TBR January 2025

 Hello again,

No I didn't die but life really caught me up these last few months and I had to decide what to do. So the blog suffered. But I am going to return here. At least make a post a week. Let's see If I can return to that. So here are my 

• Strange Fruit -James Cooper - 71pages (Fantasy?)
• Conan The Barbarian - Sprague de Camp & L. Carter - 219p (Sword & Sorcery)
• Road of the Patriarch - R. A. Salvatore - 375p (Fantasy)
• The Mad Trinkets - Cameron Scott Kirk - 340p (Fantasy)
• The Hour of the Oxrun Dead - Charles L Grant - 215 pages (Horror)
• The Once Yellow House -  Gemma Amor - 215p (Horror-Lovecraftian)
• Psycho - Robert Bloch - 165p (Horror)
• The Shuddering - Ania Ahlborn - 281p (Horror)
• Murder at Holly House -  Denzil Meyrick - 359p (Mystery)
• Descent of Angels - Mitchel Scanlon - 412p (Horus Heresy SF)
• Missile Gap - Charles Stross - 99 pages (Alt History)
• Camp Concentration - Thomas M Disch - 158p (SF?)
• Them - W H Chizmar - 297p (SF)

So we've got 4 Fantasy, 4  Horror, 3 SF, 1 Mystery & 1 Alt History

Overall this is quite interesting take, since I am going to change a bit on what I normally do. My goal for January was to read shorter books but all types of it and at the same time trying to go forward on some of my series (Road of Patriarch & Descent of Angels). 

This is another goal for me, at least one Warhammer each month.

So let's us see how I go... My first post is going to be on the 3 of January I guess... Let us see.

BTW, these are in no particular order :)

15/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Infinity Pool (2023)

More than horror this is a weird movie... 

While staying at an island resort, in a weird\madeup country we've got James and Em are which are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff. They meet a seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth - I've seen her in X or Pearl - both a bit on the weird side) and they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror.

Stuff is explain as it goes, sometimes not in a continuous normal way but most stuff is indeed explain. But it's quite weird, the way tit is filmed, he way Em & Gabi look (those big lips, how can anyone thing that's beautiful... )

There are some sex scenes, you get to see Mia Goth naked and she has a nice body. It's violent but not overly done. It's more on the weird side so if you would like to watch psychedelic weird stuff then this is the movie for you.

14/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Full Circle (1977)

 Full Circle is a rather boring movie about a woman who is trying to live after her children has been killed right in the beginning of the movie. So, they are all eating and the child gets something stuck in the throat and unfortunately she  tries to get it out but isn't sucefull. It's never really hinted if it was her (She was with a knife and trying to cut her throat like medics do).

Soon afterwards she leaves her husband and go to a new house that she things is haunted. But unfortunately is so badly done in every way that you get hour of boring movie where nothing happens. Not even Mia Farrow could save it.

13/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Mercy Falls (2023)

 So this is a hiking horror movie set in Scotland where a group of hikers meet a young woman and seeing that she knows a lot about the place they travel all together. It's a very interesting beautiful in terms of landscape and right at half time things start to go sideways... first was just a thing go wrong but then we see this young woman doing stuff that looks like her being a psychopath and a killer. 

Unfortunately the story then goes where it's expected to go with a normal woman defeating this killer which is well prepared, accustomed etc. Very weak.

There is some nudity, a pair of breasts and that's it.

12/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Evil Dead Rise (2023)

 So this is a sequel of evil dead 3, not connected in any way, apart from the same evil being. It's on a city on contrary of all others and follow the same logic but poorly.

This kind of block apartment are under siege and that's it. The main character is boring and all he sexes are just wrong that you may be confused who is a man or woman. Yeah it's full of woke nonsense and messages. They basically turn main character into a woman version but instead of having a story and plot and character development it's because the writers wanted to be . No difficult like our main character in the first three movies... They try to make it funnier but it feels flat. Highly unadvisable. 

11/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Evil Feed (2013)

I have to say this movie was indeed very fucked up. It's very confusing movie where we've got this motley crew filming a action movie or something like that and they become embroiled a kidnpapping by a bunch of asian dudes that work on a different kind of restaurant where the meat is peculiar to say the least.

The story is confusing... it was dark and full of violence. The gore is there but never really the upfront. There is nakedness and some of them pretty nice looking. Advisable but you won't take much from it.

10/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Blumhouse's Truth or Dare - Extended Director's Cut

I've watch this movie twice now and I enjoy both times. To be Honest I didn't remember the ending which was better to my liking. So we've got this group of friends that go to some forgotten town in Mexico resort and meet a guy who suggest them to go to a small cavern beneath a church. There they play a game of truth or dare that goes terrible wrong. Each time they play the game but don't' tell either the truth or do the dare they will die. 

From the beginning truths are uncover and the friend(ship) will suffer from it. It's very well done and really good on characterization. Although there may some strange stuff or plotholes but that will lead a bit of spoiler.  So we've got this bunch of kids who are playing Truth or Dare and as soon as all play the guy that makes them play explains what is happening - but strangely enough he doesn't have to do it. Then it seems that this ghost will take each in turn... Hmm but we learn that there are two extra people playing the game - the person who made them play and another survivor. BUT there is a rule, for each two truth one must play dare automatically.  Hmm but they were playing in the cave and three play Truth... weren't the "rule" applied? Why not? Then there is all the ideas of truth or dare... and the ending was the crappiest one and at the same interesting since it seems you have no real power of the game since right before she was going to play she records a video where she asks the world word via video Truth or Dare making implicit that  everyone that heard it had to play, well fuck!

It's a good thriller, a good movie BUT some stuff really weren't cut out for me.

