ask here but: do they have to be only horror books or can they also be generally speculative fiction books?"

Not bothersome at all, and a legitimate question, imo. I personally did read every kind of book for this challenge last year, I have to say my TBR mostly consists of horror and sf, but I even read one non-fiction from Stephen King too (Danse Macabre). So I guess anything goes?

Hi all I have a question-How do I create a post where I can make a blank list and then come back to it to post my books? Thanks in advance!
Yolanda

Yolanda wrote: "Hi all I have a question-How do I create a post where I can make a blank list and then come back to it to post my books? Thanks in advance!
Yolanda"

If you only use the app on your phone I don't think you can do it. Unless I am wrong and it has been changed, they do not allow you to edit your posts in the app. However, if you do it through the Goodreads website on your pc/mac/whatever then you can go back and edit the list later to fill it in.

Yolanda wrote: "Hi all I have a question-How do I create a post where I can make a blank list and then come back to it to post my books? Thanks in advance!
Yolanda"

You can create the post here with spaces for your list TBR and then go back to it by clicking 'edit' and filling in the list as you read. (Ah yes, good point noted, the edit option is on desktop version only. I don’t use the app as it’s annoying lol!) I've got a list with links to the books i plan to read and when ive read them i'm going to add a tick to mark it as read here as well as on my dedicated mount tbr shelf. Good luck with your 2024 reading! :D

C.E.C. wrote: "little question, hope it's not bothersome to ask here but: do they have to be only horror books or can they also be generally speculative fiction books?"

This is your personal TBR challenge: you can count any books you already own towards it, no matter what the genre.

C.E.C. wrote: "little question, hope it's not bothersome to ask here but: do they have to be only horror books or can they also be generally speculative fiction books?"

That is up to you. I try to make the majority of the books I list be horror or horror adjacent, but that does not mean the occasional cozy mystery does not make its way on my list!

My goal is 26 books for this year. At least 13 of them have to be ones I already own.

1) The Night Silver River Run Red - Own (1/5/2024)
2) Episode Thirteen - Own (1/12/2024)
3) Hamsters Ball - Own (1/13/2024)
4) The Vessel - KU (2/4/2024)
5) Woom - KU (2/6/2024)
6) Bruises on a Butterfly - KU (2/16/2024)
7) Survive the Night - Own (3/30/2024)
8) Grandpappy - Own (3/31/2024)
9) Just Another Bloodbath At Camp Woe-Be-Gone - Own (4/19/2024)
10) Transcendental Mutilation - Purchased (5/27/2024)
11) Brainwyrms - Purchased (6/24/2024)
12) Last Days - Own (9/24/2024)
13) Come Closer - Own (9/26/2024)
14) Scanlines - Own (9/29/2024)
15) Manhunt - Own
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I'm going for 24. It should be easy, considering how tall my tbr pile is...

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I’m starting on the lower side. It’s been a rough 2023 for me and just starting to get back into reading. 24 sounds like a good number and a good year 🤞🏼

Denis (deez_bookish_adventures) wrote: "Yolanda wrote: "Hi all I have a question-How do I create a post where I can make a blank list and then come back to it to post my books? Thanks in advance!
Yolanda"

If you only use the app on you..."
Thank you!

Lisa - OwlBeSatReading wrote: "Yolanda wrote: "Hi all I have a question-How do I create a post where I can make a blank list and then come back to it to post my books? Thanks in advance!
Yolanda"

You can create the post here w..."

Thanks!

Yolanda wrote: "Thank you!..."

You're welcome, good luck!

My goal is 16 for the year hoping it's doable

I seek the group's impetus and esprit de corps to reduce evidence of my bookshopping addiction. Going for 50. I won't run out of titles, I'm sure.

1. Vertical
2. Black River Orchard
3. A Lush and Seething Hell: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror
4. Slights
5. Narcissus and Goldman
6. We Can Never Leave This Place
7. Burning Conscience by Claude Eatherly and Gunther Anders
8. TBD

I vowed to stop buying books until I read most of the books I already own :D Hopefully this challenge will help keep me on track. Going for 15, which should be doable.

14/15 Completed

1) I Who Have Never Known Men - Finished 21-09-2024
2) Good Girls Don’t Die - Finished 21-01-2024
3) Everything Is Temporary
4) Johnny Got His Gun - Finished 28-01-2024
5) The Child Thief - Finished 24-03-2024
6) By the Light of Dead Stars - Finished 13-06-2024
7) Sacculina - Finished 02-03-2024
8) Where He Can't Find You - Finished 17-01-2024
9) People Who Are Lost : A Novella - Finished 14-08-2024
10) Keep It In The Family - Finished 31-05-2024
11) Intercepts - Finished 04-02-2024
12) Dark Matter: A Ghost Story - Finished 11-10-2024
13) The Devil's Shallows - Finished 07-07-2024
14) The Copper Man - Finished 18-05-2024
15) Ghost 19 - Finished 18-02-2024

Lisa - OwlBeSatReading wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Lisa - OwlBeSatReading wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I'm going for 10 this year.


Challenge: 2024 Mount TBR Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31
Current Progress: 0/10

1. [book:Bunny..."

LOL - I like that description of the book as it made me laugh out loud. I'm planning to start it the first week of February. I'll give a ping when I do in case you want to wade in again!!

I am GOING to finish reading all the Bram Stoker Horror award winners for best novel this year. I have been plugging away at this personal goal the the last several years and have completed all but 11 of them. I read 127 books last year, I find it insane that I did not read these 11 books.

How do I access the log in page to start?

Pisces51 wrote: "How do I access the log in page to start?"

Here's the link:
https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

All I’ve done over the last few years is add a couple of hundred books to my tbr. I’ve made no dent in my pile so I’ll start with a goal of 10.

Finished!!

12/10

1. Empty zone Vol 2. - Jason Alexander
2. Rolling in the deep - Mira Grant
3. The Bad Seed - William March
4. Lazarus Vol 1 - Greg Rucka
5. The curious incident of the dog in the night time - Mark Haddon
6. Lord of the flies - William Golding
7. Darkness there - Edgar Allan Poe
8. Wetbones - John Shirley
9. The Five - Robert McCammon
10. Patient zero - Jonathan Maberry
11. Meat - Michael Bray
12. Dark Hollow - John Connolly

I am hoping to improve this year but set my goal small to start at just 10 from this pile...they pile up for a reason!

Registered for 20

I managed 29 last year so I'm gonna go for 30! I'll just record as I go.

1. The Wife and the Widow by Christian White (AA) Finished 6/1; 4 stars. Review Here
2. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh Finished 12/1; 3 stars. Review Here
3. Slow Horses by Mick Herron Finished 14/1; 3 stars. Review Here
4. Midnight by Stephen Leather DNF'd 17/1; 1 star. Review Here
5. The Darkest Sin by D.V. Bishop Finished 30/1; 4 stars. Review Here
6. Hereafter by Tara Hudson Finished 3/3; 3 stars. Review Here

Saving my spot here for my 25 books. I'll call my shelf "HA Mount TBR Challenge 2024."
1. Time Salvager - Wesley Chu
2. If it Bleeds- Stephen King
3. The Once and Future Witches - Alix Harrow
4. Who Killed Mister Moonlight? - David J. Haskins
5. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North
6. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
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Holy wah, I wish I had more time in my days 😭 I'm going to try for just 12 books this year! Spooky reading, friends!
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I'm going for 100 this year. This is my list thus far and the majority have been audiobooks but I will be moving on to physical copies and kindle reads throughout the year. So far my absolute favorite has been, Audition by Ryu Murakami. Anything with an * asterisk is recommended and received at least 4 stars from me. I'm updating this for a new target of 200 TBR reads for this year since The Dead America series is comprised of short installment and I've had them forever so I need to get them done.

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Jamie wrote: "I'm going for 100 this year. This is my list thus far and the majority have been audiobooks but I will be moving on to physical copies and kindle reads throughout the year.

1.https://www.goodreads..."

If you click the "add book/author" link above the text box you can link directly to the book's page by title or cover rather than copy a link from that page.

Alan wrote: "Jamie wrote: "I'm going for 100 this year. This is my list thus far and the majority have been audiobooks but I will be moving on to physical copies and kindle reads throughout the year.

1.https:/..."

Oh thank you Alan. I didn't realize that. I will try and go back and edit my post accordingly.

going on a tentative no-buy until i read at least half of my current physical tbr.



that also means i can support my library more by borrowing books!

last year i read 24 from my bookshelf, exceeding my goal of 16 (dunno why i chose the number 16, but there you go). this year, i plan to read at least 17.

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First time joining in on this challenge! I set my goal at 30.

