Tell Me Something Tuesday: What's Your Favourite Supernatural Creature?

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings in order to discuss a wide range of topics from books to blogging (and some slightly more personal matters throw in for good measure). After Heidi stopped blogging (apparently for good), five of us took over as hosts while providing new questions. The current team is composed of Berls at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life, Jen at That's What I'm Talking About, Karen at For What It's Worth, Linda at Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell and Roberta at Offbeat YA. This week's question is...

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SUPERNATURAL CREATURE?

Wow, I haven't written a TMST post - I mean, one that doubles as a discussion post - since the beginning of May...only the "Which books are you looking forward to reading" ones. I blame my frequent hiatuses and the amount of books I've had to write reviews for, but mostly, I've been too tired and pressed for time to add yet more posts to my blogging schedule. I hope to be able to participate more regularly in the future, but don't hold your breath...

OK, so - I guess it comes as no surprise to you that while I'm not particularly fond of vampires, were-whatever, zombies, faes/faeries or any other fantasy creatures (though I've occasionally read about some of them, and I've watched 15 seasons of Supernatural 😅), I'm TRASH for ghosts. My obsession passion started with the very first YA book I read, back in the '90s: Remember Me by Christopher Pike (the first installment in the namesake trilogy). To be precise, I'm trash for everything that has to do with the afterlife, as this blog page testifies - so, basically, I ADORE stories set in the Great Beyond as well - but there's something about dead characters who don't want to stay dead, or try to connect/interact with the living (or to scare them LOL), or investigate the reason for their own demise, that makes me weak in the knees. I'm not even sure why they intrigue me so much? Maybe it's because coming back from the dead (sorta) or touching the living is the peak of impossibility, the ultimate cheat AND rebellion - and I LOVE all things impossible and subversive. Also, there's so much potential for a heartbreaking-yet-heartwarming story to be told, both from the ghost's POV and from their loved ones'. Whatever the reason...I love ghosts, and I always will - so keep them coming, please and thank you 👻.

Well, that's it for now. Did you enjoy this post? Would you like to participate in the meme on a regular or semi-regular basis, and get emailed the prompt list? Just head over here and fill in Jen's form! (Of course, you can jump in anytime you like - you are under no obligation to actually do all the posts, or even most of them, just because you signed up, and you can remove yourself from the list at any time). And if you're interested in participating in a more casual manner, or only in commenting, here is the TMST prompt list for the rest of October and the month of November:

• Oct 31st: What's your favourite thing about Halloween?
• Nov 7th: Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy...do you read them? What do you prefer?
• Nov 14th: Do you play any sports or participate in recreational activities?
• Nov 21st: What are you thankful for this year?
• Nov 28th: Which books are you looking forward to reading this winter? (Dec-Feb)

I'll only be back for the meme on Nov 28th, because I have so many review books on my plate that I can't make the time for writing even more posts (a pity for the November 7th question...I wanted to share some titles...). I know, I've sucked at TMST this year, in between hiatuses and reviews. I hope to be able to answer at least one more question in December (for 2024, that is), and maybe go back to actually participating in the meme next year, as opposed to writing the random post every 2 or 3 months LOL. But I'll read yours and comment!

Now tell me something...which supernatural creature do you love most?