9/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Gods of the Deep (Movie Review)

 Being a Lovecraftian fan and knowing that this was going to be one I had to watch it. Unfortunately felt flat. We've got this bunch of scientists that find something under the sea and they are tring to enter something that may lead to a place even deeper than the Mariana Trenches. There they find a strange dead being, bigger than anything possible on earth. As an avid fan and with multiple books under my belt you can easily this is Ryleh and the being is Cthulhu and lo and behold he rises (well partially) and strange  things start to happen. Anyone that touches somekind of primordial goo will turn into a monster and with  ship of 5/6 weird stuff starts to happen. Unfortunately it was not all well made, it was a bit forced, it look like the Thing.

IT has some bad stuff, like dialogue or acting. And the sets are truly awful. The doors are like manifold? I don' know. And Cthulhu has ome crappy design. In the end I was not that well invested on the characters or story but I may say it ended as it should. 

There is no nudity, but there is a part where a woman is dressing and see her in undergarments and she has amazing bosom. Unfortunately it  doesn't go from them.

8/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - The Invitation (Movie Review)

 What a crappy book. You know Rey from Star Wars? This is her but black and instead of Sith Lords she has to battle Vampires. So you want me to believe that a bunch\coven of vampires that existed for centuries, when battling a person who just transformed to Vampire can't do anything? Haha. So these people have been killing and living like vampires for centuries battling and such. This girl is turned to a Vamprie and immediately kills them all. Yeah Right.

She is obnoxious, sel righteous, boring, self-entitled whining girl.

Oh by the way, she is racist as shit. Oh well, no, please black people can be prejudiced against white and that's not called Racist? Yeah.. Boring.

7/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - The Pig Lady (Movie)

First of all, let you be warn that this is a low budget movie. It's a story about a group of friends going into a cabin and one person called PigLady who is being investigated by the police about some homeless people disappearances. It's a low budget slasher as I've stated and the action scenes are rather poor, mainly due to lightning to make things in our imagination I guess. Since the vast majority of the novel is on the dark it's quite difficult to follow it at times.

There is try to make an inclusive cast with two gay characters (probably one a trans), one police officer that I would assune it's They\Them kind of person and true to be hold is set in California... so I bet it is as I say. 

There is some boobs, but that's it. The two main characters are in a hot tub and show their tits, one more than the other but rather fast that you get them in freedom for a couple of seconds. So if you are watching for those , unless one of the actress is your crash from highschool year   (sure they are not famous)  then don't watch it. 2.5/10

6/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Final Destination 1,2,3, The Final Destination &,5 (Several)

I've watched all of these movies twice, and some probably more. Do I enjoy them all?  Yes. Are they all good? No.

So what's this about?

In every one of the movies you've got a chain of events that happen that lead to the death of several characters (among them the MAIN character). This guy or gal wakes up a couple of minutes before and he warns people of their impending doom. Some think he is crazy, others go with him\her willingly or not.

After that miracolous saving you've got strange deaths of this characters, but they are not coincidences, oh no. They are orchastrated by "Death". We see "Death" almost a supernatural being with a plan. Sometimes wind, or other thing move so that person may die. BUT not all is what seems because sometimes, this second death can be averted et voila, they are safe (again) or are they? 

Have you heard the saying, nothing is true in life besides Death and Taxes? Well, in this case Death will have what it owns. 

In the second movie you've got a character from the first, then there are all of this connections between characters in different movies, like someone didn't died because in the first movie something happen etc or there is one where two characters survived just to be killed in the airplane of the first movie (like a prequel but you never know it) etc.

They are good.

The first one is Final Destination (2000) is set on a airplane

The second is Final Destination 2 (2003)  is set on a traffic jam (don't see the cover or else you know who survived from the 1)

Final Destination 3 (2006) is set on a rollercoaster

Final Destination 4 ( does not exist, it was titled as "The" Final Destination) and is set on a racetrack

Final Destination 5 is set on a bridge

In terms of characters, always new ones except Tony Todd (the guy from the mortuary) and also Clear Rivers which appears in 2 movies.  

The fifth novel will circle back to the first.

Really enjoyed them all. Next year there will be a new movie, Final Destination Bloodlines - that will be crap I bet with all the remakes.

5/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Ghost Ship (2002)

Interesting movie on a ghost ship with a bunch of salvagers. It's one of the first works by Emily Browning and you've got some interesting people acting like Karl Urban (probably best know for Butcher (Tv Series The Boys) or Julianna Marguiles (ER or Hot Zone)m she is very hot (/but no nudity) but probably the best actor is Gabriel Byrne  best know by Usual Suspects, End of Days, Stigmata among others.  

 So we've got here a movie where a ship has been stranded for years now in international waters and they are tasked to save it and collect the price.  The first 30m we've got introduction to each individual actor backstory, interest and way of being. Since there are only 6 it's quite easy to differentiate each one.

There is a lot of gore, and lot of spooky stuff , delusion and interesting back story behind all of it. I think it nothing spectacular and you can see where stuff is going as soon as you start seeing weird shit. 

Now about the nudity and I know that's what you want to hear (there are a couple of scenes, great boobs  by Francesca Rettondini. 

4/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - V\H\S 85 (2023)

This is the first fifth movie on the series. So if you don't know this is usually a compilation of short movies all recorded as people did in the 80's with their hand cameras, all screw and pixelized and so on. 

The first tale is a about a group of young teens that go to a lake that is prohibitive and after a while they are shot and dead. The problem is that they return

The second tale is a Mexican tale about the earthquake that happened in 1985 and the secrets that were uncovered then. The third tale is a mess of virtual reality that people think it would happen in the future. Think Tron.

