advanced autumn reading challenge - hosted by yuenath

a story with maroon, gore, and/or more
something that tackles a murderer or gives you shivers on something we shouldn't morally enjoy
All books added
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

The Redbreast

Harry Hole #3

Jo Nesbø

618 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

Motherthing

Ainslie Hogarth

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny tense medium-paced
День опричника by Vladimir Sorokin

День опричника

Oprichnik's Russia #1

Vladimir Sorokin

237 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enríquez

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

305 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Wie die Schweine by Agustina Bazterrica

Wie die Schweine

Agustina Bazterrica

237 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror literary dark tense medium-paced
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Cassandra Khaw

2 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark tense fast-paced
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

Our Violent Ends

Secret Shanghai Universe #2

Chloe Gong

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

Just Like Home

Sarah Gailey

344 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

7 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced