I love Halloween movies! I’m also a big scaredy-cat. So, when I saw Anna @ The Bursting Bookshelf’s prompt for Blogoween, I just new I had to participate. Today’s topic is my Top 5 Non-Horror Halloween Movies!
Okay, here we go!
Waiting on Wednesday/Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature, started by Breaking the Spine and continued by Wishful Endings, that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases!
This week’s pick is:
Two Can Keep a Secret
RELEASING JANUARY 8TH, 2019
The New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, Karen M. McManus, is back with an all-new, page-turning mystery perfect for fans of Riverdale!
Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.
The town is picture-perfect, but it’s hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone’s declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.
Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she’s in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous–and most people aren’t good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it’s safest to keep your secrets to yourself.
I love a good mystery novel, and Two Can Keep a Secret sounds so promising!! The synopsis has me so intrigued. I’ve heard really great things about One of Us is Lying (it’s actually on my TBR, too), and so I have high hopes for this book!
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Hey everyone! So, I wasn’t planning on participating in the Spookathon this year, because I was already been planning on doing the Sbooktober readathon, and I just didn’t know if I would be up for two readathons back-to-back. That being said, I feel like I’ve really been lacking with my reading this month, and I’ve decided maybe back-to-back readathons are just what I need! So, I’m going for it!
The Spookathon started yesterday, October 15th, and runs through the 21st. You can get all the information you need for this readathon by clicking here!
Today, I’m going to be sharing my TBR for the readathon! You will definitely be seeing a few familiar titles if you read my October TBR post, but I’m going to be sharing the books I want to specifically read this week. You will see a few new ones though, too!
Challenges
1. Read a thriller
This book is probably more horror than thriller, but I’m using it anyway. I picked up Lights Out from a library book sale because it looks like it will be one of those fun and cheesy 90’s horror/thriller novels.
2. Read a book with purple on the cover
I’ve been hearing such wonderful and creepy things about this novel. My sister recently read Small Spaces, and she loved it. So, I’m really looking forward to reading this one!
3. Read a book not set in the current time period
4. Read a book with a spooky word in the title
For these next two challenges, I’m using The Witch of Willow Hall! I’ve already started this one, and so far it’s really good. This is a very promising read!
5. Read a book with pictures
I’ve been reading tons of Halloween-themed pictures books to my nieces and nephews, and I know I will read them more this week! Does that count?!
And that’s my little TBR for this fun and spooky readathon! I haven’t gotten much read this week because I’ve had tons of school assignments due (hence, why there was no post yesterday 😦 ) but I’ve submitted just about everything that is due for a while, and I’m hoping that I can get more reading done for the rest of the readathon!
Thanks for reading!
It’s time for another Blogtober Book Quote! Today’s quote comes from one of my October TBR picks, and that is The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury! I love how descriptive and atmospheric this quote is. It just feels so much like Halloween!
Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve. Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.
~ Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
Doesn’t this quote just make you so excited for Halloween?!
Title: Sunrise Cabin by Stacey Donovan
Pages: 346
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Published by: Hallmark Publishing (Sept. 16th, 2018)
Summary
Two very different people…
One very special place.Dylan’s an overworked investment banker. Paige is a free-spirited first-grade teacher. From the first time they meet, these two opposites attract.
Meanwhile, the cabin Paige is renting has gone up for sale. She loves living there, and she just might be able to buy it—if she finally achieves her dream of selling her children’s stories. When she learns Dylan is also determined to buy the cabin, their new romance turns into a real estate rivalry.
Dylan could tell her about his own connection to the place…but that would mean opening up about his past. As his relationship with Paige goes from funny to touching, they both discover more about love, hope, and the true meaning of home.
This romance contains a Hallmark original recipe for Maple Pecan Streusel Muffins with Cider Glaze.
*I received this e-book in exchange for an honest review. A huge thank you to the publisher and NetGalley!*
When it comes to Hallmark movies, I am a big sap. I know they’re cheesy and predictable, but I just love them and cannot get enough! So, as you can imagine, Hallmark Publishing books give me that same feel and I love them for it.
Hey everyone! Today I’m doing the Spooky Scary Book Tag! This tag was created by Shelby @ Clever Fox. I wasn’t tagged by anyone to do this, but I was looking for a festive book tag to do, and this one seemed perfect!
Okay, let’s get started!
1. What goes bump in the night?
Name a book that has legitimately scared you while reading it.
I definitely have to go with The Diviners by Libba Bray for this one! I feel like I’ve been talking about that book so much lately, but it was just so creepy and scary to me!!
2. Jack O Lanterns and Classic Costumes
A book you always reach for during Halloween time.
I’m going to go with my festive, childhood favorites for this one, like The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything, The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat, and The Teeny Tiny Woman. Growing up, I had a huge stack of Halloween themed books that I would make my mom read over and over again. So now, I love reading those same Halloween books that I read as a kid to my nieces and nephews every year!
3. Black Cats and Magic Mirrors
A book you love that is laced with superstition and/or magic.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is so mysterious and magic-filled. It makes such a perfect read for Halloween! The movie is really good, too! 🍂
4. Witch’s Brew
Favorite witch character in any book/series.
As I’ve already talked about, I haven’t really read that many books featuring witches. So, I can’t really say for certain who my favorite witch is. That being said, I love the Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV show, and I know it’s based on the comics, so, even though I’ve heard she’s different in the show, I’m going to go with Sabrina Spellman!
5. Ghouls and Ghosts
A book that still haunts you to this day (good or bad).
The Kill Order by James Dashner was such a disappointment to me! I loved The Maze Runner series so much, and so I wanted a prequel that was going to be just as good, but The Kill Order definitely was not. I’ve never read a book that had so much non-stop action but still somehow managed to be so incredibly boring as this book. 😦
6. Haunted Graveyard
You’re all alone in a haunted graveyard, you get ONE book to give you comfort, which is it?
Definitely, I would pick the Bible!
7. The Undead
Favorite supernatural creatures to read about (i.e. vamps, zombies, werewolves, etc).
I can’t decide between werewolves and vampires! I like reading about both for different reasons. And yes, Twilight and the Shiver series are the main reason why. 😂
8. In the dead of night
Pick a book with a black cover.
This version of And Then There Were None has a black cover! Also, this mystery would be perfect to read during Halloween time!
9. Trick or Treat?
Treat, please!!
I tag:
Jessica @ Reading with Jessica
Anyone reading this!
I hope you all had fun reading my answers because I had so much fun doing this tag!
Thanks for reading!
Hello! I absolutely love decorating for the different seasons and holidays! It always gets me in such a festive mood. Today I’m going to be sharing with you all my autumnal bookshelf decorations!
We are now ten days into Blogtober, and today I am back with another post for Blogoween! I thought today’s prompt, hosted by Camilla @ The Reader in the Attic, was so perfect for Halloween, which is Local Supernaturals Who Demand a Book. Basically, with this prompt, you can share scary stories about supernatural experiences that have happened where you live, or even to you!
Today, I’m going to be sharing a ghost story about Ohio, a hair-raising experience my sister and I had, plus the spookiest encounter my sister and boyfriend had one evening in our house.
Also, before we get started, I do want to include a kind of disclaimer on this post. Don’t ever try to communicate with the dead. Don’t 👏🏼 play 👏🏼 with 👏🏼 ouija 👏🏼boards. Demons are real. So, please don’t talk to dead people or seek them out in any way. 🙃
Alrighty, let the spooky stories commence!
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is:
TOP TEN LONGEST BOOKS I’VE EVER READ
This week’s title is pretty self-explanatory. Today I’m sharing with you all ten of the longest books I’ve ever read! I’ve scoured Goodreads, so I’m pretty sure I’m not missing anything. I’ve included the page count at the top, too! Also, I’m just going to be upfront and admit that I’m still not finished with The Count of Monte Cristo yet, but I’m working on it, and it will be one of the biggest books I’ve ever read once I finally finish it, so I decided to add it anyway! I have fully read everything else, though! 🎉
Alright, let’s get started:
What is the longest book you’ve ever read?
Thanks for reading!
Hello! Today I am back with another Blogtober Book Quote. Today I’m sharing Robert Frost’s iconic poem, The Road Not Taken. There’s just something about this poem that I have always appreciated it. While I realize this poem isn’t super seasonal, it just reminds me of autumn so much.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.~ Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
While I haven’t always been the biggest fan of poetry, lately I’ve really come to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of it!
What is one of your favorite poems?
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