Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

In celebration of a much loved team challenge theme, and even more loved film, let's spend some time with our favourite Hallowe'en Town residents!

Duration: 1 month

Levels:
Dusty Cobweb - read 1 - 8 books
Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books
Dancing Skeleton - read 17 - 24 books
Haunted House - read 25+ books

Options:
Option 1: Spell-out the name of a character(s) from the film (under the spoiler below)

Option 2: Read Hallowe'en themed books

Option 3: Mix and match options 1 and 2.

(view spoiler)[Characters
Jack Skellington
Sally
Oogie Boogie
Doctor Finklestein
Mayor of Halloween Town
Lock
Shock
Barrel
Sandy Claws
Zero
Scary Teddy
Jack-in-the-Box
Zombie Toy Duck
Giant Snake
Zombie Band
Wolfman
Igor
Harlequin Demon (hide spoiler)]



Rules:
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word




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I'm in. Carved Pumpkin (9-16), Option 3: Mix and Match

16/16

Hallowe'en themed books
1) Lords and Ladies read on 6 Oct - about Witches
2) Dracula read on 10 Oct - about the Vampire that started it all
3) Carpe Jugulum read on 12 Oct - about witches and vampires
4) The Vampire's Mail Order Bride - read on 15 Oct about a Halloween Town with supernatural creatures
5) Magic Rises read on 20 Oct - werewolves
6) Going Postal read on 26 Oct - vampires, banshees, werwolves

Spell-It-Out (7-16)
S - author J. Sheridan Le Fanu from Carmilla read on 14 Oct
A - author Anthony Trollope from The Last Chronicle of Barset read on 17 Oct
N - Nathaniel Sowerby from Framley Parsonage read on 31 Oct
D - Dickon from The Secret Garden read on 2 Oct
Y - Yngva from The Werewolf Dates The Deputy read on 21 Oct

C - Catherine of Aragon from Wolf Hall read on 27 Oct
L - Lief Holbrook - Harvest Moon read on 10 Oct
A - author Anthony Trollope from Barchester Towers read on 24 Oct
W - Matilda Woodworm - Matilda read on 1 October
S - author Mary Stewart - Nine Coaches Waiting read on 21 Oct

Haunted House, option 3 for me :)

25/25

G The Old Wives' Tale (Gerald)
I The Gambler Alexey Ivanovich)
A The Prestige (Alfred)
N The Book of Merlyn (T Natrix)
T One In Three by Tess Stimson

S Somewhere In Time
N Stranger in a Strange Land (Dr Nelson)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement
K The Brothers Karamazov (Karamazov brothers)
E The Rise of Endymion (Raul Endymion)


L The Patient Man (Laura)
O The Once and Future King
C Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
K

Themed books:

1. The Ordeal of the Haunted Room
2. The Night Watch
3. Witches Abroad
4. Blue World
5. Dead Until Dark
6. Let the Right One In
7. The Talisman
8. Christine
9. Heart-Shaped Box
10. Zombie Fallout
11. Midnight in the Graveyard
12. The Only Good Indians

October, a Nightmarish Halloween
25/25, Haunted House level
Option 1, spell out

Jack Skellington
Johnson, Alma char-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
Alexander-The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21
C The Case of the Custard Conspiracy Rosie A. Point 10/1/21
K Knifed in Nice Zara Keane 10/3/21

Smith Charlie char-The Case of the Waffling Warrants Rosie A. Point 10/2/21
Krista Baker char-A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
Evan Gray char-Slashing Through the Snow Jacqueline Frost 10/12/21
Lawley-On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
Lyra St. Claire char-Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes C.A. Phipps 10/11/21
Izzie Abbinton char-A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
Nina char-Lanterns, Lakes & Larceny Tonya Kappes 10/22/21
Gossip Cozy Mysteries-The Case of the Key Lime Crimes Rosie A. Point 10/5/21
Tessa Esposito char-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21
Newton, Samantha char-Strangers on a Skein Anne Canadeo 10/23/21