The fourth tale, probably one of the best is the tale of a family celebrating something that we later learn is connected with the first story. Very good, very ground-breaking, and the ending was truly excellent.

The fifth tale is about a killer who is being tapped killing some random people, whilst the police receives the tape BEFORE. Truly interesting tale as well.

Inbetween of these tales there is an ongoing tale about a strange being, being study. Very odd one. 

There is a hint of nudity but nothing sexual and like one second (on the mexican tale)

3/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - A Cat in the Brain (1990) - Lucio Fulci

 This is some weird shit I must tell you. 

You've got this movie direct (portrayed by the actual director of the movie called Lucio Fulci) which is filming one of his splatterpunk movies and becomes affected by it. He can't eat meat or hear chainsaws lest he becomes a bit of berserk - but nothing major. He then goes to a psychiatrist and the guy hypnotized him to do some really macabre things everytime he hears a sound.

What interesting is the flashbacks he has, some images and such. They are really bad. This is a very good novel but not to the feint of heart. Although I may say, or I will say it's very unbelievable, weird fake shots, fake blood, fake bodies etc. It's a masterpiece for the 1990 where really nothing existed. Nowadays is one more movie but I believe is still holds it's value.

2/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Bag Boy Lover Boy (2014) & Cellphone (2023)

BAG BOY LOVER BOY

So the first is low budget horror movie about a normal person who sells hot dog until the day some artist appears and says he wants him in this next art project. Being this horror, or somekind of it, the art itself looks like it's going to be somekind of kinky porn stuff but alas it was not (because he is putting a bag on top of her head). This guy which I have to tell is a bit of mentally challenged person wants to be artist as well now and things go downhill after all he can't really discern the difference between "art" and just being a murderer. It was bad movie, not worthy of 1h30 that it took. But being a low budget I guess I can accept it... This probably cost what? 10 dollars and a sandwich? Oh, there are some boobs but nothing really too graphic or interesting.. imdb

CELLPHONE

Since this was disapointed I went to Cellphone a 2024  horror novel set in a isolated house in the middle of nowhere. It started very interesting with a guy, going around his house, at night, with his cellphone and camera on and looking at things. We don't know what he sees but after looking at his wife  in her bed he find out him hang. Afterwards we start accompanying another inhabitant to the house and right from the bat you know something is going on. We then learn the reason she is there and funny thing is that the man who portrays her husband is her actual husband (well it wasn't but they are now). Did they meet in the movie? That's the most important thing... Getting back to the movie it sucked. IT was slow burning, boring conversations and the "evil" ghost kind of thing was overdone and pretty unconvincing. Most interesting part of the movie besides the real love between characters was Justin Malik Jackson performance. 

Okay I've search. This movie was filmed in 2021 which makes sense with the lack of characters (there several character but never meet , well almost) 

Whitney is now engaged to fellow co-star Jared Noble. They met in Chillicothe, Ohio while shooting the film 'Cellphone'.

No nudity. imdb

1/31 OktoberHorrorFest - Movie Review - Succubus

There were two movies called Succubus in 2024. One of them is Russian and from what I've heard it's better than the US counterpart. imdb

The Tale is set on a island where a bunch of couples get together to overcome somekind of adversity on their relation. Trust , lack of sexual appeal etc. Each one is given several tasks where they must perform or else... In the beginning you don't know what "else" is since is just some kind of jump scares but as the story progress you get the feeling of what it means to be there and what is at stake. After a while you see those guardians and their weird cult. To be honest, just from the get go with those masks you know that something was wrong but whatever.  There are some really interesting things like the monster and the twin thing. To be fair, this is nothing you haven't seen before on other movies out there.

There is a lot of  sexual tension, but unfortunately only two sex scenes although when they exist they are very good , well because Angelina Pahomova has great boobs and even for that only is sufficient to watch the movie. She gets naked thrice in the movie whereas one of them is pretty good. 

Some odd things is the lack of dialogue I don't know if they create this movie for English audiences , probably, but every character as English name like Stacy or Nick which I found odd. I've try to first hear in Russian and then English and couldn't tell which is better...  The Dubs are awful. The plot in the end is a bit convoluted, not going to spoil but I thought that everything ended quite easily... 

TBR Month of September (Plus Status at 13/9/2024)

I've been away for some time which I am sorry but unfortunately stuff happens and I had less time to write here. So this month of September I chose to read (to be fair it's going to be the same in November & December)  to read some oldies  - books written before 1980. My goal is to read one Horror, Fantasy & Sci-Fi & One Other.

For the month of September I have chosen:

1. The Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie 400p 1925
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury 261p 1962
3. Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky 197p 1977
4. Flowers in the Attic Virginia Andrews 423p 1979
5. Three Hearts & Three Lions Poul Anderson 175p 1953

From last month it transitioned 

1. Crowfall Ed McDonald 454p          2019
2. Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1135p 1982

As of today I've read

1. The Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie 400p 1925 (Rated 86) 
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury 261p 1962 (Rated 45) 
3. Roadside Picnic Arkady Strugatsky 197p 1977 (Rated 25) 
4. Fulgrim - Graham McNeil  510p 2007 (Rated 85)  
5. The Secret Path Christopher Pike 144p 1995  (Rated 80) 
6. The New Girl R L Stine 168p 1989  (Rated 41) 

Currently Reading

1. Flowers in the Attic Virginia Andrews 423p 1979
2. Parasite Darcy Coates 422p 2016

Analysis of First Semester 2024

 As you know I've changed my goals that instead of being books read (Which I initially set to 104 (2 per week or so) I changed to 100 pages per day. 

