Opinions of a Wolf

Hello my lovely readers!

Tomorrow marks the official end of Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings’ RIP Challenge, and since I know that I will not be finishing another read for the challenge, I decided to post my wrap-up today.

I got really into the reading challenge this year, as I’m sure you could tell from the influx of creepy books on my blog!  Most of the books I read over the last two months fit into the parameters of the challenge, which is to read something sufficiently creepy in any of the following genres to set the tone for Halloween:

Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Dark Fantasy.
Gothic.
Horror.
Supernatural.
Or anything sufficiently moody that shares a kinship with the above.

I read a total of 10 books for the challenge.  I’ll break the list down by rating for you all.

5 star reads

• A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine (review)
• Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (review)
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (review)

4 star reads

• I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead by E. A. Aymar (review)
• Beverly Hills Demon Slayer by Angie Fox (review)

3 star reads

• From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (review)
• Breed by Chase Novak (review)

2 star reads

• Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker (review)
• Barely Breathing by Michael J. Kolinski (review)
• The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part One by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga (review)

Superlatives

• Favorite read: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (review)
• Least favorite read: Barely Breathing by Michael J. Kolinski (review)
• Most disturbing: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (review)
• Most amusing: Beverly Hills Demon Slayer by Angie Fox (review)
• Most unique: A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine (review)
• Biggest gross-out: From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (review)

Of these 10 reads, 3 were review copies and 3 fit into my Bottom of the TBR Pile Challenge.  As for format, 4 were print, 4 were ebooks, and 2 were audiobooks.  A nice distribution, I think!

The challenge really put me in the mood for Halloween.  It maybe did too good of a job!  I’m ready for some light-hearted romances now, people. Lol.  The focused selection of reading materials really helped me take a good chunk out of my TBR pile, which I appreciated.  Stay tuned in November for a return to the wide variety of reading you’ve come to expect here at Opinions of a Wolf!

Did you enjoy seeing me participate in the challenge?  Did you participate in the challenge too?  What was your favorite review I wrote for the challenge?