For Book Hugger's Haven's 2023 Halloween event, we are hosting a special Spooky BOTM event for both Modern and Classic! Members will get to choose which book(s) out of either list they would like to read, and have the option to also answer check-in questions about it.
Optional Check-In Questions ✨ Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers. Please mark your responses with the spoiler format. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.
★ CHECK-IN #1(halfway through book) 1. Are you feeling the spooky vibes in terms of world-building and writing style? Why or why not? 2. What's your opinion on the characters? Are they stereotypes or original? 3. Is the book keeping you on the edge of your seat with the pacing? Why or why not? 4. What do you predict will happen at the end? Remember to use spoiler tags!
★ CHECK-IN #2(finished the book) 1. Out of five pumpkins, what would you rate the book? 2. Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not? 3. Would you recommend this book? Why or why not? 4. Which creepy scene was your favourite?
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Modern picks ✨
1.Thin Air by Michelle Paver
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Animal Cruelty, Death, Grief, Gore, Mental Illness, Racism (hide spoiler)]
2.Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Abusive family, Cannibalism, Child sexual abuse, Incest, Manipulation, Mental abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual abuse (hide spoiler)]
3.Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne Valente
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Bones, Gore, Misogyny, Religion (hide spoiler)]
4.Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Racism, Toxic Relationship, Alcoholism, Blood & gore depiction, Grief, Death, Murder (hide spoiler)]
Classic picks✨
1.The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide (hide spoiler)]
2.Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Attempted murder, Child death, Death, Depression, Islamophobia, Murder, Parental abandonment, Xenophobia (hide spoiler)]
3.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Murder, Suicide, Violence (hide spoiler)]
4.The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Trigger warning(s): (view spoiler)[Child death, Child sexual abuse (implied), Death, Mental illness, Parental neglect, Satanism (implied) (hide spoiler)]
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Optional Check-In Questions ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers. Please mark your responses with the spoiler format. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.
★ CHECK-IN #1 (halfway through book)
1. Are you feeling the spooky vibes in terms of world-building and writing style? Why or why not?
2. What's your opinion on the characters? Are they stereotypes or original?
3. Is the book keeping you on the edge of your seat with the pacing? Why or why not?
4. What do you predict will happen at the end? Remember to use spoiler tags!
★ CHECK-IN #2 (finished the book)
1. Out of five pumpkins, what would you rate the book?
2. Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not?
3. Would you recommend this book? Why or why not?
4. Which creepy scene was your favourite?