So, how am I faring you ask..  Well I've read (concluded) 58 novels with total page count of 14993 pages that gives roughly 83 pages per day. So I am bit off on the page count.

I've read 6 Fantasy, 6 Thriller, 18 Sci-Fi & 27 Horror novels which makes sense since it's my favourite genre.

My Top 5 (without Re-Reading)

1. Swan Song - Robert McCammon *97*
2. Ship of Fools - Paul Richard Von Russo *93*
3. Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica *93*
4. The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy *92*
5. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson *92*

Top Disappointing Books

1. The Resting Places - Anthology *23*
2. Gilead's Curse - Dan Abnett & Nik Vincent *25*
3. The Deep - Nick Cutter *32*
4. The Night House - Jo Nesbo *33*
5. Malorie - Josh Malerman *33*

In terms of Black Library Stuff I've read 11 books plus one ReRead which is pretty good. My Goal is to read 20 or so this year to dwindle my BL Books.

Series I finished  (not all in the same year)

 - The Beast Arises - Black Library (12 novels)

- Slob - Aron Beauregard (2 novels)

- Ambassador Chronicles (2 novels)

- Bird Box (2 Novels)

- Gilead - Black Library (2 Novels)

- Space 1999 - Audiobook (3 novels)

- Genevieve - Black Library (4 Novels)

- The Rewilding Report (3 novels)

- Arc of Scythe  (3 novels)

Series Started

- Alice - Christina Henry (1/3) 

- Skyward - Brandon Sanderson (1/4)

Series That I continued

- Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry (2/4)

- Ciaphas Cain - Sandy Mitchell (11/??)

- Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan (2/14)

- Horus Heresy - Black Library (4/54)

28/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

I will try to get back to this format on a weekly basis but it's being hard since it's vacations and the kid is at home etc... I was on vacation for one week and read several novels.

Books Already Read

1. All the Fiends of Hell - Adam Nevill  344p 💀4/7💀  ⭐45⭐
2. Conan the Destroyer - Robert Jordan 288p 💀5/7💀 ⭐88⭐
3. Murder at Spindle Manor (#1) . Morgan Stang 252p 💀7/7💀 ⭐93⭐
4. The Church Beneath the Roots - Felix Blackwell  343p 💀8/7💀 ⭐73⭐
5. It Waits on the Top Floor (#1)  - Ben Farthing 296p 💀12/7💀 ⭐70⭐

Ongoing

1. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 - Ron L Hubbard 186/1050
2. Crucifax - Ray Garton 287/388

Books to Read July 

• DeathWorlder Victoria Hayward 344 2024
• Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1135 1982
• Conan The Destroyer Robert Howard 271 1984
• Darkness, Tell Us Richard Laymon 504 1991
• Rogue Planet Greg Bear 330 2000
• Crowfall Ed McDonald 454 2019
• Hunger Jeremy Robinson 253 2023
• All the Fiends in Hell Adam L G Nevill 336 2023
• Murder At Spindle Manor Morgan Stang 249 2022
• My Sweet Satan Peter Cawdron 251 2014
• It Waits on the Top Floor Ben Farthing 289 2021
• The Church Beneath the Roots Fleix Blackwell 329 2024
• King Blood Simon Clark 534 1997

Books received. TBR Pile piling up...

• Every Dead Thing - John Connolly
• The Man Called Noon - Louis L'Amour
• Lolth's Warrior - RA Salvatore
• The Shadow on the Glass
• Herald of Ruin
• Let's Destroy Investutech - Tim Pratt (Special Edition)
• Neon Wings - David G Barnett (Special Edition)
• In the country of dreaming Caravans (Special Edition)
• Letters from Hades (special edition)
• Bubba and the Cosmic Blood Scukers (Special Edition)
• Powersat - Ben Bova
• Tales of the Grand Tour - Ben Bova
• Leviathans of Jupiter - Ben Bova
• Mars Life - Ben Bova
• Earth- Ben Bova
• Mercury- Ben Bova
• Moonrise- Ben Bova
• Farside- Ben Bova
• The Rock Rats- Ben Bova
• The Silent War- Ben Bova
• Empire Builders- Ben Bova
• The Precipice- Ben Bova
• Moonwar- Ben Bova
• The Return- Ben Bova
• Titan- Ben Bova
• Aftermath- Ben Bova
• Titan- Ben Bova
• Endurance - Jack Kilborn
• Project Nemesis - Jeremy Robinson
• Beta - Scott Sammy

26/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

I've been neglecting writing reviews and posting here. I will try to return to that, not this week since I am going on vacations but the second week of July. I've around 100 pages per day which is good. My favourite book of the month and a strong contender to book of the year is Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.

1. The Toll Neal Shusterman 630p      ⭐45⭐
2. Fall of Night Jonathan Maberry 402p      ⭐83⭐
3. Crucifax Ray Garton 387p      ⭐⭐
4. Alice Christina Henry 323p      ⭐60⭐
5. Cold West Clayton Snyder 158p      ⭐80⭐
6. The Dark Times P. A. Douglas 264p      ⭐82⭐
7. Sleepwalking Daniel Barnett 217p      ⭐60⭐
8. Kjalma's Skuill Tom Horth 126p      ⭐75⭐
9. Nightcrawlers Tim Curran 239p      ⭐60⭐
10.  Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich David Agranoff 206p      ⭐74⭐
11. A Boy Possessed Jon Athan 191p      ⭐86⭐
12. Tender is the Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 221p      ⭐93⭐

Ongoing

None

Books to Read July (TBR). I know I am being ambitious but I really want to read a lot and I Am going to be on vacations for two weeks, so who knows.