Giant Snake
Gayle-Headlines of Murder Summer Prescott, Susie Gayle 10/15/21
I In Hot Water Kate Kingsbury 10/16/21
All Day-Breakfast Cafe series-Mistletoe Cake Murder Lena Gregory 10/17/21
Natalie Devine char-Poison in the Pastries Susan Harper 10/29/21
Tonya-Jackets, Jack-O-Lanterns & Justice Tonya Kappes 10/23/21

Susan Harper-Costumes & Crimes Susan Harper 10/9/21
Natalie char-The Enemy You Gnocchi Catherine Bruns 10/30/21
AR Winters-Beauty Queens and Cruises A.R. Winters 10/20/21
Kitt-Digging Up Trouble Kitt Crowe 10/13/21
Elizabeth char-A Letter of Murder Penny Brooke 10/21/21

October Challenge!

Carved Pumpkin!

I'm doing Option 1..

J Jamaica Inn
A After You
C Children of Time
K The Known World

I The Immortalists
N Never Let Me Go

T Tumbleweeds
H The Henna Artist
E Emancipation Day

B Before I Fall
O One of Us Is Lying
X The Xibalba Murders

Does anyone have any X-Book recommendations?? I feel like that one's gonna suck the most lol

A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
Lauri's Spot!
October 2021

Carved Pumpkin
Option 3 Mix & Match for me!

1.The Final Girl Support Group 10/12/21
2. IT


Spellout:

S Stay with Me 10/2/21
A The Alienist
N The Mystery at Lilac Inn - Nancy Drew series
D Dying on the Vine 10/4/21
Y The Ronin's Mistress - character Yanagisawa 10/18/21

C People of Darkness - MC Sgt. Jim Chee 10/21/21
L Howloween Murder by Laurien Berenson 10/19/21
A Aunt Dimity and the Summer King
W
S Daughters of the Witching Hill - Mary Sharratt

Chales wrote: "October Challenge!

Carved Pumpkin!

I'm doing Option 1..

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Does anyone have any X-Book recommendations?? I feel like that one's gonna suck the most lol"

Hi Chales! I've found a few in my wanderings. The ones I've already read are good.
Miss Chopsticks by Xinran
Feathered Serpent by Xu Xiaobin
The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton

(view spoiler)[(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name. (hide spoiler)]
I'm in Option 1

S- Sara Bourgeois If the Broom Fits
A- Ashley King The Imperfect Psychic: A Dubious Death
L- Luca As Dead As A Vampire
L- Cate Lawley Cutthroat Cupcakes
Y- Mila Young Ares Is Mine

W
O
L- Patti Larsen Merry Little Mystic Murder
F- April Fernsby Death Of A Psychic
M- Murder in Cherry Hills
A- A Tragic Party
N

Nightmarish Hallowe'en
October 2021

Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books - Option 2

Completed 11 books

1. The Curse of Braeburn Castle 10/14
2. The Ghostly Groundskeeper 10/18
3. Halloween Hayride Murder 10/19
4. Digging Up the Remains 10/22
5. Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice 10/22
6. Trick or Murder? 10/23
7. Haunted House Murder 10/24
8. Fudge Bites 10/26
9. Murderously Sweet 10/26
10. Boston Scream Murder 10/28
11. Ghostly Graveyard 10/29

Thank you! I've put a couple on my library list..hopefully one of them gets to me ASAP!

Lauri wrote: "Chales wrote: "October Challenge!

Chales wrote: "Does anyone have any X-Book recommendations?? I feel like that one's gonna suck the most lol"

I see that Lauri already suggested a couple. I'll add XO to the list. I haven't read it yet, but it was recommended to me.

Thank you! I've added that to my list..I want to do the A-Z challenge next year so I'll need more options!

Kristie wrote: "Chales wrote: "Does anyone have any X-Book recommendations?? I feel like that one's gonna suck the most lol"

I see that Lauri already suggested a couple. I'll add XO to the list. I..."

Nightmarish Hallowe'en
October 2021

Carved Pumpkin Read 9-16 books
13/16 *Completed books will have ✔️ beside them*
Option 3

1. Fallow Heart by K.C. Finn
2. The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
3. The Violent Season by Sara Walters
4. A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Howell
✔️5. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
✔️ 6. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Erica LaRocca
✔️ 7. There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
✔️ 8. Deadly Class, Vol. 1: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender
✔️ 9. Deadly Class, Volume 2: Kids of the Black Hole by Rick Remender
✔️ 10. Deadly Class, Volume 3: The Snake Pit by Rick Remender

✔️ S - Swallow by Sam Schill
✔️ A - Accidental by Alex Richards
✔️ N - No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz
✔️ D - The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich
Y - You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon

C - The Ghost Tracks by Celso Hurtado
✔️ L - The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones
✔️ A - The Deep by Alma Katsu
✔️ W - Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller
S - My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

YAY HALLOWEEN! <3

i'm in!

Nightmarish Hallowe'en
October 2021

Carved Pumpkin Read 9-16 books
0/13

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October 2021
Option 3
Haunted Houses: 14/25+ (31)

Jack Skellington: 11/15
J: Justina Ireland - Ophie's Ghosts ☠️☠️☠️☠️
A: Ashford, Mason (character) Frostbite ☠️☠️☠️
C: Come Closer ☠️☠️☠️☠️
K: Kenemore, Scott - Zombie, Ohio ☠️☠️

S: Stephen Graham Jones - My Heart Is a Chainsaw ☠️☠️
K: Krieg (character) Tender Is the Flesh ☠️☠️☠️☠️
E: Eileen ☠️☠️
L: The Lost Village ☠️☠️☠️
L: Later ☠️☠️☠️
I
N
G: Gibbon, Homer (character) Dead of Night ☠️☠️☠️☠️
T: Tim Meyer - Paradise Club ☠️☠️☠️☠️
O
N

Sally 1/5
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A: Ana Fuentes - From the Dragon's Mouth: 10 True Stories that Unveil the Real China 🧵🧵🧵
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Oogie Boogie 1/11
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B: Brown, Janelle - Pretty Things 🦇🦇
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Misc. Halloween Theme
Full Throttle - Joe Hill 🎃🎃🎃

I'm up for Haunted House option 3. (Are Halloween books, books that take place at Halloween or spooky books?)
Completed 25/25

H Hendricks, Greer - An Anonymous Girl 19 Oct
A Away in a Manger - Rhys Bowen 03 Oct
R Red Blizzard- Clay Fisher 30 Oct
L Laura Lippman - Dream Girl 13 Oct
E Ellis, Bella - The Vanished Bride 10 Oct
Q Quest of the Spider -Kenneth Robeson 31 Oct
U Untrue till Death- Graham Brack 31 Oct
I I See You - Clare Mackintosh 28 Oct
N The Nightwalker - Thomas Tessier 30 Oct

D Death by Dumpling- Vivien Chien 10 Oct
E Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at Wedgefield Manor 30 Oct
M Murder Cuts the Mustard -Jessica Ellicott 02 Oct
O The Other Woman - Sandie Jones 16 Oct
N Neville- The House of Ashes 25 Oct

Halloween Books

1. The Seeding -David Shobin 03 Oct
2. The Pet - Charles L. Grant 10 Oct
3. The Nightmare Room - Chris Sorensen 15 Oct
4. Smithy- Amanda Desiree 25 Oct
5. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix 25 Oct
6. The Haunting of Willow House- Anthony M. Strong 25 Oct
7. Blood Mist- Robert James 25 Oct
8. Ghost Story- Peter Straub 25 Oct
9. Dead Souls - Michael Laimo 27 Oct
10. Childmare- Nick Sharman 28 Oct
11. The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty 31 Oct

Ɪasa wrote: "(Are Halloween books, books that take place at Halloween or spooky books?)"

They are whatever you want them to be! spooky books, books set in a spooky place, books set during Hallowe'en, books with Hallowe'en-y creatures in them. We aren't going to be strict here :)

Wanted to share some online radio links with you for autumn/halloween readings, but apparently GR's new policy does not allow ref - links to other sites any more. :(

- Smooth Pumpkin Spice Latte, https://www.accuradio.com/channel/560...
- Classical Dark and Spooky, https://www.accuradio.com/channel/560...
- 13 Classic Horror Film Soundtracks, https://www.accuradio.com/channel/55e...

