Top 5 Tuesday: Halloween Reads
Welcome back to Top 5 Tuesday, now following the list from That Artsy Reader Girl! As always, I do a top 5 instead of a top 10 because I tend to struggle to find 10 books for prompts.
This week's prompt is..... Halloween reads
These are actually in order by my favorites this time
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Meant to Burn by Shae Ruby
- Summoned by Shae Ruby
- Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon
I will be truly frank here... these are the only books I have read as an adult that could at all count for Halloween. Spooky and/or paranormal generally are not my vibe. Neither is fantasy as a whole. Some of these are my current reads, but some of these are completed. I am really scraping the bottom of the barrel, but I wanted to participate a bit in being seasonal.
Here it all is in a pretty lil' graphic 😁
My day-to-day has been a major struggle. I have also struggled to get much reading done amongst everything else on my mind. That said, being here and talking about books... this is the most coherent I have felt all week. So even with my personal life trying to blow up, I will be here getting my slice of happiness with my bookish friends. I hope all of you are having more peace. See you tomorrow!
Mexican Gothic was quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat is one I am in the middle of but I am loving it!
DeleteI rarely read anything in the horror genre as I need to sleep at night!
ReplyDeleteI can do a few creepy stories though.
Here's a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-halloween-special-10-chilling-tales-of-horror-from-author-john_f_leonard-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/
Same! I am WAY too easily freaked out for most horror
DeleteI need to finish The Cemetery Boys. I started and never finished it. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI listed books I’ve read that involve Halloweenish creatures.
You should totally go back because it is fantastic!
DeleteI'm not really into horror either, but I really liked Mexican Gothic.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT for today: https://speedyreadercom.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/halloween-theme-books-with-a-moon/
Cemetery Boys is truly a halloween read!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/10/28/top-ten-tuesday-creatures-of-the-night-2-0/
Glad we all agree!
DeleteI wasn't a fan of Mexican Gothic, but I have a few others on my TBR from your list!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a spooky week and a Happy Halloween! 🎃💀👻
My TTT: https://essentiallyash.blogspot.com/2025/10/top-ten-tuesday-halloweeeeeeen.html
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Happy Halloween! I hope you are able to have a fun and spooky holiday
DeleteI'm sorry you're struggling. I hope you find some calm and peace soon :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these books. I'm not into really scary books, but I do like ones that are atmospheric and lightly spooky.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!