• DeathWorlder Victoria Hayward 344 2024
• Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1135 1982
• Conan The Destroyer Robert Howard 271 1984
• Darkness, Tell Us Richard Laymon 504 1991
• Rogue Planet Greg Bear 330 2000
• Crowfall Ed McDonald 454 2019
• Hunger Jeremy Robinson 253 2023
• All the Fiends in Hell Adam L G Nevill 336 2023
• Murder At Spindle Manor Morgan Stang 249 2022
• My Sweet Satan Peter Cawdron 251 2014
• It Waits on the Top Floor Ben Farthing 289 2021
• The Church Beneath the Roots Fleix Blackwell 329 2024
• King Blood Simon Clark 534 1997

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

I bought a lot of books. Don't want to remember it.

Ongoing Book Series (Q2 of 2024)

So let's do an update on my ongoing series and such. So Far I finished 5 series

Pre 1(?) Books Series that I've started since January of 2024

• Alice - Christina Henry 1/3
• Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry 2/4
• Clown in a Cornfield Adam Cesare 1/3 (Dropped)
• Skyward Brandon Sanderson 1/4

1) Ongoing Book Series (To Finish in 2024)  (15 books)

• Multiple Authors - The Beast Arises 9/12   (Trying to Finish)
• Graham McNeil - Ambassador Chronicles 1//2 (Trying to Finish)
• Josh Maldernan - Bird Box 1//2 (Trying to Finish)
• Kathleen O'Neal Gear - Rewilding Report 1/3 (Trying to Finish)
• Neal Shusterman - Arc of a Scythe 1/3 (Trying to Finish)
• Hugh Lowey - Wool  1/3 (Trying to Finish)
• Jack Yeovil - Geneviere  3/4 (Trying to Finish)
• Ed McDonald - Raven's Mark 2/3 (Trying to Finish)
• C L Werner - Thanquol & Boneripper 2/3 (Trying to Finish)
• Gav Thorpe - Last Chancers 3/4  (Trying to Finish)
• J Todd Scott - Chris Cherry 1/3 (Trying to Finish)

2) Ongoing Book Series (Continuing Reading in 2024) (17 Books)

• Orson Scott Card - Ender's Saga 2/5 (One Book To Read)
• Mark Lawrence - Broken Empire 1/3  (One Book To Read)
• Hideyuki Kikuchi - Vampire Hunter D 10/30 (Two Books To Read)
• R A Salvatore -  Legend of Drizzt   18/39  (One Book To Read)
• Frank Herbert - Dune 3/6 (One Book To Read)
• Terry Pratchett - Discworld  4/41 (One Book To Read)
• J K Rowling - Harry Potter 3/7    (One Book To Read)
• Daniel Barnett -Nightmareland 2/6    (Two Books To Read)
• Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2/5   (One Book To Read)
• John Ringo - Black Tide Rising (only main story) 1/4   (One Book To Read)
• Dan Abnett - Gaunt's Ghosts 1/15   (One Book To Read)
• Multiple Authors - Gotrek & Felix (Warhammer) 13/17  (One Book To Read)
• Sandy Mitchell - Commissar Ciaphas Cain 9/12 (One Book To Read)
• Jack Campbell - The Lost Fleet -  6/21 (One Book To Read)
• Multiple Authors - Horus Heresy 4/54  (One/two Book To Read)

3) Ongoing Book Series (Probably Skipping in 2024)

• Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time 1/14 (Reading book 2)
• Frontlines (Thinking about buying  book 2)
• C J Box - Joe Pickett 1/24   

4) There are also my pallete cleansers for 2024 (continuing from last few years that include: 

• Bentley Little 12/29
• Conan 0/68
• John Saul 1 / 27
• Jon Athan 6/32
• Gor 1/19
• Louis L'Amour 2/99
• Richard Laymon 14/34
• Shaun Hutson 2 /16
• Star Wars Legends 16/164
• Tim Curran 14/39

22/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

 It's unfortunately that I couldn't do more posts but that's how things are in life. It was good month in terms of reading. Let's hope June is as well.

1. On the Third Day - Thomas Rhys            631p           2/5/2024   ⭐40⭐
2. The Resort - Bryce Gibson                       170p           4/5/2024  ⭐39⭐
3. Mr Bliss - JRR Tolkien                             144p             5/5/2024 ⭐78⭐
4. Clown in the Cornfield  - Adam Cesare         346p     9/5/2024    ⭐65⭐
5. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallow (HH#4) 416 15/5/2024 ⭐85⭐
6. Naomi's Room - Jonathan Aycliffe  215                   16/5/2024     ⭐85⭐
7. Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry (audioook)  357  17/5/2024  ⭐80⭐
8. No Longer Human - Junji Ito    616                        17/5/2024  ⭐90⭐
9. Swan Song - Robert McCammon                 956      20/5/2024   ⭐97⭐ 
10. Hungry Tales - Jonathan Maberry (audioook)  200   23/5/204   ⭐73⭐ 

Ongoing

1. Junktion - Matthew Farrer                                  99/256 (36%)
2. Crucifax - Ray Garton 129/387 (33%)
3. The Toll Neal Shusterman 424/630 (68%)
4. Fall of Night - Jonathan Maberry  -Audiobook        85/402 (19%)

Books to Read May

• Crucifax Ray Garton 387
• Alice Christina Henry 323
• The Wolf and the She-Bear Morgan Stang 179
• Tomorrow's Children Daniel Polansky 355
• Naomi's Room Jonathan Aycliffe 215
• The Toll Neal Shusterman 630
• In the Coils of the Labyrinth David Annandale 344
• DeathWorlder Victoria Hayward 344
• Kjalma's Skuill Tom Horth 126

