In September, I joined Carl's (Stainless Steel Droppings) 6th annual R.I.P. Challenge (i.e. R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril). I wanted to use the challenge as a way to catch up on my 1001-books reading, or lack there of.
The R.I.P. challenge participants read books from September 1st to October 31st in the following genres: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, Supernatural.
I signed up for the "Peril the First" level to read 4 books. Not too much for me. While I thought I would read Frankenstein, Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I only read one of those titles. What can I say...I get easily distracted with YA series. Here are the five supernatural-themed books I read in October:
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Bk.1) by Cassandra Clare.
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) by R. L. Stine.
Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth, Bk.2) by Stacey Kade.
Demonglass (Hex Hall, Bk.2) by Rachel Hawkins.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Some thoughts on these book:
I absolutely love the Hex Hall series! Demonglass was my favorite among all my October reads, followed closely by City of Bones. I bought The Mortal Instruments trilogy set a while ago so I'll definitely continue reading the series in November. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was different than I thought it would be...more suspense than horror. I'm glad I read it. Welcome to Dead House is a Goosebumps classic that I had lying around. I was obsessed with Goosebumps growing up and must have read at least the first 50 volumes of the series. Finally, Queen of the Dead was amusing but not world-shattering. It's a fun series (The Ghost and the Goth) but not as addicting as Hex Hall or The Mortal Instruments.
This was a fun challenge! I'll join it again next year.
