Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: Spookiest Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

It's a Halloween Freebie this week, so I've made a list of the spookiest books I've read. My list is actually a little short because I'm such a wimp when it comes to reading horror or anything close to it, lol.

1. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake


It's a really good thing that the protagonist, Cas, is hilariously snarky because this is one scary book, and I probably would've been too much of a chicken to read it otherwise.

2. The Diviners by Libba Bray


I do most of my reading at night, and when I read this, I couldn't go to sleep right away because I was afraid of having nightmares from it, lol.

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling


The scene where Harry and Dumbledore fight the Inferi creeps me out more than anything else in the series, including any scene with Voldemort.

4. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson


This falls under mystery, but the sense of foreboding that pervades the book is as chill-inducing as a horror story.

5. Sabriel by Garth Nix


The title character is a necromancer, and although she's a heroine, this book is still filled with plenty of scary moments.

6. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff


This novel about a changeling features some very creepy supernatural beings.

7. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson


Another Maureen Johnson title, this one about a Jack the Ripper copycat terrorizing modern day London. The paranormal element gives the book an eerie twist.

What are some of the scariest books you've read?

18 comments:

  1. I don't read a lot of horror either. I did really like Truly, devious!

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    1. Horror, including movies, has just never been my thing, lol. Glad you enjoyed Truly, Devious, too! The ending left me with no choice but to pick up the sequel right away!

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  2. The Replacement looks so scary.

    My TTT.

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  3. Wow, The Replacement looks terrifying! Haha I don't think I'd ever go near that one 😅I'm a total chicken too and made a list of the books I'd love to read if I wasn't one haha great list for this week's freebie!

    My TTT post

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    1. The cover for The Replacement definitely captures the eeriness of the book!

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  4. I really loved The Diviners, and Lair of Dreams. Now I need to read the third one!

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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    1. I need to catch up with the series- I still haven't read Lair of Dreams!

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  5. LOVE Sabriel! And I agree, the Inferi are SUPER creepy!

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    1. The Inferi were scary enough to read about on the page, but seeing them on the screen made me even more afraid of them, lol!

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  6. I loved The Diviners, it's definitely one of the spookiest books I've ever read!

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  7. For me, the creepiest part of Harry Potter is the giant spiders. I’m like Ron. I hate spiders!

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. Ugh, me too! Aragog was one of the scariest creatures in the series!

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  8. I always forget how creepy that scene with Dumbledore and the Inferi was the first time I read it! The start of book 4 with Nagini was pretty creepy the first time, too.

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    1. Another creepy scene, for sure! I'm not a big fan of snakes either, lol.

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  9. Oh, gosh, I LOVE that you included HBP because there's some serious spookiness to that book and I adore it. It is kind of underrated in the regard of how spooky that specific book can get. Obviously the series is far from underrated but! And, ugh, I love Truly Devious and The Diviners SO much. They are both brilliant and perfect for autumn. I still need to get to Anna Dressed in Blood--I hear nothing but good things about it and the author, but I just never seem to remember to look into it further/buy it.

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    1. It took me quite a while to finally read Anna Dressed in Blood, but when I did, I wished I'd read it sooner! That's definitely not what I'd expected because I was afraid it would be too scary, lol.

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