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

1. The Complete Rynosseros - Terry Dowling - 1197p  (Special Edition)
2. Tim Lebbon - The Silence - 364p (Special Edition)
3. Quan Williams - Godmode - 244p  (Special Edition)
4. Patrick Malloy - Bang Bang - 247p  (Special Edition)
5. Blood of the Impaler - Jeffrey Sackett - 495p (Special Edition)
6. Mightier than the Sword - K J Parker  (Special Edition)
7. Downfall of the Gods- K J Parker (Special Edition)
8. My Beautiful Life- K J Parker (Special Edition)
9. Path of Reliquary - Ken Scott Smith
10. Host of the Armageddon - Ken Scott Smith
11. Still - Charlee Jacob
12. Demon Theory - Stephen Graham Jones
13. Don't Fear the Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones
14. The Proteus Cure - F Paul Wilson
15. Draculas - Sevaral Authors
16. Where They Came (Special Edition)
17. Sex and Violence in Hollywood - Ray Garton
18. Methods of Madness - Ray Garton
19. Meds - Ray Garton
20. The Triumph of the Spider Monkey - Joyce Carol Oates
21. The House that Horror Built
22. Legion - Jamie Sawyer
23. Artefact - Jamie Sawyer
24. Origins - Jamie Sawyer
25. My  Beautiful Life- K J Parker
26. Mightier Than the Swords- K J Parker
27. Downfall of the Gods - K J Parker

20/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

May Started and I restructed some goals that I will be talking a future post, on this month I am trying to read as much horror as possible since it usually helps my reading mood... I received several special editions novels and I am getting several more. I'm really having a good month so far

1. On the Third Day - Thomas Rhys     631p           2/5/2024  ⭐40⭐
2. The Resort - Bryce Gibson               170p           4/5/2024 ⭐39⭐
3. Mr Bliss - JRR Tolkien                    144p             5/5/2024 ⭐78⭐
4. Clown in the Cornfield  - Adam Cesare  346p     9/5/2024   ⭐65⭐
5. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallow (HH#4) 416 15/5/2024  ⭐85⭐
6. Naomi's Room - Jonathan Aycliffe  215  16/5/2024  ⭐85⭐
7. Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry (audioook)  357  17/5/2024  ⭐80⭐
8. No Longer Human - Junji Ito    616                        17/5/2024  ⭐90⭐

Ongoing

1. Swan Song Robert McCammon 805/956p (84%)
2. Junktion - Matthew Farrer                                  99/256 (36%)
3. Crucifax - Ray Garton 99/387

Books to Read May

• Crucifax Ray Garton 387
• Alice Christina Henry 323
• The Wolf and the She-Bear Morgan Stang 179
• Tomorrow's Children Daniel Polansky 355
• Naomi's Room Jonathan Aycliffe 215
• The Toll Neal Shusterman 630
• In the Coils of the Labyrinth David Annandale 344
• DeathWorlder Victoria Hayward 344
• Kjalma's Skuill Tom Horth 126

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

1. The Complete Rynosseros - Terry Dowling - 1197p  (Special Edition)
2. Tim Lebbon - The Silence - 364p (Special Edition)
3. Quan Williams - Godmode - 244p  (Special Edition)
4. Patrick Malloy - Bang Bang - 247p  (Special Edition)
5. Blood of the Impaler - Jeffrey Sackett - 495p (Special Edition)
6. Mightier than the Sword - K J Parker  (Special Edition)
7. Downfall of the Gods- K J Parker (Special Edition)
8. My Beautiful Life- K J Parker (Special Edition)
9. Path of Reliquary - Ken Scott Smith
10. Host of the Armageddon - Ken Scott Smith
11. Still - Charlee Jacob
12. Demon Theory - Stephen Graham Jones
13. Don't Fear the Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones

19/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

May Started and I restructed some goals that I will be talking a future post, on this month I am trying to read as much horror as possible since it usually helps my reading mood... I received several special editions novels and I am getting several more.

1. On the Third Day - Thomas Rhys     631p           2/5/2024  ⭐40⭐
2. The Resort - Bryce Gibson               170p           4/5/2024 ⭐39⭐
3. Mr Bliss - JRR Tolkien                    144p             5/5/2024 ⭐78⭐
4. Clown in the Cornfield  - Adam Cesare  346p     9/5/2024   ⭐65⭐

Ongoing

1. Swan Song Robert McCammon 805/956p (84%)
2. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallon (Horus Heresy #4) 295/416 (71%)
3. Junktion - Matthew Farrer                                       99/256 (36%)
4. Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry (audioook)           278/357 (78%) 
5. No Longer Human - Junji Ito                                365/616 (59%)

Books to Read May

• Crucifax Ray Garton 387
• Alice Christina Henry 323
• The Wolf and the She-Bear Morgan Stang 179
• Tomorrow's Children Daniel Polansky 355
• Naomi's Room Jonathan Aycliffe 215
• The Toll Neal Shusterman 630
• In the Coils of the Labyrinth David Annadale 344
• DeathWorlder Victoria Hayward 344
• Kjalma's Skuill Tom Horth 126

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

1. The Complete Rynosseros - Terry Dowling - 1197p  (Special Edition)
2. Tim Lebbon - The Silence - 364p (Special Edition)
3. Quan Williams - Godmode - 244p  (Special Edition)
4. Patrick Malloy - Bang Bang - 247p  (Special Edition)
5. Blood of the Impaler - Jeffrey Sackett - 495p (Special Edition)

18/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

Unfortunately for me, I've been a bit off with my reading (reading slump) and I've not read as much as I hoped, mainly due to my health and also because I've been working changing my 4000 books from one place to another within the home. That took me some time. So, what did I read

