Welcome to Litsy!

These are random picks from my bookshelf. Some are from my youth, and some are newer because I'm always adding on to my collection when I can.

I could not believe and was sad that Goosebumps books would be on the ban list!

It was stories like these that compelled me to read books when I was a kid. Author's like Avi, Christopher Pike, Cate Tiernan, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Garth Nix...and yes, R.L. Stine.

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3✨ If I would have read this one as a kid I would have had major paranoia! Creepy house that they are seeing things in it. Then when they make friends that have something in common that seems a little weird. Very quick read, but predictable. #DogsofLitsy even Tess looks creeped out! Well, she probably heard what happened to the dog. 🫢

Finished this yesterday. I had to re-listen to parts of it because I was so exhausted after my COVID vaccination (in the past, they had knocked me down for about 24 hours, so I expected this).

I didn't read a lot of R.L. Stine because when it came out, I was already pre-teen, so I moved onto SK (as Gen X peeps do).

#ChildhoodFavorite

Going to listen to this #ChildhoodFavorite while I play on the phone and clean out my emails :)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️• My first Goosebumps! Actually so good.

Today I had the privilege of meeting RL Stine and listening to him speak about his craft!! I still can't believe it! He is HILARIOUS!!! Such a treat to listen to him speak.

I also got the chance to listen to Kendare Blake and Dana Swift, as well as many other authors speak about writing. I learned so much valuable information today and had such a great time doing it! Authors really are the nicest people. :-)

This was really good! That ending! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Read this for #bannedbooksweek.

#scarathlon #TeamCreepinItReal 271 pts
#trickortreatathon #31by31 #bookspinbingo #falling4books #littenlisten #readysetgoreadathon #RushAThon #spookoween #promptmaze

First read of #Scarathlon23 down! I‘m rebuilding my Goosebumps collection.

#trickortreatathon #witchathonbingo #scaredycatreadingchallenge #spooktoberbingo #readlikehellathon #TeamBOOklovers

It‘s been decades since I‘ve read one of these and figured it‘d be fun for Halloween…and it was! What a fantastic introduction to horror. Just spooky enough.

Slowly recollecting the Goosebumps. I used to love these books growing up! #goosebumps #rlstine

I loved Goosebumps when I was a kid and I‘ve been wanting something a little lighter to read lately. I figured I‘d take on the goosebumps series and read the ones I loved and finally read the ones I never got around to. #rlstine #goosebumps #horror #juvenile #ebook #libby

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So #overduepod is reading Goosebumps as their next longreads project #90snostalgia This book really highlights the selfishness of parents and how that can be extremely dangerous and unhealthy for their children. Also gaslighting. A lot of gaslighting going on in this one. Reading this one reminded me how great R.L. Stine is!

This one was a bit of lag in the first chapters but it was a cool little exciting read in the end and actually really creepy for a children's horror novel.

Overall, I'm glad I decided to give the Goosebumps series a try.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4299330366?comment=240692089hickleberrypun... ↩ full review

I am super behind on my reviews! I‘ve been finishing audiobooks like crazy. I‘ve been doing a lot of data entry at work.

This one was actually pretty good. I love how RL Stine ends his books, like you don‘t actually know what happened.

#TeamHendrix #Scarathlon2021 +16pts
#Screamathon
#LittensListen
#LittensDressedinBlood
#OctoberBookBingo
#SpookoweenReadathon

I read this book 4 years ago and was not feeling it and thought I would give it another try and you know what I really liked it. I think I‘m going to continue this series. I wasn‘t allowed to read Goosebumps as a kid and always wanted to see what I‘ve been missing 😈 +6 pts #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #Screamathon #Wickedathon #Spookoween #BookSpinBingo

Book 170

MAJOR SCORE! 🎉🎉🎉 Look at all the treasures I found in the donation bin today at work! 💕📚💕 I'm especially looking forward to rereading the Goosebumps books, I was obsessed with Goosebumps when I was in middle school! I'll probably start them in October! After that I'll most likely pass them on to my niece - she loves spooky books! 😁 #bookhaul

Yes, that's a picture of the 10th Doctor hanging at my work desk! 🤣😂🤣😂

Never read these as a kid, but they are in #paperbackcrush, so here we go! Need a quick read to offset the larger book I just finished.
#stayhome24in48

I started to read the Goosebumps series while I was recovering from surgery.

#litsy #littens #rlstine #goosebumps

This was a cool idea but should have been longer/more fleshed out (pun unintended).

