Nightmares and Dreamscapes discussion

List your top five to ten reads this year! It can be from any genre where you loved the book. I put five to ten just in case you had ten books that you read you loved then you can list them here, but if you only had a handful then just list however many books that made your top books for the year. :)

I will start. :)

My top 10 books - no particular order.

1) The Shadow of the Gods
2) The Exorcist's House
3) The Garden of Bewitchment
4) They Thirst
5) The Troop
6) Dracul
7) Fairy Tale
8) Assassin
9) Vampires, Zombies, & Mojo Men
10) Charnel House

Marie wrote: "I will start. :)

My top 10 books - no particular order.

1) The Shadow of the Gods
2) The Exorcist's House
3) The Garden of Bewitchment
4) [book:Th..."

Great list. I agree with THE TROOP. Probably THE EXORCIST'S HOUSE and FAIRY TALE too, but I haven't read them yet.

I rated 30 books Five Stars in 2022, although some of them were published earlier. However, if I read them in 2022 I'm including them here. These are the top horror/science fiction books for me (in no particular order)
1. THE HOLLOW KIND Andy Davidson
2. THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY John Scalzi
3. THE VIOLENCE Delilah S Dawson
4. THE PALLBEARERS CLUB Paul Tremblay
5. NIGHTMARE GIRL Jonathan Jantz
6. ONCE & FUTURE, VOLUME ONE: THE KING IS DEAD Kieron Gillen
7. SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, BOOK ONE James Tynion IV
8. EVERY CLOAK ROLLED IN BLOOD James Lee Burke
9. THESE SAVAGE SHORES Ram V
10. THE HACIENDA Isabel Canas

My 5 star reads in 2022.

There were exactly 10 starting with the most recent. + 2 graphic Novels Aliens: Bloodlines & Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters.

Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Video Night by Adam Cesare
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
The Fireman by Joe Hill
Memory's Legion by James S.A. Corey

Michael wrote: "I rated 30 books Five Stars in 2022, although some of them were published earlier. However, if I read them in 2022 I'm including them here. These are the top horror/science fiction books for me (in..."

You have a great list as well, Michael. Though I need to read a few of them. :) I need to read Paul Tremblay. I have read some Janz books but not that one you mentioned.

Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "My 5 star reads in 2022.

There were exactly 10 starting with the most recent. + 2 graphic Novels Aliens: Bloodlines & Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters.

Fairy Tale by [author:..."

Great list, Ian! Fairy Tale made my top 10 too.

From your list I need to read: Upgrade, Video Night, Those Across the River, The House Across the Lake, and My Heart is a Chainsaw.

Some of my 5 stars in 2022:

The Saint of Thieves
Hunting Time
The Drift
Dead Silence
Edge
Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose
The One Impossible Labyrinth
Agent Zero

Some of My Top Reads of 2022 :


The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Clean Sweep (and rest of series) by Ilona Andrews

Saga, Volume 1 (and rest of series) by Brian K. Vaughan

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

And a few books from both the Cradle series (like Soulsmith by Will Wight) and The Metaframe War series (like A Traitor's War by Graeme Rodaughan).

Top Favorites that pop in mind for 2022 for me are:

The Good House
The Winter People
Kings of the Wyld
Bloodletting
Slade House
The Nest

Marie wrote: "Michael wrote: "I rated 30 books Five Stars in 2022, although some of them were published earlier. However, if I read them in 2022 I'm including them here. These are the top horror/science fiction ..."
For Tremblay, start with either A HEAD FULL OR GHOSTS or CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD. Jonathan Janz recommended NIGHTMARE GIRL to me at Scares For Cares. I wanted to read something of his and that was his pick. Creepy good.

Michael wrote: "Marie wrote: "Michael wrote: "I rated 30 books Five Stars in 2022, although some of them were published earlier. However, if I read them in 2022 I'm including them here. These are the top horror/sc..."

Head full of Ghosts and Cabin at the End of the World are great! I've never read Jonathan Janz, but I'll for sure start with Nightmare Girl if I do. :)

•Evil•Eye•Reviews• wrote: "Head full of Ghosts and Cabin at the End of the World are great! I've never read Jonathan Janz, but I'll for sure start with Nightmare Girl if I do. :)..."

I have read quite a few of Janz - my first book by him was this one:

The Siren and the Specter - it is about an haunting. :)

Michael wrote: "Marie wrote: "Michael wrote: "I rated 30 books Five Stars in 2022, although some of them were published earlier. However, if I read them in 2022 I'm including them here. These are the top horror/sc..."

Thank you Michael for the recs - I will check them out along with that Nightmare Girl by Janz. :)

Nyssa wrote: "Some of My Top Reads of 2022 :


The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Clean Sweep (and rest of series) by Ilona Andrews

[book: Saga, V..."

