I’ve searched high and low for a Gothic reading challenge going on this year, but to no avail. So, I decided to throw one together for myself. As far as reading challenges go, I’m not sure how much interest there would be in a year-long Gothic one, but anyone is welcome to join me. Maybe next year I’ll make it official and post the challenge earlier. :-)
Basically, this is a way for me to track the books I read in this genre. I’m aiming to read at least twelve throughout the year. What is a Gothic novel? I found good explanations HERE and HERE. I usually consider a book Gothic based on the overall feeling it gives me. If it’s iffy, I’ll probably add it to the list anyway. ;-)
Here is what I'll be reading:
- White Cat--Holly Black
- Red Glove--Holly Black
- Black Heart--Holly Black
- The Pillars of the Earth--Ken Follett
- Thirst No. 1--Christopher Pike
- To Kill a Mockingbird--Harper Lee
- Corsets and Clockwork
- Six of Crows--Leigh Bardugo
- Etiquette & Espionage--Gail Carriger
- Curtsies & Conspiracies--Gail Carriger
- Waistcoats & Weaponry--Gail Carriger
- Manners & Mutiny--Gail Carriger
- Northanger Abbey--Jane Austen
- The Red House Mystery--A.A. Milne
- The Lake House-Kate Morton
- Villette--Charlotte Bronte
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children--Ransom Riggs
- The Bell Jar--Sylvia Plath
- All the Lovely Bad Ones--Mary Downing Hahn
- Old Black Witch!--Wende and Harry Devlin
- The Gates--John Connolly
- Vampires in the Lemon Grove--Karen Russell
- The Ghost Bride--Yangsze Choo
- The Third Witch--Rebecca Reisert
- Eighth Grade Bites--Heather Brewer
- Ninth Grade Slays--Heather Brewer
- Tenth Grade Bleeds--Heather Brewer
- Eleventh Grade Burns--Heather Brewer
- Twelfth Grade Kills--Heather Brewer
- Anya's Ghost--Vera Brogsol
- The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer--Michelle Hodkin
- It Takes a Witch--Heather Blake
- Thirst No. 2--Christopher Pike
- Lenobia's Vow--P.C. Cast
- An Uninvited Ghost--E.J. Copperman
- Blood and Chocolate--Annette Curtis Klause
- The Graveyard Book--Neil Gaiman
- The Chemist--Stephenie Meyer
- The Kill Order--James Dashner
- The Fever Code--James Dashner
Challenge completed on December 9
2 comments:
Sounds like fun. I agree--if you can't find one, start one yourself!
Hi, there! Just FYI, I added a linky at the bottom of the challenge post on my blog if you want to link up your Gothic fiction reviews. Totally optional. Thanks again for signing up!
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