Aimee and David Thurlo: Second Sunrise
Native American police procedural meets vampires, witches and werewolves. To give the authors their due, I guess with skinwalkers being a key part of Navajo mythology, it’s a proximate thought to capitalize on the past decade(s)’ vampire craze and go full tilt supernatural / paranormal, and the sequence of events that turns our protagonist into […]
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Halloween Bingo 2020: The Second Week (+1 Day)
Posting this on Monday instead of Sunday again … oh well. I guess after a near-phenomenal first bingo week it was only to be expected that the second week would not be quite as fabulous. Mind you, I’m not complaining — my card is coming together nicely, and none of the books I read this […]
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Halloween Bingo 2020: TA’s Game Preparation Post
Note When updating this post during the game, the books actually selected will be highlighted in bold print and with a check mark (√) next to them. Updates Spell invoked: Bingo Flip with Lora — STONE COLD HORROR replaced by READ BY FLASHLIGHT OR CANDLELIGHT Also, as our game hosts have made it clear that […]
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Halloween Bingo: Book Selections — UPDATED
Like virtually all of my book consumption this year, my Halloween Bingo books are more or less necessarily going to have to be primarily audiobooks. So I had a look at my Audible and CD collections what might fit the bill for my card, and here’s what I’ve come up with (mostly new-to-me books but […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Tracking Post — Blackout! (And bingos Nos. 12 and 13.)
Many thanks to Moonlight Reader and Obsidian Blue for hosting this game for the fourth year in a row, bigger and better than ever before! Witih today’s call, I’ve blacked out my card, in addition to collecting my final bingos (nos. 12 and 13). Somewhat to my surprise, after completing my books for my […]
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Bingo call: 10/29/19 – Fear the Drowning Deep
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Fear the Drowning Deep: books with sea-related elements: sea creatures, ships, and sharks. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1979523/bingo-call-10-29-19
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Bingo Call: 10/28/2019 – Magical Realism
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Magical Realism: a style of fiction that paints a realistic view of the modern world while also adding magical elements Book list linked here. Supernatural square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1979039/bingo-call-10-28-2019
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Bingo call: 10/27/19 – Shifters
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Shifters: werewolves, skin-walkers and all other therianthropes. Book list linked here. Supernatural square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1978737/bingo-call-10-27-19
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Bingo Call: 10/26/2019 – Terror in a Small Town
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Terror in a Small Town: any horror book where the action primarily occurs in a small town or village. Examples would include: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, It by Stephen King. Book list linked here. Horror square. (But mysteries & suspense featuring terror / horrific events may […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Twenty Fifth and Final Extra Square – Classic Horror
Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1977889/halloween-bingo-2019-twenty-fifth-and-final-extra-square
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Bingo call: 10/25/19 – Gothic
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Gothic: any book with significant: a genre or mode of literature and film that combines fiction and horror, death, and at times romance. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1977852/bingo-call-10-25-19
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Bingo Call: 10/24/2019 – Doomsday
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Doomsday: anything related to the end of the world, doomsday cults, or a post-apocalypse world. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1977033/bingo-call-10-24-2019
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Bingo call: 10/23/19 – Aliens
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Aliens: any mystery, horror, suspense or supernatural book that includes aliens, either here on earth, or in space. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1976150/bingo-call-10-23-19
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Bingo Call: 10/22/2019 – Grave or Graveyard
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Grave or Graveyard: Books that have a grave or graveyard on their covers, in their titles, or any book primarily set in a graveyard. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1974989/bingo-call-10-22-2019
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Bingo call: 10/17/19 – Thirteen
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Thirteen (13): any book that relates to bad luck, superstition, or the number 13, either in the title/book/series/page count. Booklist linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1971750/bingo-call-10-17-19
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Sixteenth Extra Square – Southern Gothic
Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1971046/halloween-bingo-2019-sixteenth-extra-square
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Bingo Call: 10/16/2019 – Monsters
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Monsters: This square covers any crytpozoological or mythological creature that isn’t a vampire, werewolf, or demon. Or zombie. Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1971023/bingo-call-10-16-2019
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Bingo call: 10/15/19 – New Release
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder New Release: mystery, suspense, horror or supernatural that was published after 10/31/18. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1969946/bingo-call-10-15-19
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Bingo call: 10/11/19 – Cryptozoologist
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Cryptozoologist: any supernatural creature, from Ammit to Ziz. Check out the book lists for monsters, vampires, shifters, or deadlands. Supernatural square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1967686/bingo-call-10-11-19
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Bingo Call: 10/10/2019 – Film at 11
Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue Film at 11: The idea for this new space comes courtesy of Linda Hilton! Generally, in order to qualify for Halloween bingo, all books must fit into one of the general genres of horror, mystery, suspense or supernatural. This space is filled by any Halloween bingo book that has been […]
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