Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy...But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread

It's Top Ten Tuesday time again and as always is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish.  Today's topic is all about books that I HAD to buy, but still haven't read yet.  I'll be the first to admit that my name is Emma and I have a library problem.  I have a book hierarchy, which means that library books are more important because I only have them for a limited time.  Therefore my own books tend to get neglected.  I've changed my habits this year by limiting what I can take out/reserve from the library and so far this has helped me make a dent in my stack, but there are still a lot of books to get through.

1. The Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko

2. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

3. Ghost Story* - Jim Butcher

4. Dead Harvest - Chris F. Holm

5. Rot and Ruin - Jonathan Maberry

6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman

7. Vegas Knights - Matt Forbeck

8. Vampire Zero - David Wellington

9. The Psychopath Test - Jon Ronson

10. The Invention of Murder - Judith Flanders

*I read all my Dresden Files over the course of two years and I got used to always having a new adventure on hand. Hence why I've been putting off reading Ghost Story until I had another case file to enjoy straight after.

What books are on your list this week?

Dark Matter: A Ghost Story

Set in 1937 and told through the diary of Jack Miller, Dark Matter is about a scientific expedition to the arctic which seems to be cursed from the offset.  One by one strange events cause men to leave the island, and even the locals, who provide transport from the mainland, are wary of island and try their best to dissuade the group from staying.  As the Arctic Winter descends upon Jack, so does the feeling that something else is out there.

As the nights are drawing in, and the temperature drops, I find that there is nothing better than settling down in a comfy chair with a good ghost story.  Michelle Paver's Dark Matter did not disappoint proving to be aatmospheric, frustrating, and slightly scary.  It reminded me of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, only the foggy marshes that surround Eel Marsh House have been replaced with an abandoned miners hut located on an isolated island of Gruhuken in the Arctic.  Highly recommendable, a quick but effective read.

Suggested Reading for the Next few months...

I've been away for 3 weeks and I'm a little bit behind on polishing my posts.  I've got about seven drafts of reviews that are about to be published and then I've got this lovely stack to read!