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
Duration: 1 month
Levels: Dusty Cobweb - read 1 - 8 books
Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books
Dancing Skeleton - read 17 - 24 books
Haunted House - read 25+ books

Options:
Option 1: Spell-out the name of a character(s) from the film (under the spoiler below)

Option 2: Read Hallowe'en themed books
bearwalker
camp murderface
The Halloween Tree ray bradbury
The Halloween Moon joseph fink
Hide and Don't Seek: And Other Very Scary Stories Anica Mrose Rissi
Nightbooks j.a. white
The Return of Skeleton Man
The Smashed Man of Dread End
The Witches roald dahl

Option 3: Mix and match options 1 and 2.

Characters:
Jack Skellington
Sally
Oogie Boogie
Doctor Finklestein
Mayor of Halloween Town
Lock
Shock
Barrel
Sandy Claws
Zero
Scary Teddy
Zombie Band
Wolfman
Igor
Harlequin Demon

D The Devilish Mr. Danvers - Vivienne Lorret 10/2 - 4 MCs Hedley Sinclair, Rafe Danvers; series name: The Rakes of Fallow Hall #2

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
October 2021
Option 3: Mix and match options 1 and 2

DONE

S Some Like It Witchy Heather Blake10/2
A Awakening the Shifter Jane Godman 10/18
N Night Shift Witch Cate Lawley 10/1
D Dead and Breakfast Lily Webb 10/1
Y You Had Me at Cougar Terry Spear 10/16

C Come What May Kevin Lee Swaim 10/15
L Ladle to the Grave Connie Archer 10/4
A Alpha Turned KB Alan 10/17
W Wrecked Karen Tomlinson 10/18
S Silken Prey John Sandford 10/6

I am looking forward to this :D I adore halloween.
Oct 1-31st
Mix and match, 100 pg min
Books Read 33/25+

Halloween themed:
★Burning Bright 17/10
★Birthright 20/10
★Tall, Dark & Hungry 22/10

SPELL OUT: 3/5 (view spoiler)[
★OKousuke Oono: 極主夫道〈1〉 27/10
★OKousuke Oono: 極主夫道 2 28/10
★GGhost Light 3/10
★IThe Iron Man 24/10
★EE.J. Stevens: Hound's Bite 26/10

★BBad Mermaids: On the Rocks 9/10
★OKousuke Oono: 極主夫道 3 28/10
★OKousuke Oono: The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 4 28/10
★GSarah Graley: Kim Reaper Vol. 1: Grim Beginnings 30/10
★II Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up 23/10
★EE.J. Stevens: Tales from Harborsmouth 25/6

★LLoving Her Cowboys 23/10
★OOddly Normal Vol. 3 22/10
★CCoconuts and Crooks: A Clean Funny Mystery 17/10
★KKousuke Oono: The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 5 28/10

★SSarah Graley: Kim Reaper, Vol. 2: Vampire Island 30/10
★HHoney Buns and Homicide: A Funny Culinary Cozy Mystery 17/10
★OKay O'Neill: The Tea Dragon Festival 28/10
★CChristy Murphy: Marshmallows and Murder: A Comedy Cozy Mystery 14/10
★KKay O'Neill: The Tea Dragon Tapestry 28/10

Z
★OOddly Normal, Vol. 1 22/10
★M Mocha and Murder 14/10
★BBecoming Unbecoming 2/10
★I I Kill Giants 23/10
E

★BBesties: Work It Out 22/10
★AArchival Quality 30/10
★N Neighbours 27/10
D

★I I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf 5/10
★G The Girl from the Sea 5/10
★O Oddly Normal, Vol. 2 22/10
R
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Levels: 13/TBD
Dusty Cobweb - read 1 - 8 books
Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books
Dancing Skeleton - read 17 - 24 books
Haunted House - read 25+ books


🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃

Option 3: Mix and match options 1 and 2.

👻 👻 👻 Hallowe'en themed books👻 👻 👻

1. Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter 10/7/2021
2. The Deep by Alma Katsu 10/9/21
3. Dracul by Dacre Stoker 10.9.21
4. Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands 10.17.21
5. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland 10.17.21
6. The Vampire Knitting Club BY Nancy Warren 10.18.21
7. The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones 10.19.21
8. Betrayal by November Sweets 10.23.21
9. Reckoning by November Sweets 10.24.21



🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃☠️🍬🤡🎃

🧛🏻 L - Lola Carlyle Reveals All by Rachel Gibson 10/06/2021
🧛🏻 O- The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 10/26/2021
🧛🏻 C- Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
🧛🏻 K. The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher 10.22.21

👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻

Finished message 23. Happy Halloween!

Message 6 updated: Finished! Have an awesome Halloween, all!

This was fun! Everyone have a great day!

Finished in the nick of time
Completed 25/25

H Hendricks, Greer - An Anonymous Girl 19 Oct
A Away in a Manger - Rhys Bowen 03 Oct
R Red Blizzard- Clay Fisher 30 Oct
L Laura Lippman - Dream Girl 13 Oct
E Ellis, Bella - The Vanished Bride 10 Oct
Q Quest of the Spider -Kenneth Robeson 31 Oct
U Untrue till Death- Graham Brack 31 Oct
I I See You - Clare Mackintosh 28 Oct
N The Nightwalker - Thomas Tessier 30 Oct

D Death by Dumpling- Vivien Chien 10 Oct
E Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at Wedgefield Manor 30 Oct
M Murder Cuts the Mustard -Jessica Ellicott 02 Oct
O The Other Woman - Sandie Jones 16 Oct
N Neville- The House of Ashes 25 Oct

Halloween Books

1. The Seeding -David Shobin 03 Oct
2. The Pet - Charles L. Grant 10 Oct
3. The Nightmare Room - Chris Sorensen 15 Oct
4. Smithy- Amanda Desiree 25 Oct
5. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix 25 Oct
6. The Haunting of Willow House- Anthony M. Strong 25 Oct
7. Blood Mist- Robert James 25 Oct
8. Ghost Story- Peter Straub 25 Oct
9. Dead Souls - Michael Laimo 27 Oct
10. Childmare- Nick Sharman 28 Oct
11. The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty 31 Oct

I completed spelling 1 word but not the 2nd I tried for lol

Challenge finished : Carved Pumpkin Mix & Match


Message 21

completed my 25 books by the skin of my teeth (post 5) :)

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
October - November 2023

My Nightmarish Hallowe'en Challenge (msg 33)

Level ➖ Haunted House ➖ 25+ books ➖ 25 Books read

Spell-out character names

SALLY

S ➖ Secretly Yours ➖ 10.25 ★★★★
A ➖ Aphrodite's Passion ➖ 11.08 ★★
L ➖ Lovell, S.G. ➖ The Mummy Trap ➖ 10.06 ★★★
L ➖ Lethal Nights ➖ 11.04 ★★★★
Y ➖ You Can't Ruin Christmas ➖ 12.17 ★★★

BARREL

B ➖ Badger to the Bone ➖ 10.16 ★★★★
A ➖ All Fired Up ➖ 10.29 ★★★
R ➖ The Reveal ➖ 10.05 ★★★
R ➖ The Reckoning ➖ 11.01 ★★★
E ➖ Exposed ➖ 12.22 ★★★★
L ➖ Lyssa Kay Adams ➖ Crazy Stupid Bromance ➖ 10.22 ★★★★

ZOMBIE BAND


Z ➖ Zoe York ➖ Winning Back His Wife ➖ 11.30 ★★★
O ➖ Off the Grid ➖ 12.14 ★★★
M ➖ Married with Zombies ➖ 11.02 ★★★
B ➖ Bittersweet ➖ 10.31 ★★★★
I ➖ Inheritance ➖ 10.15 ★★★
E ➖ Ellison, J.T. ➖ When Shadows Fall ➖ 12.05 ★★★★

