Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

includes a 2nd person point of view
 at least one character narrates the story as “you walk” or “you go” vs “I walk/They walk” 
All books added
Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh

Ivory and Bone

Ivory and Bone #1

Julie Eshbaugh

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous challenging medium-paced
A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell

A Phoenix First Must Burn

Patrice Caldwell

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ race short stories young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home by Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home

Welcome to Night Vale #3

Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

Grishaverse #0.5

Leigh Bardugo

275 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Booked by Kwame Alexander

Booked

The Crossover #2

Kwame Alexander

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction middle grade poetry sports emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Switch by Beth O'Leary

The Switch

Beth O'Leary

330 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
My Sweet Poison by Linda Oliveira

My Sweet Poison

Linda Oliveira

missing page info • first pub 2020 (editions)

medium-paced
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #2

Tamsyn Muir

497 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese

Ever After Always

Bergman Brothers #3

Chloe Liese

284 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced