Spooky Reading...

Every October, I dive into my stack of spooky, ghostly reads. I look forward to October every single year- not only because it's my favorite holiday, but because there is nothing better than a good ole ghost story!

This year, I had 6 books I dedicated to read during October...



The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
I started off with this little classic. It is a hand-me-down from my mom's classroom collection and published the same year I was born. Last time she came to visit, she brought this with her and to me, this old, worn book is a great treasure! I had to make myself finish the book I was reading and the one I had planned next before I would let myself devour this one. I could have easily read it in one day, but selfishly, I strung it out over two because it was that good and I was that sad it was ending so soon! If you haven't read this, you need to! It is one of my favorite ghost stories ever! And plus, who doesn't love a beautiful dollhouse full of beautiful miniatures!

Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright
I enjoyed The Dollhouse Murders so much, that I bought this book as one of my October reads. It was a short ghost story based in an old abandoned lake cottage. I was able to read this in one sitting and it had me turning page after page to get see how this angry ghost would be put to rest. A great little read for sure!

When by Victoria Laurie
I LOVED this book! This was a murder mystery that centers around a teenager and her supernatural ability to see death. We get to meet her alcoholic mother who mourns her dad's death, her uncle who would do anything for her and Stubby, her best friend who you will love! I was guessing all over the place trying to figure out who would end up being the serial killer and their motives. I was guessing until the very end and never was able to pieces together myself- I absolutely love a book that catches me off guard!

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
This book was awesome. I would hands down, give it five stars! It was a bit on the longer side, so I wasn't sure how long it would take to finish (I'm a slow reader), but I could not put it down. I wanted to tell everyone I ran into about this book, I read any chance I got and even though it was creepy and a bit scary at times, I even read it into the late hours of night, when Micah was out of town. After I finish up my October To Reads, I am going to check out some of McMahon's other novels! It was murder mystery, sorcery and ghost story all rolled into one. The reader is taken from present to the early 1900's, through three different story lines and into Sara Shea's very own journal entries. If you like a good spook, this book is a must!

The House Next Door by Darcy Coates
I really wanted this book to be scarier than it was. As expected from the back cover summary and front cover image, this book is about a haunted house. However, this book is a bit different because the house is not the home of the protagonist. The ghost haunts the house next door. Jo, befriends Anna, when she moves into the Marwick house and unintentionally involves herself in the dangerous afflictions of the hauntings. From posseion, to hallucinations, this book has all the ingredients for an absolute terror of a story, but it just didn't get me there. If you want to read a ghost story that will not scare you to death, then this is the book for you!

The Women in the Walls by Amy Lukavics
This book was seriously creepy. Though I read it pretty quickly, it was in a lot of short little reads. I never really got to sit down and read for hours and because of that, I don't think it was as scary as it could have been. However, it was definitely the most gory of this group, the most far-fetched and the hardest to figure out- I was a huge fan of this book. The ending was far from tied up in perfection, and in this type of book, I love the thought of the creapy living on!


My favorite of this group was The Dollhouse Murders and The Winter People