Happy to see The Metaframe War on your list, Nyssa! :) My favorite dark fantasy series of all time! :)

•Evil•Eye•Reviews• wrote: "Top Favorites that pop in mind for 2022 for me are:

The Good House
The Winter People
Kings of the Wyld
Bloodletting
[book:Slade House|4..."


I have been seeing Kings of the Wyld across my feeds lately on here. It does look good! Also I just grabbed The Winter People awhile back by Jennifer McMahon as I have been seeing that alot as well coming across my feeds.

Marie wrote: "Happy to see The Metaframe War on your list, Nyssa! :) My favorite dark fantasy series of all time! :)"

Action-filled and intense -- what's not to love! :D

@Michael I just bought Nightmare Girl, glad to hear it’s good.

My top reads (they are not horror/scifi-related, though, I hope you don't mind):
Circe by M. Miller
Noise/Music. A history by P. Hegarty
Descent to the goddess by S. B. Perera
Open me Carefully by E. Dickinson

Nyssa wrote: "Marie wrote: "Happy to see The Metaframe War on your list, Nyssa! :) My favorite dark fantasy series of all time! :)"

Action-filled and intense -- what's not to love! :D"

Movie cinema action! This series needs to be made into either a blockbuster summer movie or a series on Netflix! :)

Marie wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Marie wrote: "Happy to see The Metaframe War on your list, Nyssa! :) My favorite dark fantasy series of all time! :)"

Action-filled and intense -- what's not to love! :D"

Movie cine..."

Definitely a series! They might have to cut too much for a movie.

I am being a rule breaker, @Marie. : )
I couldn't stick to just 10 so I picked one favorite from each month.

1.Behind the Veil by E.J. Dawson
2. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
3. Damaged by Jimmy Broccoli
4. The Modern Prometheus: An Existential Body Horror Novel by Jayson Robert Ducharme
5. Industrial Divinity by Regina Watts
6. Dracul by Dacre Stoker
7. No Lipstick in Avalon by Robert Ford
8. Consort by Ada Dart
9. Hell Spring by Isaac Thorne
10. Fleshed Out by Rob Ulitski
11. Beautifully Broken by Laura Fitzgerald
12. Playground by Aron Beauregard

I love seeing everyone's lists! : )

Karla wrote: "I am being a rule breaker, @Marie. : )
I couldn't stick to just 10 so I picked one favorite from each month.

1.Behind the Veil by E.J. Dawson
2. [book:The Exorci..."

You have permission to break the rules! lol Bloggers can slip by on that one! lol :)

Great list! :)

I need to read Regina Watts at some point - also Beauregard. I have that book by Issac Thorne - Hell Spring but haven't got around to reading it yet.

My top ten of 2022 in no particular order:

Maia Richard Adams
Skendleby Nick Brown
Perestroika in Paris Jane Smiley
Skinny Legs and All Tom Robbins
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other StoriesSusanna Clarke
The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams
Not by a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track T.D. Thornton
The Oracle Glass Judith Merkle Riley
The Buccaneers Edith Wharton
The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror David T. Neal

My 5-star reads this year that does not include KU books:

The Troop by Nick Cutter
Red X by David Demchuk
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Meet Me in the Future: Stories by Kameron Hurley
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
One for the Road by Wesley Southard
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Netanella wrote: "My 5-star reads this year that does not include KU books:

The Troop by Nick Cutter
Red X by David Demchuk
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
[..."


Loved The Troop! :)

I need to read Wesley Southard. I have seen lots of good things about his books within the horror community.

I guess I’m a tough reviewer! I only give 5 stars when I’m really blown away. Here are this year’s:
Stranger Danger, Michaelbrent Collings
Stranger Sins, Michaelbrent Collings (I love this series! Full disclosure, I’m an ARC reader for him)
Amid the Sinking Dark, Abe Moss
Lost, Gary Devon
Vox, Christina Dalcher
My Evil Mother, Margaret Atwood
White, Tim Lebbon
Revelator, Daryl Gregory
The Chrysalids, John Wyndham
The Date, Mort Stone
Annihilation (The Spread #6), Iain Rob Wright
Pearl, Josh Malerman
Far from Home, Walter Tevis
Ok, so more than I thought!

My 5 star list is pretty short this year:

The Last Time I Lied

Bits & Pieces

The Children on the Hill

Tough for me this year! I haven't had too many outstanding reads at all.

1. Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez - absolute favourite. Review Here (horror/fantasy)

2. The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings Review Here (fantasy)

3. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey Review Here (sci-fi)

4. Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka Review Here (action/thriller)

5. Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans Review Here (fantasy)

Loved the fantasy this year! Read some nice unique stuff. I also read a lot of comics and manga so that's been a fun adventure for me this year.

There were too many good ones, but here are the best literary nightmares of 2022.