It’s time for one of my favorite reading events of the year: Readers Imbibing Peril, aka R.I.P. This year marks the thirteenth (!!) round of the challenge, which is all about enjoying books that could be classified as: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, and/or Supernatural. The fun starts September 1st and runs until October 31st.
You can find out more about R.I.P XIII and sign up here.
I’m not ready to commit to a set TBR list, but here are some of the books I’m considering reading.
Books on my shelves:
- Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton
- The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
- The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley
- Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
- Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
- Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
- In the Woods by Tana French
- Thornyhold, OR Stormy Petrel, OR Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart
Books I might read if I get my hands on a copy:
- The Corset by Laura Purcell
- Affinity by Sarah Waters
- Melmoth by Sarah Perry
- Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
There’s quite the mix of supernatural, gothic, mysteries, suspense and thrillers I’m excited to get to.
Are you looking forward to R.I.P XIII? Have you read any of these books?
Dwell in Possibility 
That’s a great event, I’ll have to think about signing up. I just read Fingersmith and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, which would be perfect reads for RIP. Have fun!
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It’s a lot of fun; hope you decide to join in! I read both of those this year too and they would’ve been ideal RIP reads.
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ooh i like the sound of this one! Have a few ‘scarier’ books on my shelves so this sounds like a good excuse to start reading them! good luck with your list! I’m looking forward to The Corset as well!
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It’s the perfect excuse! Hopefully we’ll both enjoy The Corset.
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Nice selection! I have a collection of Wharton’s Ghost Stories, but the first one spooked me so much I never got any further with it!
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Uh oh, I’m not sure whether that makes me more or less excited to read her ghost stories now!
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Nice choices – In The Woods is excellent. I’m taking part too and will be posting my list tomorrow.
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Thanks, Cathy! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed In the Woods; I’ve been curious about it for a while. Happy RIP reading!
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They’ve been doing this for years and this is the first time I’m hearing about it! I might have to join as all the books i want to read in October apply. 🙂
Pretty much all the books you’ve listed sound interesting, can’t wait to see which ones get picked!
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Oh yay, I’m glad my post brought it to your attention then! It’s such a fun event and works so well with the types of books I like to read this time of year too. Happy RIP reading if you decide to participate!
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This looks like a great list from which to choose. I’ve not read any of your choices but they look awesome. Happy reading.
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Thanks, Laila! I think I might have a difficult time deciding which ones to read!
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Ooo! You’ve got some Mary Stewart books on your list!
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She’s my go-to for entertaining suspense novels! I just haven’t decided which of her novels I want to pick up next…
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Jessie, I am pretty sure I’ve read The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley, but it keeps throwing me because the title has changed – I am pretty sure it was called A Very British Murder like the TV show before… Either way I loved it! I am also taking part and I have already kicked off my spooky reading with Cauldstane by Linda Gillard. Happy R.I.P reading! 😀
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Ooo I have also read and loved Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart ❤
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Yay! It sounds like another excellent Stewart novel!
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I particularly loved the setting 🙂
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I think you’re right about the different titles, Jessica. I watched the A Very British Murder TV series, and think the book is published under that same name in the UK. Glad to hear you enjoyed it regardless of its title! Very happy (and spooky) RIP reading to you too!
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Thank you – I just finished my first R.I.P 🙂
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Hooray!
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