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Witch, please! My Top 5 Books about Witches

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Updated: August 1, 2020

Witches are the monsters that are forgotten about when we talk about evil. Everyone remembers vampires, werewolves, and the like, but witches? They’re not considered to be as frightening. Maybe it’s because a witch isn’t a demon, they’re a human. They can be reasoned with more readily and understood. They’re not the malevolent evil of a vampire, or the brutal violence of a werewolf.

This prompt was given by Kaleena from Reader Voracious for Blogoween. Please check out her blog.

I’ve spoken about horror monsters and adaptations before, but witches hold a soft spot in my heart.

So in no particular order, here we go!

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Trick or Treat! Halloween in Fictional Worlds

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Being able to trick or treat in fictional worlds is something I would never have thought of. I’m at the age where I should be the one escorting children around while they trick or treat. Rather than getting candy, I should be giving it out. Still, I love the idea of being able to step into a fictional world to get candy.

This prompt was created by Anthony at Keep Reading Forward and I’m going to add one rule to it. We’re going to assume that all of these worlds have a Halloween and understand Trick or Treating. Sound fair?

Let’s go!

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The Monster Mash-Up! My Top 5 Monsters in Literature

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Monsters are the lifeblood of stories. Monstrous people, beasts, or actions are generally added to give a story that added burst of terror. I love a good monster and the chills that they send down my spine. Although my favourite monster of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park, I decided that for this challenge, I could only use fictional monsters. Since the T-rex is a real dinosaur, it doesn’t count.

We all know that monsters can be sympathetic, otherworldly, or both. I’ve tried to avoid the sympathetic monster as well, so Frankenstein won’t make it on this list. Books I haven’t read also won’t be featured here which disqualifies Frankenstein again. Sorry! I’ll get to you, I promise.

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