Sink Your Teeth Into A Reading Challenge!

[@WoodspringWillow]

I think I’m going to reread the Twilight series - I know they are not everybody’s cup of tea and I do think the books are better than the films - but I absolutely loved them first time round x

[@tamipie]

I loved the books. They're easy, pleasant, and fun to read.🎉🎉🎉

[@kathykerr1202]

Interview With A Vampire is one of my best books ever. I will likely take a reread for Fanguary. It's that good...

[@CandySoulAndSoil]

Ooo that’s fantastic to know! I’m not surprised to be honest the witching hour was one of my favourite reads last year ❤️

[@dawnnicholson9675]

Yes the book is wonderful. One of the best books I've read.

[@dawnnicholson9675]

The Historian is amazing.. One of the best. ♥♥

[@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission]

I’m so ready for Fanguary! Oy, I keep forgetting to add my books to StoryGraph. I hear you: the only reason I read 2 books for the first prompt was because they were part of a series, and very easy reads. I’ll also be lucky if I read one vampire book in February, but that’s ok! ❤ I can’t believe you found Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction for such a bargain! Love it.

[@thebeautifulseason]

Wasn't sure if I could commit to your challenge so I've decided to combine it with my 2025 goal of memorizing more poetry! A section from Byron's The Giaour for this month

[@LarimarTide]

How is it February already?!! It’s the only month I didn’t have something on the shelf I could fit into, but I do have one that claims a “monster” so I might just go with that! Loving how many options you have 😂

[@LaurikaBretherton]

oh so many books! LOL. i am also reading dracula for feb. never read it before. and i am reading interview with a vampire if i have time. i feel the same about not rushing. by the way, that book let the right one in is translated from swedish and, if you do watch the movie, i recommend the original swedish version. it is magnificent. scary, yes, but not scream scary just really good scary. is there such a thing? hihi. have a great feb reading month candy.

[@donnareadler]

I joined your challenge a bit late in the month so I’m slightly behind, but I should be able to finish my January book (Wicked) by Feb 2, so not too bad. Additionally, even though I said I wouldn’t, I ended up joining Ben’s challenge as well. 😂 I decided to use his challenge to knock out as many as I can from the 1001 Books to Read Before etc. But I’m limiting myself to one book per month for each challenge which should be achievable for me without getting stressful. Above all I want to enjoy my reading experiences! For Fang-uary I’m reading “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter” which is a ridiculous-sounding premise, I know, but I’ve heard that it’s really good! 🙂

[@singingmoon9022]

Ooooh I like the look of the Dacre Stoker books. I’ll keep an eye out for them. I’m reading Hellsing, a manga series for teens. They are fun and mad😂 There’s 10 in the series but so quick to read I may manage all of them while I’m waiting for my daughter to finish The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay.

[@Ejcfarley]

Oh, I didn’t know about the other sequel by Dacre Stoker… excited ❤ i’m planning to read Dracul and Carmilla but I think that I will be very slow and behind by March 😂 but I don’t mind I’m not gonna put pressure on myself. I just want to enjoy it like you say ❤

[@CandySoulAndSoil]

Absolutely. I didn’t get to sone of my January books and they are ongoing so it’s just a case of enjoying it and just taking the prompts as signposts when you get to them ❤️❤️

[@amandamonaghan1190]

Hi candy, love vampire books.At the moment I’m reading the wild grove series. I’m on the 3d books. It’s about Druid and pagan path. Gods and goddesses, Macca, Ellen of the ways. All in the present day. ❤

[@NicoleACottageWitch]

I loooved the Cambridge Companion to Gothic Literature. It’s good fun. 💜

[@treeshuysentruyt1354]

I bought the biografie of princess Diana to read. For 1€ in a second hand shop. I know its not fiction but its a start to begin reading something else dan spiritual books. Love your hair Candy. Looks so lushy love it. Have a nice day and a wonderfull Imbolc ❤

[@rachellangella8595]

This may be a bit long and rambly. Sorry in advance! I'm happy to say I succeeded in January! I'm on Storygraph, and I'm the one who added The Wren in the Holly Library to the challenge book list. It's a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and I loved it! Also, I completely agree about not pressuring yourself to read more, more, more. Reading is by nature a slow activity. We have to take our time in moving our eyes over the words, taking in their meaning, and thinking about/imagining the images the author is trying to evoke. If you ever come across books by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, I'd recommend checking them out. She has a lengthy series about Saint-Germain, a vampire who roams the world for millennia, searching for a place to belong. Her books are more historical fiction with a supernatural bent than horror. Each book takes place in a different historical period and different part of the world, and it's generally the humans who are the monsters. It's very gentle horror that immerses the reader in the time and place with lush detail. The books are stand-alone as well, so you can read them in any order.

[@rachellangella8595]

Oh, and David J. Skal has another book you might want to add to your literature studies! He was a well-known scholar in the horror field, and his book The Monster Show might be of interest. It explores the cultural history of horror and how horror reflects big social crises.

[@kathykerr1202]

I'm so pleased to share that I succeeded in January. I feel so accomplished! I read The Girl In Red by Christina Henry...

[@CandySoulAndSoil]

Kathy that’s awesome! I’m going to do a January recap video so do please come say in that comments section too! Ooo Christina Henry has a red riding hood Retelling! Did you like it?

[@Ejcfarley]

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[@CandySoulAndSoil]

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