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Omg Crystal!! I am ELATED!!! Thank you so much for this “haunting” themed #HHS!! I love it!! The cute ghost socks! My fav Reese‘s which have already been opened lol. Currently using my “read in peace” bookmark and ghostly journal. The vanilla pumpkin candles smell DELICIOUS. Thank you for adding to my collection of Tananarive Due with the tagged book!! I‘m SUPER excited about A Sunny Place, Dearest, and Ghost Club!! Thank you!! #HauntedHollowSwap

Really good story.

In anticipation of a talk by author Tananarive Due at a nearby library soon, I ordered The Good House (copyright 2003) through inter-library loan, and it finally came in! I wanted to find out more about this author and try one of her books before going to the upcoming book talk, which actually is promoting a brand new book, The Reformatory. So far, I am 80 pages into The Good House, and it‘s quite well written and suspenseful!

✨SPOOKY TIME IS HERE✨

What a suspenseful novel! I really loved it and binged the whole audiobook during all my spare time in the last few days. 🤓 this book will have you in the edge of your seat waiting for answers.. don‘t worry, all questions will be answered! Can‘t wait to read more by this author 🥰

#20in4 @Andrew65

Anyone who loves horror especially creepy house stories with some voodoo, needs to read this book.
It was a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read for me. Angela Toussaint has inherited her grandmother's house and unbeknownst to her a lot more.
#Booked2022 From a black-owned or -centric imprint or publisher = Atria imprint of Simon and Schuster @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
#Pantone2022 #NorthernDroplet @Clwojick

Round 40 of our #tenatatime #tbr project.

Reading Envy Podcast Episode 231: Psychological Terrorism with Reggie
(Yes our Reggie! @Reggie )

Reggie is back for a horror-specific episode, just in time for the second half of October. We discuss what works for us in horror (and what doesn't) and share a few books that have gotten under our skin .

Listen and subscribe:
https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy231

#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft #ScarePairs Week 2

This author is becoming one of my favorites. In this book we have ghosts, folklore, a haunted house, and a town full of dark secrets.

The House acts as its own character drawing the story towards it and setting the pace as the mystery unfolds.

Perfect read for Halloween time! 👻

Sending this back to you today! @EliNeedsMoreShelves sorry it‘s late - I‘ve been on vacation for the last two weeks 🥰

Got this in the mail today for #LMPBC! @Tattooedteacher

This was one of the books from my #LMPBC Group T. It was a supernatural thriller that had me going. The beginning took some perseverance but once my mind accepted the supernatural element I was hooked 🪝

1. Horror will always have my ❤️. My mom often wonders aloud why I enjoy scary things & I have to remind her of all the monster movies & Vincent Price films she watched in front of me when I was probably too young. Thanks Mom!

2. It takes a lot to scare me (in fiction), but The Good House definitely had intense, creepy moments that got to me.

Thank you for inviting me to play @DarkMina & thanks for starting the game @TheSpineView ! #Two4Tuesday

Started this bad boy last night for #lmpbc group T. It feels strange but intriguing... as a thriller should.

This story was one wild ride! It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, it was hard to put down! Great pick! #LMPBC

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@Tattooedteacher I‘ll get this in the mail for you today or tomorrow!

@Kappadeemom @EliNeedsMoreShelves @suvata

Thanks to @sprainedbrain and @Reggie for putting this on my tbr! Good old fashioned horror, the house reminded me of the Marsden House in ‘Salem‘s Lot and the writing is very SK. In the sense that it‘s about people and choices.
If you like spooky houses, curses, supernatural and bad things going on in the woods this is for you!
Any other author recommendations?

The suspense is definitely building!!
Day off today, hoping to have a good read of this book.

FEB ‘21 Wrap-up:

I completed 8 books in FEB: 5 physical and 3 audio. My favorite were The Good House and Moxie. I‘m so happy to have finally read The Good House. It‘s a new horror favorite!

