With Halloween approaching, it seemed appropriate to do this Halloween creatures tag. Although I’m partial to zombies, there are plenty of other creatures to pay some attention to. Normally I try to use a unique book / series / author for every question, but I’ve read a lot of series, multiple books from a single author, and have certainly had some standouts this year. So while the creatures may have some similar answers, I think they all fit. Here they are:
Witch — a magical character or book
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend has so much magic and so many magical characters
Werewolf — the perfect book to read at night
The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo. I’ve always been a fan of reading fairy tales at bedtime, and these original fairy tales from the Grishaverse were wonderful
Frankenstein — a book that truly shocked you
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery is so out of my regular reading genres and I adored it
Devil — a dark, evil character
Cersei Lannister from A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin is the worst
Grim Reaper — a character that never should have died
Spoiler for A Game of Thrones – Best Boy Eddard Stark did not deserve to die
Zombie — a book that made you “hungry” for more
All Systems Red by Martha Wells sparked a Murderbot Diaries binge
Gargoyle — a character that you would protect at all cost
Oliver from Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher is so precious, I was on the same page as his mom
Vampire — a book that sucked the life out of you
After making multiple attempts at reading this and never making it to anything I found interesting, I have to say Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
Ghost — a book that still haunts you
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz haunts me in a good way. It’s one of the oldest books I’ve read that I still remember well and love
Demon — a book that really scared you
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence isn’t exactly scary, but it’s got a dark atmosphere that makes everything feel scarier than it actually is
Skeleton — a character you have a bone to pick with
James from The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. The man’s got issues
Mummy — a book you would preserve throughout time
I’m pretty sure we’ve already preserved it well, but The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien has so many classic fantasy elements that I’d hate to see it ever go away, although I do love the new directions fantasy has started branching out into
Creepy Doll — a cover too scary to look at
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. I actually haven’t read this one, partially because the cover is kind of gross
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