Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.
This week’s prompt:
Back in the day, my daughter rated scary books by the number of dogs needed on the bed while reading at night. Is it a two-dog read? A five-dog read? Since we only have two dogs, five-dog reads were saved for the light of day.
How about you? How scary is too scary? Does it depend on the number of dogs you have on hand?
How scary is too scary for you, on a scale from mildly spooky to the scariest in the horror genre?
How to play:
- On your blog: Copy the question/image for your blog, answer it there, and post a quick comment here with a link or trackback to your post so we can read it.
- On social media: Copy the image, answer the prompt, and post a quick comment here with a link.
- Right here: Answer in the comments and start the discussion here. No need to have a blog to play.
Note: If it’s your first time here, your comment may end up in moderation. (My spam filter is aggressive.) I’ll be in after my writing sprints to set it free.
P.S. The prompt is always open, and you don’t have to play on Thursday. Comment whenever you like!