This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A book about a haunting.
That: A book written by an indie author.
Indie Author List

For this month's challenge I chose This: A book about a haunting, for which I read Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. It's the story of a group of kids (around age 11-12) living in a small town with a huge, mostly unused school which is slated to be decommissioned, when strange happenings begin. In typical fashion for these stories the adults either don't notice or ignore the events, but the kids recognize what is happening and it falls to them to unravel the mysteries and fight the evil which awaits.

I've read a number of Scifi novels by this author, but this was the first horror. I really like this author's writing style; very descriptive so easy to imagine and well constructed stories and characters, and this book was no exception. While arguably mostly predictable, I felt the threats to the kids were terrifying with real stakes and consequences. An enjoyable page turner. 4 1/4 stars.

For That, I read Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Not until October, but I got it read! This is book 198 on the Best Books by Indie Authors Listopia.