#scarathlon
3 pts #TeamStoker
Total: 93 pts

I was a creepy kid who loved these books to pieces. They're falling apart and I'm trying to convince myself I don't need anything but the memories anymore. #horror #creepyforlife

📖 Tagged
🎥 Zombieland
🎶 All you zombies - The Hooters

Thanks for the tag @gradcat 🤗
#manicmonday @JoScho

Cute and seasonally appropriate. I bought it for my daughter, a budding daughter, as an example of a creepy kid‘s story. But I couldn‘t resist seeing what all the hype was about. Over all, it was pretty decent. Not too scary, but with just enough suspense to make it exciting. I think she will like it.

I don‘t have time to do the entire #GoosebumpsChallenge. Plus, I‘d get burned out if I tried to read them all in a month. But I can‘t resist reading one or two this month. I think I‘ll try to spread them out over several October‘s. It‘d be fun to read the Fear Street books too!

This made for fun and campy listening on my evening walk today.

I met a brand-new co-worker at the library today, and pretty much the first thing I said to/shouted at her was, “ “HAVE YOU HEARD OF LITSY?!” (because I have NO chill). She joined, though! Hell yeah! Go follow @glamhobbit!

Here‘s what I know about her: her name‘s Gretta; she‘s super-nice; she wore clunky black shoes & striped socks today, which made her look like a hip witch (obviously a good thing in my book).

Roll out the #litsywelcomewagon!

#1 "It will just kill you."
The old house that Amanda and Josh just moved into with their parents is not haunted... Or is it? Things get crazy in this ghostly tale of the ominous haunted house.
As the first book in the series of the Goosebumps franchise, while not my favorite, I'd have to say it's still one of the great ones.
#GoosebumpsChallenge

Today marks the first day of my 31 days of #GoosebumpsChallenge! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and these books were a main part of my childhood. Pulling them all out of an old box and putting them on a shelf made me so nostalgic and excited for this challenge! First up: the absolute classic, Welcome to Dead House 💀

Finished the first #goosebumpschallenge book via audio. How did I sleep when I was 4 and my mom read these to me and my brother before bed. 😂

I'm officially kicking off the #GoosebumpsChallenge with these 2 beauties!
Here we go!!! 👻
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

For Episode 11 of my podcast (out today!), I reversed my former scaredy cat ways and finally read a book from the Goosebumps series! Sarah Slusher, founder of the Really Into This pop culture blog, joins me to chat about helicopter parents, reading purely for entertainment, and how scary is *too* scary. Check out the link in my bio or search The SSR Podcast on iTunes/Stitcher/Google Play! 👻

4.5 ⭐️s.. such a creepy read! I‘m loving the nostalgia

Got these books earlier in the year.. now I‘m just going to read them and remember and enjoy 😊

1. The tagged book because it started my love of reading when I was kid! 2. I think Poe or Oscar Wilde would be VERY interesting. 3. When people are late. 4. I tag anyone who hasn‘t done this already! #tuesdaytidbits @JenlovesJT47

Plot: 4/5. A good old-fashioned American family moves to a new home mysteriously inherited—oh, and the whole town is trying to kill you.

Characters: 4/5. The brother/sister duo in this book are believable in their sibling rivalry.

Style: 3.5/5. The writing was to-the-point and simple, but it's also a book that will increase a kid‘s (or an adult‘s!) vocabulary.

Originality: 4/5. A nice modern spin on a spooky archetype.

Overall: 3.5/5.

It‘s that time of year! Get ready to talk about the surprisingly spooky classic Goosebumps tale, Welcome to Dead House on this week‘s mini episode. It‘s out first thing tomorrow (12:01am EST). Make sure you‘re subscribed so you don‘t miss it!

This book was everything I remembered. Loving this reread!

Saw a video feature R.L. Stine today and knew that I had to relive my childhood. I remember stopping when I read Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. It scared me way too much! Let's see if my adult self still gets the chills! #readerbewareyoureinforascare #nostalgia

#aprilamazingreads #childhooddelights

I've always been a bit of a horror junkie, so Goosebumps were right up my alley as a kid!

When it's your first time reading #goosebumps but you aren't sure how scary it's actually gonna be. #winniethepooh #latenightreads

Someone donated the entire Goosebumps series! I get shivers just thinking about them. 💀👻❤️ #goosebumps #library #nostalgia

I loved these books at a kid and now I'm going to read them as an adult!!
#booksarelife

The Goosebumps series started in 1992 when I was in 5th grade. I was obsessed with these books and eventually moved on to Fear Street in junior high.

I was into creepy/thrilling/strange stories before Goosebumps, but reading this series is what actually made me aware of it. Both of Stine's series helped me identify what I enjoy as a reader.

#photoadaynov16
#publishedinthe1990s

I was in elementary school when this series started, and I remember my parents buying this debut installment for me from #TheScholasticBookClub. God, I loved that when I was a kid. This book resonated with me because we had moved several times when I was a kid, and there's the natural fears and awkwardness associated with a new town & new friends to make. Best book to start your kids with in this series! #PairWith: Bug Juice Spider Juice, chilled.