Rachael 's Book'd Lists

Angels And Demons And Vampires And Ghosts

Created by Rachael - Updated on November 01^st 2021

When the leaves start turning and the air grows cold, enjoy a shiver, whether new or old. Whether out of fright or delight.

Skellig by David Almond.

Almond, David, 1951-

From the Publisher

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.

My Thoughts

When a young boy's sister is born, complications endanger her life. They've also recently moved house and so in addition to worried, he's lonely. While exploring the old shed on the property, he discovers a man. With wings.

The Halloween tree Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.

From the Publisher

This is a superb contemporary classic by American literary treasure Ray Bradbury, best known as the author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian chronicles. The mysterious Mr. Moonshroud leads eight young boys on a journey back through the time to discover the true meaning of Halloween. Extraordinarily well acted, this story will send shivers of delight (and spine-chilling terror) through listeners young and old. You will want to take this trip many times over, long after the last candle has died...

My Thoughts

One Halloween night changes the lives of a group of friends forever.

The night circus : a novel

Morgenstern, Erin.

My Thoughts

Romantic, gothic, autumnal in the extreme; this book full of magic, fandom, and love.

The coldest girl in Coldtown

Black, Holly.

From the Publisher

When seventeen-year-old Tana wakes up following a party in the aftermath of a violent vampire attack, she travels to Coldtown, a quarantined Massachusetts city full of vampires, with her ex-boyfriend and a mysterious vampire boy in tow.

My Thoughts

A vampire road trip, a trip into the protagonist's personal past, and one of the darkest love stories to ever hold me spellbound.

My sister, the serial killer : a novel

Braithwaite, Oyinkan, author.

From the Publisher

"Slasher meets satire in this darkly comic novel set in Nigeria about a woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

Darkly humorous, this story looks at the evil women do, and the way evil is cultivated, not born.

Pumpkinheads : a graphic novel

Rowell, Rainbow, author, artist.

From the Publisher

"Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different -- Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift...

My Thoughts

A sweet funny romantic goose chase on the last night of the corn maze. A story about friendship, the courage to be your whole self, and the worth of risking embarrassment for love.

Tantalize

Smith, Cynthia Leitich.

From the Publisher

When multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best friend-turned-love interest, Keiren, a werewolf-in-training, may be the prime suspect.

My Thoughts

Quincie works part time in her family's restaurant. She has a crush on her best friend, who is half-werewolf and won't be with her for fear of hurting her. When the restaurant changes names and themes, a new young chef arrives. Quincie's life is about to become very complicated. Suggested for older and more mature teens to adults. Also, first in a series.

Companions of the night

Vande Velde, Vivian.

From the Publisher

When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.

My Thoughts

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the laundromat for your baby brother's comfort object, you save a guy from people who claim he's a vampire. And it only gets weirder from there.