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
Spooky Ohio: 13 Traditional Tales (Ohio) by Chris Woodyard

Spooky Ohio: 13 Traditional Tales (Ohio)

Chris Woodyard

84 pages • paperback • 1995

nonfiction horror short stories dark medium-paced
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

Rick Emerson

366 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction true crime dark emotional informative medium-paced
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Waiting for the Night Song

Julie Carrick Dalton

336 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction emotional slow-paced
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Moon Called

Mercy Thompson #1

Patricia Briggs

317 pages • paperback • 2006

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold

The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

Sara Brunsvold

10 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 2022 user-added

fiction contemporary informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

189 pages • paperback • 1967

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
Bezeten stad by Hugo Kuipers, Stephen King

Bezeten stad

Hugo Kuipers, Stephen King

633 pages • 1975

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Haunted Newcastle by Darren W. Ritson

Haunted Newcastle

Haunted

Darren W. Ritson

96 pages • paperback

nonfiction history medium-paced
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

Thief of Time

Discworld #26

Terry Pratchett

378 pages • paperback • 2001

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

Small Spaces

Small Spaces #1

Katherine Arden

218 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction horror middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced