Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.
This week’s topic is:
October 17: Oh, the Horror (Snapdragon @ Snapdragon Alcove)
Prompts: Do you read horror? What do you think of when you hear the word horror? Are there any books you read that are not practically horror but have some horror element in them?
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Do you read horror?
Yes! I actually had a Stephen King phase in high school, until one of the books really scared me and I couldn’t sleep at night. 😂 As an adult I like to read horror here and there, mostly around spooky season!
What do you think of when you hear the word horror?
Blood, paranormal, murders….gore….creepy.
Are there any books you read that are not practically horror but have some horror element in them?
Yes a lot of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Isabel Cañas! Love their books!
October Topics:
October 3: Authors Branching Out (Melanie @ Melanie’s Book Blog)
Prompts: How do you feel when an author you love does something new and not at all like their previous work? Do you still read all their books, or do you stop after a point? If they write in a new genre that you don’t read, do you read it for the author, or stop following every title the author releases (in the new genre)? What are some of your favourite books where the author veered away from their previous work quite drastically?
October 10: TBR Roulette
Prompts: What makes you keep a book on your TBR? Find a random number generator, put in the number of books on your TBR and roll 5 times! Note down the book each number corresponds to on your list (or just pick 5 books at random off your TBR) and tell us: what made you add the book to your shelf—was it a cover add? Does it have your favourite tropes? How long has it been on your TBR? If it has been on your TBR for a long time, do you still want to read it or have you lost interest?
October 17: Oh, the Horror (Snapdragon @ Snapdragon Alcove)
Prompts: Do you read horror? What do you think of when you hear the word horror? Are there any books you read that are not practically horror but have some horror element in them?
October 24: Recapping Anticipated Reads
Prompts: With two months left in the year following October, let’s recap your anticipated releases so far. How have you fared with your most anticipated releases in 2025—have they mostly met with your expectations or have you been let down? Were you surprised by 2025 releases you weren’t anticipating but ended up being more enjoyable than expected? Are there any 2025 releases you’re still waiting on? If you like, share your top 2025 releases so far!
October 31: Halloween Freebie! 👻
Prompts: Happy Halloween, folks! 🎃 To celebrate the spooky fest, we’re making today a Halloween freebie! You can check out our blogs for inspiration (Aria and Dini) or write about something else you’re interested in!
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Great post! There was a moment in my early 20s, when I read my first Stephen King that was not his typical horror, I fancied myself a fan of horror and even bought some of his scarier novels. Those never got read and while I’m still tempted sometimes today, I’ve thankfully had more shelf-control. 🤭 Isabel Canas is an author that I want to try and I actually have Vampires of El Norte on my TBR! SMG is an author that I also want to read more of (I’ve only read one of her books and it wasn’t horror), but I do have Mexican Gothic on my TBR and hope to try it soon.
Thanks for joining LTB this week!
I think you would like Isabel Canas because it’s not too spooky and her prose is beautiful. SMG is great and her stuff isn’t super spooky, last one I read from her was more mystery I’d say. Hope you like them when you try their books out!
I enjoy reading books that are at least partly horror as well… Isabel Cañas and Silvia Moreno-Garcia are both among my favorites, and I’ve been enjoying Grady Hendrix lately as well. Same goes for Joe Hill and Stephen King, along with others.
I still have to try a Grady Hendrix book!
I’ve read a couple and they have been great so far. I’m actually currently reading one! (Witchcraft For Wayward Girls)
That’s the one I hope to read soon!
What are some of yoru fave Stephen King books? I’ve only read Carrie and Misery, but I loved Misery so so much. I can’t believe I still haven’t read anything by Isabel Cañas
I read Stephen King back in my high school days so that was AWHILE ago 😅 I did like The Shining and Carrie. I don’t think I read Misery but I kind of want to read his popular books again just to say if it would still scare me. There was one book and I can’t remember the name of it that just scared me so much I stopped reading his books – it was the late 1990’s and I was 16 at the time though so still scared of things that go bumps in the night (and I swear before “technology” life was just scarier back then 😅). Maybe I’ll pick up Misery!
Hahaha totally! Let me know if you end up reading Misery, it freaked me out so much
I read Stephen King in my teens. I had to put down Pet Sematary for what happen in the middle of the book.
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I get it, I read Stephen King in my teens also!