B ➖ Bailey, Tessa ➖ Unfortunately Yours ➖ 11.22 ★★★★
A ➖ All Systems Red ➖ 11.17 ★★★★
N ➖ The Natural ➖ 12.09 ★★★
D ➖ Dakota Wedding ➖ 11.11 ★★★

IGOR


I ➖ Intentional Abduction ➖ 10.12 ★★★
G ➖ The Game Is On ➖ 11.10 ★★★
O ➖ Only You ➖ 11.27 ★★★★
R ➖ Royal Blood ➖ 11.07 ★★★

**COMPLETED LATE 4/16/25**
October 2023
Option 3
Books Read: 93/?
Words Completed: 13/13


**Jack Skellington
J:Julia Quinn-It's in His Kiss-12/20/23
A:Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience-10/22/23
C:Corbyn, Meg (MC)-Murder of Crows-5/19/24
K:Knoll, Jessica (Author)-Bright Young Women-1/1/24

S:Surrender to Me-8/12/24
K:Kendall Montgomery (MC)-Deadly Night-4/13/24
E;Educated-1/21/24
L:Local Woman Missing-3/5/24
L:Lynnette Tarkington (MC)-The Final Girl Support Group-5/25/24
I:Indecent Exposure-10/7/23
N:Never Lie-4/17/24
G:Glass Sword-12/1/23
T:Twisted Love-8/17/24
O:Olive Smith (MC)-The Love Hypothesis-4/5/24
N:Nettle & Bone-1/4/24



**Sally
S:Sulari Gentill-The Woman in the Library-1/14/24
A:Abby Jimenez-The Friend Zone-1/2/24
L:Lafayette, Willow (MC)-You Won't Believe Me-8/22/24
L:Larsen, Rhys (MC)-Twisted Games-10/3/24
Y:You Shouldn't Have Come Here-11/9/23



**Oogie Boogie:
O:Olive (MC)-The Invited-5/28/24
O:Olive Torres (MC)-The Unhoneymooners-6/5/24
G:A Good Girl's Guide to Murder-4/21/24
I:It Starts with Us-3/17/24
E:Emily McIntire-Hooked-4/12/24

B:Break Me-5/7/24
O:The Other Mrs.-7/25/24
O:The One-9/14/24
G:Grady Hendrix-The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires-10/13/23
I:Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?-4/28/24
E:Evelyn Hardcastle (MC)-The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle-2/10/24



**Doctor Finklestein:
D:The Dead Romantics-2/18/24
O:Orion (MC)-The Awakening-7/13/24
C:Cullen, Edward (MC)-Twilight-10/13/24
T:TimeReaping in Deadwood-2/26/24
O:One of Us Is Dead-12/27/24
R:Rachel Hawkins-The Wife Upstairs-4/9/24

F:French Pressed-3/27/24
I:Incubus Dreams-2/24/24
N:Natalie D. Richards-Five Total Strangers-8/19/24
K:Kiera Cass-The Selection-9/1/24
L:Lauren Asher-Terms and Conditions-5/2/24
E:Evey Lyon-The Unexpected Card-3/17/24
S:A Soul of Ash and Blood-3/30/24
T:Teach Me-5/9/24
E:Emily Henry-Happy Place-4/2/24
I:The Inmate-3/15/24
N:Nina Riva (MC)-Malibu Rising-8/30/24



**Lock:
L:Love, Theoretically-9/30/24
O:One of Us Knows-4/16/25
C:Colleen Hoover-Maybe Not-7/10/24
K:Kelley Armstrong-The Unquiet Past-9/15/24



**Shock
S:Simon Wolfguard (MC)-Written in Red-4/29/24
H:The Happy Ever After Playlist-611/24
O:O'Reardon, Thomas (MC)-Group Therapy-6/16/24
C:Cleopatra Fix (MC)-Murder at the Mayfair Hotel-11/22/23
K:The Kidnapper's Accomplice-6/9/24



