We’re back with another Tag Thursday post and today I’m answering a tag that I was just tagged in earlier this week. I think this might be the fastest I’ve answered a tag but there’s no better time to do The All Hallows Book Tag! Thanks to Ashlee @Books Are 42 for tagging me and if you haven’t already, go check out and support her blog!

This tag was originally created by QuirinusReads (Twitter/Instagram).

Even though I’m a total wimp and don’t touch traditionally spooky genres—whether it be books, movies or anything else—I’m still hoping that I’ll have answers for all these prompts! Let’s kick it off with the This or That portion:

Now it’s on to the questions:

What are your favourite spooky season genres?

While I might not be a spooky book girlie, I enjoy my share of books set during the spooky season, especially if it’s a paranormal romance! I love a romance with a witchy twist or with other paranormal creatures, monster romance… You get the gist! Other than that, I’ve enjoyed reading mysteries in the spooky season and have even stepped further outside my comfort zone to read a spooky horror/paranormal. I ended up enjoying them too despite worrying someone would snatch me feet-first the whole time! 😂

Which titles do you recommend for Halloween reading?

There are so many but here are a few off the top of my head that I’ve loved or enjoyed a lot. Most are, unsurprisingly, paranormal romances! 😉

What are your most anticipated reads this month?

Even though October is almost halfway over I’m still feeling overly optimistic and have these books on my possibility pile to fit the mood of the spooky season. To be fair, I’ll probably consider the end of November the end of my “spooky season”! 😂

Have you had a paranormal experience or spooky coincidence?

I don’t know if this is common knowledge but (Southeast) Asians are a superstitious lot and the paranormal is a big part of our society. That feels like a sweeping generalisation, right? But many Southeast Asian countries I know and have been to generally have a healthy fear of and respect for the paranormal. I admit that I’ve had my share of paranormal experiences growing up and after the worst of them, was even taken to a Cambodian Buddhist monastery to be bathed in holy water (a circle of monks literally dumped many buckets of holy water over my head, lol). That’s a story for another time but I guess whether I believe it or not—although it’s admittedly hard to say I don’t believe it with the things I’ve experienced—what I can say is that I have respect for spirits and the spiritual world and all those who believe in it. 😅

What are your spooky season film and TV favourites?

As I’ve already mentioned, the spooky stuff just isn’t my jam and even if I get a sniff that something is spooky, I tend to immediately turn away from it. If I have to think about it though, there are two movies that I enjoy immensely and that fit the spooky season vibe: Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas (but I also watch this during the holiday season at least twice every year, lol)! Tim Burton gets me. 😆

How do you celebrate Halloween?

I actually don’t celebrate Halloween anymore only because, as a solitary homebody, I don’t do much of anything these days, lol. 😆 I introduced seasonally themed jewellery into my daily-wear collection last year and bought an adorable pumpkin spice latte pumpkin-shaped mug set and a set of a ghost wearing a purple flower crown. It’s too cute and I’ve been eagerly anticipating getting to wear them again ever since the season ended last year!

That’s it for The All Hallows Book Tag! I won’t be tagging anyone today but I’d love to see your answers if you decide to do this one!

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