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I went to Miracle (Holiday pop-up bar) & had to stop myself from hissing nefariously “we‘re going to Christmasland”
1) Joe Hill says he writes under this name to separate himself from his dad but this is as Stephen King-y as 1 could get. 2) I liked it, happy endings don‘t count til the end, 3) New England AF 5) complicated ladies .. and so creepy

I read this for a reading challenge and I liked it mostly. I liked the plot and the unique genuine horror. I did not love all of the characterization, especially the hardened broken single mom and the fat phobia toward her best friend/baby daddy was very cringey. It did have a truly evil bad guy and his minion. So I borderline recommend this if you can look past my previous comments. Definitely recommend the excellent audiobook. 3.5⭐️

Listening on my run today & taking in some of the 🎄lights, def started running faster once the sun went down with this creepy read. 😱🎅🏼

I LOVE Kate Mulgrew but why did no one tell her how to say “Haverhill” 😂 #MassachusettsProblems

Next up a Christmas's re-read.

I‘ll be at a math conference all day but will try to do a bit of reading before and after, and during breaks.

I have a couple of in-progress books to finish but am eager to start Crimson Snow, a collection of Christmas stories that I just discovered at the library!

@Emilymdxn #snowangels

1. Go to a friend‘s on Fridays & we usually catch up & have some cocktails, might make something festive 🎄🍸

2. I‘m trying to clear out my current reads today (totally doable, all nearing the end) so starting fresh with everything, first will be the tagged book/Team #BuddyRead

@Emilymdxn @bekakins @kwmg40 @Texreader @Nessavamusic @sblbooks @MsRadioSilence @CogsOfEncouragement
#SnowAngels #Wintergames

Hello and welcome to team #SnowAngels for the 2023 #wintergames 🎄🎄🎄

I‘m so excited to be your captain and to read a lot and be festive this December! Because I‘m a big horror fan and I know some people like a break from traditionally Christmassy stuff, for our team reads we‘ve got an old school festive rom com and some winter horror which I hope covers a lot of tastes! I haven‘t read either yet so do check trigger warnings if you‘re into that

Ah, the age old struggle, to find a horror novel that will deliver chills and a smidgen of hope after battling the darkness vs one that mostly just repels and depresses you. This one had its moments, particularly building emotional relationships, but considering the length - the pacing - the non-awful bits were too few and far between. Probably best to consider this not my type of horror, even with the unique fantastical elements.

Day 5 #Scarathlon Photo Challenge - Blood #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

Got to see Joe Hill today

Exciting news! Joe Hill is coming to our library's bookfest in September! I got my book mail today all ready for him to sign when I go see him at the bookfest!!

I had to bail on this one. I read the physical book back in 2018 and I enjoyed it. I don‘t know if it‘s the narrator or I just can‘t get into it right now. I‘m going to try to plug the rest of the way through my Chris Carter books.

“Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls ‘Christmasland.‘”

Came for Kate Mulgrew‘s narration, stayed for the story. This was gripping, I wanted to just keep listening and altogether I finished it pretty quick. The audio was fire. I now wanna watch the series too!
Some parts were fairly graphic, and I did fast forward one particular scene. People who have to watch out for triggers might wanna skip this one, or at least look at its page on The Storygraph.

#JanuaryJazz
11. Wintery
Written by Joe Hill, Nos4A2 is a long novel, but don‘t let it intimidate you! Joe Hill manages to weave a good wintery (and holiday read🎄 ) tale as we follow protagonist Victoria McQueen, Vic and the chilling villain Charlie Manx. I don‘t really want to give much away, but let‘s just say Joe Hill manages to fill this book with all things holiday and horror, helping it fit perfectly well into the #Wintery prompt.

Woo hoo! Got my #jolabokaflodswap package today. The hubby tried to open it when I was at work but luckily not all the way. It's now hidden in my closet until Christmas Eve. @MaleficentBookDragon

🎄Real Tree
🍷Mulled Wine
👖PJs (even though I love dressing up)
🎄Give me all the colors!

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ✨ #ThisorThat #ChristmasEdition

So creepy and dark.

I've posted a fuller review at my blog, John C Adams Reviews.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/nos4a2-by-joe-hill

#JoeHill #horror

I liked the show a lot and really liked the book too.

So close to being done! Now I need to wait two weeks to get my hold in again.

I made it over halfway through and might finish this sometime. It is scary and generally well written. The problem is that there are a lot of near escapes where the victim (boy kidnapped by monster) almost gets away but doesn't quite, or where the protagonist (boy's mom, Vic) almost has a win, and that constant suspense and failure is a bit fatiguing on the reader. I put it down when Vic is lured in by one of the bad guys at a time when she ⏬

My hold came in and to my surprise it is read by Kate Mulgrew. Captain Janeway reading me a story!