**Barrel:
B:Bishop, Anne (Author)-Vision in Silver-5/29/24
A:The Assassin and the Empire-8/16/24
R:Rachel Grant-Tinderbox-5/31/24
R:Rachel Chavez (MC)-The Mary Shelley Club-8/23/24
E:The Elite-9/7/24
L:Lawson, Ridge (MC)-Maybe Someday-6/21/24



**Sandy Claws
S:Scarlett St. Clair-A Touch of Malice-5/17/24
A:The Assassin and the Underworld-4/16/24
N:Nichols, Shelby (MC)-Hidden Deception-10/7/23
D:Deadly Harvest-8/1/24
Y:Young, Tessa (MC)-After-6/27/24

C:Crown of Midnight-6/2/24
L:Lauren, Christina (Author)-The Honeymoon Crashers-7/16/24
A:The Alchemist-5/14/24
W:Wrong Place Wrong Time-3/1/24
S:Sizzling Sixteen-6/14/24



**Zero:
Z:Zarha Gulian (MC)-The Fine Print-3/12/24
E:Emily (MC)-The Villa-1/10/24
R:The Recovery Agent-1/7/24
O:Olivia (MC)-The Guest List-4/6/24



**Scary Teddy
S:A Study in Scarlet Women-12/31/23
C:Cerulean Sins-2/3/24
A:The Assassin and the Pirate Lord-2/16/24
R:Rin Chupeco-The Bone Witch-12/30/23
Y:Yrene Towers (MC)-The Assassin and the Healer-2/17/24

T;Tempt Me-5/6/24
E:Eva Tramell (MC)-Reflected in You-2/11/24
D:The Darkest Whisper-12/9/23
D:Déjà Dead-12/22/23
Y:Yes Please-3/14/24



**Wolfman
W:Without Merit-10/25/23
O:One Italian Summer-4/25/24
L:Lincoln Fitzroy (MC)-Veiled in Moonlight-10/24/24
F:Finger Lickin' Fifteen-10/20/23
M:Marked in Flesh-8/11/24
A:The Assassin and the Desert-2/19/24
N:The Night Island-7/1/24



**Igor:
I:It Ends with Us-2/23/24
G:Graham, Heather (Author)-Deadly Gift-9/5/24
O:Octavia Blake (MC)-The 100-6/16/24
R:Rokesybys, George (MC)-Because of Miss Bridgerton-5/22/24



**Harlequin Demon
H:Holiday in Death-9/29/24
A:Allie (MC)-Good Girls Don’t Die-1/28/24
R;Red Queen-10/24/23
L:Laced In Lies-3/23/24
E:Elin Warner (MC)-The Sanatorium-2/15/24
Q:Quinn, Julia (Author)-When He Was Wicked-10/4/23
U:Unfortunately Yours-1/6/24
I:It-12/15/23
N:Natalie Farrell (MC)-The Coworker-5/20/24

D:Decaffeinated Corpse-12/9/23
E:Elliot Page-Pageboy-2/1/24
M:Murder Most Frothy-10/19/23
O:On the Way to the Wedding-1/27/24
N:Narcissus in Chains-1/24/24

Oct 1-31st 2023
Mix and match, 100 pg min
Books Read 28/25+

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★S Scurry 4/10
★A Across the Sorrow Sea 7/10
★L A Long Way from Chicago 12/10
★L The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel 2/10
★Y A Year Down Yonder 20/10

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D L.A. Drake: THE TEACHER ATE MY HOMEWORK 26/10
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C Chris Grine: Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 1 25/10
T The Vampire Wants a Wife 21/10
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S Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #14) 7/10
H H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education 4/10
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C Chris Grine: Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 2: The Doors to Nowhere 26/10
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Barrel
Sandy Claws
Zero


S A Season of Gifts 23/10
C CasualFarmer: Beware of Chicken 26/10
A Awakening 12/10
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Y Yahtzee Croshaw: Jam 30/10

T Tree of Aeons 2 9/10
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Jack-in-the-Box
Zombie Toy Duck
Giant Snake
Zombie Band


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L Lost in Las Vegas 21/10
F The First Law of Cultivation 15/10
M The Moth Keeper 2/10
A Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World 16/10
N Nayra and the Djinn 2/10


