2024's The BIG One - hosted by bisforbookish

Made You GASP
Any Book that has a scene in which you GASPED out loud. Okay you don't do that ever? Well then a book in which you gasped in your head. Shocking death or betrayal, extra spicy scene, surprising resurrection anyone? 
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Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling

Perma Red

Debra Magpie Earling

320 pages • paperback • 2002

fiction historical thriller dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Guardian of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

Guardian of the Drowned Empire

Drowned Empire #2

Frankie Diane Mallis

497 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

432 pages • digital • 2023

fiction historical thriller emotional mysterious medium-paced
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 3 by Kanehito Yamada

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 3

葬送のフリーレン / Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #3

Kanehito Yamada

197 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction fantasy manga adventurous funny medium-paced
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame

The Empyrean #2

Rebecca Yarros

623 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

9 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

The Overnight Guest

Heather Gudenkauf

332 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

The Unmaking of June Farrow

Adrienne Young

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction magical realism mystery romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Wish Upon the Stars by TJ Klune

A Wish Upon the Stars

Tales From Verania #4

TJ Klune

408 pages • digital • 2018

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

Don't Let Her Stay

Nicola Sanders

283 pages • digital • 2023

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced