So way back at the end of August I posted my proposed reading list for Carl’s annual RIP challenge. I’m a wee bit hesitant about challenges these days as I’ve committed so many times in the past and then, because of reading slumps or pressures of work or domestic stuff, singularly failed to meet my own goals. But I’ve been on a real reading high this year and so was more optimistic than usual and that optimism was well-founded because I managed to read nine books and watch two scary movies!
The final tally is (in order read):
- The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells
- Let the Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Savage Magic by Lloyd Shepherd
- The Cold Calling by Phil Rickman
- The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
- The Book of Whispering Spirits by Jeff Ferrell
- Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell
- Murder by Sarah Pinborough
- Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death by Chris Riddell (the only one not on my original list)
I’m very pleased with that as I had only committed to four. This success is mostly because I was on holiday with lots of reading time, clearly the best way to approach this sort of thing 🙂
For Peril on the Screen I managed to watch Triangle and Event Horizon.
Links to reviews are provided where they’ve been published; not all are on the blog(s) yet, but they will be added over the next couple of days and I’ll update.
How did you guys all do?
Bride of the Book God 
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October 31, 2014 at 11:44 pm
Cathy746books
Only managed three of my proposed four, although I am half way through my last one, so at least I will have managed to read them all, which makes a change for me challenge wise! Congrats to you though!
November 1, 2014 at 10:25 am
brideofthebookgod
I was surprised at how well I did!
November 1, 2014 at 12:43 am
lynnsbooks
Wow, you did really well, I need to do a wrap up post too. What did you think of Murder – I have it waiting to be read?? I’ll be interested to see your review.
Lynn 😀
November 1, 2014 at 10:24 am
brideofthebookgod
I really enjoyed it Lynn, hoping to get my review up soon!
November 3, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Jenny @ Reading the End
I only managed one this year, but that’s better than I’ve done in the most recent two or three past years! I have such good RIP intentions but they often do not come to fruition. I am definitely going to do better next year, and I am going to do better this MONTH with Nonfiction November, for which I already have several posts scheduled.