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This was surprisingly deeper than I anticipated. If Horn‘s other works are similar in nature, I think I‘ll end up preferring his style over his famous father‘s! I wouldn‘t exactly call this horror, but I have no idea of what other categories or genres of work that would better describe this novel! The premise is a guy wakes up and seems to be sprouting horns from his noggin one random morning.

#horns
#DeadSerious
#bookscavengerhunt
#hauntedshelf
@OriginalCyn620

#HauntedShelf #BookScavengerHunt

#Horns

+16 points #FrightClub

My first Joe Hill novel, this one was okay. It has the raunchy, sophomoric language I associate with his father's style, and it's rather more graphically violent than it is scary, but it's a decent story. I will likely read more of Joe Hill's books.

Soup, apples, spooky book...it's starting to feel like autumn around here!

#CoverLove #Weapon

I enjoyed this book - there were a couple of spots where the story moved slowly for me but overall I liked the idea of the devil in all of us and love, revenge and redemption.
Finished the book and made good progress on His Burial Too - so #20in4 was a success. Thank for hosting @Andrew65
And now I have one book on my May #BookSpinBingo

Make a great day everyone 😀

#20in4 Thanks for hosting @Andrew65
Plan to finish Horns and get a good start on His Burial Too -

#BFC2022 @wanderinglynn
Did not get a #BookSpinBingo for April but enjoyed trying and lost count of days I worked out - so next month I will set the goal of keeping better count of that 😂

Make a great day for someone - 🌞

#BookSpinBingo for May @TheAromaofBooks

May finish two more this week for April (tagged and Dorothy Must Die) -

Picking up some new books at the library today for May -

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#ThinkPositiveBePositive - thanks for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I am grateful I have the opportunity to make my days - so I will try to make someone else's day too 🌞

Reading two books from same family (literally), and a retelling of Wizard of Oz, enjoying all three, but life got in the way recently (although it is fun, good stuff) so I haven't been spending much time reading. Hope to finish all three by end of the month.

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaofBooks

Make a great day everyone 😊

“Ignatius Martin Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things.“

#FirstLineFridays (on Saturday 🙂)
@ShyBookOwl

Make a great weekend everyone 🌷

This is a fantastic example of book perfection, I have never read anything quite like this one before.

It was unputdownable and the quickest I've ever read a book.

It's a very dark, wicked and entertaining read.

“It did no good to tell himself that it was all in his head if it went on happening anyway. His belief was not required; his #disbelief of was no consequence.” #QuotsyOct21

Today is my 6th wedding anniversary. Only 660 more years until we assume our final form! 😈🖤😈

Great deal today in the US for 4 Joe Hill books.
Link below. 💀
https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Hill-Heart-Shaped-Century-Ghosts-ebook/dp/B00KVIBX2U/...

J♦️- Horns
17/52 for #TBRDeckofCards

This was a riveting read from start to finish. And at time‘s, deeply moving. Strongly recommend. CN: violence, assault.

I was initially put off reading this because the book cover I saw had Harry Potter with horns on his head...yeah, no. I should have remembered the old adage: Never Judge a Book by it's Cover!
Yet knowing how much I enjoyed NOS4A2, I gave it a shot.
Glad I did!
What a fun, twisted tale this was!

In my opinion the book was WAYYYY better than the movie but that's usually how it goes. I didn't care for it much but here's to (+6 pts) for #teamharkness #scarealathon2020 @StayCurious (Total pts. 160)

@wanderinglynn #HauntedHollowSwap #HHS

While the premise was interesting, the first 20 pages had too many slurs in them to make the story even a little enjoyable.

I have been told by so many people to read this book and I am glad I finally did!

Very twisted book! Joe brings forth alot of his father's influence in the remarkable settings and their eeriness. Reminded me of It in a few spots in the book. Really good listen!

Newest listen, already twisted!

#65 of my year. My first time reading his books and I can‘t wait to dive in! I will try my best not to compare him too much to his fathers books lol 😅 looking forward to hearing his voice as a writer 🧐

I'm not much for horror but this book for me hooked fast and I really loved it. Very dark story and will definitely make you think.

Definitely different but a good story. It did drag a little bit in the middle when talking about the childhoods of the main characters but the backstory is important so you get through it. The ending was sat but sort of beautiful. Overall a solid pick and a good read.

📚 Horns - Joe Hill
📝 Hill, Joe
🎥 The Hateful Eight
🎤 HIM / HELLYEAH / Hollywood Undead (I cant choose)
🎵 Holding on to Hell - Gin Wigmore

#manicmonday #letterH

Hot damn, I loved this book so much! It‘s beautiful and tragic and so suspenseful. There was a part towards the end where Ig reads a letter that had me sobbing. The only thing that didn‘t make this a 5 was the slow pacing when discussing their childhood. But joe is a brilliant writer and I can‘t wait to read more of his work!

#review #booked2020 #bookworm

I can‘t really unblur the rest because her final msg to him could be considered a spoiler. But I couldn‘t continue past this point without making a post. Holy shit, I can not remember crying like this for a book in a while. Just straight up sobbing. Man, this book is full of surprises.

#doublespin done @TheAromaofBooks moving on to my #triplespin after a few chapters of Sense and Sensibility with the #pemberlittens #bookspin #bookspinbonanza

Slow at work so I‘m getting further in Horns and enjoying more #LitsyLove 🤗 tomorrow my cards will be here and I can start replying! I‘m excited 😊 Thank you @Stacypatrice 🌞🌻

Spending my afternoon continuing Horns and reading my #litsylove letters 💗💗 thank you guys! I can‘t wait to write back. I ordered some cards so I‘m just waiting for those. You guys made my afternoon! 🌻🌞

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @catiewithac

Next up, my #doublespin from the #bookspinbonanza thanks to @TheAromaofBooks for helping me whittle done my TBR piles! #joehill

#talkaboutitWEDNESDAY lol

😁 it‘s really good and I didn‘t think I could be shocked yet here I am. Lol

@BayouGirl85

Just started the next book from my library haul. Literally only 15 pages in and I get this gem. This book is already very promising, also incredibly offensive in certain parts. This should be a fun ride, hopefully.

#currentlyreading #booked2020 #bookworm

Progressive suspenseful story that reveals details piecemeal throughout the story.

I felt the ending was a little disappointing and I would have preferred a different outcome.

Nonetheless still a good read at 4 out of 5 stars.

Further in the comments.

I admit, I watched the movie and loved it. After watching it for the fourth time, I saw that this was a book I went to my local used bookstore and bought it. The story was on par with the movie, but it was far more into how the horns came to be, how they work, the whole devil mindset. The writing itself was simplistic. Recommend reading for a light read journey.

I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to - a coworker meant it to me and I wasn‘t sure for a while, but I liked the narration and found it quite page-turner-y, with some lovely turns of phrase and I found the treehouse of the mind fascinating. Not totally my thing overall, a lot of words spent illustrating how awful people all are which I found a bit ‘I‘m so edgy‘ but I did enjoy reading it mostly and got through it quickly so it‘s a pick.

Day 23:

#TeamStoker #Scarathlon
@TheReadingMermaid

1 point participation + 3 points scary movie = 4 points