Happy Tuesday, y’all! This week, Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl is giving us a Halloween freebie. I have to say, I was a bit stumped by this, which is strange. Then I went looking through some of my older posts, and found the Halloween Creatures Book Tag I had done when I first started blogging. It feels like perfect timing, and I will use only books read in 2025. So I guess you could say this is the Halloween Creatures Book Tag: 2025 edition.
I found this tag at Read All The Things and Nily. You should check out their posts when you get the chance. You can find my first attempt at this tag here.
WITCH: A MAGICAL CHARACTER OR BOOK?
- Title: The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro
- Release Date: December 2023 (in Japanese), October 2025 (in English)
- Why: There’s a special cozy feeling in this book. And there are eight delicious recipes included!
WEREWOLF: A PERFECT BOOK TO READ AT NIGHT?
- Title: The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
- Release Date: January 1932
- Why: It’s a short story collection! What else could be better for a nighttime read?
FRANKENSTEIN: A BOOK THAT TRULY SHOCKED YOU?
- Title: One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
- Release Date: April 2025
- Why: It is so unlike Waxman’s other books (like The Bookish Life of Nina Hill).
THE DEVIL: A DARK, EVIL CHARACTER?
- Title: SON by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger
- Release Date: March 2025
- Why: I can’t name the character without giving away the ending.
GRIM REAPER: A CHARACTER THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE DIED?
- Title: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
- Release Date: September 2023
- Why: I can’t name the character without spoiling things. Just know I sobbed when I got to that part of the book.
ZOMBIE: A BOOK THAT MADE YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE?
- Title: You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh
- Release Date: May 2025
- Why: It’s so much more than just a YA romance. He doesn’t fit his father’s ideas of success. She struggles with anxiety and trying to fit in with her peers.
GARGOYLE: A CHARACTER YOU WOULD PROTECT AT ALL COSTS?
- Title: The Borrowed Life of Fredrick Fife by Anna Johnston
- Release Date: July 2024
- Why: Fred reminds me of Ove and Harold Fry.
VAMPIRE: A BOOK THAT SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF YOU?
- Title: The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson
- Release Date: February 2025
- Why: I was bored reading this! A book with this title should be fun and exciting. I struggled to finish.
GHOST: A BOOK THAT STILL HAUNTS YOU?
- Title: The Day I Left You by Caroline Bishop
- Release Date: February 2025
- Why: One action can change your entire world!
DEMON: A BOOK THAT SCARED YOU?
- Title: Punished by Ann-Helen Laestadius
- Release Date: January 2023 (in Swedish), February 2025 (in English)
- Why: People can be so horrible due to ignorance.
SKELETON: A CHARACTER YOU HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH?
- Title: She Doesn’t Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
- Release Date: January 2025
- Why: Kate, Jake, really? That’s how you behave when people are dying?
MUMMY: A BOOK YOU WOULD PRESERVE THROUGHOUT TIME?
- Title: If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
- Release Date: October 2023
- Why: Same tier as Heartstopper!
CREEPY DOLL: A COVER TOO SCARY TO LOOK AT?
- Title: Death on the Island by Eliza Reid
- Release Date: April 2025
- Why: Maybe it’s not a scary cover, but it certainly is ominous!
Monster Mash: If you want to answer these questions, consider yourself tagged.
And that is the Halloween Creatures Book Tag 2025 Edition! Did my answers surprise you? How would you have answered the questions? Let me know in the comments. Happy Halloween!
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Very good! I don’t mind a book tag like this, they can be fun to think around.
Here’s a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-halloween-special-10-chilling-tales-of-horror-from-author-john_f_leonard-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/
I’ve read a decent number of Christie’s but I still mean to read Witness for the Prosecution so I can go see it live sometime.
Great list, Pam! I’ve never heard of a book tag, but this looks like fun! All of these books sound very interesting, especially The Day I Left You. I may have to add that one to my TBR list. Happy Tuesday and Happy Halloween!
Oh wow, this is a great tag idea! I love a good book tag so I may have to see if I have any books that would fit with these questions… 🙂
Here’s my TTT post – https://justreadjessie.blog/2025/10/28/top-ten-tuesday-halloween-freebie-pumpkins/
Fred was a lovely character! More like Harold than Ove, I’d say. Ove had to get the scrooge treatment, almost…
If You’ll Have Me looks cute.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
OH NO. I’m actually starting The Last Devil To Die later this week and now I’m SCARED! I don’t want any of my these beloved characters to die! 😭 Welp… (also though, you’ve got me very curious about SON!)
This was fun! Such a great list too, and I’m definitely adding The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee to my TBR 😀
This was fun! I read Abbi’s ‘Nina Hill’ book so even knowing it’s different, I’ll have to consider her mystery. Some of these also look interesting so as usual, I walk away from TTT lists curious about more books. 😉 Thanks for visiting my list today.
This is a fun tag! I completely agree that a short story collection makes perfect bedtime reading.
You should share this with Jana so next year we can all do it. Very creative and thanks for including recent examples.
I listed books I’ve read that involve Halloweenish creatures. Find it Here
This is such a fun tag! I didn’t know about that Abbi Waxman book, I read her Nina Hill book and this does indeed sound quite different so I’m intrigued.
This is a super fun tag, and the questions go really well with the characters!
What a great idea! I’m going to have to do this tag too eventually. Some of these look like such great reads, I’m going to have to add them to my TBR lol.
I hope you have a spooky week and a Happy Halloween! 🎃💀👻
My TTT: https://essentiallyash.blogspot.com/2025/10/top-ten-tuesday-halloweeeeeeen.html
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Oh I LOVE the title of the first book! Nice work
I have not seen this book tag, LOL! Have a great week!
This is so fun!! I love your answers!
This is so fun!! I am starting that Osman book this weekend.. and now I’m excited! haha
This is a perfect tag. I am really curious about Son. That cover is really ominous.
Oh, I think I know the scene you’re talking about in She Doesn’t Have a Clue! I was shaking my head over it, too! I think I rated that book 3 stars maybe? Love Agatha Christie and have read almost all her books. I’m slowly re-reading by audio. I’m really curious about The Day I Left You. Fun take on this topic!
Fun tag! Several of these books look right up my alley.
Happy TTT and Happy Halloween!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
This is brilliant! Perfect for Halloween 🎃👻
One of these days I need to try Richard Osman.
Such a fun tag! You Started It is on my TBR, so I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Ah, this book tag was fun to read, and I bet it was fun to put together.
This is such a fun book tag! I like how it still evokes Halloween vibes even if the books aren’t necessarily Halloween-y. Have a great day!
As you love tags, I highly recommend this one:
https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/09/top-ten-books-for-a-2025-christmas-song-tag/
In the intro, I put the link to the host’s post