Monday, September 23, 2019

#Monsterathon - Read Your Fears Challenge



 So it's time for a Monsterathon Challenge and you know me, I gotta terrify as many villagers as possible so I couldn't pass this one by. 

This challenge involves reading your fears.  I may not have read all of these but I might be doing so in the near future.


So my biggest fear, and I don't really have a lot of them, is snakes.  I am terrified.  I've always joked that I didn't need one to bite me to die, I would probably have a heart attack if I just saw one.  If I even see one on the highway moving around it gives me chills - even though I'm well protected in my vehicle.  And recently there has been a trend with popular artists and series placing them on covers!  


If I do decide to read these, it will have to be on my Kindle so I don't have to look at them!

And for a bonus, I will share that Mr. Barb has a fear of spiders that rivals my fear of snakes.  He's been known to hairspray one to death so he didn't have to get near it (back when you could find hairspray in my house but that's a tale for another day).  I have read part of a trilogy featuring spiders and really loved it so I want to mention it here. I need to read the last two but isn't that what we all say???


So there you have it.  What are your fears and do you often read about them or do you avoid them at all costs???

14 comments:

  1. Snakes and spiders! very brave indeed. I need to start the Ninth House and I'm looking forward to it. Fingers crossed it delivers.
    Lynn :D

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  2. I have a thing about caves...I'm afraid to go down into them, especially when you have to crawl or squeeze your way through those really narrow openings. (What if you got stuck?!) But I do love reading about them. :)

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    1. Yes caves could be scary too - probably because you would also find the above fears in them :)

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  3. I'm afraid of snakes, too! I don't think I could read a book about them!

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    1. I would struggle I am sure. I hope they're just cover things.

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  4. Ooh yes, I'm gearing up for some frightening reads too. And your post reminded me, I too noticed how recently there seems to be this explosion of snakes on covers, what is up with that? :D

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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    1. I know - they're everywhere. And you know, the ones one Ninth House and Queen of the Conquered are the exact same snake!

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  5. I have sympathy for Mr Barb as I have a terror of spiders too! I still have to read The Hatching but it is on my list for next month to read. I have encountered two snakes in my life and both were on holiday in South Africa. I saw a sleeping cobra which thankfully never saw me, and heard a nearby puff adder that got out of my way! I'm not scared of them though that did get the blood pumping a bit!

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    1. Man, those are some scary snakes you ran into.

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  6. I have such a huge fear of snakes. I almost quit my job when one got in my office a few years ago. I hate these book covers that have snakes on them. It makes me less likely to give the book a chance. I am okay with everything else and loved the Boone series.

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  7. I am afraid of big hairy spiders, tarantulas scare me to death. Small spiders are fine. I have guacaphobia, so I guess I'd have to read avocado cookbooks for this challenge. 😂

    I noticed the snake cover art trend, too. 🐍

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    1. I'm not really afraid of spiders and will take them over snakes any day!

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