So yeah, I'm going to be hosting Helluva Halloween III. I don't know quite how it will compare to previous years because I'm still deciding how much I want to do. But I am going to be using books I own and have been dying to read. But um...there are a lot of them.
Now I need your help. I've pulled some of the ones I want to read most, and I need to know which you'd like to see be part of Helluva Halloween. (Since I haven't read them, I don't know if there are any that aren't a good fit, so make sure to let me know.)
What I want from you: below, you'll see a picture of some of the books I'm considering, plus a list of a few more that didn't make it into the picture. (If you subscribe to me on youtube, there is a corresponding video.) Please let me know which titles you'd like to see be a part of the event. I don't just mean which titles will be reviewed, either - which authors would you most like me to try to get involved? Which books would you most like to be given away?
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| Why is there a gap at the bottom? These are books I definitely will be reading (they're for review), so it's not a question of if I'll read them, but whether you want them included in some way. |
The titles:
The Black Book of Secrets by FE Higgins
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Chime by Franny Billingsley
The Body Finder by Kimberley Derting
Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meany
Enclave by Ann Aguire
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver
The Witches Kitchen by Allen Williams
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
Clarity by Kim Harrington
These 4 will be covered in the event in some way:
Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Witch Song by Amber Argyle
Not pictured:
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Also considering, if I can get them:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
So leave me a comment (please, pretty please) with a few of the titles you'd most like to see. You're also welcome to make suggestions, and I will certainly consider them.
Also, if you'd like to be involved in some way, email me your idea and I will get back to you!
The Hex Hall series and Hourglass would be great for reviews, author guest posts and giveaways! :)
ReplyDeleteI vote for Hex Hall. I love witchy tales around Halloween.
ReplyDeleteI loved Lips Touch Three Times, so eerie and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI myself also want to read The Monstrumologist and The Demon-Trapper's Daughter. Maybe I'll read and review them in tribute to your feature!
Ooo, great picks. I'd say some of the ones I most want to see involved are Chime, Hex Hall, The Monstrumologist and The Body Finder. Otherwise it's be great to see those other books featured, but I totally get it if you don't have the time.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see Hourglass, Enclave, Witch Song, Dead Beautiful and Clarity! I'd also say the Hex Hall series because seriously, if people haven't read that yet, they NEED to.
ReplyDeleteI think Hex Hall and The Demon Trapper's Daughter would be good in your feature.
ReplyDeleteHi Misty! :)
ReplyDeleteI think The Body Finder and The Near Witch are a MUST READ for sure :) Enclave was fabulous and it could work, too, although it's more like a dystopian novel than a horror (but hey, it's kind of like I Am Legend or 28 Days Later, so maybe it could work after all!).
I also suggest Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma - pretty creepy and horrorsque.
And maybe some of the classic retellings, like Pride and prejudice and Zombies or Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Slayer?
Oh! And you gotta read Envy by Gregg Olsen - it's fab! :)
Can't wait for this years Halloween event, it looks like it's going to be fun as hell! :D
Hex Hall and Hourglass would be great ideas for this!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a selection. I liked The Body Finder, heard a lot of good stuff about Hex Hall.
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask you if you wanted to review a book called White Witch Pond but it looks like your October is full..lol. Its my very first blog tour that I am putting together for a goodreads author..but I think you have your plate full. :(
from your "also considering" list...I say Anna Dressed in Blood - only because it sounds awesome and seems to be one of the most applicable books towards Halloween.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I still say Chime and Hourglass since I loved them and think you will too. Also, Monstrumologist because it looks good and I wanna read it too :)
I'd like to see Clarity, Dead Beautiful, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children included in some way.
ReplyDeleteHex Hall and Hourglass definitely have my vote!
ReplyDeleteI think you could skip Dead Tossed Waves. It's a time sucker. =/ BUT, you gotta add Fat Vampire! That book just sounds great. The whole idea behind an overweight teenage vampire is priceless.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard that The Demon Trapper's Daughter is pretty good. I haven't read it though.
I think I'm most interested in The Monstrumologist and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. So glad you've decided to host this again this year. I always enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteYou have got to read The Monstrumologist. It spooked the hell out of me. I mean it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know much about the others, but I did see Rachel Hawkins speak at the Decatur Book Festival last year and I think she would be great to approach for an author interview. She seemed to be a lot of fun.
Possess by Gretchen McNeil
ReplyDeleteBetween by Jessica Warman
Frost by Marianna Baer
Damage by Anya Parrish
Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey
also sounds like they might fit in with your theme.
Hourglass, Dead Beautiful, The Demon Trapper's Daughter, Clarity and The Iron Witch (plus the 4 definite books) are what I'd like to see included in any way possible.
Really loving your list. I actually have a few of these books and plan on purchasing some more...darn you and your wonderful suggestions ;). It's not YA, but I would like to suggest the super creepy Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist.
ReplyDeleteI narrowed down the list to the following titles. I would love to see all of these but I am putting stars next to the ones that I am most excited about.
**The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
**Chime by Franny Billingsley
The Body Finder by Kimberley Derting
Enclave by Ann Aguire
**Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (read both books, and OMG can't wait for the 3rd)
**The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver
**Hourglass by Myra McIntyre
**The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
Clarity by Kim Harrington
These 4 will be covered in the event in some way:
**The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
**Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Witch Song by Amber Argyle
Not pictured:
**The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith (just watched the book trailer. Pretty intriguing)
The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Also considering, if I can get them:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
**The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
**Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer (I despise this cover, but I want to read the series, blarg).
Fat Vampire, Marbury Lens and Wolfsbane would be my picks.
ReplyDeleteMonstrumologist, Marbury Lens, Daughter of Smoke and Bone (this one is out in September so you should be able to pick it up by then?), and Dead Beautiful!
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