Nos4A2 is a horror novel by Joe Hill. Read my review at John C Adams Reviews:

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/nos4a2-by-joe-hill

#JoeHill #JohnCAdamsReviews #JohnCAdams #nos4a2 #fridayfrighteners #horror #book #books #Review #Reviews #bookreview #bookreviews

This was crazy! I loved it. Charlie Manx is wild, Christmasland is wild, and the images in my head of those poor terrifying children were wild too. I wonder if the TV show is any good? This one played out like a movie super well in my head. A fun read.

I listened to about half of this in audio, narrated by the wonderful Kate Mulgrew. There is about 10 minutes at the end of Joe Hill talking and I loved this as much/more than the actual story.

I‘m halfway thru NOS4A2 and it‘s a weird and wild story. I love it!

🦇 I don‘t read much horror/suspense but absolutely loved this book!!
♥️ 🐉😘🪄🧛💋💋
🌺 it keeps me dreaming and my mind off of real world troubles.
🪐 cover art gets me every time!!
@MoonWitch94 thank you so much for the tag!! #thoughtfulthursday

Another amazing novel by Joe Hill ❤️ This book had me hooked from the very start. The suspense will have you at the edge of your seat, hoping for answers. I can‘t wait to see how the show will compare to the book. I‘m happy it doesn‘t have to end yet🥰 Also amaaaazing narration by Kate Mulgrew🎧📖

My Jack Skellington Christmas town has been tainted by zombie-children and disturbing men.
I went book before show and so glad I did. Books are always better. There are many elements, encompassing a lot of what we love about horror. The characters are easy to attach to, and I encountered a lot of “whaaaat?“ moments, in a good way.
Overall good book. Recommend.

#WrapUp for January:

It was an interesting reading month - I haven't really loved any of the "new" books I read. Liked some of them BUT
I'm glad I re-read NOS4R2, as it turned into my only 5 start book.

I love that ReadMore's update now including my star ratings; this App really gets better with each updated!

Wow this was a trip!

Charlie Manx feeds on kids in his weird messed up world called Christmasland, he steals their souls and they spend eternity celebrating Christmas in a screwed up world of joy.

Violent, messy, some great characters, here‘s to you Maggie 💪🏼

Hills writing style is just like his fathers and I loved it! 🎅🏻

Merry Christmas to all Litsy friends and family!

I've been spoiled rotten this year!
More Books, more HP LEGO (this little one 👆🏻was also in my stocking) and all the love in the world.

May everyone have a blessed day

Oh @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I always have to share the amazing wrapping paper you find. I am such a Friends fan. I almost didn't want to open them 😍

#poutinepenpals

#holidaylaughs #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Tonight‘s Christmas movie watch! Cute Lifetime movie about a reporter who heads to Alaska to head a small town paper. The small town also loves Christmas, of course.
+6 for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

So I decided to try #GoodwillBooks. I‘m a little afraid to order used books as my idea of “good” condition and theirs might be different? 😆😩 They are all hardcover books I can‘t seem to find around here at our used bookstores. I‘ll share what I actually get when the package arrives. Well … NOS4A2 … a fun Christmas book 😈 🎄🎅

171 of 2021. Book 5 for #novelnovember . Decent book. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ✨

@Andrew65 #readathon

This was the October pick for the Sword and Laser podcast. I was glad to have the push to pick it up after purchasing the hardcover years ago. The story is not for sensitive readers! Child murder, domestic abuse, animal abuse - it‘s full of all the violent horrors. I read it for the complex characters and their challenges. Hill includes many references to his father‘s books, which was delightful. I also listened to the audio, which is stunning.

4 ☠☠☠☠
Yep. This was creepy and intense. Boy did I want Manx dead 😆. I'm not saying he is either way you have to read it. Decent #Halloween read. Definitely rained on my parade with Christmas. A bit too long for me but still kept my attention with suspense. #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

“She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like #dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.” #QuotsySep21

I started this one a couple of years ago on a solo road trip. I had to stop listening around hour 5 because it was dark and I was about to wet my pants from how freaky it was. Giving it another go today. Hopefully I can get through it during daylight hours. 🤞

#QuotsyJun21 Day 26: #Canoe

About to start this. I‘ve heard awesome things!

Book #43
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Well, Hill is definitely his father's son, but he is not relying on the King name. He proves his own worth as a writer with this chilling story, which gives nods to some of his father's works of horror (It, The Shining/Doctor Sleep, etc.) I will definitely read more Joe Hill. Edit** I should also add that the narration by Kate Mulgrew is stellar in every way!

My intro to Joe Hill. 4.5⭐

This book was spooky & creepy & seriously messed up! What begins with a teenage girl who has a supernatural ability to find things using her power to locate & end the reign of terror of a man who 'feeds' on the souls of children ends with the same girl - now a woman - trying to save her own son from the same man. At it's core it's a book about people with special powers who use them for good or evil, but it's so much more than that. ⬇️

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🚨🚨 Deal alert! 4 Joe Hill books for $4! I've already read (and loved) three of these but couldn't pass this one up!