Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.
Today’s topic is Halloween Freebie
I decided to go with vampire stories for today’s topic because there’s been so many vampire stories I’ve loved. Except Twilight, I did not like Twilight so I didn’t include it, but I do recognize its popularity. I’ve listed some of my favorite vampire books here although I haven’t read the last three. They feel familiar to me because I’ve watched the movies and there are so many pop culture references to them. In any case, I could do with a reread for almost all of these books!
Top Ten Books About Vampires
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley – This is one of my all-time favorite vampire books, and an author I love in general. It has been a long while since I read this, so definitely time for a reread!
- ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King – I have such fond memories of listening to this on audio during a thunderstorm while being home alone. I spoiled the atmosphere a little by turning on every single light in the house, but I was still very creeped out by it. I loved the experience so much!
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black – Another favorite! And another favorite author! I thought this book was a very interesting take on vampires and a very different vampire story.
- Thirst series by Christopher Pike – My first vampire love. The first of the series came out more than two decades ago and I loved it as a teenager. It’s a bit dated but you never forget your first love.
- Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead – I devoured the series! I read it more than a decade ago but I remember loving them so much at the time.
- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova – I remember really enjoying the story although missing a lot of the details, especially because of POV and timeline switches, but I do intend to read this again eventually.
- The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes – I thought this was such a fun read and intended to read the rest of the series but never got to them for some reason. Now that I’m reading Super Powereds by the same author and loving it, I’m definitely planning to come back to this one.
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist – I thought I read this but I might be wrong. I’m quite certain I watched both the movies though! I think? I remember being immersed in this story and yet I’m doubting myself now.
- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice – I definitely watched the movie! I might have read the book but I don’t remember, so it’s time to (re)read it either way!
- Dracula by Bram Stoker – I know I didn’t read this one but I’ve been meaning to for ages! The last time I tried, I did a stupid thing and listened to it to go to sleep, and I was very rudely awakened by a screaming evil voice that scared me so much I couldn’t go back to sleep!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?
I don’t do anything Halloween related so I just ignored the topic. I did read Salem’s Lot when I was young but Stephen King scares me too much to continue reading him. I just don’t do horror or scary of any type (book or movie).
Totally fair. There are some books that I can’t do either, and I stay away from those because reading is meant to be enjoyable and I don’t want them keeping me up at night!
I loved the Coldest Girl in Cold Town! I will always be bummed there is not a sequel!
Yeah, me too!
Vampire Academy looks interesting.
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I loved it when I read it!
Someday I should read Salem’s Lot.
I hope you love it if you do!
I also hated Twilight. I loved ‘Salem’s Lot, though.
Yayy! Great minds! 😂
I don’t think I’ve read any of the books you’ve listed, but I have heard a lot about Vampire Academy. Maybe I’ll check it out someday. I’ve wanted to read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, but I forgot about it till I saw your post!
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-november-tbr.html
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is so good! I hope you enjoy it!
I do love a good vampy book! I still need to read Dracula but I *loved* Interview with A Vampire! 😍 I need to continue that book series.
I’m excited to get into them too!
Some of these books look like ones my daughter might enjoy reading.
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Awesome!
Heyyyy, I did Vampires too. 🙂 Thirst! Oh my gosh, I remember really liking that series and I never see people talking about it!!
Those books were a big part of my childhood! Too bad they’re not more popular. 🥲
I don’t normally read Vampire stories, but I LOVED Twilight, LOL! Maybe I should try something else…but maybe not if you didn’t like Twilight.
Awww, I hope you’ll find more vampire stories you like even if you don’t read these!
I also really loved The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, I read it more recently but it felt like going back to my teenage days when I loved Holly Black so much. I also loved the Vampire Academy, Interview With the Vampire, and Dracula! Sunshine and the Historian are on my TBR and I had never heard of the Vampire Accountant book but the set-up sounds hilarious!
My TTT is here: https://darkshelfofwonders.com/top-ten-tuesday-halloween-freebie-witchy-books-songs/
I love that you enjoyed so many of these books! I’m also feeling the nostalgia and want to reread them all!
Great list, Salem’s Lot, Dracula and Interview are favorites.
Love it!
I’ve never been into vampire stories, but I have read two of these. I recently visited Whitby, England, where DRACULA is set and it made me want to reread the book. Sometime soon, I hope.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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That sounds perfect!! I’d love to visit there too, one day!
Fred, the Vampire Accountant really is fun. I didn’t continue with the series either, but I do love some of the author’s other work. (Drew Hayes wrote NPCs, one of my favorite fantasy books! So fun.)
Happy TTT on a Wednesday! Somehow I scheduled my post in advance and then completely forgot yesterday was Tuesday, LOL.
I’m so excited to hear you say that! I’m on the last Super Powereds book now and feeling both like I want to finish it quickly to know what happens and wanting to slow down so I can savor it. It’s good to know there will be more books from the author I can enjoy after this!
Great idea for a Halloween freebie theme. I’ve only read Dracula of these. I’m not really into vampires or paranormal romances types, though I have read Twilight. 😂😂