1. In the Shadow of Spindrift House 12/29/23
2. The Lost Village 1/18/24
3. They Drown Our Daughters 1/29/24
4. Lovecraft's Monsters 2/29/24
5. The Other Daughter 2/27/24
6. The Sandman: Act I 3/28/24
7. When I Was You 3/29/24
8. Wolfsong 4/16/24
9. Kill Creek 4/30/24
10. Robber Girl 5/15/24
11. Exorcist Falls 5/21/24
12. The Book of Lost and Found 5/28/24
13. Fed 6/3/24
14. An Encore of Roses 6/3/24
15. Kin 6/18/24
16. The Mermaid 6/19/24
17. It Will Just Be Us 6/26/24
18. From Below 7/3/24
19. The Silent Companions 7/12/24
20. A Good House for Children 8/15/24
21. Bacchanal 9/2324
22. Valley of Shadows 12/3/24
23. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button And Other Stories 12/4/24
24. The Death of Mrs. Westaway 12/12/24
25. The Mothman Prophecies 12/13/24
26. Wilde Lake 12/22/24
27. The Vampyre 12/23/24
28. I Remember You 12/26/24
29. Together, Apart 12/30/24
30. The Turtle Boy 12/31/24

DONE with 30/30! Made it by the skin of my teeth!!!!!

I loved The Ballad of Black Tom. I think Victor LaValle is really great at setting a scene and drawing you in to it.
Kelly wrote: "I'm going for 10 this year.


Challenge: 2024 Mount TBR Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31
Current Progress: 1/10

1. Bunny by Mona Awad
2. [book:The Balla..."

I'll give this one a shot. 25 minimum is what I'm aiming for.

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Saving my place here! I'm aiming for ten this year since twenty-five was a bit too much for me to handle last year.

1. NOS4A2
2. The Illustrated Man
3. In Ghostly Japan: Spooky Stories with the Folklore, Superstitions and Traditions of Old Japan

Blank Post.

I'm going to try this again! Last year my personal goal was to read already owned books, 15 each from physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for a total of 45. I did terrible! I only got like 20 off the list. So this year I am going to try for 15 already owned books in any format.
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I'll probably exceed my current goal of 12 but I don't want to get ahead of myself. Here's what I've got so far, will update overtime. I'm doing a personal awards thing for the stuff I'll have read this year so I want to get a nicely sized catalog of competition.

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I am unable to figure out what to do. I spent time moving all my UNREAD books to a single shelf I named Unread Books. I pulled a couple over and read them but the had to indicate Read 2024. Then I noticed that it is popping up all of these unread books asking me if I read them this year. They have not been read at all. I am not sure what to do.

Taking a cautious approach of only 7, I've filled in 2 so far.
1) The Beetle
2) The Adventures of Alyx

I will say 12
1. The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith by Gabrielle Bernstein √
2. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl √

I will try to read a minimum of 10:
✔️ 1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
✔️ 2. Fog a Dox by Bruce Pascoe
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What a shame I haven't read these gorgeous shelf decorations yet. This is the year!

Misery
Dolores Claiborne
Daisy Darker
The Collective
The Silent Patient
The Snowman
Greenwich Park
Phantoms
An Anonymous Girl
The Picture of Dorian Gray

I'm only doing 3 since I'm more focused on other challenges and BOTMs...

The Midnight Library ☐
Mortal Engines ☐
Unquiet Spirits: Whisky,Ghosts,Murder ☐

This year is a good year as I was able to reach my goal of reading 12 books off my physical shelf! It was mazing because I could give away the ones I'm not interestes in keeping and discovered a hidden gem or two, like Agents of Dreamland, why haven't I read that one before?

So I decided to tentatively try to double down and hopefully reach the dream of 24 mount tbr books. I think I can do it!

inciminci wrote: "This year is a good year as I was able to reach my goal of reading 12 books off my physical shelf! It was mazing because I could give away the ones I'm not interestes in keeping and discovered a hi..."
Congrats! Reaching those to-be-read goals seems to be one of the hardest goals to attain. We keep finding shiny new objects to grab our attention.

Michael wrote: "inciminci wrote: "This year is a good year as I was able to reach my goal of reading 12 books off my physical shelf! It was mazing because I could give away the ones I'm not interestes in keeping a..."

Thank you Michael! That's exactly it, I'll just shift the blame on the wonderful new publications that I can't resist.