Hello readers, it has been quite some time since I did a book haul, and thought I would share. This is a pretty good mix four horror, one graphic novel, one classic, one fantasy, one science fiction, one mystery, and two general fiction.

The Shining and Revival by Stephen King, My girlfriend was shocked that I had never read the Shining and got it for me, Revival is one of her favorites as well.

Kill Creek by Scott Thomas, I really enjoyed Violet by Scott Thomas last year about the imaginary friend who comes to life and wants to play forever. I want to read more of his work, I’m a sucker for a haunted house story.

The Deep by Nick Cutter, I own the Troop by Nick Cutter, haven’t got around to it yet but the reviews are amazing and the story of a boy scout troop discovering a plague on a camping trip and have to figure out how to stop it.  But the Deep is a story where a virus breaks out causing people to forget, and the only cure is at the bottom of the ocean.  Can they remember in time to save themselves.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, this book had me at Lesbian Necromancers. The book has got a lot of great reviews that I kept seeing.  This book is book one of a trilogy.

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, Wilson visited my local bookstore when he toured, I was not able to go because of work, but I watched the interviews.  This book sounds crazy, a woman is to be a care taker of twins, with the catch being, when the twins are agitated they spontaneous combust into flames.  This will probably be the first book I read with this haul.

Gone With the Wind by Margret Mitchell, this book is a favorite of my girlfriend’s mother, and knows I want to read more classics this year, so she bought it for me as a gift.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: the Omnibus Edition by Alan Moore, I have never read this series all the way through I have picked up a comic book here and there, but the order is a little bit weird.  So now I have the full version in order.  Alan Moore wrote Watchmen which is my favorite graphic novel of all time.

Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, this book is the one I know least about, but Im a sucker for anything bookstore related.

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, this book has a witch and scientist battling each other as the world stars falling apart and they have to put away there differences to save it. It’s getting great reviews and sounds really interesting.

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan, remember I’m a sucker for anything  bookstore related.  This is a bookstore mystery where a loyal customer hangs himself, with a picture of one of the clerks as a little kid.  The clerk finds books defaced that she can’t understand why, until she starts to see a pattern that may lead to something bigger.

9 responses to “Book Haul: February 2020”

  1. Paul's Picks Avatar

    I can rec Mr. Penumbra… it was fun for me.

    And Gideon has been on my TBR for awhile now.

    1. readingwithmyeyes Avatar

      Oh great to hear, me and you seem to have similar taste, I’ll have to check it out when I get the chance.

      1. Paul's Picks Avatar

        Agreed!

  2. Sarah Avatar

    I loved Revival! I don’t know if it was as well received by other readers as it was your GF and I, but I thought it was one of King’s better books. Happy Reading!

  3. She Reads Avatar

    I loved Kill Creek! I didn’t know he’d released anything else. I’ll definitely pick up Violet.

  4. readingwithmyeyes Avatar

    Yes, it was really good! Violet was voted one of the best horror novels in the Goodreads challenge last year.

  5. Janina @ love letters Avatar

    I’m really excited to pick up Nothing to See Here soon-ish because I love magical realism/fabulism! Mixing something totally ordinary (babysitting) with something extraordinary (literally catching fire) just makes me do the *grabby hands* move in my mind. I’m also hyped to jump into Nick Cutters The Troop in the next couple of months!

  6. Shannon Avatar

    You have some great ones here! I love The Shining and GWTW, and The Troop . . . yikes, that one gave me issues (always a good thing with horror)!

    1. readingwithmyeyes Avatar

      Yeah, I have heard that from a few people about The Troop so you are not alone.

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