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Never been that interested in meeting authors so I'll do my own thing. I do enjoy a bookish nightmare game, game show, trial or contest, part two!
1) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty's House of Horrors
Kitty agrees to do a reality tv show with other paranormals but the show is fake and they are being hunted by people who know how to kill them with traps and silver bullets. This is book 7 in the series and I loved it!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7796268-kitty-s-house-of-horrors
2) Rick Chesler-The Tank
It starts as a stupid drunken bet between friends-who can spend a few minutes in a tank with a gator, then it becomes an underground fighting ring where big money is offered for humans to face off against crocodiles, jaguars and sharks. This was a fun read!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33510001-the-tank
3) Richard Herley-The Penal Colony
The film No Escape with Ray Liotta was sort of based on this book. An innocent man is sent to a lawless island where there are no rules except survive at all costs. I read this so many years back, well over 15, so it is time for a reread!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/354207.The_Penal_Colony
4) Ryan Graudin-Wolf By Wolf
Yael escaped a death camp because she can change her appearance. Now she must impersonate another girl and win a brutal bike race across continents for the chance to murder Hitler. I really enjoyed this alternate history YA!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25907472-wolf-by-wolf
5) Jack Kilborn-Endurance
Certain contestants in the Iron Woman contest are sent to a creepy B&B in the middle of nowhere, to be used for their blood and to breed with freaks. Now the contest is to survive. I loved this latest read by Jack Kilborn!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8495705-endurance
6) Ernest Cline-Ready Player One
I'm not a gamer or SF fan but I was an 80's child so all the pop culture references I knew. I was surprised to like this as much as I did bit I really loved the characters and was intrigued by the real world and game world. Someone needs to invent Oasis!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12600138-ready-player-one
7) William Massa-Fear The Light
When Dracula is murdered, his vampires are summoned to solve the mystery but as soon as they get there, another murder takes place and they must evade traps in the house and daylight to survive the killer. I loved this book!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23670984-fear-the-light
8) Jonah Buck-Carrion Safari
A group of hunters are taken to an island to hunt a legendary giant bat, with the winner well rewarded. Now the hunters are being killed by one of their number and it gets worse when the moon comes out. A really enjoyable creature feature!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30636489-carrion-safari
9) PJ Jovanovic-Dead Time
In the UK Nathan is desperate for money and is chosen to appear on a popular zombie game show. Stay alive for an hour and win but nobody ever has...This book was a decent zombie romp in the tradition of The Running Man.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25350847-dead-time
10) SM Wilson-Extinction Trials: Exile
Lincoln needs medicine for his sister and Storm's parentage is revealed which leaves them on another trip to Piloria, this time to test out a biological weapon to kill the dinosaurs. Great sequel and I can't wait for the next one!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37824187-exile
Oooh, this is an interesting take on the TTT this week -- I enjoyed the movie for Ready Player One, but couldn't quite get invested in the book.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the book and I've bought the film. I don't see any reason why I wouldn't like it too!
DeleteHave you seen the movie Ready Player One? I've not read the book or seen it but maybe one day. I love your topic today.
ReplyDeleteI bought the film but haven't watched it yet! I figured TTT needed a horror month twist!
DeleteSome of these sound so good! My favorite will always be The Long Walk. I love that book.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I never can resist this theme in books! I've just picked up another three so there will be another list of this kind at some point. I'm sure I read The Long Walk when I read the other Bachman books but don't remember anything about it. Might have to grab it for a reread!
DeleteI heard really great things about Wolf by Wolf. Sadly, I DNFed Ready Player One. I loved the beginning, but then it just started dragging.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how I expected not to like Ready Player One yet I seem to be kind of in the minority that loved it! I'm weird that way...!
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