The 52 Book Club's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

October Mini-Challenge: Local legends
From Big Foot or the Yeti, to the Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, or the legend of the fountain of youth, there are so many different types of legends out there. You could chose a book that mentions King Arthur and his knights of the round table, or a book featuring a local ghost story or cryptid like Frogman or the Jersey Devil. A legend differs from myth in that it’s usually built around a historical event or person (something that people believe to be true.)

The “local” part of this prompt is also up to your own interpretation. You could chose a famous legend from your city or home country, or could decide on a legend that is local for the character in the novel.

And remember, while our theme for October may be “spooky,” there are lots of non-scary options for this prompt too! 
All books added
Ancient City Hauntings: More Ghosts of St. Augustine by Tom Lapham

Ancient City Hauntings: More Ghosts of St. Augustine

Tom Lapham

191 pages • paperback

nonfiction travel medium-paced
A Face to Die For by Iris Johansen

A Face to Die For

Eve Duncan #28

Iris Johansen

400 pages • digital • 2022

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez

Nuestra parte de noche

Mariana Enríquez

672 pages • digital • 2019

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Rules For Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

Rules For Vanishing

Kate Alice Marshall

416 pages • digital • 2019

fiction horror lgbtqia+ mystery young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
El huésped y otros relatos siniestros by Amparo Dávila

El huésped y otros relatos siniestros

Amparo Dávila

169 pages • digital • 2018

fiction horror short stories dark fast-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

352 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton

The House at Phantom Park

Graham Masterton

368 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Lemons by Melissa Savage

Lemons

Melissa Savage

320 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction historical middle grade mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

As Good As Dead

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Holly Jackson

565 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2

Holly Jackson

417 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced