Autumn Chills & Domestic Thrills

 October is here at last, and with it begins what is affectionately known as the "spooky season".  Ghosts, werewolves, vampires...  There are all sorts of terrors lurking in the dark ; sometimes, on a dark and stormy night, the only place you really feel safe is in your own home, surrounded by your loved ones.

But... are you?

I'm sorry to say that the following list is not for those seeking comfort while tucked cozily into their beds.  Rather, these domestic thrillers (compiled with the help of our own Ms. Shannon) will leave you questioning whether home really is a safe place, after all.

Sometimes, a haunted house is less scary than one that's lived in.

Waiting for Hoover

One cool thing about working at the library is you get to see what people are reading.  You also get to notice when a book is popular - a few books have spent weeks on the reserve list, being returned just to get marked for the next patron line.

One author I've seen repeatedly on our reserve shelf, and no more than twice in the actual fiction section, is New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.

I honestly don't think there's another author for whom we have this sort of demand in the library.  It's not like Hoover only has one or two books; we have twelve, yes twelve, of her books, and it is a very rare occasion that any of them are on the shelf.  That's how popular she is.

The best way to check one of these out is to reserve it, either through our online catalog or simply by visiting us and asking a staff member for help.

But what on Earth is there to read during all that waiting?  Or what if, perish the thought, you've already read Hoover's books, and don't know what to read next?

Well, we at the library have got your back.  Read on to see a handful of great titles to hopefully fill that gap in your book-loving heart.