1. Space 1999 Volume 1     (audioook)                180p   8/4/2024  ⭐67⭐
2. Cthulhu Reloaded - David Conyers                   258p   9/4/2024   ⭐50⭐    
3. Space 1999 Volume 2      (audioook)               180p   12/4/2024 ⭐73⭐
4. The Night House - Jo Nesbo                            245p   16/4/2024 ⭐33⭐
5. The Ice Orphan - Kathleen O'Neal Gear            294p    20/4/2024  ⭐43⭐

Ongoing

1. Swan Song Robert McCammon 610/956p (64%)
2. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallon (Horus Heresy #4) 55/416 (12%)
3. Junktion - Matthew Farrer                                          /256
4. Dead of Night - Jonathan Maberry (audioook)                357  

Books to Read April

I didn't made a list

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

1. D. M. Ritzin - Dark Dreams of Nilztiria (198p)
2. Christopher Ruocchio - The Dregs of Empire (330p)
3.  Christopher Ruocchio - Queen amid Ashes (166p)
4. The Storm Beneath the World - Michael R Fletcher (363p)
5. Tim Willocks - The Twelve Children of Paris (754p)
6. Aligator - Shelley Katz (334p) Centipede Press
7. The Auctioneer - Joan Samson (320p) Suntup
8. The Chill - Scott Carlson (435p) Lividian Press
9. Cold in July - Joe R Lansdale (SST)
10. Moon Lake - Joe R Lansdale (SST)
11. The Dog Stars - Peter Heller (Lividian Press)
12. The Living Dead - George A Romero
13. Big Lizards - Joe R Lansdale
14. Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar
15. The Bottoms - Joe R Lansdale
16. The Thicket - Joe R Lansdale
17. The Angel of Indian Lake - Stephen G Jones
18. Da Big Dakka - Mike Brooks
19. The Ghosts of Barak Minoz - Guy Haley
20. The Ghost Tree - Christina Henry
21. Secrets and Sacrifices - Cath Lauria
22. Death Wave - Ben Bova
23. New Earth - Ben Bova
24. Apes and Angel - Ben Bova
25. Survival - Ben Bova
26. Bats out of hell - Guy Smith
27. The Night Doctor and  other Tales - Steve Rasnic
28. The Five - Robert McCammon
29. Daphne - Josh Malerman
30. Inspection - Josh Malerman
31. The Hunger - Alma Katsu
32. Alien Clay - Adrian Tchaikovsky
33. The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward
34. Light Bringer - Pierce Brown
35. Revelations - Dennis C Moore
36. A Coven of Vampires - Brian Lumley
37. Colony - Ben Bova
38. Orion 1 - Ben Bova
39. The Winds of Altair - Ben Bova
40. Voyagers 1 - Ben Bova
41. Voyagers 2 - Ben Bova
42. Voyagers 3 - Ben Bova
43. Privateers - Ben Bova
44. Cyberbooks - Ben Bova
45. Exile Trilogy - Ben Bova
46. Test of Fire - Ben Bova
47. Tides of Fire - James Rollins
48. 
    

MTR for the Month of May 2024

So let's make the new MTR (Maybe To Read) Books for the month of May. I really hope to get over this reading slump.  That's why I choose some short books, maybe will add a thriller for the past pace which undoubtly will help.

First of all, is to finish the books from previous month.

1. Ed McDonald - Crowfall - 454p (Raven's Mark #3/3)
2. Forced March - Leo Kessler 188p (Dogs of War 1)
3. The Wolf and the She-Bear - Morgan Stang 179
4. David Annandale - In the Coils of the Labyrinth - 344p (Arkham Horror)
5. Neal Shusterman - The Toll -  631p (Arc of Scythe #3/3)
6. Richard Laymon - Darkness Tell Us - 504p
7. Ghostmaker - Dan Abnett 314p (Guant's Ghost 2)
8. Thanquol's Doom - C L Werner 416p (Thanquol & Boneripper #3/3)
9. Crucifax - Ray Garton 387p
10. No Longer Human - Junji Ito 614p
11. Alice - Christina Henry (Chronicles of Alice #1/3)

13/52 Friday Update - Books Read; Currently Reading & TBR (and bought)

March came and went. I've read 11 books - 8 are warhammer related so my goal were 10. Not that far. Next time I am going to stick to commit with 5. Mentally  I was not in a good place (health stuff related and money). I bought a lot of books this months, most are just one or two orders ( F Paul Wilson) & Brian Lumley books. So basically 36 F Paul Wilson, 10 Brian Lumley and 7 McCammon.

1. The 13th Warning - R L Stein   (Audiobook)        88p   1/3/2024 - ⭐68⭐
2. Beasts in Velvet - Jack Yeovil                            286p  3/3/2024 - ⭐79⭐
3. The Resting Places - Anthology                           314p   8/3/2024⭐ 23⭐
4. The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan                         705pp 9/3/2024 ⭐50⭐
5. Choose Your Enemies - Sandy Mitchell               394p  14/3/2024 ⭐77⭐
6. Bones of Martyr - Tom Horth                            122p 14/3/2024   ⭐78⭐
7. Gilead's Blood -Dan Abnett - Gilead #1(Reread) 309p 17/3/2024  ⭐100⭐
8. Gilead's Curse - Dan Abnett - Gilead #2             414p 19/3/2024  ⭐25⭐
9. Revenge of the Living Dummy (HL1) (Audiobook) 162p 18/3/2024 ⭐70⭐
10. Creep from the Deep (HL2) 137p  (Audiobook)   137p  19/3/2024  ⭐70⭐
11. Ursun's Teeth (The Ambassador Chronicles #2) 256p 23/03/2024⭐39⭐
12. The Beheading - The Beast Arises #12 249p  26/03/2024 ⭐90⭐
13. Unidentified - Michael McBride 193p (Audiobook)  26/03/2024 ⭐58⭐
14. Space 1999: Breakaway 64p   (Audiobook) 27/03/2024    ⭐73⭐

