What are you currently reading?

[sholloman81]

Just finished reading the Thunderstorm LE of Michelle Garza's & Melissa Larson's "Scum Janitors vs. The Living Dead". This was a first time read for me in terms of both the book and the authors. Enjoyed the heck out of it. It is exactly as the title would lead you to believe and a complete blast. Tons of fun scenes, some scary and some grossouts. Hope to read more collabs by these authors in the future. I also really hope that Paul continues the VS line as I've enjoyed every book in the line so far!

Am now reading Christopher Beuhlman's "Between Two Fires". Have had this book in the TBR pile for a while and decided to start the year with it. Have only read the Black Tongue Thief previously, and I loved it; so, I've decided to work through some of the author's backlog and see if I strike gold again.

[Boggle Champion]

Over the weekend I read Candy Cain Kills by Brian McCauley and The Crossings by Jack Ketchum.

Loved The Crossings. Third Ketchum novella I read in 2023, and definitely my favorite. Tight and brutal. Really reminded me of Bone Tomahawk, another movie I loved.

Candy Cain Kills was a great holiday slasher, quick read. I expect to see this in theatres within a few years.

Started reading Chasing the Boogeyman (SST). Only 50 pages in, but I'm enjoying the biographical setup by Chizmar. The SST edition is spectacular, too. (Wonder if CD will do a limited edition?)

Reading through more stories from Hark! The Herald Angels Scream. Some have been good, but so far a pretty so-so collection.

[RonClinton]

Started Dune this morning.

75 pages and thoroughly enjoying it.

Up to this point it reads more like a high fantasy story than science fiction.

B

I've tried reading it twice and stalled both times around page 50. I'm going to try again early in the year for the third and last time...hoping this time it clicks for me. If it doesn't, I guess that saves me $$$ since I'll have to jump off the Centipede DUNE train.

[brlesh]

Started Dune this morning.

75 pages and thoroughly enjoying it.

Up to this point it reads more like a high fantasy story than science fiction.

B

[brlesh]

Finished up Christmas and Other Horrors edited by Ellen Datlow, and it was probably the best anthology I’ve read this year.

Up next was the short novel The Scarlet Boy by Arthur Calder-Marshall.

Made it to the 2/3 mark were I DNF’d this glacially paced story. The characters were uninteresting and way too much time was spent on daily minutiae and not enough on what little supernatural aspects were presented in the story.

B