Every year I aim to read as many new horror releases as I can so I‘m familiar with the books nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards the following year. I‘m already behind, but hopefully it‘s early enough in the year for me to catch up! 👻

Having read and enjoyed another book by Due a couple of years ago, I knew she was a gifted writer, but holy hell... this audiobook blew me away.🤩

The writing is fantastic, characters are vivid and distinct, and the story is breathtakingly immersive. I both couldn‘t wait to listen to more and also didn‘t want it to end. This reminded me of getting lost in a great King novel, and that‘s a very good thing. Scary, sexy, excellent.

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I started this audiobook today. I tried reading it last year, but only got a couple chapters into it before putting it aside. Due‘s writing is amazing; Ghost Summer is one of my favorite short story collections. But so much happens in just the first couple chapters of this book, that I felt overwhelmed (and a little intimidated) the first time I dipped into it. Now I feel like I‘m in the right reading mood to fully appreciate it. 👻

This was a wild ride. Rly made me want to read more stuff by (and abt) Due

It dragged a bit at the end, I was anxious for it to finish, and it left me feeling like the book coulda been a few chapters shorter, bit the overall story was amazing. Having grown up in Brazil, the religious elements made me feel nostalgic 🖤

I have to say tho, I‘m a bit unnerved by the woods behind my house now lol

#BlackAuthors #2021 #WomenAuthors #WomenInHorror

What do y‘all like to do while listening to #audiobooks?
I found this 1000 dot-to-dot book and I gotta say it‘s an absolute delight! I do it without thinking and after an hour of a goos story, BAM! an animal 🦥
Also enjoy hanging with my chix + crocheting

I‘d gotten “The Good House” on a Hallowe‘en rec, and kinda forgot abt it. After seeing it pop up here, I went back to it. I am entirely intrigued, engrossed and creeped out by this story so far.

What a gift from the reading gods that this was my first book of the year. The writing was so good it felt like I was reading horror for the first time again. Angela Toussaint is holding a 4th of July party that nobody in the small town of Sacajawea will forget, as it is the horrific start of bad times to come. This was multigenerational and Due has such a talent at writing the intricacies of how one can see a family member, and one moment, 👇🏼

1. Throw, no. But this year I bought a new comforter and stupidly thought the $15 Walmart comforter was the same comforter of yesteryear. It is not. The cheap ones are made of polyester now, which will make you die of heatstroke if your pool of sweat doesn‘t wake you up. So after that mistake I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and splurged on a quality cotton one that is heaven.

2. The Good House by Tananarive Due

Tagging anyone who wants to play!

Day 24: Lights Out

#horrorseason
@Klou

A majestically crafted, immersive, terrifying horror novel with flawed, empathetic characters. One summer in Angela's family home, she doesn't realize her son Corey has found her grandmother's book of vodou, and awakened a horrifying demon. Years later following Corey's suicide, Angela returns to unravel what happened. The end brought tears to my eyes. Most of the rest left me afraid to read in the dark. This book is begging for a film adaptation!

Struggling. I‘ve got four hours left. It‘s good I‘m some ways and soooooo looonnnggg in others. But I‘m stubborn since I‘ve invested so much time. Started it because it‘s ghost story-ish but whew...getting worn out!

And now for a Spooooky Halloween pick.

#TBR for #Scarathlon2020, just in the nick of time! These range from apparently terrifying haunted house story (The Good House) to silly middle grade graphic novel featuring ghosts and goblins (Beetle and the Hollow Bones). I'm excited to read them all! 👻🕸🧙‍♀️🕷🎃 #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon @StayCurious

I know it's not much, but I think these two books will be my #screamathon TBR. I don't want to overplan. 😉

@4thhouseontheleft

I‘m surprised this book isn‘t better well-known! It‘s been out for 14 years and I just now heard about it?! I love a good haunted house story, but this is more than just that. It‘s about unrequited love, family bonds, magic and leaves!
Yes, leaves. Lots of leaves!