Ongoing

1. Swan Song Robert McCammon 610/956p (64%)
2. Cthulhu Reloaded - David Conyers                     108/256p  (42%)
3. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallon (Horus Heresy #4) 55/407p (12%)

Warhammarch Reading Goal

I have chosen 14 novels but my goal is to read around 10

1. The Flight of Eisenstein - James Swallon (Horus Heresy #4) 407p
2. The Resting Places - Anthology (Warhammer Horror) 316p
3. Iron Guard - Mark Clapham (Warhammer 40K) 406p
4. Ghostmaker - Dan Abnett - Gaunt's Ghost #2 (40K) 313p
5. The Beheading - Guy Haley - The Beast Arises #12 (40K) 249p
6. Armaggedon Saint - Gav Thorpe - Last Chancers #4 (40K) 317p
7. Choose your Enemies - Sandy Mitchell - Ciaphas Cain #10 (40K) 393p
8. Thanquol's Doom - C L Werner - Thanquol & Boneripper #3 (Warham) 408p
9. Beasts in Velvet - Jack Yeovil - Genevieve #3 (Warhammer) 286p
10. Gotrek & Felix - Lost Tales - Gotrek & Felix #15(?) (Warhammer) 383p
11. Ursun's Teeth - Graham Mcneill - Ambassador Chronicles #2 (Warham) 256p
12. Gilead's Blood - Dan Abnett - Gilead #1 (Reread) (Warhammer) 309p
13. Gilead's Curse - Dan Abnett - Gilead #2  (Warhammer) 414p
14. Skavenslayer - William King (Gotrek & Felix #2)   (Reread) 

TBR Pile, Books received piling up...

1. Dark At the End (F Paul Wilson) - 
2. The Last Christmas (F Paul Wilson) 
3. Sibs (F Paul Wilson) 
4. Signalz (F Paul Wilson) 
5. Nightworld (F Paul Wilson) 
6. Double Threat  (F Paul Wilson)  
7. Double Dose  (F Paul Wilson)
8. Dungeon Crawler Carl 
9. The Chronicles of Caylen-Tor Volume III - Byron A Roberts
10. Secret Stories: Tales from the Secret History
11. Tomorrow's Children - Daniel Polansky
12. Robert R McCammon Mister Slaughter Paperback 364
13. Robert R McCammon The Providence Rider Paperback 339
14. Robert R McCammon The River of Souls Paperback 214
15. Robert R McCammon Freedom of the Mask Paperback 436
16. Robert R McCammon Cardinal Black Paperback 349
17. Robert R McCammon The King of Shadows Paperback 500
18. Robert R McCammon Listener Paperback 360
19. Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles, #1)
20. Duncton Tales (Book of Silence, #1)
21. Duncton Quest (Duncton Chronicles, #2)
22. Brian Lumley Invaders - Brian Lumley 534
23. Brian Lumley Defilers 630
24. Brian Lumley Avengers 553
25. Brian Lumley Necroscope IV: Deadspeak MassPaperback 448
26. Brian Lumley Necroscope V: Deadspawn MassPaperback 602
27. Brian Lumley Blood Wars MassPaperback 565
28. Brian Lumley The Last Aerie MassPaperback 758
29. Brian Lumley Bloodwars MassPaperback 760
30. Black Wind MassPaperback 465 1988
31. The Keep F Paul Wilson 406 1981
32. The Touch F Paul Wilson  446 1986
33. Reborn  F Paul Wilson 362 1990
34. Reprisal  F Paul Wilson  323 1992
35. Legacies  F Paul Wilson  440 1998
36. Conspiracies  F Paul Wilson  405 2000
37. All the Rage  F Paul Wilson  503 2000
38. Hosts  F Paul Wilson  503 2001
39. The Haunted Air  F Paul Wilson  532 2002
40. Gateways  F Paul Wilson  435 2003
41. Crisscross  F Paul Wilson  500 2004
42. Infernal  F Paul Wilson  421 2005
43. Harbringers  F Paul Wilson  336 2006
44. Bloodline  F Paul Wilson  384 2007
45. By the Sword  F Paul Wilson  347 2008
46. Ground Zero  F Paul Wilson  366 2009
47. Fatal Error  F Paul Wilson  322 2010
48. Secret Histories  F Paul Wilson  293 2008
49. Secret Circles  F Paul Wilson  282 2010
50. The Barrens and Others  F Paul Wilson  378 1998
51. Secret Stories: Tales from Secret History  F Paul Wilson  259 2019
52. Aftershock & Others: 19 Oddities  F Paul Wilson  352 2009
53. Soft and Others  F Paul Wilson  306 1989
54. The Peabody-Ozmandias Travelling Circus Oddity Emporium 170 2008
55. Midnight Mass - F. Paul Wilson
56. Lost Years 1 (Brian Lumley)
57. Lost Years (Brian Lumley)
58. Duncton Found - William Horwood
59. Mine - Robert R McCammon
60. The Market of 100 Fortunes
61. Into the Forge - Dennis McKiernan
62. Secret Vengeance - F Paul Wilson
63. Empire of the Damned - Jay Kristoff
64. Khai of Khern - Brian Lumley
65. Quick Fixes - F Paul Wilson
66. Wardenclyffe - F Paul Wilson
67. Song of Carcosa - Josh Reynolds