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Completed

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
1-31/10/23
Haunted House - read 25+ books
32/25
(title, series, author, character, narrator, translator)

Jack Skellington: 15/15
J- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
A- The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★
C- Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
K- Katherine - Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★

S- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
K- Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster 24/10 3.5★
E- Eddie - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
L- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
L- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★
I- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★
N- Nynaeve - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
G- Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
T- The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
O- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
N- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★

Giant Snake: 10/10
G- Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
A- At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★
N- Nynaeve - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
T- Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★

S- The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Kilgore Bauer 12/10 4★
A- Auditors - Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★
K- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
E- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★

Wolfman: 6/7
W- Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells 25/10 5★
O- One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
L- Luke - Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★
F- Annabelle Fennister - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
M- Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
A- Angua - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
N- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★

Level Reached: Dancing Skeleton


Halloween Books:
1.)Halloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs ✅️ 10/3/25
2.)The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
3.) This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers✅10/11/25
4.) The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury✅10/21/25
5.) Hearts Still Beatingby Brooke Archer✅10/26/25



Spell-It-Out Characters:
Jack Skellington
Sally
S:Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar ✅️10/5/25
A: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson✅️ 10/21/25
L: A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny✅️ 10/5/25
L: Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno✅10/28/25
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Oogie Boogie
Doctor Finklestein
Mayor of Halloween Town
Lock
L: The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan✅️ 10/30/25
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C:Forgive-Me-Not by Mari Costa ✅10/26/25
K:This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm✅10/11/25
Shock
Barrel
Sandy Claws
Zero
Scary Teddy
S:The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales✅ 10/27/25
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R:Renegade Girls: A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing by Nora Neus✅10/26/25
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T:This Place Kills Me: A Graphic Novel by Mariko Tamaki✅10/26/25
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Jack-in-the-Box
Zombie Toy Duck
Giant Snake
Zombie Band
Wolfman
Igor
Harlequin Demon

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
1-31/10/25
Haunted House - read 25+ books
Levels:
Dusty Cobweb - read 1 - 8 books
Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books
Dancing Skeleton - read 17 - 24 books
Haunted House - read 25+ books

Options:
Option 1: Spell-out the name of a character(s) from the film

Igor
Immortal Hate Blake Banner 10/01
Getting Ghost Fel Fern 10/01
Omega, DeerAria Grace 10/21
Reeling in RykerFel Fern10/08

Jack Skellington
Jack Reacher's RulesLee Child 10/11
AriesAthena Steller
Chain ReactionJames Byrne 10/09
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The Same BreathGregory Ashe10/06
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Ethan Fel Fern 10/02
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Let it BurnSteve Hamilton 10/17
Ice RunSteve Hamilton 10/15
North of Nowhere Steve Hamilton 10/14
The GatekeeperJames Byrne10/05
TicktockDean Koontz 10/06
Omega's Winter NightsSummer Chase 10/08
NitroFel Fern 10/07

Scary Teddy
SawyerFel Fern 10/06
Chocolate Spiced OmegaSusi Hawke 10/07
An Omega For Dylan Lorelei M. Hart 10/03
Rogue If You Want To: An mm mpreg shifter romanceLorelei M. Hart 10/06
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THE THOUSAND DOLLAR JUDGE: A Colt Ryder ThrillerJ.T. Brannan
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Dead End Run: A Trouble Thriller Matthew Doggett 10/03
Dead Man RunningSteve Hamilton 10/18
Y

Duration: October 1 - October 31

Levels:
Dusty Cobweb - read 1 - 8 books
Carved Pumpkin - read 9 - 16 books
Dancing Skeleton - read 17 - 24 books
Haunted House - read 25+ books

Option 1: Spell-out the name of a character(s) from the film

Progress: 3/10

Jack Skellington
Sally
Oogie Boogie

Doctor Finklestein
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Mayor of Halloween Town
Lock
Shock
Barrel
Sandy Claws
Zero
Scary Teddy
Jack-in-the-Box
Zombie Toy Duck
Giant Snake
Zombie Band
Wolfman
Igor

Harlequin Demon
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