So, we’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s topic is a Halloween Freebie!
It took a little while to come up with some ideas for this Halloween freebie but in the end, I went for witchy, ghosty, magical reads (for TheUltimateChickens™️)! 😂 If there’s one genre I tend to stay away from its horror and the spookier/scarier end of paranormal/supernatural reads—I’m not here to let my imagination scare me into staying in bed with all the lights on through the night. No, thank you! That said, I find I still enjoy a good witchy, ghosty, magical read that might be a little spooky but that mostly doesn’t terrify me, so I decided to highlight a few titles that I’ve read and a few more that are still on my TBR!
Books I’ve Read
**book covers are linked to my review if I’ve written one**
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Taproot by Keezy Young
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Puppetmaster’s Apprentice by Lisa DeSelm
On my TBR
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Go Hex Yourself by Jesica Clare
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
Are you also not a fan of horror/scary stories? Have you read any of these witchy, ghosty, magical reads or do you also have them on your TBR? Do you have any non-scary Halloweenie book recommendations?
dinipandareads 
Taproot is so excellent~!
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I am also not a fan of spooky and scary reads, so much so that my list this week is a list of ten reasons why I don’t read spooky books! Maybe I’ll check out some of the books on your list to still get some halloween magic but still be able to sleep at night!
Zoë
My TTT: https://zbestbooks.blogspot.com/2022/10/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-reasons-that-i.html
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They all look non-scary but cute. I haven’t read any of them, that’s why I had to twist the topic again.
Thanks for visiting my TTT this week this week is a Top Thirteen of songs that can be played at Halloween..
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Great list, love The Raven Boys it really is a great series for this time of year if you don’t want something to scary 😊
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I’m with you completely. No horror for me. I love magical stories, though.
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This is pretty close to my type of halloween read too! I love gothic atmosphere and spooky elements, but I don’t want anything that’s actually super scary.
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I liked The Raven Boys.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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I enjoy both cute and scary witchy reads! I found that I was picking up horror books without realising they were the horror genre, and I liked them. I think the real world is scarier. 🙈
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love these choices! I don’t mind horror or spooky stories, I just dont find the time to pick them up 😂 I’ve definitely been in the mood for more fun witchy stories recently though ❤
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I haven’t read any of these books yet, but I’m glad you liked them.
I can handle scary ghost stories, but I can’t do gory or violent horror. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-halloween-things-ive-never-done/
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Great list! A Ghost in Shining Armor is on my tbr too.
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The Ex Hex looks cute! My Halloween TTT
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This list is perfect for me as I’m definitely a scaredy cat (TheUltimateChickens™️ haha 😉 ) I LOVED The Raven Boys and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches so I’ll need to check out the rest for sure.
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I like spooky but not TOO spooky! 🙂 Belladonna looks fabulous and awesome cover.
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The Raven Boys is an all time favorite. I can’t wait to read Gallant. Great list and I hope you enjoy the books on your tbr.
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I’m not in to horror either. I read a bit of Gothic Fiction and that is on the edge for me…
I loved The Ex Hex. I like the look of a couple of other books on your list too!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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I’m with you in not loving horror or something that’s too spooky! The real world is spooky enough for me! I have The Ex Hex and The Secret Society of Irregular Witches on my TBR.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/12-books-with-black-covers-pick-a-color/
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Yay for The Raven Boys. Love that one. I also want to read Mandanna’s book. All the hype it’s getting got me to request it from my library in audiobook form.
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I’m a chicken too. lol I love your picks. I’m planning on reading The Raven Boys next month. And Go Hex Yourself sounds really good!! I hope you enjoy all of the ones on your TBR, Dini!
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What a wonderful list! The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is definitely on my tbr. It looks great!
Enjoy your week!
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I definitely fall into that chicken category with you, but there are some lovely books up there. Mandanna’s book was a sweet witchy tale. Adored it!
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I have The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches on hold at the library. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. Marie @ Pages to Explore
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I absolutely loved “The Raven Cycle” and it’s so good to see it on your list! =)
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The Raven Cycle was on my list this week too! I definitely prefer eerie, creepy type reads to outright scary too.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/10/25/top-ten-tuesday-391/
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The Raven Boys is still one of my favorites! Belladonna is waiting on my shelf, and we both have The Ex Hex on our lists this week. Happy reading, Dini!
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Great list! I’ve read about half of them, and I’m looking forward to the other half.
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A Ghost in Shining Armor looks so cute. I’m looking forward to pick that one up.
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These are exactly the kinds of books I love to read during spooky season! 🙂
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I hope you love your upcoming reads! The romance ones look cute.
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I have only one of these even on my TBR and that is The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. I don’t read much paranormal stuff, but probably could have found then if I had the time, but vacation took precedence this week.
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Great topic!! Belladonna is one that I really want to read! I can’t wait to read The Ex Hex with you and Julie. It’s been on my bookshelf for over a year. haha!! We are missing October by a little bit but that’s okay!!
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Great post!! I loved Gallant when I read it earlier this year, it’s got such great atmosphere! The Ex Hex and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches are also on my TBR, I love witchy books 😊
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Gallant and Belladonna! ❤ The Ex Hex is a fun read, nothing scary about it. 😀
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