Blogoween. Halloween Creatures Tag 2.0

This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Hallow-een! I love the creepy atmosphere, so I couldn't resist joining the Halloween Creatures Tag 2.0 hosted by Anthony @ Keep Reading Forward. I haven't officially joined Blogoween (sadly, I'll never be able to post thirteen times in a month), but I'll try to be part of some of the challenges because Halloween and talking about books is a match made in heaven.

Disclaimer: "All hope abandon ye who enter here."

Magical means "beautiful or delightful in a way that seems removed from everyday life",  "enchanting", "bewitching". So for this prompt, I decided to pick not only one, but several books that bewitched me. Why? Because I can' just pick one! Yep, this will definitely be a long tag.

I'm a night reader, so I guess to me every book is the perfect book to read at night? Since this tag is related to Halloween and terrifying creatures, I narrowed down my picks to books filled with nightmarish monsters, murders and mystery. Hopefully, these won't give you nightmares.

Can I pick Vicious by Victoria Schwab? Or any of her books? More than ten books later, Schwab still has the ability to make me fall in love with her characters and worlds she crafts. She's so talented! It shocks me how every single of her novels is so unique even though it discusses the same themes.  

Here are some characters that are truly dark (and some of them I must confess that I love to hate):

• The Commandant from An Ember in the Ashes;
• Mutt from The Scorpio Races;
• Osaron from Shades of Magic;
• Rafette from Black Bird of the Gallows;  
• Sloan from Monsters of Verity.

SPOILERS ALERT! I can't only pick one character. There are so many characters that should have never died. How can authors kill these lovely, cute, funny and wonderful people? My heart hasn't recovered yet from some of these deaths.

• Rue from The Hunger Games;
• Finnick from The Hunger Games:
• Prim from The Hunger Games;
• Fred Wesley from the Harry Potter series;
• Izzi from An Ember in the Ashes.

 

Any book written by Victoria Schwab aka V.E. Schwab aka the Dark Queen.Why? Well,

• Literally all of her books are on my I-loved-with-all-my-heart-even-if-it-shattered-my-heart-in-pieces list;

• Fierce female characters who kick-butt:

• Jaw-dropping plots;

• All the feelings;

• Darkness, lots and lots of darkness.

I'm torn between Laia and Elias from An Ember in the Ashes. Elias does have the skills to protect himself, but Laia has the will move mountains to save everyone she loves - she never gives up or back downs. However, both of them are fighting the Empire, the Commander and the Nightbringer. So, I'm just going to protect both at all cost.

Me if you mess with any of my babies!

Uprooted by Naomi Novik.  I put it down three years ago and I never finished it. I don't know how it happened since this book has everything I love: folk tales, magic and monsters. However, it was just too slow. It sucked the life out of me. I know: BLASPHEMY! Maybe one day I'll pick it up again...

Everyday, I'm haunted by every single book on my TBR pile. They creepily stare at me, wondering when I will finally pick one of them. Every time I buy a new book (or request one more book from NetGalley), I can feel them judging me. They are constantly haunting my thoughts.  

Say Her Name by James Dawson.  If I already was terrified of Bloody Mary, now, I do my best to avoid mirrors. While reading this book, I found myself thinking that I was hearing the drip-drop coming from my own bathroom. Which I was. I forgot to turn off the water because your cats like drinking from weird places like the bathroom sink.

I can say that I've a bone to pick with a lot of characters! Most recently: Jane and Charlotte from My Plain Jane. So much eye rolling! I just wanted to put some sense inside their heads. Also, Audrey Rose's father from Staking Jack the Riper. Sexism is a huge "no" for me!

As always, if you know me and have been following me for a while you already know which book I'm going to pick for this prompt: Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier. This book has a special place in my heart now and forever. 

Even though I love everything that is blood-curling, these are some covers that may be too scary to look at (or hauntingly beautiful, as I would say). Ps. Anna Dressed in Blood is the perfect Halloween read. If you haven't read it yet, you should do it before a creepy doll comes after you.

The Monsters Mash! I'm tagging everyone who loves Halloween (or creepy novels) as much as I do.

What is your favourite monsters? Is it featured on any of your favourite books? 

But most important: Are you excited for Halloween?