Getting my library list together for #screamathon and #scarathlon2020 with some help from Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/horror-books-by-authors-of-color/

I'd best load up on sleep the rest of this month because I doubt I'll be getting much in October. 😱

Oh man did I enjoy this! Multi-generational magic curses, a kind of haunted house, a love story, coming of age, strong powerful and multifaceted female characters. Highly recommend.

About halfway through and it‘s getting pretty creepy.
I‘m loving it.

Currently reading both of these.
Both seem to be about haunted houses, both also, have some witchy aspects.
I‘m very much enjoying them both.
White is for Witching jumps POV a lot and it takes a bit to get who is talking at first but you‘re sucked in right away so you just make it work.
The Good House is so good, I love the main character. Her emotions and reactions are so real and raw.

An excellent Vanity Fair article. To clarify an error in the article, Matt Ruff (author of the excellent book Lovecraft Country the basis for the upcoming HBO adaptation) is not a Black author.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/07/black-storytellers-are-using-horror...

My reading has definitely been slowing down these past few months what with slowly starting to venture out more and the addition of a kitten who loves to eat my book corners.

#BookHunt #ScavengerSaturday @ShyBookOwl

(I'm sorry I'm so inconsistent with this.)

I heard about this horror book on the Black Chick Lit podcast last October and I've been meaning to read it ever since. I really like Danielle and Molly (the hosts) and respect their opinions about books. They have introduced me to a lot of female black authors. I haven't listened to the episode about this book though because there are spoilers.

New video up! This weekend I review "The Good House" by Tananarive Due! Plus, at the end, I ask my mother about her paranormal experiences!

https://youtu.be/299D7B_qxjg

So thankful to have a good audiobook to listen to while I spend all my time making masks. #librofm

I‘m not usually a horror reader. I usually love apocalypse books, but not feeling those right now. The Good House was suggested on a #bookriot list of horror novel by authors of color, and it‘s so good y‘all. #weneeddiversebooks

Photo is of my step-daughter. #saferathome

#scarathlon #TeamStoker Another one bites the dust. Not bad but not great. It fits the team theme.

Hooooooly cats this book is good so far, but I‘m really not pumped to be reading it home alone 😳

Trying to pick my next fiction read. I might have to put a bunch of titles in a hat and draw one. 🤣

My second Tananarive Due book and damn, she's so good. This was creepy and tragic, and yeah it's 700+ pages but it never felt that long. So glad I have a bunch more by this author to read still. 🖤

#RIPXIII #creepyfiction

I‘m so thrilled to have found this author! Spooky, reminded me very much of Stephen King, in that it‘s a long book, but it reads like it‘s at the climax almost the entire book. Robin Miles narration was fabulous as always, for audiobook lovers. I bought another book from the same author as soon as I finished!

This creepy good read is set about 30 minutes away from where I grew up... hit a little too close to home (pun intended) and is now in the freezer 😳 #riotgrams #setinyourcitystateorcountry

Told in a non-linear format between the 1920s, 2001, & current time, Due takes the reader on a generational adventure full of suicide, possession, evil omens, & voodoo.

In the tradition of American folklore mixed with African/Creole mysticism, this action packed horror novel is original & left me wanting more. Due‘s prose & her gift of storytelling is top notch. For someone who has never read her before, I recommend you start with this classic.

SPOILER!!!

My favorite moment when Tariq and Angela/Marie are having their final words and Tariq realizes he sees no future for himself. Still, adamant to kill Angela/Marie, he receives a surprise when a gunshot comes from behind. No matter how many times I read this, I want to stand up and cheer.

Now, it‘s the calm after the storm where Angela has successfully connected with the lwa, Papa Legba, and her Grandma Marie. Such a bittersweet end. ❤️

SPOILER

Before the showdown, I love how we get a glimpse from Corey‘s perspective when he & Angela discussed the recovered ring.

In the 1st chapter, we only gain Angela‘s perspective during their conversation. In the later part, through Corey‘s perspective, we learn that his suicide was due to the Baka who disguised itself as his love interest, Becka.

I nearly cried the 1st time I read this, realizing he sacrificed himself to save his mom.